# 2008–09 Greek Basket League

The 2008–09 Greek Basket League season was the 69th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The 182-game regular season (26 games for each of the 14 teams) began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009. The playoffs ended on June 3, 2009.

## Teams

| Club | Home city |
| AEK Athens | Athens |
| AEL 1964 | Larissa |
| Aigaleo | Aigaleo, Athens |
| Aris | Thessaloniki |
| Kavala | Kavala |
| Kolossos Rodou | Rhodes |
| Maroussi | Maroussi, Athens |
| Olympia Larissa | Larissa |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus |
| Panathinaikos | Athens |
| Panellinios | Athens |
| Panionios | Nea Smyrni, Athens |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Trikala 2000 | Trikala |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Home | Home | Away | Away |
| | | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | D | W | L | W | L |
| 1. | Olympiacos | 51 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2229 | 1826 | +403 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 48 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2277 | 1797 | +480 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 3. | Aris | 45 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1883 | 1775 | +108 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 4. | Maroussi | 43 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2035 | 1921 | +114 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 5. | Panellinios | 43 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2037 | 1888 | +149 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 6. | Panionios | 42 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1948 | 1931 | +17 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 7. | PAOK | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2005 | 1991 | +14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8. | Kolossos Rodou | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1900 | 1988 | -88 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 9. | AEK Athens | 37 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1896 | 1998 | -102 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10. | Kavala | 35 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1765 | 1948 | -183 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 11. | Olympia Larissa | 34 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1769 | 1907 | -138 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 12. | Trikala | 32 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1901 | 2115 | -214 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 13. | Aigaleo | 32 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1793 | 2035 | -242 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 14. | AEL | 28 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1833 | 2151 | -318 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
* Qualification to League Playoffs
* Relegation to HEBA A2

### Results

Results as of December 19, 2008
| | AEK | AEL | AIG | ARI | KAV | KOL | MAR | OLL | OLY | PAO | PGS | PAN | PAOK | TRI |
| AEK Athens | | 89-88 | 65-71 | 71-57 | 78-75 | 78-59 | 75-84 | 72-70 | 75-95 | 70-79 | 59-72 | 85-87 | 93-85 | 69-67 |
| AEL | 63-62 | | 83-85 | 68-75 | 72-80 | 69-76 | 76-87 | 87-107 | 72-90 | 78-83 | 78-92 | 67-79 | 95-97 | 73-71 |
| Aigaleo | 59-61 | 90-56 | 80-66 | | 72-77 | 72-81 | 62-66 | 72-81 | 65-90 | 81-96 | 88-99 | 53-76 | 78-74 | 78-71 |
| Aris | 77-61 | 77-62 | | 75-57 | 78-59 | 72-53 | 83-73 | 62-46 | 73-77 | 69-74 | 70-64 | 71-59 | 87-76 | 68-61 |
| Kavala | 73-59 | 66-65 | 68-74 | 63-50 | | 66-58 | 72-81 | 64-53 | 51-82 | 55-94 | 52-68 | 58-62 | 73-72 | 80-66 |
| Kolossos Rodou | 86-68 | 79-70 | 79-85 | 75-62 | 101-84 | | 81-77 | 68-65 | 73-79 | 66-92 | 79-86 | 88-71 | 70-66 | 86-87 |
| Maroussi | 86-81 | 87-69 | 66-70 | 66-72 | 82-73 | 82-67 | | 69-49 | 81-82 | 80-70 | 102-80 | 70-78 | 87-76 | 87-74 |
| Olympia Larissa | 82-77 | 68-67 | 55-73 | 77-61 | 72-61 | 62-73 | 69-78 | | 66-82 | 65-90 | 64-71 | 78-82 | 74-80 | 67-66 |
| Olympiacos | | 100-62 | 74-57 | 106-61 | 90-68 | | 80-70 | | | 77-75 | 92-77 | | | |
| Panathinaikos | 86-82 | 102-58 | 84-59 | 103-77 | 96-69 | 91-53 | 82-54 | 80-61 | 86-69 | | 93-64 | 97-50 | 107-97 | 81-62 |
| Panellinios | 74-82 | 91-71 | 76-55 | 83-68 | 74-61 | 70-66 | 81-84 | 82-60 | 84-88 | 84-74 | | 66-60 | 68-65 | 99-52 |
| Panionios | | 74-57 | 89-85 | 93-77 | 78-67 | 75-60 | 70-84 | | | 71-91 | 72-70 | | | |
| PAOK | | 65-57 | 50-57 | 88-65 | 85-66 | 104-79 | 76-71 | | | 77-76 | 60-74 | 76-80 | | |
| Trikala | | 79-70 | 82-84 | 73-61 | 86-82 | 75-94 | 73-81 | | | 69-93 | 93-88 | | 66-77 | |

## Playoffs

This is the outlook for the 2009 Α1 playoffs. Teams in bold advance to the next round.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Olympiacos | 84 | 86 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kolossos Rodou | 61 | 76 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kolossos Rodou | 61 | 76 | – | 1 | Olympiacos | 102 | 93 | 81 | – | – | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Maroussi | 80 | 78 | 67 | – | – | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Maroussi | 82 | 93 | – | 4 | Maroussi | 80 | 78 | 67 | – | – | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Panellinios | 77 | 57 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Panellinios | 77 | 57 | – | | | | | | | | 1 | Olympiacos | 67 | 64 | 74 | 81 | – |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Panathinaikos | 69 | 91 | 70 | 94 | – |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 97 | 82 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Panathinaikos | 69 | 91 | 70 | 94 | – |
| 7 | PAOK | 54 | 78 | – | | | | | | | |
| 7 | PAOK | 54 | 78 | – | 2 | Panathinaikos | 84 | 66 | 71 | – | – | EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match | EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match | EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match | EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match | EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match | EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match | EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match |
| | | | | | 3 | Aris | 80 | 53 | 69 | – | – |
| 3 | Aris | 75 | 79 | – | 3 | Aris | 80 | 53 | 69 | – | – | 3 | Aris | 90 | 78 | 82 | 70 | 72 |
| 6 | Panionios | 74 | 75 | – | | | | | | | | 4 | Maroussi | 86 | 85 | 57 | 72 | 76 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team |
| 1. | Panathinaikos |
| 2. | Olympiacos |
| 3. | Maroussi |
| 4. | Aris |
| 5. | Panellinios |
| 6. | Panionios |
| 7. | PAOK |
| 8. | Kolossos Rodou |
| 9. | AEK Athens |
| 10. | Kavala |
| 11. | Olympia Larissa |
| 12. | Trikala |
| 13. | Aigaleo |
| 14. | AEL |
* 2009–10 Euroleague Regular Season
* 2009–10 Euroleague Qualification Round
* Eurocup 2009–10 Regular Season
* Eurocup 2009–10 Qualification Round
* Relegation to HEBA A2 2009–10
* Aris was granted a wildcard to play in the 2009–10 Euroleague Qualification Round.
* Greek Basket League 2008–09 Champions
* Panathinaikos 30th Title

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

* Vassilis Spanoulis – Panathinaikos

### Finals MVP

* Drew Nicholas – Panathinaikos

### Top scorer

* Anthony Grundy – Panellinios

### Defensive Player of the Year

* Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos

### Best Young Player

* Kostas Papanikolaou – Aris

### Coach of the Year

* Željko Obradović – Panathinaikos

### Greek League Best Five

Best Five :
| Player | Team |
| Vassilis Spanoulis (MVP) | Panathinaikos |
| Šarūnas Jasikevičius | Panathinaikos |
| Mike Batiste | Panathinaikos |
| Ioannis Bourousis | Olympiacos |
| Nikola Peković | Panathinaikos |
Best Defensive Five :
| Player | Team |
| Dimitris Diamantidis (Best Defender) | Panathinaikos |
| Marios Batis | Olympia Larissa |
| Josh Childress | Olympiacos |
| Torin Francis | Larisa |
| Antanas Kavaliauskas | Kavala |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| Panathinaikos | EuroLeague | Final-4, 1st place |
| Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Final-4, 4th place |
| Panionios | EuroLeague | Regular season, 6th place |
| Maroussi | EuroCup | Top 16, 3rd place |
| Panellinios | EuroCup | Top 16, 4th place |
| Aris | EuroCup | Regular season, 3rd place |
| Olympia Larissa | FIBA EuroChallenge | Regular season, 4th place |