# 2009–10 Greek Basket League

The 2009–10 Greek Basket League season was the 70th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The winner was Panathinaikos that won Olympiacos in the finals of the championship.

## Teams

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

## Regular season
### Standings

| Position | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Home | Home | Away | Away |
| | | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | D | W | L | W | L |
| 1. | Panathinaikos | 51 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2297 | 1748 | +549 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2. | Olympiacos | 49 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2355 | 1925 | +430 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 3. | Maroussi | 45 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2002 | 1823 | +179 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 4. | Panellinios | 41 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2022 | 1935 | +87 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 5. | PAOK | 41 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1999 | 1883 | +116 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 6. | Kolossos | 40 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1877 | 1907 | -40 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 7. | Aris | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1887 | 1886 | +1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8. | Panionios | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1930 | 1959 | -29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 9. | Peristeri | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1957 | 2036 | -79 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 10. | AEK | 35 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1836 | 2032 | -196 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 11. | Kavala | 34 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1888 | 2021 | -133 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 12. | Ilysiakos | 33 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1843 | 2018 | -175 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 13. | Trikala | 33 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1916 | 2137 | -221 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 14. | Olympia | 30 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1745 | 2137 | -402 | 4 | 9 | 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

## Playoffs

Teams in italics had home advantage. Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 92 | 107 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Panionios | 57 | 59 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Panionios | 57 | 59 | – | 1 | Panathinaikos | 88 | 75 | 75 | – | – | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Panellinios | 58 | 73 | 65 | – | – | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Panellinios | 71 | 80 | – | 4 | Panellinios | 58 | 73 | 65 | – | – | | | | | | | |
| 5 | PAOK | 69 | 66 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | PAOK | 69 | 66 | – | | | | | | | | 1 | Panathinaikos | 73 | 72 | 79 | 76 | – |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Olympiacos | 54 | 79 | 70 | 69 | – |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 75 | 85 | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Olympiacos | 54 | 79 | 70 | 69 | – |
| 7 | Aris | 63 | 75 | – | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Aris | 63 | 75 | – | 2 | Olympiacos | 69 | 73 | 89 | – | – | 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 | Maroussi | 53 | 72 | 77 | – | – |
| 3 | Maroussi | 87 | 87 | – | 3 | Maroussi | 53 | 72 | 77 | – | – | 3 | Maroussi | 75 | 90 | 78 | 79 | 70 |
| 6 | Kolossos | 68 | 72 | – | | | | | | | | 4 | Panellinios | 70 | 72 | 97 | 86 | 60 |

## Final league standings

| Position | Team | Overall Record | Overall Record | Overall Record |
| | | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1. | Panathinaikos | 35 | 33 | 2 |
| 2. | Olympiacos | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| 3. | Maroussi | 36 | 24 | 12 |
| 4. | Panellinios | 36 | 19 | 17 |
| 5. | PAOK | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| 6. | Kolossos | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| 7. | Aris | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 8. | Panionios | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 9. | Peristeri | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 10. | AEK | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 11. | Kavala | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| 12. | Ilysiakos | 26 | 7 | 19 |
| 13. | Trikala | 26 | 7 | 19 |
| 14. | Olympia | 26 | 4 | 22 |
* 2010–11 Euroleague Regular Season
* 2010–11 Euroleague Qualification Round
* Eurocup 2010–11 Regular Season
* Eurocup 2010–11 Qualification Round
* Relegation to HEBA A2 2010–11
* Maroussi forfeited their place in the 2010–11 Euroleague Qualification Round.
* Aris took the place of Kolossos in the Eurocup 2010–11 Qualification Round.
* Greek Basket League 2009–10 Champions
* Panathinaikos 31st Title

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

* Mike Batiste – Panathinaikos

### Finals MVP

* Mike Batiste – Panathinaikos

### Top scorer

* Josh Childress – Olympiacos

### Most Improved Player

* Kostas Kaimakoglou – Marousi

### Defensive Player of the Year

* Josh Childress – Olympiacos

### Best Young Player

* Nikos Pappas – Kolossos

### Coach of the Year

* Georgios Bartzokas – Maroussi

### Greek League Best Five

Best Five :
| Player | Team |
| Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos |
| Drew Nicholas | Panathinaikos |
| Josh Childress | Olympiacos |
| Kostas Kaimakoglou | Maroussi |
| Mike Batiste (MVP) | Panathinaikos |

### Greek League Best Defensive Five

Best Defensive Five :
| Player | Team |
| Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos |
| Josh Childress (Best Defender) | Olympiacos |
| Kostas Kaimakoglou | Maroussi |
| Ioannis Bourousis | Olympiacos |
| Nikola Pekovic | Panathinaikos |

## Statistical leaders

Greek Basket League stats leaders are counted by totals, rather than averages, and include both regular season.
| Category | Player | Team | Total | Average |
| Points | Josh Childress | Olympiacos | 376 | 16.3 |
| Rebounds | Jeremiah Massey | Olympia | 192 | 10.6 |
| Assists | Jamon Gordon | Maroussi | 108 | 4.3 |
| Steals | Jamon Gordon | Maroussi | 47 | 1.9 |
| Blocks | Ian Vougioukas | Panellinios | 25 | 1.5 |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Final Four, 2nd place |
| Panathinaikos | EuroLeague | Top 16, 3rd place |
| Maroussi | EuroLeague | Top 16, 4th place |
| Aris | EuroLeague | Qualifying rounds, First preliminary round |
| Panellinios | EuroCup | Final-4, 3rd place |
| Aris | EuroCup | Playoffs, Quarterfinals |