# 2011–12 Greek Basket League

The 2011–12 Greek Basket League was the 72nd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The 156-game regular season (24 games for each of the 13 teams) began on Saturday, October 22, 2011, and ended on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. The playoffs ended on June 2, 2012. The championship was held without the presence of Panellinios that withdrew because of economic problems. So the championship was held with only 13 teams.

## Teams

| Club | Home city |
| Aris | Thessaloniki |
| Ikaros Kallitheas | Kallithea, Athens |
| Ilysiakos | Ilisia, Athens |
| KAOD | Drama, Greece |
| Kavala | Kavala |
| Kolossos Rodou | Rhodes |
| Maroussi | Maroussi, Athens |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus |
| Panathinaikos | Athens |
| Panionios | Nea Smyrni, Athens |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Peristeri | Peristeri, Athens |
| Rethymno | Rethymno |

## Regular season
### Standings

As of matchday 26th (final) on April 11, 2012
| 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 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2025 | 1600 | +425 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 46 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2114 | 1650 | +464 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 3. | Kolossos Rodou | 40 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1787 | 1696 | +91 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 4. | Rethymno Aegean | 39 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1881 | 1779 | +82 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5. | Panionios | 38 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1745 | 1630 | +115 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 6. | Kavala | 37 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1708 | 1764 | -56 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7. | Aris | 35 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1770 | 1748 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8. | PAOK | 34 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1658 | 1784 | -126 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 9. | KAOD | 33 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1787 | 1900 | -113 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10. | Ikaros Kallitheas | 32 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1723 | 1892 | -169 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 11. | Ilysiakos | 31 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1639 | 1802 | -163 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 12. | Peristeri | 31 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1529 | 1742 | -213 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 13. | Maroussi | 25 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1631 | 1990 | -359 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
* Qualified to League Playoffs
* Relegated to HEBA A2 2012–13

## Playoffs

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.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Olympiacos | 81 | 68 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | PAOK | 53 | 61 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | PAOK | 53 | 61 | - | 1 | Olympiacos | 83 | 90 | 87 | - | - | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Panionios | 67 | 65 | 66 | - | - | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rethymno Aegean | 71 | 67 | - | 5 | Panionios | 67 | 65 | 66 | - | - | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Panionios | 83 | 74 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Panionios | 83 | 74 | - | | | | | | | | 1 | Olympiacos | 84 | 79 | 84 | 74 | 82 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Panathinaikos | 78 | 81 | 72 | 84 | 76 |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 83 | 88 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Panathinaikos | 78 | 81 | 72 | 84 | 76 |
| 7 | Aris | 68 | 65 | - | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Aris | 68 | 65 | - | 2 | Panathinaikos | 103 | 102 | 68 | 74 | - | 3rd Place | 3rd Place | 3rd Place | 3rd Place | 3rd Place | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| | | | | | 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 67 | 71 | 73 | 66 | - |
| 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 82 | 73 | - | 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 67 | 71 | 73 | 66 | - | 3 | Kolossos Rodou | 71 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 63 |
| 6 | Kavala | 61 | 67 | - | | | | | | | | 5 | Panionios | 68 | 81 | 66 | 88 | 73 |

### Quarterfinal 1
#### Game 1

* 19 April 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Olympiacos | 81–53 | PAOK |
| Scoring by quarter: 34-6, 23-15, 15-16, 9-16 |||
| Pts: Antić 18 Rebs: Antić 9 Asts: Sloukas 7 | | Pts: Dikoudis 10 Rebs: Aleksić 6 Asts: Pappas 4 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Referees: Kyriakos Tavoulareas, Athanasios Deslis, Kyriakos Pantelidis

#### Game 2

* 21 April 2012 18:00 EEST
* Report
| PAOK | 61–68 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 11-17, 15-18, 15-13 |||
| Pts: Pappas 15 Rebs: Aleksić, Pettway 8 Asts: Pappas 5 | | Pts: Spanoulis 15 Rebs: Dorsey 8 Asts: Spanoulis 4 |
* PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki Referees: Nikos Somos, Dimitris Pafilis, Georgios Poursanidis

### Quarterfinal 2
#### Game 1

* 18 April 2012 16:00 EEST
* Report
| Rethymno Aegean | 71–83 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 37-43, 50-63, 71-83 |||
| Pts: Christmas 17 Rebs: Petway 9 Asts: Tsochlas 4 | | Pts: Barlos 19 Rebs: Stepheson 11 Asts: Xanthopoulos 9 |
* Rethymno Indoor Hall, Rethymno Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Charalambos Karakatsounis, Georgios Andrikopoulos

#### Game 2

* 20 April 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Panionios | 74–67 | Rethymno Aegean |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-24, 14-11, 28-13, 20-19 |||
| Pts: Xanthopoulos 21 Rebs: Stepheson, Xanthopoulos 7 Asts: Xanthopoulos 5 | | Pts: Christmas 30 Rebs: Latovic 6 Asts: Christmas 3 |
* Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: in camera Referees: Anastasios Poloïdis, Petros Papapetrou, Christos Panagiotou

### Quarterfinal 3
#### Game 1

* 19 April 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Panathinaikos | 83–68 | Aris |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 18-25, 26-5, 19-20 |||
| Pts: Logan 14 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 5 | | Pts: Verginis 18 Rebs: Kerusch 7 Asts: Verginis 4 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Stefanos Magglogiannis, Vasilis Mpikas

#### Game 2

* 21 April 2012 16:00 EEST
* Report
| Aris | 65–88 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-21, 18-25, 17-22, 12-20 |||
| Pts: Bogris 16 Rebs: Bogris 8 Asts: Verginis 5 | | Pts: Logan 13 Rebs: Smith 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 9 |
* Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki Referees: Ilias Koromilas, Konstantinos Xenikakis, Argyrios Kaldiris

### Quarterfinal 4
#### Game 1

* 18 April 2012 16:00 EEST
* Report
| Kolossos Rodou | 82–61 | Kavala |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-15, 21-23, 17-7, 24-16 |||
| Pts: Hatten 23 Rebs: two players 6 Asts: five players 2 | | Pts: Angelopoulos 13 Rebs: Simtsak 6 Asts: Stefanidis 3 |
* Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes Referees: V. Afentoulidis, D. Mpitis, G. Georgiadis

#### Game 2

* 21 April 2012 16:00 EEST
* Report
| Kavala | 67–73 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 10-21, 21-13, 18-19 |||
| Pts: Angelopoulos 23 Rebs: Simtsak 11 Asts: Pašalić 3 | | Pts: Tsamis, Hopson 14 Rebs: Tsamis 5 Asts: Hatten 7 |
* Kalamitsa Sports Center, Kavala Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Panagiotis Diamantis, Andreas Vardalos

### Semi-finals 1
#### Game 1

* 24 April 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Olympiacos | 83–67 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-23, 19-15, 25-16, 16-13 |||
| Pts: Dorsey, Spanoulis 13 Rebs: Dorsey 7 Asts: Sloukas 4 | | Pts: Diebler 17 Rebs: Diebler 6 Asts: Xanthopoulos 6 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Ioannis Foufis, Charalambos Karakatsounis, Christos Panagiotou

#### Game 2

* 26 April 2012 17:00 EEST
* Report
| Olympiacos | 90–65 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-6, 22-24, 24-18, 17-17 |||
| Pts: Spanoulis 21 Rebs: Dorsey 8 Asts: Spanoulis 7 | | Pts: Nađfeji, Keys 13 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: five players 2 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Kyriakos Tavoulareas, Georgios Andrikopoulos

#### Game 3

* 28 April 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Panionios | 66–87 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 14-23, 21-21, 13-21 |||
| Pts: Keys 18 Rebs: Sarikopoulos 9 Asts: Xanthopoulos 5 | | Pts: Printezis 17 Rebs: Dorsey 6 Asts: Spanoulis 10 |
* Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: in camera Referees: Chrysostomos Schinas, Alexandros Psarianos, Konstantinos Mitsopoulos

### Semi-finals 2
#### Game 1

* 24 April 2012 17:00 EEST
* Report
| Panathinaikos | 103–67 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-20, 30-12, 29-18, 21-17 |||
| Pts: Kaimakoglou, Vougioukas 13 Rebs: Vougioukas 5 Asts: Diamantidis 8 | | Pts: Hopson 19 Rebs: Boykin, Panos 5 Asts: Liakopoulos, Hatten 3 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall Referees: Spyridon Gontas, Nikos Somos, Konstantinos Mitsopoulos

#### Game 2

* 26 April 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Panathinaikos | 102–71 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-20, 23-13, 21-13, 30-25 |||
| Pts: Marić 16 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 7 | | Pts: Hatten 17 Rebs: Asimakopoulos 9 Asts: Kalaitzis 5 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall Referees: Ioannis Koromilas, Konstantinos Stamatopoulos, Kyriakos Poursanidis

#### Game 3

* 28 April 2012 17:00 EEST
* Report
| Kolossos Rodou | 73–68 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 13-14, 17-18, 23-16 |||
| Pts: Liakopoulos 17 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Liakopoulos, Kalaitzis 2 | | Pts: Vougioukas 14 Rebs: Smith 6 Asts: Diamantidis 3 |
* Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Dimitris Bitis, Asterios Goumas

#### Game 4

* 30 April 2012 17:00 EEST
* Report
| Kolossos Rodou | 66–74 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-16, 13-17, 18-24, 21-17 |||
| Pts: Liakopoulos 20 Rebs: Asimakopoulos 8 Asts: Tsamis 3 | | Pts: Vougioukas 17 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 6 Asts: Jasikevičius, Logan 3 |
* Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Vasilis Afentoulidis, Georgios Andrikopoulos

### 3rd Place play-offs
#### Game 1

* 9 May 2012 17:00 EEST
* Report
| Kolossos Rodou | 71–68 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 12-19, 23-20, 22-11 |||
| Pts: Hatten 15 Rebs: Tsamis, Asmimakopoulos 7 Asts: Hatten 5 | | Pts: Barlos 19 Rebs: Diebler 8 Asts: Xanthopoulos 7 |
* Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes Referees: Spyridon Gontas, Petros Papapetrou, Kyriakos Tavoulareas

#### Game 2

* 12 May 2012 17:30 EEST
* Report
| Panionios | 81–64 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-25, 18-11, 24-8, 11-20 |||
| Pts: Keys 16 Rebs: Athanasoulas 5 Asts: Xanthopoulos 5 | | Pts: Hopson, Liakopoulos 10 Rebs: Harissis 8 Asts: Liakopoulos 4 |
* Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Ilias Koromilas, Dimitris Bitis

#### Game 3

* 16 May 2012 16:00 EEST
* Report
| Kolossos Rodou | 70–66 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 17-16, 16-10, 17-21 |||
| Pts: Hatten 13 Rebs: Tsamis 6 Asts: Harissis 4 | | Pts: Keys 20 Rebs: Barlos 6 Asts: three players 3 |
* Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes Referees: Anastasios Piloïdis, Charalabos Karakatsounis, Alexandros Psarianos

#### Game 4

* 19 May 2012 16:00 EEST
* Report
| Panionios | 88–71 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-11, 25-24, 24-19, 20-17 |||
| Pts: Nađfeji 15 Rebs: Barlos 8 Asts: Xanthopoulos 8 | | Pts: Liakopoulos 19 Rebs: Boykin 7 Asts: Harissis 3 |
* Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Chrisostomos Schinas, Ioannis Foufis, Asterios Goumas

#### Game 5

* 22 May 2012 17:00 EEST
* [Report]
| Kolossos Rodou | 63–73 | Panionios |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 18-21, 14-16, 13-18 |||
| Pts: Asimakopoulos 16 Rebs: Asimakopoulos 6 Asts: Liakopoulos 5 | | Pts: Diebler 20 Rebs: Kavvadas 7 Asts: Xanthopoulos 7 |
* Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Spyridon Gontas, Panagiotis Anastopoulos

## Finals
### Game 1

* 21 May 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Olympiacos | 84–78 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 26-13, 17-19, 26-26 |||
| Pts: Printezis 18, Papanikolaou 16, Hines 13, Rebs: Papanikolaou 8, Antic 6 Asts: Spanoulis 5 | | Pts: Vougioukas 20 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Diamantidis 6 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Ioannis Foufis, Vassilis Afedoulidis

### Game 2

* 24 May 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Panathinaikos | 81–79 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 18-22, 29-18, 14-20 |||
| Pts: Diamantidis 23 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 10 Asts: Diamantidis 4 | | Pts: Hines 18, Papanikolaou 11, Spanoulis, Printezis 10 Rebs: Papanikolaou 9 Asts: Spanoulis 5, Mantzaris 4 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Georgios Tanatzis, Spyridon Godas, Anastasios Piloïdis

### Game 3

* 27 May 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Olympiacos | 84–72 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-18, 24-17, 16-16, 15-21 |||
| Pts: Printezis 16, Spanoulis 15, Rebs: Dorsey 9, Papanikolaou 5 Asts: Spanoulis 4 | | Pts: Batiste, Diamantidis 12 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 7 Asts: Calathes 6 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Referees: Christos Christodoulou, Charalambos Karakatsounis, Ilias Koromilas

### Game 4

* 30 May 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Panathinaikos | 84–74 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-19, 22-19, 19-20, 29-16 |||
| Pts: Diamantidis 15 Rebs: Batiste 11 Asts: Jasikevičius 7 | | Pts: Law 16, Printezis 9, Papanikolaou, Spanoulis 8 Rebs: Dorsey 8, Spanoulis 5 Asts: Spanoulis 8 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Chrysostomos Shinas, Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Dimitris Mpitis

### Game 5

* 2 June 2012 19:00 EEST
* Report
| Olympiacos | 82–76 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 24-16, 22-20, 12-20 |||
| Pts: Spanoulis 24, Printezis 14 Rebs: Printezis, Papanikolaou 7 Asts: Law, Spanoulis, Mantzaris 2 | | Pts: Calathes 17 Rebs: Perperoglou 8 Asts: Diamantidis 5 |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 16500 Referees: Chrysostomos Shinas, Spyridon Godas, Panagiotis Anastopoulos

## Final league standings

| Position | Team | Overall Record | Overall Record | Overall Record |
| | | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1. | Olympiacos | 34 | 31 | 3 |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| 3. | Panionios | 34 | 19 | 15 |
| 4. | Kolossos | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| 5. | Rethymno Aegean | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| 6. | Kavala | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| 7. | Aris | 26 | 11 | 15 |
| 8. | PAOK | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| 9. | KAOD | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| 10. | Ikaros Kallitheas | 24 | 8 | 16 |
| 11. | Ilysiakos | 24 | 7 | 17 |
| 12. | Peristeri | 24 | 7 | 17 |
| 13. | Maroussi | 24 | 1 | 23 |
* 2012–13 Euroleague Regular Season
* Eurocup 2012–13 Regular Season
* Relegation to HEBA A2 2012–13
* Kolossos and Rethymno forfeited their places in the Eurocup 2012–13 Regular Season.
* Greek Basket League 2011–12 Champions
* Olympiacos 10th Title

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

* Vassilis Spanoulis – Olympiacos

### Finals MVP

* Kostas Papanikolaou &
* Georgios Printezis – Olympiacos

### Top scorer

* Dionte Christmas – Rethymno

### Most Improved Player

* Georgios Printezis – Olympiacos

### Defensive Player of the Year

* Joey Dorsey – Olympiacos

### Best Young Player

* Kostas Papanikolaou – Olympiacos

### Coach of the Year

* Dusan Ivkovic – Olympiacos &
* Georgios Bartzokas – Panionios
All-Greek League Team :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| PG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos |
| SG | Vassilis Spanoulis MVP | Olympiacos |
| SF | Kostas Papanikolaou | Olympiacos |
| PF | Georgios Printezis | Olympiacos |
| C | Mike Batiste | Panathinaikos |
All-Greek League Defensive Team :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| PG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos |
| SG | Vangelis Mantzaris | Olympiacos |
| SF | Kostas Papanikolaou | Olympiacos |
| PF | Kyle Hines | Olympiacos |
| C | Joey Dorsey Best Defender | Olympiacos |

## 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 | Dionte Christmas | Rethymno Aegean | 437 | 18.2 |
| Rebounds | Aron Baynes | Ikaros Kallitheas | 199 | 8.6 |
| Assists | Vassilis Spanoulis | Olympiacos | 103 | 4.9 |
| Steals | Zack Wright | Rethymno Aegean | 54 | 2.4 |
| Blocks | Sam Muldrow | Aris | 33 | 1.3 |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Final-4, 1st place |
| Panathinaikos | EuroLeague | Final-4, 4th place |
| PAOK | EuroLeague | Qualifying rounds, Bracket A, First qualifying round |
| Aris | EuroCup | Last 16, 4th place |
| PAOK | EuroCup | Regular season, 4th place |