# 2016–17 Greek Basketball Cup

The 2016–17 Greek Basketball Cup was the 42nd edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The competition started on September 17, 2016, and ended with the Final on February 18, 2016. Panathinaikos won the competition.

## Format

The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 2015–16 season, had an automatic bye to the quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the Greek Basket League 2015–16 season, along with the 16 teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League 2016–17 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 5 October | 5 October | | | |
| Olympiacos | 99 | | | |
| Olympiacos | 99 | 16 January | 16 January | | |
| Kolossos H Hotels | 48 | 16 January | 16 January | |
| Kolossos H Hotels | 48 | Olympiacos | 67 | |
| 5 October | 5 October | | Olympiacos | 67 | |
| 5 October | 5 October | Panathinaikos | 77 | |
| Panathinaikos | 88 | Panathinaikos | 77 | |
| Panathinaikos | 88 | | | | 18 February | 18 February |
| PAOK | 69 | | | | 18 February | 18 February |
| PAOK | 69 | | | | Panathinaikos | 68 |
| 5 October | 5 October | | | | | Panathinaikos | 68 |
| 5 October | 5 October | | | | Aris | 59 |
| Aris | 98 | | | | Aris | 59 |
| Aris | 98 | 14 January | 14 January | | | |
| Kymis Seajets | 67 | 14 January | 14 January | | | |
| Kymis Seajets | 67 | Aris | 77 | | | |
| 6 October | 6 October | | Aris | 77 | | | |
| 6 October | 6 October | AEK | 76 | |
| AEK | 98 | AEK | 76 | |
| Koroivos | 57 | | | |

## Quarterfinals

* 5 October 2016
| Aris | 98–67 | Kymis Seajets |
* Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
* 5 October 2016
| Panathinaikos | 88–69 | PAOK |
* Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
* 5 October 2016
| Olympiacos | 99–48 | Kolossos H Hotels |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
* 6 October 2016
| AEK | 98–57 | Koroivos |
* Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens

## Semifinals

* 14 January 2017
| Aris | 77–76 | AEK |
* Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
* 16 January 2017
| Olympiacos | 67–77 | Panathinaikos |
* Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

## Final

The Final started one hour later than planned after Aris fans tried to break into the Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall without buying tickets.
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 33 | Nick Calathes | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| SG | 12 | James Feldeine | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| SF | 15 | Vassilis Charalampopoulos | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PF | 21 | Kenny Gabriel | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| C | 0 | Chris Singleton | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SF | 3 | K.C. Rivers | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| PG | 5 | Mike James | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| PG | 7 | Lefteris Bochoridis | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 9 | Antonis Fotsis | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| SG | 11 | Nikos Pappas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 25 | Alessandro Gentile | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 29 | Ioannis Bourousis | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Xavi Pascual ||||||
| Panathinaikos | Aris |
* 2017 Greek Cup champions
* Panathinaikos 18th title
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 20 | Will Cummings | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| SG | 11 | Michael Jenkins | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| SF | 28 | Vlado Janković | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| PF | 34 | Tadija Dragićević | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| C | 33 | Vassilis Kavvadas | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| C | 0 | Justin Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 4 | Vassilis Xanthopoulos | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PF | 9 | Michalis Tsairelis | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| SG | 13 | Theodoros Zaras | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SF | 16 | Spyros Mourtos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 17 | Vassilis Symtsak | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| SG | 22 | Jamon Gordon | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Dimitrios Priftis ||||||

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

| Player | Team |
| James Feldeine | Panathinaikos |

### Finals Top Scorer

| Player | Team |
| Will Cummings | Aris |