2002–03 Greek Basket League
# 2002–03 Greek Basket League

The 2002–03 Greek Basket League season was the 63rd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 11th season of the Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat AEK Athens in the league's payoff's finals. The clubs Near East and Olympia Larissa were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Georgios Diamantopoulos, a player of Panionios. Fragiskos Alvertis, a player of Panathinaikos, was voted the MVP of the league.

## Teams

| Club | Home city |
| - | - |
| AEK Athens | Athens |
| Aris | Thessaloniki |
| Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia | Nea Filadelfeia, Athens |
| Irakleio | Irakleio |
| Iraklis | Thessaloniki |
| Makedonikos | Thessaloniki |
| Maroussi | Maroussi, Athens |
| Near East | Kaisariani, Athens |
| Olympia Larissa | Larissa |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus |
| Panathinaikos | Athens |
| Panionios | Nea Smyrni, Athens |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Peristeri | Peristeri, Athens |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Home | Home | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | GD | W | L | W | L |
| 1. | Panathinaikos | 47 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2117 | 1901 | +216 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2. | AEK Athens | 46 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2048 | 1826 | +222 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 3. | Olympiacos | 42 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2168 | 2025 | +143 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 4. | Peristeri | 40 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2014 | 1949 | +65 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5. | Aris | 40 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2105 | 2097 | +8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6. | Maroussi | 40 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2002 | 2034 | −32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7. | PAOK | 39 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2120 | 2104 | +16 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 8. | Ionikos N.F. | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2169 | 2188 | −19 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 9. | Iraklis | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2020 | 1972 | +48 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 10. | Makedonikos | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2139 | 2119 | +20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 11. | Panionios | 36 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2101 | 2203 | −102 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 12. | Irakleio | 35 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2053 | 2237 | −184 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 13. | Near East | 34 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2022 | 2188 | −166 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 14. | Olympia Larissa | 31 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1979 | 2214 | −235 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |

Source: esake.gr, galanissportsdata.com Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ionikos N.F. | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ionikos N.F. | 0 | 1 | Panathinaikos | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Peristeri | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Peristeri | 2 | 4 | Peristeri | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Aris | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Aris | 1 | | | | 1 | Panathinaikos | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | AEK Athens | 1 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | AEK Athens | 1 |
| 7 | PAOK | 0 | | | |
| 7 | PAOK | 0 | 2 | AEK Athens | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Olympiacos | 1 |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 2 | 3 | Olympiacos | 1 | 3 | Olympiacos | 1 |
| 6 | Maroussi | 1 | | | | 4 | Peristeri | 3 |

### The finals

| Panathinaikos | 77–68 | AEK Athens |
| - | - | - |
| AEK Athens | 72–67 | Panathinaikos |
| Panathinaikos | 84–73 | AEK Athens |
| AEK Athens | 80–81 | Panathinaikos |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Pld | W | L |
| 1. | Panathinaikos | 35 | 28 | 7 |
| 2. | AEK Athens | 35 | 25 | 10 |
| 3. | Peristeri | 36 | 20 | 16 |
| 4. | Olympiacos | 34 | 22 | 14 |
| 5. | Aris | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 6. | Maroussi | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 7. | PAOK | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| 8. | Ionikos N.F. | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 9. | Iraklis | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 10. | Makedonikos | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 11. | Panionio | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| 12. | Irakleio | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 13. | Near East | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| 14. | Olympia Larissa | 26 | 5 | 21 |

## Top Players

| Category | Player | Team | Average |
| - | - | - | - |
| Points | Georgios Diamantopoulos | Panionios | 26,7 |
| Rebounds | Ben Handlogten | Makedonikos | 12,9 |
| Assists | Nikos Vetoulas | Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia | 5,3 |
| Steals | Dimitris Diamantidis | Iraklis | 2,5 |
| Blocks | Ryan Stack | Aris | 1,6 |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Top 16, 2nd place |
| Panathinaikos | EuroLeague | Top 16, 3rd place |
| AEK | EuroLeague | Regular season, 8th place |
| Aris | FIBA Europe Champions Cup | Final 4, 1st place |
| PAOK | FIBA Europe Champions Cup | Pan-European phase, Regular season, 4th place |
| Peristeri | FIBA Europe Champions Cup | Pan-European phase, Regular season, Originally qualified but eeventually withdrew |
| Maroussi | FIBA Europe Champions Cup | Conference South, Regular season, 4th place |
| Panionios | FIBA Europe Champions Cup | Conference South, Regular season, 4th place |
