2010–11 Greek Basket League
# 2010–11 Greek Basket League

The 2010–11 Greek Basket League was the 71st 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, 2010, and ended on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The league's playoffs ended on June 8, 2011.

## Teams

| Club | Home city |
| - | - |
| AEK Athens | Athens |
| Aris | Thessaloniki |
| Ikaros Kallitheas | Kallithea, Athens |
| Ilysiakos | Ilisia, Athens |
| Iraklis | Thessaloniki |
| Kavala | Kavala |
| Kolossos Rodou | Rhodes |
| Maroussi | Maroussi, Athens |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus |
| Panathinaikos | Athens |
| Panellinios | Lamia (temporarily) |
| Panionios | Nea Smyrni, Athens |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Peristeri | Peristeri, Athens |

## 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 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2221 | 1699 | +552 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 50 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2368 | 1658 | +710 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 3. | PAOK | 42 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1900 | 1846 | +54 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 4. | Aris | 40 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2006 | 2001 | +5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 5. | Maroussi | 39 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1871 | 2035 | −164 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6. | Kavala | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1889 | 1986 | −97 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 7. | Peristeri | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1755 | 1813 | −58 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8. | Kolossos Rodou | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1798 | 1834 | −36 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 9. | Panionios | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1866 | 1947 | −81 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 10. | Ikaros Kallitheas | 36 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1807 | 2013 | −206 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 11. | Ilysiakos | 35 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1882 | 1934 | −52 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 12. | Panellinios | 35 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1822 | 1976 | −154 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 13. | AEK Athens | 34 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1888 | 2035 | −147 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 14. | Iraklis | 31 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1737 | 2063 | −326 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 |

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 2011−12

## 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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Olympiacos | 90 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kolossos Rodou | 55 | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kolossos Rodou | 55 | 67 | | 1 | Olympiacos | 95 | 102 | 87 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Aris | 63 | 76 | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Aris | 72 | 62 | 69 | 4 | Aris | 63 | 76 | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Maroussi | 86 | 51 | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Maroussi | 86 | 51 | 45 | | | | | | 1 | Olympiacos | 70 | 66 | 76 | 94 | - |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Panathinaikos | 75 | 78 | 68 | 101 | - |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 88 | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Panathinaikos | 75 | 78 | 68 | 101 | - |
| 7 | Peristeri | 60 | 72 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Peristeri | 60 | 72 | | 2 | Panathinaikos | 95 | 75 | 105 | 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 | PAOK | 52 | 69 | 65 |
| 3 | PAOK | 65 | 64 | | 3 | PAOK | 52 | 69 | 65 | 3 | PAOK | 76 | 70 | 59 | 91 | 63 |
| 6 | Kavala | 61 | 62 | | | | | | | 4 | Aris | 74 | 73 | 67 | 80 | 56 |

## Final league standings

| Position | Team | Overall Record | Overall Record | Overall Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1. | Panathinaikos | 35 | 32 | 3 |
| 2. | Olympiacos | 35 | 32 | 3 |
| 3. | PAOK | 36 | 21 | 15 |
| 4. | Aris | 37 | 18 | 19 |
| 5. | Maroussi | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| 6. | Kavala | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 7. | Peristeri | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 8. | Kolossos Rodou | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 9. | Panionios | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 10. | Ikaros Kallitheas | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| 11. | Ilysiakos | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 12. | Panellinios | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 13. | AEK Athens | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| 14. | Iraklis | 26 | 5 | 21 |

* Euroleague 2011−12 Regular Season
* Euroleague 2011−12 Qualification Rounds
* Eurocup 2011−12 Regular Season
* Relegation to HEBA A2 2011−12
* Maroussi forfeited its place in the Eurocup 2011−12 Regular Season.
* Greek Basket League 2010−11 Champions
* Panathinaikos 32nd Title

## Awards

### Most Valuable Player

* Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos

### Finals MVP

* Dimitris Diamantidis & Mike Batiste – Panathinaikos

### Top scorer

* Rawle Marshall – PAOK

### Most Improved Player

* Nick Calathes – Panathinaikos

### Defensive Player of the Year

* Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos

### Best Young Player

* Kostas Sloukas – Aris

### Coach of the Year

* Željko Obradović – Panathinaikos

### Greek League Best Five

Best Five :

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| PG | Dimitris Diamantidis (MVP) | Panathinaikos |
| SG | Vassilis Spanoulis | Olympiacos |
| SF | Rawle Marshall | PAOK |
| PF | Mike Batiste | Panathinaikos |
| C | Ioannis Bourousis | Olympiacos |

### Greek League Best Defensive Five

Best Defensive Five :

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| PG | Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos |
| SG | Jamon Gordon | Olympiacos |
| SF | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos |
| PF | Antonis Fotsis | Panathinaikos |
| C | Ioannis Bourousis & Cedric Simmons | Olympiacos & Kavala |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Panathinaikos | EuroLeague | Final-4, 1st place |
| Olympiacos | EuroLeague | Playoffs, Quarterfinals |
| Maroussi | EuroLeague | Qualifying rounds, Bracket B, First qualifying round (disqualified) |
| Panellinios | EuroCup | Top 16, 3rd place |
| Aris | EuroCup | Top 16, 4th place |
| PAOK | EuroCup | Regular season, 3rd place |
