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The 2016–17
Greek Basketball Cup The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup (also stylized as Basket Cup; Greek: Κύπελλο Ελλάδος καλαθοσφαίρισης ανδρών) is the top-tier level annual professional basketball national cup competition i ...
was the 42nd edition of
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's top-tier level professional national domestic
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cup competition. The competition started on September 17, 2016, and ended with the
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on February 18, 2016. Panathinaikos won the competition.


Format

The top six placed teams from the top-tier level
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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
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2016–17 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a
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format.


Bracket


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Final

The Final started one hour later than planned after
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fans tried to break into the Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall without buying tickets.


Awards


Most Valuable Player


Finals Top Scorer


References


External links


Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site

Official Greek Basket League Site

Official Greek Basket League English website
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