The 2017–18 Greek Basket League was the 78th season of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

, the top-tier level professional club

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league in Greece. The season started on October 7th, 2017, and ended on June 17th, 2018.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

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, and Doxa Lefkadas were

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after the

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Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

and Gymnastikos Larissas Faros were promoted from the 2016–17 Greek A2 Basket League.

Locations and arenas

Personnel and kits

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

The eight highest ranked teams in the

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qualified for the 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

The higher-seeded team played the first and third leg (if necessary) at home. The first legs were played on 16 May, while the second legs were played on 19 May 2018.

Semifinals

The higher-seeded team played the first, second and fifth leg (if necessary) at home. The first legs were played on 24 May, while the second legs were played on 26 May 2018.

Finals

3rd Place Final

Final standings

Awards

MVP

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Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

Best Young Player

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– PAOK

Best Defender

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Most Improved Player

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– Promitheas Patras

Coach of the Year

* Xavi Pascual –

Best Five

Clubs in European-wide competitions

References

External links

Official Basket League Site

Official Basket League Site

Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site
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