The 2002–03 Greek Basket League season was the 63rd season of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

, 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 Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

, which beat

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

in the league's payoff's finals. The clubs

Near East The Near East () is a transcontinental region around the Eastern Mediterranean encompassing the historical Fertile Crescent, the Levant, Anatolia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The term was invented in the 20th ...

and Olympia Larissa were

relegated Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was

Georgios Diamantopoulos Georgios "Giorgos" Diamantopoulos (; born on February 15, 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played as a shooting guard-small forward. In the prime of his career, he possessed great scoring ability. ...

, a player of

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''), ...

Fragiskos Alvertis Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis (alternate spelling: Fragkiskos, ; born 11 June 1974) is a Greek former professional basketball player and general manager of Panathinaikos Athens. As a player, he was the long-time captain of Panathinaikos, where he ...

, a player of

, was voted the MVP of the league.

Teams

Regular season

Source
esake.grgalanissportsdata.com

Playoffs

The finals

Final standings

Top Players

Clubs in international competitions

References

External links

Official HEBA Site

Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site

HEBA Site, season 2002/03

Galanis Sports Data
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