The 2008–09 Greek Basket League season was the 69th season of the
Greek Basket League
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, the
highest tier professional
basketball
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league in Greece. The 182-game regular season (26 games for each of the 14 teams) began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009. The playoffs ended on June 3, 2009.
Teams
Regular season
Standings
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference
Results
''Results as of December 19, 2008''
Playoffs
This is the outlook for the 2009 Α1 playoffs. Teams in bold advance to the next round.
Final standings
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Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Konstantinidis, Greek architect
* ...
was granted a
wildcard to play in the
2009–10 Euroleague
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Qualification Round.
Awards
Greek League MVP
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Vassilis Spanoulis
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Panathinaikos
Greek League Finals MVP
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Drew Nicholas –
Panathinaikos
All-Greek League Team
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Vassilis Spanoulis
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Panathinaikos
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Šarūnas Jasikevičius
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Panathinaikos
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Mike Batiste –
Panathinaikos
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Ioannis Bourousis
Ioannis Bourousis, commonly known as Giannis Bourousis (alternate spelling: Yannis, Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball executive. He ...
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Olympiacos
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Nikola Peković
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Panathinaikos
Best Coach
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Željko Obradović
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Panathinaikos
Best Defender
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Dimitris Diamantidis
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Panathinaikos
Best Young Player
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Kostas Papanikolaou
Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou (; born 31 July 1990) nicknamed "Air Pap" is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.04 m (6'8 "), he play ...
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Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Konstantinidis, Greek architect
* ...
Statistical leaders
Greek Basket League stats leaders are counted by totals, rather than averages, and include both regular season.
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Source:
Clubs in international competitions
References
External links
Official HEBA SiteOfficial Hellenic Basketball Federation SiteGalanis Sports Data
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