2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup

The 2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup was the 44th edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winners of the cup were AEK.^[1][2][3][4] The cup competition started on 15 September 2018 and ended on 17 February 2019. Panathinaikos won the competition.^[5][6]

2018–19 Greek Cup
Season	2018–19
Duration	15 September 2018 – 17 February 2019
Teams	62
Finals
Champions	Panathinaikos OPAP (19th title)
Runners-up	PAOK
Finals MVP	Nick Calathes
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Format

The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2016–17 season, gained an automatic bye to the 2017–18 Greek Cup quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the 2016–17 Greek Basket League season; along with all of the teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League's 2017–18 season, and the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League's 2017–18 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.

Preliminary rounds

Phase 1

Round 1

Saturday 2018–09–15

Home Team		Away Team	Score
K.A.O. Corinth	–	A.S.E. Douka	52 – 76
Pagrati	–	G.S. Kronos Agioy Dimitriou	89 – 78
G.S. Mandras "O Nikiforos"	–	A.S. Papagou	81 – 68
Dafni Dafniou	–	Proteas Voulas	71 – 53
A.E. Pentelis	–	Panerithraikos A.S.	79 – 74
A.O. Enosi Iliou	–	A.O. Glafkos	72 – 64
A.O. Triton	–	Panelefsiniakos	76 – 71
Oiakas Nafpliou	–	POK Esperos	64 – 60
MAS Ermis Lagkada	–	SA Stratoniou	63 – 71
G.S. Farsalon	–	K.S. Gefyras	71 – 64
Anatolia	–	Esperos Lamias	76 – 60
G.S. Eleftheroupolis	–	Machites Doxas Pefkon	68 – 45
Makedonikos	–	Philippos Verias	60 – 72
A.M.S Propontis Chal.	–	S.A. Europi 87	52 – 59
G.S. Niki Volou	–	A.O. Agriniou	70 – 74
Faiakas Kerkyras	–	Ikaroi Serron	64 – 61

Round 2

Wednesday 2018–09–19

Home Team		Away Team	Score
A.O. Agriniou	–	Diagoras Dryopideon	69 – 72
A.O. Triton	–	Charilaos Trikoupis	76 – 73
Faiakas Kerkyras	–	Aiolos Trikalon	20 – 0
Enosi Iliou	–	A.S.K. Ippokratis	62 – 72
S.A. Europi 87	–	A.S.A. Koroivos	55 – 63
G.S. Farsalon	–	Ermis Agias Larissa	74 – 83
G.S. Eleftheroupolis	–	E.K. Kavalas	67 - 74
Dafni Dafniou	–	Ionikos Nikaias	74 – 104
Oiakas Nafpliou	–	A.E. Psychiko	60 – 71
A.P.S. Philippos Verias	–	Ethnikos OPFP	70 – 58
A.E. Pentelis	–	A.S. Apollon Patras	48 – 74
S.A. Stratoniou	–	Iraklis 2017	66 – 98
A.S.E. Douka	–	A.S. Karditsas	63 – 75
A.O. Pagrati	–	A.O. Amyntas	82 – 74
G.S. Mandraikos	–	A.S. Kastorias	71 – 74
Anatolia	–	G.S. Amarousiou	83 – 72

Note: Aiolos Trikalon decided to forfeit their game against Faiakas Kerkyras.

Round 3

Saturday 22 or Sunday 2018–09–23

Home Team		Away Team	Score
A.S.P. Philippos Verias	–	E.K. Kavalas	68 – 75
Anatolia	–	A.S. Kastoria	71 – 61
Ionikos Nikaias	–	A.S.K. Ippokratis	81 – 82
Faiakas Kerkyras	–	Ermis Agias Larissa	70 – 69
A.O. Triton	–	A.S. Apollon Patron	74 – 63
A.O. Pagrati	–	A.E. Psychiko	78 – 74
Diagoras Dryopideon	–	Iraklis 2017	96 – 86
A.S.A. Koroivos	–	A.S. Karditsa	67 – 65

Phase 2

Round 1

Wednesday 2018–09–26

Home Team		Away Team	Σκορ
A.O. Triton	–	Diagoras Dryopideon	80 – 84
A.O. Pagrati	–	Faiakas Kerkyras	88 – 75
Anatolia	–	A.S.A. Koroivos	106 – 104
E.K. Kavalas	–	A.S.K. Ippokratis	90 – 72

Round 2

Date	Home Team		Away Team	Score
Saturday 2018–09–29	Diagoras Dryopideon	–	E.K. Kavalas	90 – 69
Saturday 2018–09–29	A.O. Pagrati	–	Anatolia	85 – 78

Final rounds

	Quarterfinals 3 November 2018				Semifinals 13 February 2019				Final 17 February 2019
	Kymi	74
	Peristeri	73
					Kymi	61
					PAOK	72
	PAOK	82
	AEK	80
									PAOK	73
									Panathinaikos OPAP	79
	Olympiacos	84
	Kolossos H Hotels	53
					Panathinaikos OPAP	20
					Olympiacos	0
	Promitheas	68
	Panathinaikos OPAP	76

Note: Olympiacos decided to forfeit their semifinals game versus Panathinaikos at halftime, over reffing disputes.^[7]

Greek Basketball Cup Finals

44th Final

17 February 2019 – Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena Panathinaikos – PAOK 79–73 (46–36), Quarters: 29–15, 46–36, 59–58, 79–73. Referees: Papapetrou, Karakatsounis, Tsarouchas

Panathinaikos (Pitino): Calathes 19, Langford 17, Gist 14, Thomas 12, Papapetrou 10, Antetokounmpo 5, Mitoglou 2, Payne, Kilpatrick, Lekavičius, Vougioukas, Papagiannis

PAOK (Papatheodorou): Hatcher 23, Goss 15, Margaritis 13, Garrett 10, Jones 9, Zaras 3, Jefferson, Tepić, Chrysikopoulos, Koniaris, Tsochlas, Schizas

Awards

Main article: Greek Basketball Cup Finals MVP

Finals Most Valuable Player

Player	Team
Nick Calathes[8]	Panathinaikos

Finals Top Scorer

Player	Team
Will Hatcher	PAOK