2009–10 Greek Basket League

The 2009–10 Greek Basket League season was the 70th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. The winner was Panathinaikos that won Olympiacos in the finals of the championship.

2009–10 Greek Basket League season
League	Greek Basket League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	24 October 2009 – 8 June 2010
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	SKAI TV, ERT, Nova Sports
Regular Season
Season champions	Panathinaikos
Season MVP	Mike Batiste
Top scorer	Josh Childress 391 Points (16.2 PPG)
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Panathinaikos
Runners-up	Olympiacos
Finals MVP	Mike Batiste

Teams

AEK Athens
Ilysiakos
Maroussi
Panathinaikos
Panellinios
Panionios
Peristeri

Aris
PAOK

Olympiacos

Olympia

Kolossos

Kavala

Trikala

Location of teams in Greek Basket League 2009–10

Club	Home city
AEK Athens	Athens
Aris	Thessaloniki
Ilysiakos	Ilisia, Athens
Kavala	Kavala
Kolossos Rodou	Rhodes
Maroussi	Maroussi, Athens
Olympia Larissa	Larissa
Olympiacos	Piraeus
Panathinaikos	Athens
Panellinios	Athens
Panionios	Nea Smyrni, Athens
PAOK	Thessaloniki
Peristeri	Peristeri, Athens
Trikala 2000	Trikala

Regular season

Standings

Position	Team	Total							Home		Away
		Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	D	W	L	W	L
1.	Panathinaikos	51	26	25	1	2297	1748	+549	13	0	12	1
2.	Olympiacos	49	26	23	3	2355	1925	+430	13	0	10	3
3.	Maroussi	45	26	19	7	2002	1823	+179	10	3	9	4
4.	Panellinios	41	26	15	11	2022	1935	+87	9	4	6	7
5.	PAOK	41	26	15	11	1999	1883	+116	10	3	5	8
6.	Kolossos	40	26	14	12	1877	1907	-40	9	4	5	8
7.	Aris	38	26	12	14	1887	1886	+1	9	4	3	10
8.	Panionios	38	26	12	14	1930	1959	-29	9	4	3	10
9.	Peristeri	38	26	12	14	1957	2036	-79	10	3	2	11
10.	AEK	35	26	9	17	1836	2032	-196	6	7	3	10
11.	Kavala	34	26	8	18	1888	2021	-133	7	6	1	12
12.	Ilysiakos	33	26	7	19	1843	2018	-175	6	7	1	12
13.	Trikala	33	26	7	19	1916	2137	-221	6	7	1	12
14.	Olympia	30	26	4	22	1745	2137	-402	4	9	0	13

Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference

	Qualification to League Playoffs
	Relegation to HEBA A2

Playoffs

Teams in italics had home advantage. 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.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Finals
	1	Panathinaikos	92	107	–
	8	Panionios	57	59	–
								1	Panathinaikos	88	75	75	–	–
								4	Panellinios	58	73	65	–	–
	4	Panellinios	71	80	–
	5	PAOK	69	66	–
																	1	Panathinaikos	73	72	79	76	–
																	2	Olympiacos	54	79	70	69	–
	2	Olympiacos	75	85	–
	7	Aris	63	75	–
								2	Olympiacos	69	73	89	–	–			EuroLeague Qualification Rounds Match
								3	Maroussi	53	72	77	–	–
	3	Maroussi	87	87	–												3	Maroussi	75	90	78	79	70
	6	Kolossos	68	72	–												4	Panellinios	70	72	97	86	60

Final league standings

Position	Team	Overall Record
		Games	Wins	Losses
1.	Panathinaikos	35	33	2
2.	Olympiacos	35	29	6
3.	Maroussi	36	24	12
4.	Panellinios	36	19	17
5.	PAOK	28	15	13
6.	Kolossos	28	14	14
7.	Aris	28	12	16
8.	Panionios	28	12	16
9.	Peristeri	26	12	14
10.	AEK	26	9	17
11.	Kavala	26	8	18
12.	Ilysiakos	26	7	19
13.	Trikala	26	7	19
14.	Olympia	26	4	22

	2010–11 Euroleague Regular Season
	2010–11 Euroleague Qualification Round
	Eurocup 2010–11 Regular Season
	Eurocup 2010–11 Qualification Round
	Relegation to HEBA A2 2010–11

• Maroussi forfeited their place in the 2010–11 Euroleague Qualification Round.
• Aris took the place of Kolossos in the Eurocup 2010–11 Qualification Round.

Greek Basket League 2009–10 Champions
Panathinaikos 31st Title

Awards

Main article: Greek Basket League awards

Greek League MVP

• Mike Batiste^[1] – Panathinaikos

Greek League Finals MVP

• Mike Batiste – Panathinaikos

All-Greek League Team

• Dimitris Diamantidis – Panathinaikos
• Drew Nicholas – Panathinaikos
• Josh Childress – Olympiacos
• Kostas Kaimakoglou – Maroussi
• Mike Batiste – Panathinaikos

Best Coach

• Giorgos Bartzokas^[2] – Maroussi

Best Defender

• Josh Childress – Olympiacos

Best Young Player

• Nikos Pappas^[3] – Kolossos

Most Improved Player

• Kostas Kaimakoglou – Marousi

Statistical leaders

Greek Basket League stats leaders are counted by totals, rather than averages, and include both regular season.

Points

Pos.	Player	Club	Total Points
1.	Josh Childress	Olympiacos	391
2.	Lance Harris	Kolossos	374
3.	Taurean Green	AEK	366
4.	Lazaros Papadopoulos	PAOK	363
5.	Chris Monroe	PAOK	363

Rebounds

Pos	Player	Club	Total Rebounds
1.	Jeremiah Massey	Olympia Larissa	192
2.	Torin Francis	AEK	181
3.	Robert Dozier	Kolossos	168
4.	Lazaros Papadopoulos	PAOK	168
5.	Warren Carter	Ilysiakos	166

Assists

Pos.	Player	Club	Total Assists
1.	Jamon Gordon	Maroussi	108
2.	Sakis Karidas	Ilysiakos	104
3.	Miloš Teodosić	Olympiacos	102
4.	Dimitris Diamantidis	Panathinaikos	102
5.	Cliff Hammonds	Peristeri	97

Steals

Pos.	Player	Club	Total Steals
1.	Vonteego Cummings	Ilysiakos	54
2.	Jamon Gordon	Maroussi	47
3.	Nikos Katsares	Trikala	45
4.	Cliff Hammonds	Peristeri	39
5.	Makis Nikolaidis	AEK	39

Blocks

Pos.	Player	Club	Total Blocks
1.	Ian Vougioukas	Panellinios	37
2.	Kostas Charissis	Kolossos	27
3.	Jared Homan	Maroussi	22
4.	Antonis Fotsis	Panathinaikos	21
5.	Dimitrios Mavroeidis	Maroussi	20

Source:^[4]

Clubs in international competitions

Team	Competition	Result
Olympiacos	EuroLeague	Final Four, 2nd place
Panathinaikos		Top 16, 3rd place
Maroussi		Top 16, 4th place
Aris		Qualifying rounds, First preliminary round
Panellinios	EuroCup	Final-4, 3rd place
Aris		Playoffs, Quarterfinals