Cyprus Basketball Division A

The Cyprus Basketball Division A, known for sponsorship reasons as ECOMMBX Basket League, is currently the top-tier level men's professional basketball competition of the Cypriot basketball league system. It is run and governed by the Cyprus Basketball Federation.

Cyprus Basketball Division A

Founded	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
First season	1966–67
Country	Cyprus
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	10
Relegation to	Cyprus Basketball Division B
Domestic cup	Cypriot Cup
Supercup	Cypriot Super Cup
International cup(s)	Basketball Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	AEK Larnaca (7th title)
Most championships	AEL Limassol (13 titles)
Website	www.cbf.basketball
2025–26 Cyprus Basketball Division A

Format

All teams are playing against each other for the first part of the league, with the top 4 teams reaching the play-off semi-finals stage. One team (the last one) at the end of the season is relegated to the second division, whilst one team from the second division is promoted.

The play-off semi-finals and the championship winner will be decided after three wins. The championship winner, along with the winners of the Cypriot Cup, will qualify to compete in the next season's FIBA's European-wide continental competitions.

Teams and locations

The following ten teams (in alphabetical order) are competing in ECOMMBX Basket League:

Achilleas

AEL

AEK

Anorthosis

Apollon

APOEL

Digenis

ETHA

Keravnos

Paralimni

Locations of the 2025–26 Cyprus Basketball Division A teams

Team	City	Venue
Achilleas	Nicosia	Pallouriotissas Lyceum Arena
AEK	Larnaca	Kition Athletic Center
AEL	Limassol	Nicos Solomonides Arena
Anorthosis	Famagusta	Spyros Kyprianou Arena
APOEL	Nicosia	Lefkotheo
Apollon	Limassol	Apollon Arena
Digenis	Morfou	Lefkotheo
ETHA	Engomi	Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Keravnos	Strovolos	Costas Papaellinas Arena
Paralimni	Paralimni	Paralimni Arena

Champions

1965–66: suspended 1966–67: Digenis 1967–68: Digenis 1968–69: ENAD 1969–70: PAEEK 1970–71: PAEEK 1971–72: PAEEK 1972–73: Pezoporikos 1973–74: AEL 1974–75: Achilleas 1975–76: APOEL 1976–77: Achilleas 1977–78: AEL 1978–79: APOEL 1979–80: AEL 1980–81: APOEL 1981–82: AEL 1982–83: AEL 1983–84: Achilleas 1984–85: AEL 1985–86: Achilleas 1986–87: AEL 1987–88: AEL 1988–89: Keravnos

1989–90: ENAD 1990–91: Pezoporikos 1991–92: Pezoporikos 1992–93: Achilleas 1993–94: Pezoporikos 1994–95: APOEL 1995–96: APOEL 1996–97: Keravnos 1997–98: APOEL 1998–99: APOEL 1999–00: Keravnos 2000–01: Keravnos 2001–02: APOEL 2002–03: AEL 2003–04: AEL 2004–05: AEL 2005–06: AEL 2006–07: AEL 2007–08: Keravnos 2008–09: APOEL 2009–10: APOEL 2010–11: ETHA 2011–12: ETHA 2012–13: AEK

2013–14: APOEL 2014–15: AEK 2015–16: AEK 2016–17: Keravnos 2017–18: AEK 2018–19: Keravnos 2019–20: suspended 2020–21: AEK 2021–22: Keravnos 2022–23: AEK 2023–24: Keravnos 2024–25: AEK

Finals

Yellow: Team with Home court disadvantage.

Season Champion Runner-up Score 1983–84 Achilleas Keravnos 2–1 1984–85 AEL APOEL 3–1 1985–86 Achilleas APOEL 3–2 1986–87 AEL Achilleas 3–0 1987–88 AEL APOEL 4–0 1988–89 Keravnos Achilleas 4–3 1989–90 ENAD Achilleas 4–1 1990–91 Pezoporikos APOEL 4–1 1991–92 Pezoporikos Achilleas 4–3 1992–93 Achilleas APOEL 4–0 1993–94 Pezoporikos APOEL 4–3 1994–95 APOEL AEK 4–2 1995–96 APOEL Keravnos 4–0 1996–97 Keravnos Achilleas 4–1 1997–98 APOEL Keravnos 4–3 1998–99 APOEL Achilleas 4–0 1999–00 Keravnos Apollon 3–1

Season Champion Runner-up Score 2000–01 Keravnos Apollon 3–0 2001–02 APOEL Keravnos 3–1 2002–03 AEL Keravnos 3–2 2003–04 AEL Keravnos 3–1 2004–05 AEL Apollon 3–0 2005–06 AEL Apollon 3–0 2006–07 AEL APOEL 3–2 2007–08 Keravnos APOEL 3–2 2008–09 APOEL Keravnos 3–1 2009–10 APOEL AEL 3–1 2010–11 ETHA AEL 3–2 2011–12 ETHA Keravnos 3–1 2012–13 AEK APOEL 3–1 2013–14 APOEL AEK 3–2 2014–15 AEK APOEL 3–1 2015–16 AEK APOEL 3–0 2016–17 Keravnos AEK 3–1

Season Champion Runner-up Score 2017–18 AEK Keravnos 3–0 2018–19 Keravnos AEK 3–1 2020–21 AEK Keravnos 3-2 2021–22 Keravnos AEK 3–2 2022–23 AEK Keravnos 3–2 2023–24 Keravnos AEK 3–2 2024–25 AEK Keravnos 3–0

Performance by club

Team	Titles	Years won
AEL	13	1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
APOEL	11	1976, 1979, 1981, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014
Keravnos	9	1989, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
AEK	7	2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025
Achilleas	5	1975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1993
Pezoporikos	4	1973, 1991, 1992, 1994
PAEEK	3	1970, 1971, 1972
ETHA	2	2011, 2012
ENAD	2	1969, 1990
Digenis	2	1967, 1968

Stats leaders

Source:eurobasket.com

Tony Weeden was the league's top scorer in 2014-15.

Topscorers

Season	Player	Team	PPG
1986-87	Takis Mirallais	Achilleas Kaimakli
1987-88	Christos Stylianides	ENAD
1992-93	William Stephan Spider Ledesma	Achilleas Kaimakli	31.5
1993-94	Darrell Armstrong	Pezoporikos	480 [a]
1995-96	William Stephan Spider Ledesma	Achilleas Kaimakli	35.8
1997-98	Mark King	ETHA
2003-04	Albert Mouring	Apollon Limassol	28.9
2004-05	Mike Jones	Digenis Akritas Morphou	24.3
			Points
2005-06	Wykeen Kelly	Apollon Limassol	341
2006-07	Jonathan Jones	Omonia B.C.	241
			PPG
2007-08	Robert Davis	Omonia B.C.	18.0
2008-09	Lewis Sims	Apollon Limassol	19.4
2010-11	Joel Jones	Apollon Limassol	17.7
2011-12	Giorgos Palalas	AEL Limassol	19.8
2012-13	Brandon Brown	Apollon Limassol	20.1
2013-14	Thad McFadden	APOEL B.C.	17.0
2014-15	Tony Weeden	Keravnos	18.4
2015-16	Lamont Middleton	Anagennisi Germasogeias	33.0
2016-17	Baden Jaxen	ETHA Engomis	21.9
2017-18	Anthony Hickey	Enosis Neon Paralimni	18.8
2018-19	Deondre Parks	AEL Limassol	18.8
2019-20	David Nichols	Omonia B.C.	23.8
2020-21	Courtney Pigram	APOP Paphos	22.5
2021-22	DeAngelo Riley	AEL Limassol	25.1
2022-23	Malik Curry	ETHA Engomis	26.9
2023-24	New Williams	Apollon Limassol	26.4
2024-25	Jonathan Cisse	Apollon Limassol	27.0

Rebounds

Anthony Stover was the league's top rebounder in 2019-20.

Season	Player	Team	RPG
2003-04	Lee Benson	APOEL B.C.	11.7
2004-05	Kenny Whitehead	ENAD	24.3
			Rebounds
2005-06	Panagiotis Trisokkas	Keravnos	126
2006-07	Jonathan Jones	Omonia B.C.	155
			RPG
2007-08	Panagiotis Trisokkas	Keravnos	9.7
2008-09	Panagiotis Trisokkas (3)	Keravnos	9.5
2010-11	Savo Djikanovic	Achilleas Kaimakli	9.3
2011-12	Joseph Roundy	AEK Larnaca B.C.	7.6
2012-13	Mihajlo Pesic	AEL Limassol	8.6
2013-14	Michal Kremen	APOEL B.C.	8.4
2014-15	Trey Britton	Omonia B.C.	10.2
2015-16	Edvardas Vetrenka	Anagennisi Germasogeias	13.3
2016-17	Terell Parks	Keravnos	8.5
2017-18	Peter Olisemeka	Apollon Limassol	10.3
2018-19	Cameron Naylor	Apollon Limassol	10.1
2019-20	Anthony Stover	APOP Paphos	11.3
2020-21	Jeff Allen	Apollon Limassol	13.3
2021-22	Nathan Krill	Omonia B.C.	13.5
2022-23	Stephen Chukwuemeka	Enosis Neon Paralimni	12.3
2023-24	Jayveous McKinnis	APOEL B.C.	13.3
2024-25	Dusan Mahorcic	Enosis Neon Paralimni	13.0

Assists

Jerel Blassingame was the league's top assister in 2005-06.

Season	Player	Team	APG
2003-04	Curtis Haywood Duane Woodward	ETHA Engomis AEL Limassol	4.3
2004-05	Giorgos Palalas	Apollon Limassol	4.6
			Assists
2005-06	Jerel Blassingame	ENAD	73
2006-07	Ivan Tomeljak	Apollon Limassol	62
			APG
2007-08	Patrick Lee	Keravnos	4.9
2008-09	Dwayne Foreman	ENAD	6.0
2010-11	Miguel "Ali" Berdiel	AEK Larnaca B.C.	4.3
2011-12	Nikos Papadopoulos	Omonia B.C.	4.3
2012-13	Milutin Aleksic	AEL Limassol	5.0
2013-14	Matt Bauscher	AEK Larnaca B.C.	5.0
2014-15	Thomas Massamba	ETHA Engomis	5.4
2015-16	Trae Golden	ETHA Engomis	7.1
2016-17	Kenny Barker	Keravnos	6.0
2017-18	Willie Kemp	APOEL B.C.	6.1
2018-19	Dovydas Redikas	Apollon Limassol	6.4
2019-20	Josh Hagins	Keravnos	5.6
2020-21	TJ Washington	APOP Paphos	7.2
2021-22	Quentin Snider	AEK Larnaca B.C.	6.5
2022-23	Carlbe Ervin II	APOEL B.C.	6.4
2023-24	Ricky Clemons	ETHA Engomis	5.7
2024-25	Shamar Givance	AEL Limassol	7.8

Awards

Former NBA player Darrell Armstrong was named the league's best player in 1994.

Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team
1977-78	George Thyrotos	AEL Limassol
1979-80	George Thyrotos	AEL Limassol
1980-81	George Thyrotos	AEL Limassol
1984-85	George Thyrotos (4)	AEL Limassol
1993-94	Darrell Armstrong	Pezoporikos
1995-96	William Stephan Spider Ledesma	Achilleas Kaimakli
2013-14	Vasilis Kounas	APOEL B.C.
2022-23	Iakovos Panteli	AEK Larnaca
2023-24	Filippos Tigkas	Keravnos

Best Foreigner player

Year	Player	Team
1993-94	Darrell Armstrong	Pezoporikos
1995-96	William Stephan Spider Ledesma	Achilleas Kaimakli
1999-00	Mike Jones	Apollon Limassol

Best Cypriot player

Year	Player	Team
1973-74	George Thyrotos	AEL Limassol
1993-94	Christos Stylianides	Keravnos
1999-00 [1]	Giorgos Anastasiades	Keravnos
2000-01	Christos Stylianides	APOEL B.C.

Coach of the year

Year	Player	Team
1993-94	Johnny Neumann	Pezoporikos
1994-95	Johnny Neumann	AEK Larnaca
2013-14	Panagiotis Yiannaras	Apollon Limassol

League MVP by Eurobasket.com

Year	Player	Team
2002-03 [2]	Duane Woodward	AEL Limassol
2003-04 [3]	Duane Woodward (2)	AEL Limassol
2004-05 [4]	Frankie King	AEL Limassol
2005-06 [5]	Jerel Blassingame	ENAD
2006-07 [6]	Milutin Aleksić	EKA AEL Limassol
2007-08 [7]	Giorgos Anastasiades	Keravnos
2008-09 [8]	Lonnie Cooper	APOEL B.C.
2010-11 [9]	Anthony King	ETHA Engomis
2011-12 [10]	Darryl Watkins	ETHA Engomis
2012-13 [11]	Charron Fisher	AEK Larnaca
2013-14 [12]	Jamar Diggs	APOEL B.C.
2014-15 [13]	Thomas Massamba	ETHA Engomis
2015-16 [14]	Thad McFadden	AEK Larnaca
2016-17 [15]	Terell Parks	Keravnos
2017-18 [16]	Shane Gibson	AEK Larnaca
2018-19 [17]	Darral Willis	Keravnos
2019-20 [18]	Josh Hagins	Keravnos
2020-21 [19]	Quentin Snider	AEK Larnaca
2021-22 [20]	Collin Malcolm	Keravnos
2022-23 [21]	Ousman Krubally	Keravnos
2023-24 [22]	Jaye Crockett	Keravnos
2024-25 [23]	Tyrn Flowers	AEL Limassol

Finals Series MVP by Eurobasket.com

Year	Player	Team
2012-13	Dion Dixon	AEK Larnaca
2015-16	Tyreek Duren	AEK Larnaca
2017-18	Shane Gibson	AEK Larnaca
2018-19	Anthony King	Keravnos
2021-22	Deondre Burns	Keravnos
2022-23	Taveion Hollingsworth	AEK Larnaca
2023-24	Shavar Reynolds Jr.	Keravnos
2024-25	Amir Bell	AEK Larnaca

Players

Notable players

Numerous well-known players have featured in the league throughout the years.

Cyprus and Greece

• George Thyrotos
• Andreas Kozakis
• Christos Stylianides
• Panagiotis Trisokkas
• Michael Kounounis
• Michalis Kakiouzis
• Giorgos Diamantopoulos

Europe

• Sasho Vezenkov
• Emil Ionov
• Aleksandar Radojević
• Haris Mujezinović
• Primož Brezec
• Vlado Lukic
• Milutin Aleksic
• Dragan Raca
• Velibor Radović
• Guy Pnini
• Davor Pejčinović
• Alexander Koul

USA

• Darrell Armstrong
• Roy Tarpley
• Mike Jones
• Rodney Buford
• Don Ross
• William Ledesma
• Tom Sewell
• Duane Woodward
• Richard Rellford
• JoJo Garcia
• Frankie King

• Wayne Yearwood
• Melvin Cheatum
• John White
• J.J. Eubanks
• Lowell Hamilton
• Gerald Damon Williams
• Kevin Holmes
• Kevin Florent
• Jason Rowe
• Ed Stokes
• Lonnie Cooper
• Gary Leonard
• Rodney Monroe
• Tony Harris
• Kirk Baker
• Glynn Blackwell
• Jerry Reynolds
• George Ackles
• Fred Sheppard
• Eddie Collins
• Priest Lauderdale
• Ira Newble
• Isaac Burton
• Rowan Barrett
• Byron Dinkins
• Bryant Smith
• David Bulter
• Scotty Thurman
• Darrin Fowlkes
• Marcus Webb

Rest of Americas

NBA players
Over the years, the league has featured players who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before or after their stint in the Cypriot League.

• Darrell Armstrong
• Roy Tarpley
• Richard Rellford
• Frankie King
• Tony Harris
• Gary Leonard
• Rodney Buford
• Tom Sewell
• Lance Blanks
• Marcus Webb
• Aleksandar Radojević
• Rodney Monroe
• Byron Dinkins
• Primož Brezec
• Priest Lauderdale
• Ed Stokes
• Jerry Reynolds

FIBA All-Stars

They were selected for the All-Star Day while playing in the League:

• Milutin Aleksic
• Michael McDonald
• Duane Woodward
• Igors Miglinieks (coach)
• Dragan Raca (coach)
• Charles Barton (coach)

Winning coaches

Head Coach	Titles	Champion	Final Lost
George Thyrotos	6	1982, 1983, 1985, 1987,[b] 1988, 1989
Memos Ioannou	4	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001	2002
Christoforos Leivadiotis	4	2017, 2019, 2023, 2025	2018, 2021
/ Dragan Raca	3	2003, 2004, 2005	2007
Alekos Iakovides	3	1970, 1971, 1972 [c]
Takis Lyras	3	1975, 1977, 1993	1985, 1986
Giorgos Solomonides	2	1967, 1968
Michalis Kakiouzis	2	2022, 2024	2023, 2025
Palladios Nikoalou	2	1969, 1976
Nikos Papadopoulos	2	2013, 2021	2014, 2015
Igors Miglinieks	2	2006, 2007
Antonis Toni Konstantinides	2	2012, 2014	2013
Periklis Tavropoulos	2	1996, 2002	1997
Vassilis Fragkias	1	2008	2009
Nikos Pavlou	1	1995
Nasos Panayiotou	1	1984
Charis Papazoglou	-	2000	1998
Lazaros Papadimitriou	1	1989
Takis Mirallais	2	1990, 1993
Sakis Laios	1	1997
Ilias Armenis	1	2002
Linos Gavriel	1	2016	2011, 2017
/ Yannis Christopoulos	1	2010
Christos Stylianides	1	2009
Giorgos Ketselidis	1	2015
Μichalis Nikolaides	1	1978
Garry White	1	1991
Johnny Neumann	1	1994	1995
Dmitris Koukouris	1	2018	2019
Giorgos Vovoras	-		2016
Panagiotis Giannaras	-		2012
Kyriakos Yiangoulis	-		2008
Miroslav Nikolic	-		2010
Giannis Ioannidis	-		2005
Kokos Lambrou	-		1984

Cyprus League teams honors in continental competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
AEL Limassol	FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup (South)	Winners 2002-03
AEL Limassol	FIBA EuroCup	Third place 2007-08
AEL Limassol	FIBA EuroChallenge	Fourth place 2008-09
Keravnos		Runners-up 2006-07
AEL Limassol	Balkan International Basketball League	Runners-up 2023-24

See also

• Cypriot Basketball Cup
• Cypriot Basketball Super Cup
• Cyprus Basketball All-Star Day