AEK, Aris and PAOK will participate in the FIBA Champions League

Three Greek teams (AEK, Aris, PAOK) will participate in the forthcoming FIBA Champions League as decided by the board of the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association. The Association (ESAKE) also decided to be a member of the newly established League.
Panathinaikos and Olympiacos have a contract with the Euroleague, so they were out of the discussion.

Panionios BC failed to get the league license

Panionios BC failed to get the league license. The license application of Panionios is not complete yet and the League has notified Kavala BC to be ready to replace Panionios in the Basket League 2014-2015. If Panionios does not manage to complete the license, the team will relegate not to A2 division but to regional division of Athens. So one team from A2 will be promoted to A1 (Kavala) but there will be another team missing from A2 league.

21st Greek All Star Game Chania 7-8 March 2014

The 21st Greek All Star Game will take place in Chania 7-8 March 2014, at Kladisou hall.
The Greek Stars team will play against The rest of the world team.
In young players Rising Stars team will play against Young Stars team.
In wheelchair basketball  Nikos Kazantzakis team will play against Nikos Ksylouris team.
Team rosters follow:

GREEK STARS TEAM
Dimitris Diamantidis (Panathinaikos)
Mike Bramos (Panathinaikos)
Nikos Pappas (Panathinaikos)
Antonis Fotsis (Panathinaikos)
Loukas Mavrokefalidis (Panathinaikos)
Vangelis Mantzaris (Olympiacos)
Stratos Perperoglou (Olympiacos)
Giorgos Printezis (Olympiacos)
Vasilis Kavvadas (Olympiacos)
Michalis Tsairelis (PAOK)
Giorgos Bogris (PAOK)
Giannis Athinaiou (Aris) 
Coaches: Argyris Pedoulakis (Panathinaikos), Soulis Markopoulos (PAOK)

REST OF THE WORLD TEAM
Jonas Maciulis (Panathinaikos)
James Gist (Panathinaikos)
Stephane Lasme (Panathinaikos)
Matt Lojeski (Olympiacos)
Bryant Dunston (Olympiacos)
Errick McCollum (Panionios)
DJ Cooper (PAOK
Justin Hurtt (Rethymno Aegean)
J'Covan Brown (KAOD)
Tony Crocker (Nea Kifisia)
Patrick Ewing Junior (Aries Trikala)
Ivan Aska (Ikaros Chalkidas)
Coaches: Giorgos Bartzokas (Olympiacos), Giannis Sfairopoulos (Panionios)


RISING STARS – YOUNG STARS Game

RISING STARS
Andreas Christodoulou (Olympiacos)
Dimitris Agravanis (Olympiacos)
Thomas Kottas (PAOK)
Michalis Liapis (PAOK)
Lefteris Bochoridis (Aris)
Vasilis Toliopoulos (Ikaros Chalkidas)
Vangelis Bempis (Ikaros Chalkidas)
Konstantinos Fakopoulidis (Ilisiakos)
Nikos Houhoumis (Panelefsiniakos)
Vasilis Charalampopoulos (Panathinaikos)
Kostas Mitoglou (Aris)
Andreas Oikonomopoulos (Apollon Patras)
Orestis Skandalis (4th High School of Chania)
Coaches : Sotiris Manolopoulos (Panathinaikos), Stavros Mykoniatis (Rethymno Aegean)

YOUNG STARS 
Dimitris Stamatis (Panionios)
Alexis Spyridonidis  (KAOD)
Antonis Koniaris (PAOK)
Stelios Poulianitis (Aris)
Giannis Hatzinikolas (Nea Kifisia)
Nikos Persidis (Ikaros Chalkidas)
Ioannis Papapetrou (Olympiacos)
Diamantis Slaftsakis (KAOD)
Anastasios Spyropoulos (Panionios)
Andreas Rekouniotis (Panelefsiniakos)
Alexander Vezenkov (Aris)
Giorgos Diamantakos (Panathinaikos)
Manolis Ksylakis (4th High School of Chania)
Coaches: Christos Marmarinos (Olympiacos), Thanasis Papahatzis (Panionios)

Teams GREEK STARS & RISING STARS
MANAGERS: Panagiotis Kontos (Panelefsiniakos), Dimitris Karvelas (Nea Kifisia)
Physiotherapists : Markos Tzortzinakis (Rethymno Aegean), Antonis Tzeremes (Aries Trikala)
Trainer: Mitsiopoulos Vasilis (Rethymno Aegean)
Assistant: Dermanis Paris (Panathinaikos)

Teams REST OF THE WORLD & YOUNG STARS
MANAGERS: Kyrgiakos Papadopoulos (KAOD), Giorgos Koumoulos (Rethymno Aegean)
Physiotherapists : Antonis Karantonis (Nea Kifisia), Manolis Papamanolis (Panelefsiniakos)
Trainer: Thanasis Kamariotis (Ikaros Chalkidas)
Assistant: Giannis Nikitakis (Aris)

Doctors: Dimitris Tsoukas - Stavros Alevrogiannis

Constests

Three pointers contest
Errick McCollum (Panionios)
J'Covan Brown (KAOD)
Saša Vasiljević (Nea Kifisia)
Marc Carter (Panionios)
Giorgos Dedas (PAOK)
Alexander Vezenkov (Aris)
Charalampos Samothrakis (AE Psyhikou - A2 division)
Winner of Young players three pointers contests

Dunk contest
DJ Stephens (Ilisiakos)
James Gist (Panathinaikos)
Trevis Simpson (Kolossos Rodou)
Lenny Daniel (Apollon Patras)
Kenny Gabriel (Rethymno Aegean)
Tony Crocker (Nea Kifisia)
Alexandros Sigounas (Ermis Lagada, A2 division)
Winner of Young players dunk contest

Young players three pointers contest
Vasilis Toliopoulos (Ikaros Chalkidas)
Dimitris Stamatis (Panionios)
Michalis Liapis (PAOK)
Nikos Houhoumis (Panelefsiniakos)
Lefteris Bochoridis (Aris)
Giannis Hatzinikolas (Nea Kifisia)
Panagiotis Zanidakis (High School of Nea Kydonias Chanion)

Young players dunk contest
Kostas Mitoglou (Aris)
Ioannis Papapetrou (Olympiacos)
Diamantis Slaftsakis (KAOD)
Anastasios Spyropoulos (Panionios)
Dimitris Agravanis (Olympiacos)
Vasilis Charalampopoulos (Panathinaikos)


ALL STAR GAME ΟΠΑΠ OSEKK- Wheelchair Basketball Game

Team: Nikos Kazantzakis
Aleksandros Feretos (ASKA Marousi)
Giorgos Tsaousidis (Marousi)
Michalis Hatzidimitriou (Dodekanesos)
Manolis Stylianakis (Dodekanesos)
Nikolaos Tsintaris (Aris)
Panagiotis Triantafyllou (Marousi)
Giorgos Klarakis (Aetoi Cretes)
Christos Martsakis (Aetoi Cretes)
Dimitrios Vlassis (PASKA)
Giorgos Makris (PASKA)
Coach: Gioras Vaios

Team: Nikos Ksylouris
Panagiotis Filippou (GS Trikalon Asteras)
Giannis Kokolakis (Aetoi Cretes)
Angelos Dimpitouzis (Megas Alexandros 94)
Panagiotis Zoes (Pontiakos)
Vasilis Konstantinopoulos (PASKA)
Kostas Chronis (Marousi)
Panagiotis Sgardelis (PASKA)
Giorgos Skordylis (Aetoi Cretes)
Vangelis Pleksidas (Thessalos)
Atnan Hamadi (Dodekanesos)
Coach: Chronis Kostas

Greek Basketball League starts with poor television coverage

Greek Basketball League season 2013-2014 starts with poor television coverage. The league may have two of the biggest and more commercial teams of Europe, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, but has serious problems that remain unsolved for decades. Panathinaikos made a marketing travel and opening to China but the Chinese won't be able to watch most of away Panathinaikos' game for the League. Olympiacos won two consecutive Euroleague finals and the Intercontinental Cup but won't have frequent television coverage in his away games. From seven games of the first day, only three will have television coverage. Players like Patrick Ewing Jr, DJ Cooper and DJ Stephens who have their own friends and fans in the other side of the ocean won't have the chance of a television coverage. Worst thing is that almost nobody cares nor talks about such problems.

Basket League Greece OPAP 2013 draw is today

The draw for the Basket League Greece OPAP 2013-2014 will take place today in Benaki museum at 19:00 (Local time/Athens) and will be presented on ESAKE's site www.esake.gr

Basket League Greece OPAP 2013-14 draw on 17th September

The draw of the Basket League Greece OPAP 2013-14 will take place on 17th September at Benaki museum. On the same event of the draw the ESAKE will honor best players and teams of the previous season. The new season will start on Saturday 12th October.

Greek Basketball Cup 2013-2014 draw

Greek Mens Basketball Cup 2013-2014 draw

First Round (Saturday 14/9/2013):

1. MAS Ermis Lagada -KAP

2. AOK Ikaroi Serres -AE Psyhiko

3. Filathlitikos OA -AO Pagratiou

4. SEFA Arkadikos -APS Filippos Veroias

5. GS Lavriou - EK Kavalas KAE

6.  GS Iraklis - OF Irakliou

7. ASA Koroivos Amaliadas - AEK BC

Second Round:

1st day (Saturday 21/9/2013)

8. Winner First Round 4 - Panelefsiniakos AOK

9. Winner First Round 7 - AO Kolossos Rodou

10. Winner First Round 6 - AE Nea Kifisia

11. Winner First Round 1 - Ilisiakos

12. Winner First Round 5 - KAO Dramas

13. AE Ikaros - AO Aiolos Trikalon

14. Winner First Round 2 - Winner First Round 3

*After draw Apollon Patras qualifies to the next round without game.

2nd day (Saturday 28/9/2013)

15. Winner Second Round 11- Winner Second Round 13

16. Winner Second Round 8 - Winner Second Round 10

17. Apollon Patras - Winner Second Round 14

18. Winner Second Round 9 - Winner Second Round 12

3rd day (Saturday 5/10/2013)

19. Winner Second Round 2nd day 15 - Winner Second Round 2nd day 17

20. Winner Second Round 2nd day 18 - Winner Second Round 2nd day 16

3rd round / Quarterfinals (Wednesday 9/10/2013):

21. Rethymno -Panathinaikos BC

22. Panionios - Winner Second Round 3nd day 20

23. Winner Second Round 3nd day  19 - Olympiakos

24. PAOK BC - Aris BC

New logo for Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association and Greek Basket League

Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association (ESAKE) and Greek Basket League OPAP have announced their new logos.

 ESAKE new logo

 

Basket League Greece OPAP new logo

Greek basketball league on Nova satelite for 2+1 years

The president of ESAKE, Giorgos Chalvatzakis, announced that 12 out of 14 teams in Greek Basketball League OPAP have agreed with Nova satelite for 2+1 years. Panathinaikos and Olympiacos will negotiate independently for their games television coverage.

Greek Basket League to begin on 12 October with new transfer rules

The Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association (ESAKE) announced 12-13 October as the first day of the OPAP Basketball League 2013-2014.

 

ESAKE also announced new transfer regulations for Greek players. Team members of ESAKE can sign one Greek player that was playing for another team in this season, if his contract was mutually ended or there is a final decision from Financial Despute Resolution Committee.

Each club can sign maximum one Greek player with this rule until one day before the last match day of the first round.