2016–17 Greek Basketball Cup

The 2016–17 Greek Basketball Cup was the 42nd edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The competition started on September 17, 2016, and ended with the Final on February 18, 2016. Panathinaikos won the competition.

Greek Basketball Cup

Competition details
Season	2016–17
Teams	30
Dates	September 17, 2016 – February 18, 2017
Final positions
Champions	Panathinaikos (18th title)
Runners-up	Aris
Awards
MVP	James Feldeine
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Format

The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 2015–16 season, had an automatic bye to the quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the Greek Basket League 2015–16 season, along with the 16 teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League 2016–17 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	5 October
	Olympiacos	99
					16 January
	Kolossos H Hotels	48
					Olympiacos	67
	5 October
					Panathinaikos	77
	Panathinaikos	88
									18 February
	PAOK	69
									Panathinaikos	68
	5 October
									Aris	59
	Aris	98
					14 January
	Kymis Seajets	67
					Aris	77
	6 October
					AEK	76
	AEK	98
	Koroivos	57

Quarterfinals

5 October 2016

Aris

98–67

Kymis Seajets

Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki

5 October 2016

Panathinaikos

88–69

PAOK

Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens

5 October 2016

Olympiacos

99–48

Kolossos H Hotels

Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

6 October 2016

AEK

98–57

Koroivos

Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens

Semifinals

14 January 2017

Aris

77–76

AEK

Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki

16 January 2017

Olympiacos

67–77

Panathinaikos

Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

Final

The Final started one hour later than planned after Aris fans tried to break into the Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall without buying tickets.[1]

Panathinaikos v Aris

18 February 2017	Panathinaikos	68–59	Aris	Thessaloniki
	Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 11–17, 21–10, 18–22
	Pts: Feldeine 18 Rebs: Gabriel 8 Asts: Calathes 3		Pts: Cummings 20 Rebs: Jenkins 6 Asts: Jenkins 2	Arena: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 33 Nick Calathes 15 4 3 SG 12 James Feldeine 18 2 2 SF 15 Vassilis Charalampopoulos 0 1 0 PF 21 Kenny Gabriel 3 8 1 C 0 Chris Singleton 9 4 1 Reserves: SF 3 K.C. Rivers 5 3 1 PG 5 Mike James 9 1 0 PG 7 Lefteris Bochoridis DNP PF 9 Antonis Fotsis 5 5 0 SG 11 Nikos Pappas 0 0 0 SF 25 Alessandro Gentile 4 3 0 C 29 Ioannis Bourousis 0 4 0 Head coach: Xavi Pascual

Panathinaikos Aris 2017 Greek Cup champions Panathinaikos 18th title

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 20 Will Cummings 20 2 1 SG 11 Michael Jenkins 12 6 2 SF 28 Vlado Janković 2 5 1 PF 34 Tadija Dragićević 2 3 1 C 33 Vassilis Kavvadas 6 3 1 Reserves: C 0 Justin Jackson 2 2 0 PG 4 Vassilis Xanthopoulos 0 3 0 PF 9 Michalis Tsairelis 9 3 0 SG 13 Theodoros Zaras 0 0 1 SF 16 Spyros Mourtos 2 0 0 C 17 Vassilis Symtsak 4 6 1 SG 22 Jamon Gordon 0 3 0 Head coach: Dimitrios Priftis

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Player	Team
James Feldeine	Panathinaikos

Finals Top Scorer

Player	Team
Will Cummings	Aris

References

1. "Fans break into Greek Cup Final without tickets". Eurohoops.net. 18 February 2017.

External links

• Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
• Officcial Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
• Official Greek Basket League English website (in English)