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. The cup competition started on 15 September 2018, and ended 17 February 2019. Panathinaikos won the competition.

2018–19 Greek Cup
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 62
Dates 15 September 2018 – 17 February 2019
Final positions
Champions Panathinaikos OPAP (19th title)
Runners-up PAOK
Awards
MVP Nick Calathes

The tournament was marred by the decision of Olympiacos to forfeit their semifinals game versus Panathinaikos at halftime, over reffing disputes.[1]

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 Napfliou 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 Napfliou 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

A.S. Diagoras Dryopideon and A.O. Pagrati reached the Round of 16, after winning the preliminary rounds.

 
Quarterfinals
3 October 2018
Semifinals
3 November 2018
Final
17 February 2019
 
          
 
 
 
 
Kymi74
 
 
 
Peristeri73
 
Kymi61
 
 
 
PAOK72
 
PAOK82
 
 
 
AEK80
 
PAOK73
 
 
 
Panathinaikos OPAP79
 
Olympiacos84
 
 
 
Kolossos H Hotels53
 
Panathinaikos OPAP20
 
 
 
Olympiacos0
 
Promitheas68
 
 
Panathinaikos OPAP76
 

Note: Olympiacos decided to forfeit their semifinals game versus Panathinaikos at halftime, over reffing disputes.[2]

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

Finals Most Valuable Player

Player Team
Nick Calathes[3]Panathinaikos

Finals Top Scorer

Player Team
Will HatcherPAOK

References

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