2017–18 Greek Basketball Cup

The 2017–18 Greek Basketball Cup was the 43rd edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winners of the cup were Panathinaikos Superfoods. The cup competition started on 13 September 2017, and ended 17 February 2018. AEK won the competition[1]

2017–18 Greek Cup
Competition details
Season 2017–18
Teams 62
Dates 13 September 2017 – 17 February 2018
Final positions
Champions AEK (4th title)
Runners-up Olympiacos
Awards
MVP Manny Harris

Format

The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 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 2017–18 season, and the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League 2017–18 season, play in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds are played under a single elimination format.

Preliminary Rounds

Phase 1

Round 1

Wednesday 2017-09-13

Home Team Away Team Score
Ionikos Nikaias – Diagoras Dryopideon 91 – 80
K.A.O. Corinth – Iraklio 73 – 65
Filathlitikos – Pagrati 66 – 68
Mandraikos – Ippokratis 85 – 71
Tritonas – Dafni Dafniou 79 – 74
Panerithraikos – Panelefsiniakos 72 – 77
Kifissia – Proteas Voulas 54 – 48
Koropi – Ikaros Neas Smyrnis 61 – 64
G.S. Elimeias Kozani – Pharsala 82 – 58
S.F.K. Pierikos Archelaos – Charilaos Trikoupis 0 – 20
Machites Doxas Pefkon – Kavala 55 – 63
G.A.S. Chalkidonas – Evropi Pefkochoriou 44 – 58
Agrinio – Ermis Lagkada 81 – 60
Gefyra – S.A. Stratoniou 70 – 66
Anatolia – Aspis Xanthi 70 – 56
Titanes Palama – Ikaroi Serron 81 – 90

Note: Pierikos Archelaos decided to forfeit their game against Charilaos Trikoupis.

Round 2

Saturday 2017-09-16

Home Team Away Team Score
Kavala – Arkadikos 109 – 56
Mandraikos – Kastoria 71 – 94
G.S. Elimeias Kozani – Amyntas 59 – 75
Pagrati – Apollon Patras 64 – 62
Ikaros Neas Smyrnis – Holargos 65 – 84
Panelefsiniakos – Maroussi 68 – 73
Anatolia – AEL 84 - 69
Agrinio – Ethnikos Pireaus 55 – 70
Nea Kifissia – Ermis Agias 83 – 81
Ikaroi Serron – Doukas 89 – 63
K.A.O. Corinth – Karditsa 64 – 75
Ionikos Nikaias – Peristeri 71 – 64
Tritonas – Iraklis Thessaloniki 57 – 81
Evropi Pefkochoriou – Doxa Lefkadas 72 – 88
Gefyra – Psychiko 55 – 62
Charilaos Trikoupis – Papagou 69 – 71

Round 3

Wednesday 2017-09-20

Home Team Away Team Score
Ionikos Nikaia – Doxa Lefkadas 95 – 62
Nea Kifissia – Psychiko 67 – 64
Pagrati – Amyntas 59 – 76
Maroussi – Ethnikos Pireaus 62 – 74
Kavala – Papagou 75 – 60
Karditsa – Iraklis Thessaloniki 78 – 82
Anatolia – Kastoria 69 – 83
Ikaroi Serron – Holargos 50 – 79

Phase 2

Round 1

Saturday 2017-09-23

Home Team Away Team Score
Ionikos Nikaia – Trikala Aries 79 – 66
Koroivos – Promitheas Patras 79 – 86
Amyntas – Kolossos H Hotels 55 – 83
Nea Kifissia – Holargos 73 – 86
Faros Larissas – Kymis 70 – 66
Kavala – Kastoria 81 – 76
Panionios – Lavrio 61 – 99
Ethnikos Piraeus – Iraklis Thessaloniki 65 – 72

Round 2

Wednesday 2017-09-27

Home Team Away Team Σκορ
Promitheas Patras – Lavrio 83 – 79
Holargos – Faros Larissas 53 – 66
Ionikos Nikaia – Iraklis Thessaloniki 92 – 80
Kavala – Kolossos H Hotels 43 – 81

Round 3
Date Home Team Away Team Score
Saturday 2017-09-30 Ionikos Nikaias – Faros Larissas 70 – 82
Sunday 2017-10-01 Kolossos H Hotels – Promitheas Patras 78 – 58

Final Rounds

Faros Larissas and Kolossos Rodou reached the quarterfinals, after winning the preliminary rounds. The other six sides were qualified based on their Greek Basket League 2016–17 season position.

 
Quarterfinals
4 October 2017		Semifinals
5 November 2017		Final
17 February 2018
 
          
 
 
 
 
Aris70
 
 
 
PAOK63
 
Aris49
 
 
 
Olympiacos56
 
Faros Larissas67
 
 
 
Olympiacos97
 
Olympiacos83
 
 
 
AEK88
 
AEK97
 
 
 
Rethymno Cretan Kings62
 
AEK73
 
 
 
Panathinaikos Superfoods69
 
Kolossos H Hotels54
 
 
Panathinaikos Superfoods84
 

Quarterfinals
4 October 2017
Aris 70–63 Kymis Seajets
Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
4 October 2017
Faros Larissas 67–97 Olympiacos
4 October 2017
AEK 97–62 Rethymno Cretan Kings
Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
4 October 2017
Kolossos H Hotels 54–84 Panathinaikos Superfoods
Venetokleio Indoor Hall, Rhodes

Semifinals
5 November 2017 (2017-11-05)
Semifinal
 AEK Athens 73–69 Panathinaikos Superfoods Marousi, Athens
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 15–10, 10–16, 31–25
Pts: Harris 20
Rebs: Elonu 14
Asts: Green 5
Steals: Green & Larentzakis 2
Blocks: Elonu 3
PIR: Elonu 22		 Pts: Pappas 14
Rebs: Vougioukas 12
Asts: Calathes 9
Steals: Pappas 3
Blocks: Singleton & Denmon 2
PIR: Vougioukas 17		 Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis, Anastasios Manos, Georgios Poursanidis

Final
17 February 2018 (2018-02-17)
Final
 Olympiacos 83–88 AEK Athens Heraklion, Crete
17:15 EET (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 19–19, 21–20, 20–23
ERT1 Pts: Spanoulis 20
Rebs: Papanikolaou 12
Asts: Spanoulis 9
Steals: Milutinov 2
Blocks: Papapetrou 2
PIR: Milutinov 25		 Pts: Harris 17
Rebs: Green 5
Asts: Green 7
Steals: Hunter & Larentzakis 2
Blocks: James, Green & Šakota 1
PIR: Punter 16		 Arena: Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
Referees: Chrisostomos Schinas, Anastasios Manos, Georgios Poursanidis
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 7 Vassilis Spanoulis 20 1 9
SG 17 Vangelis Mantzaris 3 3 0
SF 16 Kostas Papanikolaou 4 12 2
PF 15 Georgios Printezis 10 4 1
C 11 Nikola Milutinov 17 8 0
Reserves:
C 1 Jamel McLean 10 2 0
PF 6 Ioannis Papapetrou 5 2 1
SG 13 Jānis Strēlnieks 14 1 3
PG 22 Brian Roberts 0 0 0
C 31 Georgios Bogris DNP
PF 33 Kyle Wiltjer 0 0 0
SF 34 Hollis Thompson 0 0 0
Head coach:
Ioannis Sfairopoulos
Olympiacos
AEK
2018 Greek Cup champions
AEK
4th title
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 2 Mike Green 6 5 7
SG 12 Giannoulis Larentzakis 6 0 3
SF 3 Manny Harris 17 4 1
PF 1 Delroy James 11 3 2
C 32 Vince Hunter 15 3 0
Reserves:
PG 0 Kevin Punter 14 3 2
PG 4 Vassilis Xanthopoulos 3 1 1
PF 5 Dušan Šakota 8 4 1
SF 8 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 0 2 1
SF 9 Edin Atić DNP
C 22 Dimitrios Mavroeidis 4 2 0
C 24 Vassilis Kavvadas 4 4 0
Head coach:
Dragan Šakota

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Player Team
Manny Harris[2]AEK

Finals Top Scorer
Player Team
Vassilis SpanoulisOlympiacos

References
  1. "Κύπελλο Ανδρών 2017–2018 [Men's Cup 2017–2018]". Basket.gr.
  2. Georgakopoulos, George (February 17, 2018). "AEK breaks Greek duopoly to win the Cup". Ekathimerini.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
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