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.[1][2][3] The cup competition started on 13 September 2017, and ended 17 February 2018. AEK won the competition.[4][5][6]
| 2017–18 Greek Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Duration | 13 September 2017 – 17 February 2018 |
| Number of teams | 62 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Manny Harris |
| Finals | |
| Champions | AEK (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Olympiacos |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
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
| Score |
|---|
| 91 – 80 |
| 73 – 65 |
| 66 – 68 |
| 85 – 71 |
| 79 – 74 |
| 72 – 77 |
| 54 – 48 |
| 61 – 64 |
| 82 – 58 |
| 0 – 20 |
| 55 – 63 |
| 44 – 58 |
| 81 – 60 |
| 70 – 66 |
| 70 – 56 |
| 81 – 90 |
Note: Pierikos Archelaos decided to forfeit their game against Charilaos Trikoupis.
Round 2
Saturday 2017-09-16
| Score |
|---|
| 109 – 56 |
| 71 – 94 |
| 59 – 75 |
| 64 – 62 |
| 65 – 84 |
| 68 – 73 |
| 84 - 69 |
| 55 – 70 |
| 83 – 81 |
| 89 – 63 |
| 64 – 75 |
| 71 – 64 |
| 57 – 81 |
| 72 – 88 |
| 55 – 62 |
| 69 – 71 |
Round 3
Wednesday 2017-09-20
| Score |
|---|
| 95 – 62 |
| 67 – 64 |
| 59 – 76 |
| 62 – 74 |
| 75 – 60 |
| 78 – 82 |
| 69 – 83 |
| 50 – 79 |
Phase 2
Round 1
Saturday 2017-09-23
| Score |
|---|
| 79 – 66 |
| 79 – 86 |
| 55 – 83 |
| 73 – 86 |
| 70 – 66 |
| 81 – 76 |
| 61 – 99 |
| 65 – 72 |
Round 2
Wednesday 2017-09-27
| Σκορ |
|---|
| 83 – 79 |
| 53 – 66 |
| 92 – 80 |
| 43 – 81 |
Round 3
| Score |
|---|
| 70 – 82 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Aris | 70 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 63 | |||||||||
| Aris | 49 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 56 | |||||||||
| Faros Larissas | 67 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 97 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 83 | |||||||||
| AEK | 88 | |||||||||
| AEK | 97 | |||||||||
| Rethymno Cretan Kings | 62 | |||||||||
| AEK | 73 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos Superfoods | 69 | |||||||||
| Kolossos H Hotels | 54 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos Superfoods | 84 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
| 5 November 2017 Semifinal | Aris | 49–56 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall | ||||
| 5 November 2017 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 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 | |
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Awards
Most Valuable Player
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Manny Harris | AEK |
Finals Top Scorer
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
 Vassilis Spanoulis | Olympiacos |
References
External links
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League English website (in English)