Elite League (2020-2021)
The league changed its name from EKO Basket League to Elite League (Elite League) in 2020
The league changed its name from Elite League to Stoiximan Basketball League in 2021
The league changed its name from Elite League to Stoiximan Basketball League in 2021
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A2 Stage Two Standings
Places 1-8
Places 9-14
Player of the Week  Apollon P. A2 Stage One Standings
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 A2 Round 7 (Second Stage): Apollon P. defeats Olympiacos B to clinch the title (Photo: Facebook)
Arrived: Nikos Liakopoulos (Hellenic Coin Ionikos Basketball Aigaleo), Dimitris Charitopoulos (Ifaistos Lemnou), Anastasios Antonakis (Charilaos Trikoupis Mesologiou), Filippos Kalogiannidis (Kolossos H Hotels), Georgios Angelou (AO Dafni Dafniou), Stelios Poulianitis (Kolossos H Hotels), Georgios Diamantakos (Ifaistos Lemnou), Nikolaos Chouchoumis (ASA Koroivos Amaliadas), Dimitris Kourepis (Rethymno Cretan Kings ), Dimitris Geromichalos (SAAK Anatolia College Thessaloniki), Panagiotis Daramouskas (Promitheas Patras U16 team)
Left: Nikos Liakopoulos (AOF Porfyras), Dimitris Charitopoulos (Aris Thessaloniki), Fanis Koumpouras (Oiakas Napfliou), Filippos Kalogiannidis (MGS Gefyra), Nikolaos Chouchoumis (AOK Chania), Dimitris Kourepis (ASA Koroivos Amaliadas), Dimitris Geromichalos (AO Tritonas Sepolion Athens), Kostas Kadras (Olympiacos Piraeus II)
Played mostly for the youth team: Fotis Papafotiou, Nikolaos Grafopanagiotis, Georgios Kogionis, Nikolaos Kanelakis
Average Height: 197.7 cm (6'5.9'')
Average Age: 22.8
Eurobasket.com All-Greek A2 Awards 2021 - Jul 4, 2021 Player of the Year:  Orfeas Stasinos (183-PG-88) of MarousiGuard of the Year: Fotios Zoumpos (194-SG-93) of Apollon P.Forward of the Year: Giannis Molfetas (194-G/F-92) of Apollon P.Co-Center of the Year: Georgios Diamantakos (215-C-95) of Apollon P.Co-Center of the Year: Petros Melissaratos (205-C-93) of Olympiacos BMost Improved Player of the Year: Nikos Paparegkas (200-SF-94) of KarditsasNewcomer of the Year: Giorgos Arnokouros (202-C/F-00) of MarousiRookie of the Year: Periklis Mataliotakis (190-G-03) of PagratiDefensive Player of the Year: Theodoros Tsiloulis (193-G-93) of EleftheroupoliOffensive Player of the Year: Yannis Gagaloudis (192-G-78) of MarousiCoach of the Year: Nikos Vetoulas of Apollon P.
1st Team Orfeas Stasinos (183-PG-88) of Marousi Fotios Zoumpos (194-SG-93) of Apollon P. Giannis Molfetas (194-G/F-92) of Apollon P. Yannis Gagaloudis (192-G-78) of Marousi Georgios Diamantakos (215-C-95) of Apollon P.
2nd Team Giannis Dimakos (192-G-94) of Eleftheroupoli Alexandros Nikolaidis (190-G-02) of Olympiacos Nikos Paparegkas (200-SF-94) of Karditsas Giorgos Arnokouros (202-C/F-00) of Marousi Petros Melissaratos (205-C-93) of Olympiacos B
3rd Team Efstathios Papadionysiou (196-F/G-92) of Olympiacos B Thomas Nikou (185-PG-80) of Eleftheroupoli Theodoros Tsiloulis (193-G-93) of Eleftheroupoli Periklis Mataliotakis (190-G-03) of Pagrati Panagiotis Filippakos (203-C/F-94) of PanerythraikosAll-Defensive Team Theodoros Tsiloulis (193-G-93) of Eleftheroupoli Petros Melissaratos (205-C-93) of Olympiacos B Orfeas Stasinos (183-PG-88) of Marousi Vassilis Christidis (200-F-98) of Olympiacos Periklis Mataliotakis (190-G-03) of PagratiAll-Offensive Team Yannis Gagaloudis (192-G-78) of Marousi Giannis Dimakos (192-G-94) of Eleftheroupoli Orfeas Stasinos (183-PG-88) of Marousi Panagiotis Filippakos (203-C/F-94) of Panerythraikos Alexis Kiritsis (198-G-82) of PsychikoHonorable Mention Nikos Kaklamanos (189-G-81) of Karditsas Anastasios Antonakis (205-F/C-92) of Apollon P. Christos Skandalos (187-PG-95) of Panerythraikos Fanis Koumpouras (185-PG-83) of Napfliou Luca Apollonio (182-PG-95) of Orzinuovi Leonidas Zoupas (185-PG-82) of Amyntas D. Yaser Saleh (195-F/G-98) of Amyntas D. Kostas Koufopoulos (187-G-99) of Pagrati Andriano Topalis (190-G-94) of Amyntas D. Athanasios Tsoukas (188-PG-01) of KarditsasA2 Round 7 (Second Stage): Apollon P. defeats Olympiacos B to clinch the title - Jun 24, 2021 The Second Stage in A2 just ended. Here is the last round review presented by ESL. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Olympiacos B (5-2) in Patra on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Apollon P. (5-2) 70-63. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Olympiacos B. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Apollon P. made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Olympiacos B 43-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. 25 personal fouls committed by Olympiacos B helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of center Georgios Diamantakos (215-95, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. Fotios Zoumpos (194-93) contributed with 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Alexandros Nikolaidis (190-2) answered with 19 points and 5 assists for Olympiacos B. Olympiacos B's coach Dimitrios Tsaldaris rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Apollon P. keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Eleftheroupoli and Olympiacos B. Important game to mention about took place in New Eritrea. Sixth ranked Panerythraikos (3-4) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 8th ranked Amyntas D. (1-6) 79-76 on Wednesday evening. It was a great evening for point guard Christos Skandalos (187-95, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Konstantinos Kampouridis helped adding 14 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side power forward Panagiotis Koukounias (201-88) responded with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Panerythraikos moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Karditsas. Amyntas D. at the other side keeps the eighth position with six games lost. Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Athens: Marousi (#4) and Pagrati (#7). Pagrati was defeated at home 68-72 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It was an exceptional evening for Yannis Gagaloudis who led the winners and scored 18 points and 6 assists. Giannis Gavasiadis came up with 21 points for Pagrati in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted Marousi maintains fourth place with 4-3 record. Pagrati lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with five games lost. In the last game of round 7 Eleftheroupoli beat Karditsas on the road 65-55.
Apollon P. - Olympiacos B 70-63 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Olympiacos B (5-2) in Patra on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Apollon P. (5-2) 70-63. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Olympiacos B. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Apollon P. made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Olympiacos B 43-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. 25 personal fouls committed by Olympiacos B helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of center Georgios Diamantakos (215-95, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. Fotios Zoumpos (194-93) contributed with 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Alexandros Nikolaidis (190-2) answered with 19 points and 5 assists and center Petros Melissaratos (205-93, agency: Network Sports International) added 14 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Olympiacos B. Olympiacos B's coach Dimitrios Tsaldaris rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Apollon P. keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Eleftheroupoli and Olympiacos B. Top scorers: Olympiacos B: N.Alexandros 19+4reb+5ast, P.Melissaratos 14+7reb+2ast, A.Tsochlas 11+4reb+1ast, V.Christidis 9+4reb, E.Papadionysiou 3+4reb+2ast, D.Skoulidas 3+4reb+3ast Apollon P.: G.Diamantakos 24+10reb+1ast, F.Zoumpos 16+8reb+3ast, N.Tsiakmas 9+2reb+5ast, G.Angelou 8+5reb+2ast, A.Antonakis 6+12reb+1ast, S.Poulianitis 4+3reb+2ast Karditsas - Eleftheroupoli 55-65 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Eleftheroupoli (5-2) beat on the road 5th ranked Karditsas (3-4) 65-55 on Wednesday. It was an exceptional evening for power forward Andreas Tsoumanis (202-1) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Power forward Stelios Halaris (207-93) accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Four Eleftheroupoli players scored in double figures. Eleftheroupoli's coach Kyriakos Papadopoulos used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Giannis Vavatsikos (201-90) came up with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and naturalized American forward Vasileios Makris (203-92, college: Sioux Falls) added 8 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Karditsas in the defeat. Eleftheroupoli have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Apollon P. and Olympiacos B. Karditsas lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with Panerythraikos. Top scorers: Karditsas: G.Vavatsikos 15+5reb+4ast, A.Tsoukas 10+5reb+1ast, V.Makris 8+12reb+1ast, N.Paparegkas 7+4reb+2ast, A.Grekas 6+1reb+2ast, M.Giorgos 5 Eleftheroupoli: S.Halaris 13+9reb, G.Dimakos 13+2reb+3ast, A.Tsoumanis 12+11reb+2ast, T.Tsiloulis 10+2reb+4ast, T.Nikou 6+7reb+5ast, A.Raptis 6+5reb Pagrati - Marousi 68-72 Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Athens: Marousi (#4) and Pagrati (#7). Pagrati was defeated at home 68-72 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It was an exceptional evening for guard Yannis Gagaloudis (192-78) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 6 assists. Point guard Orfeas Stasinos (183-88) accounted for 8 points and 8 assists for the winning side. Giannis Gavasiadis (205-94) came up with 21 points and guard Aggelos Oikonomopoulos (189-0) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Pagrati in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted Marousi maintains fourth place with 4-3 record. Pagrati lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with five games lost. Top scorers: Pagrati: G.Gavasiadis 21+4reb, O.Aggelos 14+5reb+4ast, C.Xidis 11+4reb+1ast, M.Matalliotakis 8+7reb+5ast, T.Onasoglou 6+3reb+1ast, I.Karamalegkos 3+4reb+1ast Marousi: Y.Gagaloudis 18+2reb+6ast, E.Chatzidakis 13+2reb, P.Alexandros 11+3reb+1ast, O.Stasinos 8+4reb+8ast, A.Giorgos 8+5reb, T.Theodoros 5+2reb Panerythraikos - Amyntas D. 79-76 Important game to mention about took place in New Eritrea. Sixth ranked Panerythraikos (3-4) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 8th ranked Amyntas D. (1-6) 79-76 on Wednesday evening. Amyntas D. was plagued by 29 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for point guard Christos Skandalos (187-95, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Power forward Konstantinos Kampouridis (204-99) helped adding 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Panerythraikos players scored in double figures. At the losing side power forward Panagiotis Koukounias (201-88) responded with 20 points and 9 rebounds and swingman Thodoris Vardianos (192-78) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Panerythraikos moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Karditsas. Amyntas D. at the other side keeps the eighth position with six games lost. Top scorers: Amyntas D.: P.Koukounias 20+9reb+2ast, T.Vardianos 14+5reb+1ast, Y.Saleh 12+4reb+2ast, O.Bellis Kostas 9+6reb+4ast, L.Zoupas 8+1reb+4ast, K.Tagaris 6 Panerythraikos: C.Skandalos 18+4reb+8ast, P.Filippakos 15+6reb+1ast, K.Kampouridis 14+7reb+3ast, P.Stathis 11+4reb+2ast, T.Ntouzidis 7+1ast, F.Parapouras 5+1reb A2 Round 1 of Finals. Olympiacos gain A1 promotion - Jul 1, 2021 Olympiacos B - Marousi 93-87 Olympiacos B secured A1 promotion. They beat Marousi in the playoffs Finals to sweep the series. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 29-23. But Marousi won second period 21-16. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Olympiacos B won last quarter 27-23. They made 33-of-37 free shots (89.2 percent) during the game, while Marousi only scored fifteen points from the stripe. 30 personal fouls committed by Marousi helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Point guard Apollonas Tsochlas (189-83) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 assists for the winners and guard Alexandros Nikolaidis (190-2) chipped in 22 points. At the losing side point guard Orfeas Stasinos (183-88) responded with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and center Emmanouil Chatzidakis (205-0) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Olympiacos B: N.Alexandros 22+3reb+2ast, A.Tsochlas 18+1reb+10ast, E.Papadionysiou 17+6reb+1ast, V.Christidis 13+10reb+1ast, D.Skoulidas 10+4reb+3ast, M.Ilias 6+2reb Marousi: O.Stasinos 20+6reb+9ast, P.Xydas 18+4ast, E.Chatzidakis 16+7reb, G.Papageorgopoulos 11+5reb+1ast, Y.Gagaloudis 11+2reb+7ast, T.Theodoros 6+3reb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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