Eurobasket.com All-Greek League Awards 2007-08 - Jun 10, 2008
Player of the Year - Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76) of Panathinaikos Athens Guard of the Year - Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76) of Panathinaikos Athens Forward of the Year -Jarod Stevenson (200-F-75) of Costa Cafe Marousi Center of the Year - Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus Most Improved Player of the Year - Dusan Sakota (209-F-86) of Panionios ON Telecoms Athens Bosman Player of the Year - Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76) of Panathinaikos Athens Import Player of the Year - Ibrahim Jaaber (188-G-84) of Egaleo AO Domestic Player of the Year - Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus Defensive Player of the Year - Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus Coach of the Year - Soulis Markopoulos of Costa Cafe Marousi 1st Team Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76) of Panathinaikos Athens Ibrahim Jaaber (188-G-84) of Egaleo AO Jarod Stevenson (200-F-75) of Costa Cafe Marousi Jeremiah Massey (202-F-82) of Aris Thessaloniki Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus 2nd Team Branko Milisavljevic (193-G-76) of Costa Cafe Marousi Lynn Greer (186-G-79) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus Qyntel Woods (204-F/G-81) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus K'Zell Wesson (201-F/C-77) of AEK Athens Michael Batiste (203-F-77) of Panathinaikos Athens Honorable Mention Billy Keys (188-G-77) of Costa Cafe Marousi Anthony Grundy (189-G-79) of Panellinios Athens Dusan Sakota (209-F-86) of Panionios ON Telecoms Athens Kostas Kaimakoglou (206-C/F-83) of Costa Cafe Marousi Ian Vouyoukas (212-C/F-85) of Ago Rethimno Almeco All-Imports Team Ibrahim Jaaber (188-G-84) of Egaleo AO Lynn Greer (186-G-79) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus Jarod Stevenson (200-F-75) of Costa Cafe Marousi K'Zell Wesson (201-F/C-77) of AEK Athens Michael Batiste (203-F-77) of Panathinaikos Athens All-Domestic Players Team Vasilis Spanoulis (193-G-82) of Panathinaikos Athens Dimitris Diamantidis (196-G-80) of Panathinaikos Athens Panagotis Vasilopoulos (202-F-84) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus Kostas Tsartsaris (210-F-79) of Panathinaikos Athens Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus All-Bosmans Team Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76) of Panathinaikos Athens Branko Milisavljevic (193-G-76) of Costa Cafe Marousi Ivan Zoroski (195-G-79) of Panionios ON Telecoms Athens Amara Sy (202-F-81) of AEK Athens Jeremiah Massey (202-F-82) of Aris Thessaloniki All-Defensive Team Vasilis Xanthopoulos (188-G-84) of Panionios ON Telecoms Athens Dimitris Diamantidis (196-G-80) of Panathinaikos Athens Amara Sy (202-F-81) of AEK Athens K'Zell Wesson (201-F/C-77) of AEK Athens Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) of Olympiakos S.F.P. Pireus Panathinaikos won the Greek Championship 2008! Panathinaikos succeeded to win his 10th title in the last 11 years after beating his rival, team of Olympiakos 90-76 in a game which just finished. The quarters were: 19-14, 39-34, 65-60, 90-76, and Panathinaikos proved once more that upon difficulties the great players are showing their gats, Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76, college: Maryland) with his 18 points, 4 assists, and 2 block shots, Michael Batiste (203-F-77, college: Arizona St.) with his 18 points and 6 rebounds, Vasilis Spanoulis (193-G-82) with his 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Dimitris Diamantidis (196-G-80) with his 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 1 block shot and Kostas Tsartsaris (210-F-79) with his 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists were excelent in the last and most crucial game of the seazon in compare with the 'blocked' Greek players of Olympiakos and especially, Giorgos Printezis (4 points and 1 rebound), Panagotis Vasilopoulos (4 points and 5 rebounds), Iakovos Tsakalidis (0 points and 1 rebound) and Schortsianitis (4 points and 0 rebounds) couldn;t stand a chance against Obradovic's team and proved to be very weak for OAKA and for such situation and importance, games. Panagiotis Yiannakis made his best but his best wasn't enough against a team which its memebrs playing together for more than 3 years. Obradovic's fourth consecutive double is a fact and Panathinaikos has now broke the record which Aris had in 80's. For the 3rd and 4th position, Panionios made the total recall and won a position in the Euroleague after 12 years! The final result was 88-74. (More details in a tomorrows edition) Panathinaikos won the Hellenic cup for fourth consecutive time! Tsartsaris is back! No wonders why Zeljko Obradovic stated that one of the main reasons which Panathinaikos disqualified from Euroleague it was the absence of their super power forward Kostas Tsartsaris (210-F-79). The amazing Greek forward proved his coach's statement last night when Panathinaikos defeated Olympiacos at Ellinikon Olympic Hall 81-79 to win the Greek Cup for fourth straight time. Kostas Tsartsaris, was named MVP of the Greek Cup final for the third straight year, had 14 points and 5 boards for the Greens. The Greens, who bounced back after their shocking elimination from the Euroleague Quarterfinal Playoffs to show that they are still the team to beat in Greece. Panathinaikos took the an early lead in last night's thrilling game, but Olympiacos stayed competitive. By the end of the first half, the Greens led 30-34 and in the third period, both teams found their rhythm as the excitement grew. Tsartsaris sank a big three at the beginning of the fourth quarter for a 13-point Panathinaikos lead, 50-63. But Greer, who went scoreless in the first half, caught fire and led Olympiacos on an impressive comeback. With 1:10 to go, Spanoulis hit another three-pointer to make it 70-75, but the Reds already received Panagiotis Giannakis passion and spirit. Thirty seconds before the end Dimitris Diamantidis's free throws gave his team a 5-point lead, but Olympiacos used its fouls to stay alive. With 12 seconds to go, Greer made one for two free throws, grabbed the offensive rebound and tied the game at 78-78. Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76, college: Maryland) posted 2 free throws at the other end for a 78-80 advantage, then Greer went to the foul line, but scored only one, 79-80 and Winston sealed the victory for his team with a free throw. It is worth mentioning the fact that Olympiakos dashed down 10 rebounds more than the permanent champions (48-38) and shot much better from the parameter with 22/27 free throws 15/24 two's and 9/18 three's with Panathinaikos having 15/23 free throws, 9/21 two's and 16/30 three's. Panathinaikos was much better in the assists as the Greens overcome their opponents with 16 to 9. The protagonists of the Cup Final Other than the MVP, Kostas Tsartsaris, Panathinaikos, shot 16 for 30 from downtown got 20 points and 7 assists from Vasilis Spanoulis (193-G-82), while 11 points and a key free throw in the closing seconds from Kennedy Winston (198-F-84, college: Alabama). Olympiacos's Lynn Greer (186-G-79, college: Temple) bagged 28 points dished 5 assists, but missed some critical free throws down the stretch. Panagotis Vasilopoulos (202-F-84) added 15 points, Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds and Marc Jackson (206-C/F-75, college: Temple) had 10 points. Pfizer Greek All Star Game 2008
Greek Stars: Dimitris Diamantidis (196-G-80) of Panathinaikos Vasilis Spanoulis (193-G-82) of Panathinaikos Stratos Perperoglou (203-G-84) of Panathinaikos Kostas Tsartsaris (210-F-79) of Panathinaikos Dimos Dikoudis (207-F/C-77) of Panathinaikos Costas Vasiliadis (200-G/F-84) of Olympiakos Panagotis Vasilopoulos (202-F-84) of Olympiakos Giorgos Printezis (206-F-85) of Olympiakos Ioannis Bourousis (212-C-83) of Olympiakos Dimitris Tsaldaris (196-F-80) of Aris Georgios Tsiaras (207-C/F-82) of Olympia Larissa Giannis Giannoulis (207-C-76) of Panionios Coaches: Panagiotis Giannakis of Olympiakos Thanasis Skourthopoulos of Egaleo Rest of the World: Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-G-76, college: Maryland) of Panathinaikos Michael Batiste (203-F-77, college: Arizona St.) Of Panathinaikos Kennedy Winston (198-F-84, college: Alabama) of Panathinaikos Lynn Greer (186-G-79, college: Temple) (Olympiakos) Qyntel Woods (204-F/G-81, college: N.Mississippi JC) of Olympiakos Amara Sy (202-F-81) of AEK Jeremiah Massey (202-F-82, college: Kansas St.) of Aris Bracey Wright (191-G-84, college: Indiana) of Aris Brad Newley (199-G-85) of Panionios Anthony Grundy (189-G-79, college: N.Carolina St.) of Panellinios Tadas Klimavicius (204-F-82) of AEL Billy Keys (188-G-77, college: N.Mexico St.) of AEL Coaches: Zeljko Obradovic of Panathinaikos Gordon Herbert of Aris 3-Point Contest: Costas Vasiliadis of Olympiakos Dimitris Tsaldaris of Aris Dusan Sakota (209-F-86) of Panionios Brad Newley of Panionios Nikos Kaklamanos (189-G-81) of Trikala + Rookie 3P Champion Dunk Contest: Jeremiah Massey of Aris Qyntel Woods of Olympiakos Kennedy Winston of Panathinaikos Amara Sy of AEK Giorgos Printezis of Olympiakos Vangelis Margaritis (202-F/C-82) of Peristeri Rookies South: Aris Tatarounis (192-G-89) of Panathinaikos Vladimir Jankovic (208-F-90) of Panionios Alexandros Sigounas (200-F/G-88) of Panionios Dimitris Katiakos (205-F-87) of Panionios Nikolaos Pappas (194-G-90) (194-G-90) of Panellinios Stavros Toutziarakis (207-C-87) of Maroussi Petros Noeas (203-F-87) of Marousi Epameinondas Papantoniou (185-G-90) of Maroussi Marios Matalon (188-G-89, college: Wyoming) of Kolossos Rhodes Simeon Ioakeimidis (197-G-89) of Olympiada Patras Giorgos Theodorakos (199-F-88) of Olympiada Patras Dionysos Georgiopoulos of Amaliada Coaches: Dimitris Itoudis of Panathinaikos Chris Hugaz of Panionios Rookies North: Michail Tsairelis (206-F/C-88) of Aris Dimitris Karadolamis (204-F-87) of Aris Gaios Skordilis (206-C-87) of Aris Konstantinos Papanikolaou (203-F/G-90) of Aris Dimitris Verginis (194-G-87) of PAOK Charalampos Giannopoulos (201-F-89) of PAOK Giannis Vasileiou (194-G-87) of PAOK Karolos Galazaulas (193-G-88) of PAOK Georgios Trihopoulos (184-G-87) of Olympia Larissa Giannis Karavasanis (192-G-88) of Olympia Larissa Nikolaos Theodorakos (201-F-89) of Olympia Larissa Grigoris Trifonopoulos of Krestena Coaches: Giannis Sferopoulos of Olympiakos Dimitris Priftis of AEK Rookie 3-Point Contest: Nikolaos Theodorakos of Olympia Larissa Nikolaos Pappas of Panellinios Vladimir Jankovic of Panionios Dimitris Karadolamis of Aris Karolos Galazaulas of PAOK Dimitris Verginis of PAOK Spyros Moschonas of Lechaina |
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