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Aris B.C.
2016–17 season
Head coachDimitrios Priftis
Greek Basket League4th (4th in Regular Season)
Greek CupFinalist
Champions LeagueRound of 16
← 2015–162017–18 →

The 2016–17 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season was the 63rd appearance in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for Aris Thessaloniki. The team also competed in the Greek Basketball Cup, where they lost in the final from Panathinaikos Superfoods in Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, and in the Basketball Champions League.

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Greek Basket League (Regular Season) 26 15 0 11 1,972 1,863 +109 057.69
Greek Basket League (Playoffs) 8 2 0 6 568 639 −71 025.00
Greek Basketball Cup 3 2 0 1 234 206 +28 066.67
Basketball Champions League (Regular Season) 14 8 0 6 1,078 992 +86 057.14
Basketball Champions League (Playoffs) 4 1 1 2 275 281 −6 025.00
Total 55 28 1 26 4,127 3,981 +146 050.91

Last updated: 3 June 2017
Source: Competitions

Roster

# Position Player Height Born
0 C/PF United States Justin Jackson 2.05 m (6 ft 8.75 in) 13 October 1990
1 PG United States Antwan Scott 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 February 1992
4 PG Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 April 1984
5 SG/SF Greece Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 2 January 1999
7 PG/SG Greece Dimitris Flionis 1.90 m (6 ft 2.75 in) 8 April 1997
9 PF/C Greece Michalis Tsairelis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 23 February 1988
12 PG United States Will Cummings 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7 October 1992
13 SG/SF Greece Theodoros Zaras 1.97 m (6 ft 5.75 in) 12 August 1987
14 PF/C Greece Vassilis Christidis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 10 July 1998
16 SG/SF Greece Spyros Mourtos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 5 December 1990
17 PF/C Greece Vassilis Symtsak 2.07 m (6 ft 9.5 in) 3 March 1981
28 SF Greece Vlado Janković 2.02 m (6 ft 7.5 in) 3 March 1990
31 SF/PF Georgia (country) Viktor Sanikidze 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 1 April 1986
33 C Greece Vassilis Kavvadas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 December 1991
34 PF Serbia Tadija Dragićević 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 January 1986

Roster changes

In

Position # Player Moving from
PF 34 Serbia Tadija Dragićević Montenegro Budućnost Voli
SF 28 Greece Vlado Janković Spain Valencia
C 0 United States Justin Jackson Poland Czarni Słupsk
PG/SG 22 United States Jamon Gordon Free Agent
SG 1 United States Antwan Scott Netherlands Den Bosch Basketball

Out

Position # Player Moving to
PG/SG 5 Greece Stelios Poulianitis Greece Trikala Aries
SG/SF 1 United States Devyn Marble Italy Aquila Basket Trento
PF/C 20 United States Eric Buckner Turkey Büyükçekmece Basketbol
PG/SG 22 United States Jamon Gordon Free Agent
PG/SG 11 United States Michael Jenkins Italy Pistoia Basket 2000

Competitions

Greek Basket League

Main article: 2016–17 Greek Basket League

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos 26 25 1 2096 1650 +446 51 Qualification to Semifinals
2 Panathinaikos Superfoods 26 25 1 2206 1706 +500 51
3 AEK Athens 26 19 7 2055 1834 +221 45 Qualification to Quarterfinals
4 Aris Thessaliniki 26 15 11 1972 1863 +109 41
5 PAOK 26 14 12 1972 2009 −37 40 Qualification to First Round
6 Rethymno Cretan Kings 26 13 13 1953 2008 −55 39
7 Kolossos H Hotels 26 13 13 1866 1887 −21 39
8 Lavrio DHI 26 11 15 1894 1956 −62 37
9 Promitheas Patras 26 10 16 1857 1930 −73 36
10 Trikala Aries 26 10 16 1817 1959 −142 36
11 Koroivos 26 8 18 1881 2154 −273 34
12 Kymis Seajets 26 8 18 1821 2022 −201 34
13 Apollon Patras Carna 26 7 19 1799 1959 −160 33 Relegation to Greek A2 League
14 Doxa Lefkadas 26 4 22 1780 2032 −252 30
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2017. Source: ESAKE
Matches

  Win   Loss

Aris Thessaloniki v Aries Trikala BC
8 October 2016 1 Aris Thessaloniki 75–65 Aries Trikala BC Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 20–14, 20–13, 10–23
Pts: Devyn Marble 17
Rebs: Eric Buckner 8
Asts: Will Cummings 5 		Pts: Kelsey Barlow 16
Rebs: David Haughton, Gilvydas Biruta 8
Asts: (8 players) 1 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Rethymno Cretan Kings BC v Aris Thessaloniki
15 October 2016 2 Rethymno Cretan Kings BC 69–60 Aris Thessaloniki Rethymno
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 16–13, 20–10, 19–16
Pts: Gary Talton 16
Rebs: Charis Giannopoulos, Roeland Schaftenaar 8
Asts: Gary Talton 5 		Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas 18
Rebs: Eric Buckner 6
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Arena: Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v P.A.O.K. BC
22 October 2016 3 Aris Thessaloniki 62–66 P.A.O.K. BC Thessaloniki
19:15 Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 14–17, 11–15, 19–18
Pts: Will Cummings 13
Rebs: Will Cummings, Tadija Dragićević 6
Asts: Will Cummings 4 		Pts: Darryl Bryant 14
Rebs: Linos Chrysikopoulos, Žanis Peiners 7
Asts: Darryl Bryant, Nenad Miljenović 3 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Promitheas Patras B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
29 October 2016 4 Promitheas Patras B.C. 79–89 Aris Thessaloniki Patras
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 16–24, 18–20, 22–26
Pts: McKenzie Moore 19
Rebs: Mouhammad Faye 6
Asts: McKenzie Moore 5 		Pts: Michael Jenkins 29
Rebs: Michael Jenkins 8
Asts: Michael Jenkins, Will Cummings 4 		Arena: Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Aris Thessaloniki v Olympiacos B.C.
7 November 2016 5 Aris Thessaloniki 63–70 Olympiacos B.C. Thessaloniki
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 14–23, 17–14, 12–12
Pts: Tadija Dragićević 18
Rebs: Tadija Dragićević 8
Asts: Devyn Marble 5 		Pts: Vassilis Spanoulis 13
Rebs: Khem Birch 12
Asts: Vassilis Spanoulis 11 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Koroivos B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
12 November 2016 6 Koroivos B.C. 94–990(OT) Aris Thessaloniki Amaliada
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 34–14, 17–23, 16–21, 9–18, Overtime: 18-23
Pts: Ken Brown 27
Rebs: Toddrick Gotcher, Kenny Hall 8
Asts: Ken Brown 7 		Pts: Devyn Marble 28
Rebs: Devyn Marble 10
Asts: Will Cummings 7 		Arena: Amaliada Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v Panathinaikos B.C.
21 November 2016 7 Aris Thessaloniki 59–71 Panathinaikos B.C. Thessaloniki
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 14–19, 17–15, 14–20
Pts: Will Cummings 17
Rebs: Will Cummings 8
Asts: (3 players) 4 		Pts: Chris Singleton 13
Rebs: Ioannis Bourousis 13
Asts: Nick Calathes 9 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Doxa Lefkadas B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
26 November 2016 8 Doxa Lefkadas B.C. 69–79 Aris Thessaloniki Lefkada
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 14–24, 22–20, 19–14
Pts: Melsahn Basabe 19
Rebs: Melsahn Basabe 10
Asts: Dimitrios Tsaldaris 5 		Pts: Michael Jenkins, Will Cummings 19
Rebs: Eric Buckner 9
Asts: Michael Jenkins 4 		Arena: Lefkada Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v Kolossos Rodou B.C.
3 December 2016 9 Aris Thessaloniki 84–60 Kolossos Rodou B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 27–13, 21–8, 16–21
Pts: Tadija Dragićević 21
Rebs: Devyn Marble 6
Asts: Michael Jenkins, Vassilis Xanthopoulos 3 		Pts: Trevor Releford 16
Rebs: Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 8
Asts: Trevor Releford, Roope Ahonen 2 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v Kymis B.C.
10 December 2016 10 Aris Thessaloniki 85–72 Kymis B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 23–18, 22–18, 15–22
Pts: Tadija Dragićević 21
Rebs: Tadija Dragićević 8
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Pts: Stavros Toutziarakis 15
Rebs: Stavros Toutziarakis 12
Asts: Dimitrios Stamati 4 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Apollon Patras B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
17 December 2016 11 Apollon Patras B.C. 64–79 Aris Thessaloniki Patras
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 7–16, 26–21, 20–18
Pts: Anthony Hickey 16
Rebs: Edin Bavčić, Ioannis Kouzeloglou 6
Asts: Edin Bavčić, Michael Cobbins 3 		Pts: Tadija Dragićević 17
Rebs: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 6
Asts: (3 players) 4 		Arena: Apollon Patras Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v Lavrio B.C.
26 December 2016 12 Aris Thessaloniki 98–77 Lavrio B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 26–16, 22–24, 26–18
Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas 20
Rebs: Vassilis Symtsak 9
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Pts: Demarius Bolds 15
Rebs: D.J. Shelton 4
Asts: Christoforos Stefanidis 10 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
AEK B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
7 January 2017 13 AEK B.C. 81–61 Aris Thessaloniki Athens
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 24–16, 16–12, 18–13
Pts: Michael Dixon 19
Rebs: Dimitrios Mavroeidis 9
Asts: Roko Ukić, Nikola Ivanović 5 		Pts: Will Cummings 14
Rebs: Will Cummings, Tadija Dragićević 7
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
Trikala Aries B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
21 January 2017 14 Trikala Aries B.C. 78–62 Aris Thessaloniki Trikala
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 22–11, 22–17, 18–20
Pts: Kelsey Barlow 18
Rebs: Gilvydas Biruta 9
Asts: Kelsey Barlow 4 		Pts: Tadija Dragićević 16
Rebs: Vassilis Symtsak 8
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Arena: Trikala Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C.
28 January 2017 15 Aris Thessaloniki 98–50 Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–6, 23–20, 29–14, 23–10
Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas 18
Rebs: Vassilis Kavvadas 5
Asts: Tadija Dragićević 7 		Pts: Robert Arnold 11
Rebs: Dejan Kravić 6
Asts: Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 4 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
P.A.O.K. BC v Aris Thessaloniki
4 February 2017 16 P.A.O.K. BC 62–58 Aris Thessaloniki Thessaloniki
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 17-21, 12-15, 15-9, 18-13
Pts: Vangelis Margaritis 15
Rebs: Keith Clanton 15
Asts: (3 players) 2 		Pts: Michael Jenkins 12
Rebs: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5
Asts: Will Cummings 3 		Arena: P.A.O.K. Sports Arena
Aris Thessaloniki v Promitheas Patras B.C.
11 February 2017 17 Aris Thessaloniki 80–64 Promitheas Patras B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 19-18, 21-9, 17-19, 23-18
Pts: Will Cummings 16
Rebs: Justin Jackson 7
Asts: Justin Jackson 3 		Pts: Jerel Blassingame 15
Rebs: (3 players) 5
Asts: Nikos Gikas 3 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Olympiacos B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
15 February 2017 18 Olympiacos B.C. 69–55 Aris Thessaloniki Piraeus
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20-9, 20-12, 14-20, 15-14
Pts: Erick Green 14
Rebs: Khem Birch 6
Asts: Vangelis Mantzaris 4 		Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas 13
Rebs: Vlado Janković 8
Asts: Vlado Janković 4 		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Aris Thessaloniki v Koroivos B.C.
25 February 2017 19 Aris Thessaloniki 100–79 Koroivos B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 23-19, 22-25, 28-19, 27-16
Pts: Vlado Janković 21
Rebs: Justin Jackson
Asts: Will Cummings 5 		Pts: Markel Starks 21
Rebs: Giannis Sachpatzidis 8
Asts: Markel Starks 5 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Panathinaikos B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
5 March 2017 20 Panathinaikos B.C. 70–54 Aris Thessaloniki Athens
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 24-10, 9-13, 17-11
Pts: Mike James 19
Rebs: Chris Singleton 12
Asts: Mike James 4 		Pts: Vlado Janković 13
Rebs: Vlado Janković, Vassilis Xanthopoulos 7
Asts: Jamon Gordon 4 		Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v Doxa Lefkadas B.C.
11 March 2017 21 Aris Thessaloniki 78–70 Doxa Lefkadas B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 19-26, 18-16, 28-10, 13-18
Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas 20
Rebs: Vassilis Kavvadas, Vassilis Symtsak 7
Asts: Vlado Janković 4 		Pts: Alex Harris 17
Rebs: Ivan Maraš 13
Asts: Shannon Scott 8 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Kolossos Rodou B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
18 March 2017 22 Kolossos Rodou B.C. 85–84 Aris Thessaloniki Rhodes
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 26-20, 23-21, 12-28
Pts: Roope Ahonen 14
Rebs: Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 11
Asts: Trevor Releford 5 		Pts: Will Cummings 24
Rebs: Vassilis Kavvadas, Tadija Dragićević 4
Asts: Will Cummings 5 		Arena: Venetokleio Indoor Hall
Kymis B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
25 March 2017 23 Kymis B.C. 77–800(OT) Aris Thessaloniki Kymi
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 20-13, 5-22, 25-22, 21-14, Overtime: 6-9
Pts: Slaven Čupković 14
Rebs: Dimitrios Stamatis 6
Asts: Jason Cadee 4 		Pts: Will Cummings 17
Rebs: Vlado Janković, Vassilis Kavvadas 10
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 		Arena: Tasos Kabouris Kanithou Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v Apollon Patras B.C.
1 April 2017 24 Aris Thessaloniki 79–70 Apollon Patras B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 23-14, 17-22, 14-20
Pts: Will Cummings, Justin Jackson 15
Rebs: Spyros Mourtos 7
Asts: Will Cummings 5 		Pts: Steve Burtt 21
Rebs: Ioannis Kouzeloglou 8
Asts: (3 players) 3 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Lavrio B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
8 April 2017 25 Lavrio B.C. 75–70 Aris Thessaloniki Lavrio
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 22-23, 17-15, 21-15, 15-17
Pts: Demarius Bolds 22
Rebs: Sean Evans 9
Asts: Steven Gray 6 		Pts: Will Cummings 25
Rebs: Will Cummings 9
Asts: Will Cummings 5 		Arena: Lavrio Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v AEK B.C.
13 April 2017 26 Aris Thessaloniki 81–77 AEK B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 15-24, 22-23, 17-10, 27-20
Pts: Will Cummings 24
Rebs: (3 players) 6
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 6 		Pts: Donnie McGrath 17
Rebs: Chinemelu Elonu 8
Asts: Roko Ukić 7 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Results overview

  Win   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
AEK Athens 81-77 61-81 142-158
Apollon Patras Carna 79-70 79-64 158-134
Doxa Lefkadas 78-70 79-69 157-139
Kolossos H Hotels 84-60 84-85 168-145
Koroivos 100-79 99-94 199-173
Kymis Seajets 85-72 80-77 165-149
Lavrio DHI 98-77 70-75 168-152
Olympiacos 63-70 55-69 118-139
Panathinaikos Superfoods 59-71 54-70 113-141
PAOK 62-66 58-62 120-128
Promitheas Patras 80-64 89-79 169-143
Rethymno Cretan Kings 98-50 60-69 158-119
Trikala Aries 75-65 62-78 137-143

Playoffs

Main article: 2017 Greek Basket League Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Aris Thessaloniki v P.A.O.K. BC
29 April 2017 Quarterfinals Aris Thessaloniki 69–650(OT)
(Series: 1-0) 		P.A.O.K. BC Thessaloniki
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 16-20, 17-17, 14-13, 14-11, Overtime: 8-4
Pts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 16
Rebs: Vassilis Symtsak 12
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Vlado Janković 4 		Pts: Nathan Sobey 20
Rebs: Keith Clanton 11
Asts: Antonis Koniaris 4 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
P.A.O.K. BC v Aris Thessaloniki
3 May 2017 Quarterfinals P.A.O.K. BC 75–84
(Series: 0-2) 		Aris Thessaloniki Thessaloniki
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18-25, 22-27, 19-11, 16-21
Pts: Žanis Peiners 14
Rebs: Keith Clanton 15
Asts: Antonis Koniaris, Apollon Tsochlas 3 		Pts: Tadija Dragićević 21
Rebs: Vassilis Kavvadas 6
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Arena: P.A.O.K. Sports Arena
Semifinals
Olympiacos B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
10 May 2017 Semifinals Olympiacos B.C. 84–54
(Series: 1-0) 		Aris Thessaloniki Piraeus
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21-17, 23-14, 20-7, 20-16
Pts: Kostas Papanikolaou 17
Rebs: Dimitrios Agravanis 8
Asts: Erick Green 6 		Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas 14
Rebs: Vassilis Kavvadas, Michalis Tsairelis 6
Asts: Will Cummings 3 		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Aris Thessaloniki v Olympiacos B.C.
13 May 2017 Semifinals Aris Thessaloniki 77–84
(Series: 0-2) 		Olympiacos B.C. Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 14-24, 27-19, 14-24, 22-17
Pts: Will Cummings 16
Rebs: Vassilis Symtsak 9
Asts: Vlado Janković 3 		Pts: Kostas Papanikolaou 23
Rebs: Khem Birch 14
Asts: Vassilis Spanoulis 8 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Olympiacos B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
25 May 2017 Semifinals Olympiacos B.C. 79–65
(Series: 3-0) 		Aris Thessaloniki Piraeus
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 22-13, 17-12, 26-24, 14-16
Pts: Ioannis Papapetrou 18
Rebs: Patric Young 8
Asts: Vassilis Spanoulis 6 		Pts: will Cummings 21
Rebs: Vlado Janković 6
Asts: Vlado Janković 5 		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Third Place
AEK B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
28 May 2017 Finals AEK B.C. 90–74
(Series: 1-0) 		Aris Thessaloniki Athens
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 23-24, 25-17, 20-16, 22-17
Pts: Milan Milošević 16
Rebs: Milan Milošević 12
Asts: Michael Dixon 9 		Pts: Vlado Janković 17
Rebs: Vlado Janković 11
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
Aris Thessaloniki v AEK B.C.
31 May 2017 Finals Aris Thessaloniki 85–91
(Series: 0-2) 		AEK B.C. Thessaloniki
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 30-21, 17-20, 17-28
Pts: Vlado Janković, Spyros Mourtos 18
Rebs: Vlado Janković 12
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 7 		Pts: Giannoulis Larentzakis, Loukas Mavrokefalidis 19
Rebs: Michael Dixon, Milan Milošević 5
Asts: Michael Dixon 9 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
AEK B.C. v Aris Thessaloniki
3 June 2017 Finals AEK B.C. 71–60
(Series: 3-0) 		Aris Thessaloniki Athens
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 24-18, 14-8, 15-15
Pts: Michael Dixon 19
Rebs: Chinemelu Elonu 9
Asts: Michael Dixon 6 		Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas, Michalis Tsairelis 11
Rebs: Spyros Mourtos 10
Asts: Dimitris Flionis 4 		Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall

Greek Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Greek Cup

Quarterfinal

Aris Thessaloniki v Kymis B.C.
5 October 2016 Quarterfinals Aris Thessaloniki 98–62 Kymis B.C. Thessaloniki
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 38-9, 10-18, 25-17
Pts: Michael Jenkins, Will Cummings 14
Rebs: Viktor Sanikidze 10
Asts: Will Cummings, Viktor Sanikidze 6 		Pts: Muhammad El-Amin 15
Rebs: Jordan Morgan 7
Asts: (3 players) 2 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall

Semifinal

Aris Thessaloniki v AEK Athens
14 January 2017 Semifinals Aris Thessaloniki 77–76 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 26-17, 20-27, 15-17, 16-15
Pts: Will Cummings 20
Rebs: Vlantimir Giankovits 11
Asts: Michael Jenkins 4 		Pts: Michael Dixon 23
Rebs: Dimitrios Mavroeidis 10
Asts: Roko Ukić 6 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall

Final

Panathinaikos Superfoods v Aris Thessaloniki
18 February 2017 Final Panathinaikos Superfoods 68–59 Aris Thessaloniki Thessaloniki
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 18-10, 11-17, 21-10, 18-22
Pts: James Feldeine 18
Rebs: Kenny Gabriel 8
Asts: Nick Calathes 3 		Pts: Will Cummings 20
Rebs: Michael Jenkins, Vassilis Symtsak 6
Asts: Michael Jenkins 2 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall

Champions League

Main article: 2016–17 Champions League

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 France AS Monaco Basket 14 12 2 1034 919 +115 26 Advance to 2nd phase
2 Turkey Banvit 14 11 3 1130 1010 +120 25
3 Czech Republic ČEZ Basketball Nymburk 14 10 4 1124 1005 +119 24 Advance to 1st phase
4 Greece Aris Thessaliniki 14 8 6 1078 992 +86 22
5 Germany Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt 14 7 7 978 983 −5 21
6 Israel Ironi Nahariya 14 5 9 1013 1035 −22 19 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup
7 Slovenia Helios Suns Domžale 14 2 12 834 947 −113 16
8 Denmark Bakken Bears 14 1 13 963 1263 −300 15
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2017. Source: BCL
Matches

  Win   Loss

Helios Suns Slovenia v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
18 October 2016 1 Helios Suns Slovenia 54–62 Greece Aris Thessaloniki Domžale
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 15–12, 15–19, 12–13
Pts: Brandyn Curry 13
Rebs: Tomaž Bolčina 7
Asts: Jure Močnik 5 		Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas 16
Rebs: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 10
Asts: Will Cummings 5 		Arena: Komunalni center Hall
Aris Thessaloniki Greece v Denmark Bakken Bears
26 October 2016 2 Aris Thessaloniki Greece 82–66 Denmark Bakken Bears Thessaloniki
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 25–26, 8–14, 18–12
Pts: Devyn Marble 21
Rebs: Vassilis Symtsak, Eric Buckner 7
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 6 		Pts: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 14
Rebs: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, Michel Diouf 9
Asts: Mike Gesell 3 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Ironi Nahariya Israel v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
2 November 2016 3 Ironi Nahariya Israel 53–85 Greece Aris Thessaloniki Nahariya
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 21–21, 15–26, 11–19
Pts: Nick Faust, Tomer Bar Even 10
Rebs: Yancy Gates 8
Asts: Gilbert Brown, Niv Berkovitz 4 		Pts: Michael Jenkins 22
Rebs: Eric Buckner 8
Asts: Will Cummings 6 		Arena: Ein Sara Sport Hall
Aris Thessaloniki Greece v Turkey Banvit
9 November 2016 4 Aris Thessaloniki Greece 85–78 Turkey Banvit Thessaloniki
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 21–14, 24–23, 24–17
Pts: Vlado Janković 19
Rebs: Vlado Janković 10
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Tadija Dragićević 3 		Pts: Jordan Theodore 16
Rebs: Gašper Vidmar 7
Asts: Jordan Theodore 9 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
ČEZ Nymburk Czech Republic v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
15 November 2016 5 ČEZ Nymburk Czech Republic 87–79 Greece Aris Thessaloniki Nymburk
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 15–19, 23–21, 19–24
Pts: Howard Sant-Roos 23
Rebs: Howard Sant-Roos, Diamon Simpson 8
Asts: Howard Sant-Roos 4 		Pts: Will Cummings 21
Rebs: (3 players) 5
Asts: Will Cummings, Michael Jenkins 4 		Arena: Sportovní Centrum
Fraport Skyliners Germany v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
23 November 2016 6 Fraport Skyliners Germany 81–74 Greece Aris Thessaloniki Frankfurt
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 24–17, 16–18, 31–19
Pts: Antonio Graves 20
Rebs: Mike Morrison 10
Asts: Kwame Vaughn 5 		Pts: Michael Jenkins 22
Rebs: Eric Buckner 12
Asts: Michael Jenkins 9 		Arena: Fraport Arena
Aris Thessaloniki Greece v France Monaco
29 November 2016 7 Aris Thessaloniki Greece 62–65 France Monaco Thessaloniki
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 18–16, 17–9, 15–19
Pts: Michael Jenkins 20
Rebs: Vlado Janković 12
Asts: (3 players) 2 		Pts: Dee Bost, Billy Ouattara 13
Rebs: Amara Sy 8
Asts: Dee Bost 4 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Aris Thessaloniki Greece v Slovenia Helios Suns
7 December 2016 8 Aris Thessaloniki Greece 72–54 Slovenia Helios Suns Thessaloniki
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 20–19, 17–9, 19–8
Pts: Will Cummings 18
Rebs: Michalis Tsairelis 8
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 7 		Pts: Maj Kovacevic 13
Rebs: Cory Remekun 8
Asts: Jan Močnik 4 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Bakken Bears Denmark v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
13 December 2016 9 Bakken Bears Denmark 78–92 Greece Aris Thessaloniki Aarhus
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 14–19, 20–21, 22–32
Pts: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 21
Rebs: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 8
Asts: (3 players) 3 		Pts: Will Cummings 19
Rebs: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 7
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Arena: Ceres Arena
Aris Thessaloniki Greece v Israel Ironi Nahariya
20 December 2016 10 Aris Thessaloniki Greece 85–58 Israel Ironi Nahariya Thessaloniki
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 22–18, 14–9, 24–15
Pts: Devyn Marble 16
Rebs: Vassilis Symtsak 7
Asts: Will Cummings 5 		Pts: Yancy Gates 13
Rebs: Derwin Kitchen 5
Asts: Derwin Kitchen 4 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Banvit Turkey v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
3 January 2017 11 Banvit Turkey 95–940(OT) Greece Aris Thessaloniki Bandırma
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 24–22, 17–29, 18–23, Overtime: 15–14
Pts: Jordan Theodore 22
Rebs: Jordan Theodore 6
Asts: Jordan Theodore 14 		Pts: Tadija Dragićević 20
Rebs: Michael Jenkins 6
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Will Cummings 6 		Arena: Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall
Aris Thessaloniki Greece v Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk
11 January 2017 12 Aris Thessaloniki Greece 83–79 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk Thessaloniki
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 26–22, 17–19, 21–16
Pts: Michael Jenkins 21
Rebs: Will Cummings 6
Asts: Will Cummings 6 		Pts: Vojtěch Hruban 20
Rebs: Howard Sant-Roos 7
Asts: (3 players) 2 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Aris Thessaloniki Greece v Germany Fraport Skyliners
17 January 2017 13 Aris Thessaloniki Greece 58–64 Germany Fraport Skyliners Thessaloniki
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 17–21, 11–17, 11–13
Pts: Michalis Tsairelis 13
Rebs: Vassilis Symtsak 6
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 4 		Pts: Kwame Vaughn, A. J. English 19
Rebs: Quantez Robertson 9
Asts: Kwame Vaughn, Quantez Robertson 3 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Monaco France v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
25 January 2017 14 Monaco France 80–66 Greece Aris Thessaloniki Monaco
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 20–14, 22–17, 20–12
Pts: Sergiy Gladyr, Billy Ouattara 15
Rebs: Bangaly Fofana 7
Asts: Jamal Shuler 6 		Pts: Theodoros Zaras 15
Rebs: Justin Jackson 9
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 8 		Arena: Salle Gaston Médecin
Results overview

  Win   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
France AS Monaco 62-65 66-80 128-145
Denmark Bakken Bears 82-66 92-78 174-144
Turkey Banvit 85-78 94-95 179-173
Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 83-79 79-87 162-166
Germany Fraport Skyliners 58-64 74-81 132-145
Slovenia Helios Suns 72-54 62-54 134-108
Israel Ironi Nahariya 85-58 85-53 170-111

Play-offs qualifiers

Aris Thessaloniki Greece v France SIG Strasbourg
7 February 2016 1st Leg Aris Thessaloniki Greece 71–52
(Series: 71-52) 		France SIG Strasbourg Thessaloniki
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19-8, 19-20, 17-11, 16-13
Pts: Will Cummings 21
Rebs: Justin Jackson 8
Asts: Will Cummings 5 		Pts: Paul Lacombe 16
Rebs: Pape Sy, Romeo Travis 5
Asts: Jérémy Leloup 3 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
SIG Strasbourg France v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
22 February 2017 2nd Leg SIG Strasbourg France 81–70
(Series: 133-141) 		Greece Aris Thessaloniki Strasbourg
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 19-11, 20-17, 24-16, 18-26
Pts: Erving Walker 19
Rebs: Paul Lacombe, Mouhammadou Jaiteh 7
Asts: Jérémy Leloup 5 		Pts: Theodoros Zaras 19
Rebs: (3 players) 5
Asts: Will Cummings 4 		Arena: Rhénus Sport

Round of 16

Aris Thessaloniki Greece v France ASVEL
1 March 2017 1st Leg Aris Thessaloniki Greece 67–67
(Series: 67-67) 		France ASVEL Thessaloniki
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17-21, 20-15, 17-13, 13-18
Pts: Vassilis Kavvadas, Michalis Tsairelis 14
Rebs: Will Cummings 4
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 4 		Pts: Adrian Uter 14
Rebs: Adrian Uter 12
Asts: Adrian Uter 3 		Arena: Nick Galis Hall
ASVEL France v Greece Aris Thessaloniki
7 March 2017 2nd Leg ASVEL France 81–67
(Series: 148-134) 		Greece Aris Thessaloniki Villeurbanne
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 22-25, 26-8, 21-10, 12-24
Pts: Walter Hodge 19
Rebs: Adrian Uter, Darryl Watkins 6
Asts: Walter Hodge 6 		Pts: Will Cummings 17
Rebs: Vassilis Symtsak 11
Asts: Vassilis Xanthopoulos 5 		Arena: L'Astroballe

Statistics

Basket League

Regular season

# Player GP PTS PPG TR RPG DR OR AST APG STL SPG BLK BPG
0 United States Justin Jackson 11 52 4.73 40 3.64 26 14 8 0.73 2 0.18 12 1.09
4 Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 26 109 4.19 68 2.62 59 9 71 2.73 44 1.69 1 0.04
5 Greece Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 1 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
7 Greece Dimitris Flionis 18 37 2.06 20 1.11 15 5 8 0.44 8 0.44 1 0.06
9 Greece Michalis Tsairelis 24 117 4.88 48 2.0 32 16 16 0.67 9 0.38 1 0.04
12 United States Will Cummings 25 367 14.68 97 3.88 79 18 82 3.28 32 1.28 1 0.04
13 Greece Theodoros Zaras 26 198 7.62 41 1.58 33 8 22 0.85 7 0.27 0 0.0
14 Greece Vassilis Christidis 6 11 1.83 7 1.17 5 2 0 0.0 1 0.17 0 0.0
16 Greece Spyros Mourtos 24 63 2.63 60 2.5 42 18 21 0.88 9 0.38 4 0.17
17 Greece Vassilis Symtsak 24 84 3.5 83 3.46 47 36 21 0.88 5 0.21 5 0.21
28 Greece Vlado Janković 21 179 8.52 83 3.95 61 22 52 2.48 14 0.67 3 0.14
31 Georgia (country) Viktor Sanikidze 1 3 3.0 5 5.0 4 1 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
33 Greece Vassilis Kavvadas 18 175 9.72 67 3.72 36 31 2 0.11 1 0.06 17 0.94
34 Serbia Tadija Dragićević 23 234 10.17 101 4.39 80 21 40 1.74 9 0.39 1 0.04
- Greece Stelios Poulianitis 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
- United States Devyn Marble 10 76 7.6 37 3.7 28 9 14 1.4 5 0.5 2 0.2
- United States Eric Buckner 10 62 6.2 49 4.9 35 14 3 0.3 2 0.2 12 1.2
- United States Jamon Gordon 3 14 4.67 7 2.33 6 1 5 1.67 2 0.67 1 0.33
- United States Michael Jenkins 19 189 9.95 55 2.89 49 6 41 2.16 17 0.89 2 0.11
Team Totals 26 1972 75.85 868 33.38 637 231 407 15.65 167 6.42 66 2.54
Shooting
# Player GP FT FT% 2P 2P% 3P 3P%
0 United States Justin Jackson 11 10/19 52.63 21/47 44.68 0/0 0.0
4 Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 26 22/31 70.97 12/31 38.71 21/64 32.81
5 Greece Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 1 0/0 0.0 1/1 100.0 0/0 0.0
7 Greece Dimitris Flionis 18 8/12 66.67 4/10 40.0 7/10 70.0
9 Greece Michalis Tsairelis 24 34/48 70.83 34/69 49.28 5/25 20.0
12 United States Will Cummings 25 86/110 78.18 88/170 51.76 35/96 36.46
13 Greece Theodoros Zaras 26 28/32 87.5 28/64 43.75 38/100 38.0
14 Greece Vassilis Christidis 6 1/3 33.33 5/7 71.43 0/0 0.0
16 Greece Spyros Mourtos 24 9/18 50.0 24/52 46.15 2/21 9.52
17 Greece Vassilis Symtsak 24 9/19 47.37 36/59 61.02 1/2 50.0
28 Greece Vlado Janković 21 40/48 83.33 41/90 45.56 19/70 27.14
31 Georgia (country) Viktor Sanikidze 1 1/4 25.0 1/2 50.0 0/0 0.0
33 Greece Vassilis Kavvadas 18 39/78 50.0 68/97 70.10 0/0 0.0
34 Serbia Tadija Dragićević 23 46/60 76.67 52/89 58.43 28/93 30.11
- Greece Stelios Poulianitis 1 0/0 0.0 0/0 0.0 0/1 0.0
- United States Devyn Marble 10 11/11 100.0 25/45 55.56 5/30 16.67
- United States Eric Buckner 10 14/30 46.67 24/45 53.33 0/0 0.0
- United States Jamon Gordon 3 2/2 100.0 3/11 27.27 2/2 100.0
- United States Michael Jenkins 19 24/32 75.0 30/67 44.78 35/89 39.33
Team Totals 26 384/557 68.94 497/956 51.99 198/603 32.84

Last updated: 13 April 2017
Source: ESAKE

Playoffs

# Player GP PTS PPG TR RPG DR OR AST APG STL SPG BLK BPG
0 United States Justin Jackson 3 5 1.67 7 2.33 4 3 2 0.67 2 0.67 2 0.67
1 United States Antwan Scott 7 20 2.86 13 1.86 11 2 9 1.29 5 0.71 0 0.0
4 Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 7 46 6.57 19 2.71 11 8 25 3.57 16 2.29 0 0.0
7 Greece Dimitris Flionis 6 9 1.5 8 1.33 5 3 7 1.17 2 0.33 0 0.0
9 Greece Michalis Tsairelis 7 59 8.43 23 3.29 16 7 5 0.71 2 0.29 0 0.0
12 United States Will Cummings 6 83 13.83 15 2.5 10 5 13 2.17 1 0.17 0 0.0
13 Greece Theodoros Zaras 6 51 8.5 14 2.33 13 1 2 0.5 2 0.33 0 0.0
14 Greece Vassilis Christidis 5 8 1.6 13 2.6 6 7 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0
16 Greece Spyros Mourtos 7 46 6.57 13 1.86 9 4 3 0.43 3 0.43 1 0.14
17 Greece Vassilis Symtsak 6 16 2.67 37 6.17 28 9 6 1.0 4 0.67 0 0.0
28 Greece Vlado Janković 7 80 11.43 43 6.14 27 16 21 3.0 9 1.29 0 0.0
33 Greece Vassilis Kavvadas 6 42 7.0 25 4.17 20 5 1 0.17 1 0.17 9 1.5
34 Serbia Tadija Dragićević 5 43 8.6 14 2.8 11 3 5 1.0 1 0.2 1 0.2
Team Totals 7 508 72.57 244 34.86 171 73 100 14.29 49 7 13 1.86
Shooting
# Player GP FT FT% 2P 2P% 3P 3P%
0 United States Justin Jackson 3 1/2 50.0 2/4 50.0 0/0 0.0
1 United States Antwan Scott 7 0/0 0.0 7/11 63.64 2/13 15.38
4 Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 7 10/14 71.43 6/10 60.0 8/28 28.57
7 Greece Dimitris Flionis 6 2/2 100.0 2/9 22.22 1/6 16.67
9 Greece Michalis Tsairelis 7 22/32 68.75 8/20 40.0 7/18 38.89
12 United States Will Cummings 6 18/24 75.0 22/50 44.0 7/20 35.0
13 Greece Theodoros Zaras 6 9/12 75.0 12/26 46.15 6/19 31.58
14 Greece Vassilis Christidis 5 2/4 50.0 3/12 25.0 0/0 0.0
16 Greece Spyros Mourtos 7 14/18 77.78 13/26 50.0 2/8 25.0
17 Greece Vassilis Symtsak 6 2/3 66.67 7/17 41.18 0/1 0.0
28 Greece Vlado Janković 7 20/28 71.43 21/47 44.68 6/25 24.0
33 Greece Vassilis Kavvadas 6 8/17 47.06 17/36 47.22 0/0 0.0
34 Serbia Tadija Dragićević 5 3/5 60.0 5/11 45.45 10/20 50.0
Team Totals 7 111/161 68.94 125/279 44.8 49/158 31.01

Last updated: 31 May 2017
Source: ESAKE

Champions League

# Player GP PTS PPG TR RPG DR OR AST APG STL SPG BLK BPG
0 United States Justin Jackson 5 32 6.4 29 5.8 16 13 1 0.2 4 0.8 7 1.4
4 Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 18 59 3.28 40 2.22 33 7 63 3.5 26 1.44 0 0.0
7 Greece Dimitris Flionis 13 9 0.69 6 0.46 6 0 5 0.38 3 0.17 1 0.08
9 Greece Michalis Tsairelis 17 103 6.06 38 2.24 27 11 4 0.24 3 0.18 3 0.18
12 United States Will Cummings 18 265 14.72 68 3.78 53 15 55 3.06 31 1.72 1 0.06
13 Greece Theodoros Zaras 17 138 8.12 16 0.94 12 4 9 0.53 3 0.18 0 0.0
14 Greece Vassilis Christidis 2 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
16 Greece Spyros Mourtos 18 29 1.61 32 1.78 27 5 21 1.17 10 0.56 5 0.28
17 Greece Vassilis Symtsak 16 42 2.63 60 3.75 41 19 8 0.5 8 0.5 2 0.13
28 Greece Vlado Janković 12 109 9.08 49 4.08 38 11 16 1.33 13 1.08 3 0.25
33 Greece Vassilis Kavvadas 10 79 7.9 32 3.2 19 13 4 0.4 3 0.3 17 1.7
34 Serbia Tadija Dragićević 16 131 8.19 45 2.81 37 8 23 1.44 10 0.63 2 0.13
- United States Devyn Marble 8 85 10.63 26 3.25 21 5 9 1.13 13 1.63 0 0.0
- United States Eric Buckner 9 64 7.11 49 5.44 26 23 5 0.56 4 0.44 12 1.33
- United States Jamon Gordon 4 6 1.5 4 1.0 4 0 4 1.0 5 1.25 0 0.0
- United States Michael Jenkins 17 201 11.82 51 3.0 42 9 39 2.29 19 1.12 0 0.0
Team 65 40 25
Team Totals 18 1353 75.17 611 33.94 443 168 266 14.78 155 8.61 53 2.94

Shooting

# Player GP FT FT% 2P 2P% 3P 3P%
0 United States Justin Jackson 5 6/11 54.55 13/20 65.0 0/0 0.0
4 Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 18 10/14 71.43 11/14 78.57 9/21 42.86
7 Greece Dimitris Flionis 13 4/6 66.67 1/7 14.29 1/4 25.0
9 Greece Michalis Tsairelis 17 24/30 80.0 29/56 51.79 7/15 46.67
12 United States Will Cummings 18 68/93 73.12 67/142 47.18 21/67 31.34
13 Greece Theodoros Zaras 11 19/22 86.36 28/51 54.9 21/60 35.0
14 Greece Vassilis Christidis 2 1/2 50.0 0/1 0.0 0/0 0.0
16 Greece Spyros Mourtos 18 8/14 57.14 9/21 42.86 1/6 16.67
17 Greece Vassilis Symtsak 16 8/9 88.89 17/30 56.67 0/2 0.0
28 Greece Vlado Janković 12 25/30 83.33 21/45 46.67 14/42 33.33
33 Greece Vassilis Kavvadas 10 19/34 55.88 30/45 66.67 0/0 0.0
34 Serbia Tadija Dragićević 16 28/37 75.68 26/68 38.24 17/48 35.42
- United States Devyn Marble 8 11/21 52.38 16/36 44.44 14/38 36.84
- United States Eric Buckner 9 8/17 47.06 28/43 65.12 0/0 0.0
- United States Jamon Gordon 4 1/2 50.0 1/2 50.0 1/2 50.0
- United States Michael Jenkins 17 26/33 78.79 38/69 50.72 33/90 36.67
Team Totals 18 266/375 70.93 335/650 51.54 139/395 35.19

Last updated: 7 March 2017
Source: BCL

References

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