| 2018–19 Greek Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Duration | 15 September 2018 – 17 February 2019 |
| Teams | 62 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Nick Calathes |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Panathinaikos OPAP (19th title) |
| Runners-up | PAOK |
| ← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The 2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup was the 44th edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winners of the cup were AEK. The cup competition started on 15 September 2018 and ended on 17 February 2019. Panathinaikos won the competition.
Format
The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 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's 2017–18 season, and the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League's 2017–18 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.
Preliminary rounds
Phase 1
Round 1
Saturday 2018–09–15
| Home Team | Away Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| K.A.O. Corinth | – | A.S.E. Douka | 52 – 76 |
| Pagrati | – | G.S. Kronos Agioy Dimitriou | 89 – 78 |
| G.S. Mandras "O Nikiforos" | – | A.S. Papagou | 81 – 68 |
| Dafni Dafniou | – | Proteas Voulas | 71 – 53 |
| A.E. Pentelis | – | Panerithraikos A.S. | 79 – 74 |
| A.O. Enosi Iliou | – | A.O. Glafkos | 72 – 64 |
| A.O. Triton | – | Panelefsiniakos | 76 – 71 |
| Oiakas Nafpliou | – | POK Esperos | 64 – 60 |
| MAS Ermis Lagkada | – | SA Stratoniou | 63 – 71 |
| G.S. Farsalon | – | K.S. Gefyras | 71 – 64 |
| Anatolia | – | Esperos Lamias | 76 – 60 |
| G.S. Eleftheroupolis | – | Machites Doxas Pefkon | 68 – 45 |
| Makedonikos | – | Philippos Verias | 60 – 72 |
| A.M.S Propontis Chal. | – | S.A. Europi 87 | 52 – 59 |
| G.S. Niki Volou | – | A.O. Agriniou | 70 – 74 |
| Faiakas Kerkyras | – | Ikaroi Serron | 64 – 61 |
Round 2
Wednesday 2018–09–19
| Home Team | Away Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.O. Agriniou | – | Diagoras Dryopideon | 69 – 72 |
| A.O. Triton | – | Charilaos Trikoupis | 76 – 73 |
| Faiakas Kerkyras | – | Aiolos Trikalon | 20 – 0 |
| Enosi Iliou | – | A.S.K. Ippokratis | 62 – 72 |
| S.A. Europi 87 | – | A.S.A. Koroivos | 55 – 63 |
| G.S. Farsalon | – | Ermis Agias Larissa | 74 – 83 |
| G.S. Eleftheroupolis | – | E.K. Kavalas | 67 - 74 |
| Dafni Dafniou | – | Ionikos Nikaias | 74 – 104 |
| Oiakas Nafpliou | – | A.E. Psychiko | 60 – 71 |
| A.P.S. Philippos Verias | – | Ethnikos OPFP | 70 – 58 |
| A.E. Pentelis | – | A.S. Apollon Patras | 48 – 74 |
| S.A. Stratoniou | – | Iraklis 2017 | 66 – 98 |
| A.S.E. Douka | – | A.S. Karditsas | 63 – 75 |
| A.O. Pagrati | – | A.O. Amyntas | 82 – 74 |
| G.S. Mandraikos | – | A.S. Kastorias | 71 – 74 |
| Anatolia | – | G.S. Amarousiou | 83 – 72 |
Note: Aiolos Trikalon decided to forfeit their game against Faiakas Kerkyras.
Round 3
Saturday 22 or Sunday 2018–09–23
| Home Team | Away Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.S.P. Philippos Verias | – | E.K. Kavalas | 68 – 75 |
| Anatolia | – | A.S. Kastoria | 71 – 61 |
| Ionikos Nikaias | – | A.S.K. Ippokratis | 81 – 82 |
| Faiakas Kerkyras | – | Ermis Agias Larissa | 70 – 69 |
| A.O. Triton | – | A.S. Apollon Patron | 74 – 63 |
| A.O. Pagrati | – | A.E. Psychiko | 78 – 74 |
| Diagoras Dryopideon | – | Iraklis 2017 | 96 – 86 |
| A.S.A. Koroivos | – | A.S. Karditsa | 67 – 65 |
Phase 2
Round 1
Wednesday 2018–09–26
| Home Team | Away Team | Σκορ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.O. Triton | – | Diagoras Dryopideon | 80 – 84 |
| A.O. Pagrati | – | Faiakas Kerkyras | 88 – 75 |
| Anatolia | – | A.S.A. Koroivos | 106 – 104 |
| E.K. Kavalas | – | A.S.K. Ippokratis | 90 – 72 |
Round 2
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 2018–09–29 | Diagoras Dryopideon | – | E.K. Kavalas | 90 – 69 |
| Saturday 2018–09–29 | A.O. Pagrati | – | Anatolia | 85 – 78 |
Final rounds
| Quarterfinals 3 November 2018 | Semifinals 13 February 2019 | Final 17 February 2019 | ||||||||
| Kymi | 74 | |||||||||
| Peristeri | 73 | |||||||||
| Kymi | 61 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 72 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 82 | |||||||||
| AEK | 80 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 73 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos OPAP | 79 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 84 | |||||||||
| Kolossos H Hotels | 53 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos OPAP | 20 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 0 | |||||||||
| Promitheas | 68 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos OPAP | 76 | |||||||||
Note: Olympiacos decided to forfeit their semifinals game versus Panathinaikos at halftime, over reffing disputes.
| Greek Basketball Cup Finals |
| 44th Final |
| 17 February 2019 – Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
Panathinaikos – PAOK 79–73 (46–36), Quarters: 29–15, 46–36, 59–58, 79–73. Referees: Papapetrou, Karakatsounis, Tsarouchas |
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Panathinaikos (Pitino): Calathes 19, Langford 17, Gist 14, Thomas 12, Papapetrou 10, Antetokounmpo 5, Mitoglou 2, Payne, Kilpatrick, Lekavičius, Vougioukas, Papagiannis |
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PAOK (Papatheodorou): Hatcher 23, Goss 15, Margaritis 13, Garrett 10, Jones 9, Zaras 3, Jefferson, Tepić, Chrysikopoulos, Koniaris, Tsochlas, Schizas |
Awards
Main article: Greek Basketball Cup Finals MVPFinals Most Valuable Player
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Nick Calathes |
Panathinaikos |
Finals Top Scorer
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
 Will Hatcher |
PAOK |
References
- Σταύρου, Χάρης (2018). "Βασίλισσα ξανά και Κυπελλούχος Ελλάδας για το 2018 η ΑΕΚ". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Μελάγιες, Κωνσταντίνος (2018). "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 83-88 (pics & vid)". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Georgakopoulos, George (2018). "AEK breaks Greek duopoly to win the Cup". ekathimerini.com. Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- "Στατιστικά Κυπέλλου Ανδρών". basket.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- Ρήγας, Δημήτρης (2019). "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναθηναϊκός 73-79: Κυπελλούχοι Ελλάδας οι πράσινοι". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Ρήγας, Δημήτρης (2019). "Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Πολυνίκης του θεσμού ο Παναθηναϊκός με 19 κατακτήσεις". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Stroggylakis, Antonis (2019). "Olympiacos decided to forfeit the semifinal Greek Cup game against Panathinaikos in protest for the refs". eurohoops.net. Online. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "MVP του τελικού ο Καλάθης". sdna.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
Στον Νικ Καλάθη κατέληξε το βραβείο του πολυτιμότερου παίκτη του φετινού τελικού Κυπέλλου.
External links
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League English website (in English)
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