2014–15 Greek Basketball Cup

Greek Basketball Cup
Greek Basketball Cup
Season	2014–15
Duration	September 21, 2014 – April 5, 2015
Teams	28
Regular season
Season MVP	Loukas Mavrokefalidis
Finals
Champions	Panathinaikos (16th title)
Runners-up	Apollon Patras
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The 2014–15 Greek Basketball Cup competition was the 40th edition of the top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition of Greece. The competition started on September 21, 2014, and ended on April 5, 2015.

Panathinaikos beat Apollon Patras by a score of 53–68 in the Greek Cup Finals, to win its fourth straight cup title, and 16th cup title overall.^[1] Panathinaikos' Loukas Mavrokefalidis was named the Greek Basketball Cup Most Valuable Player.

Format

The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 2013–14 season had an automatic bye to the quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the Greek Basket League 2013–14 season, along with the 14 teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League 2014–15 season, played in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Nea Kifissia	73

Aris	69
		Nea Kifissia	73

		Apollon Patras	75
Panionios	63

Apollon Patras	81
				Apollon Patras	53

				Panathinaikos	68
PAOK	88

KAOD	63
		PAOK	68

		Panathinaikos	71
Panathinaikos	77

Olympiacos	76

Quarterfinals

October 8, 2014

PAOK

88–63

KAOD

PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki

October 9, 2014

Nea Kifissia

73–69

Aris

Zirineio Indoor Hall, Kifissia, Athens

October 9, 2014

Panionios

63–81

Apollon Patras

Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Nea Smyrni, Athens

October 9, 2014

Panathinaikos

77–76

Olympiacos

OAKA Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens

Semifinals

December 20, 2014

Nea Kifissia

73–75

Apollon Patras

Zirineio Indoor Hall, Kifissia, Athens

February 22, 2015

PAOK

68–71

Panathinaikos

PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki

Final

April 5, 2015
20:30

Apollon Patras	53–68	Panathinaikos
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 8–18, 11–18, 22–11
Pts: Fitzpatrick 19		Pts: Mavrokefalidis 13

OAKA Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens

Apollon Patras

Panathinaikos

2014–15 Greek Basketball Cup Finals
40th Final
5 April 2015 - OAKA Panathinaikos - Apollon Patras 68–53 (39–20), Quarters: 21–12, 39–20, 57–31, 68–53. Referees: Somos, Tavoulari, Mitsopoulos
Panathinaikos (Ivanović): Mavrokefalidis 13, Diamantidis 9, Pappas 9, Batista 9, Fotsis 6, Gist 6, Janković 4, Slaughter 3, Bochoridis 3, Diamantakos 3, Charalampopoulos 3, Lountzis.
Apollon Patras (Vetoulas): Fitzpatrick 19, Argyropoulos 9, Niforas 7, Skordilis 5, Penn 5, El Amin 4, Batis 2, Pelekoudas 2, Galloway, Molfetas, Georgallis, Ojo.