The 2016–17 Greek Basketball Cup was the 42nd edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The competition started on September 17, 2016, and ended with the Final on February 18, 2016. Panathinaikos won the competition.[1][2]
| Greek Basketball Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Duration | September 17, 2016 – February 18, 2017 |
| Teams | 30 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  James Feldeine |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Panathinaikos (18th title) |
| Runners-up | Aris |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Format
editThe top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 2015–16 season, had an automatic bye to the quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the Greek Basket League 2015–16 season, along with the 16 teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League 2016–17 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
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 October | ||||||||||
| Olympiacos | 99 | |||||||||
| 16 January | ||||||||||
| Kolossos H Hotels | 48 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 67 | |||||||||
| 5 October | ||||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 77 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 88 | |||||||||
| 18 February | ||||||||||
| PAOK | 69 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 68 | |||||||||
| 5 October | ||||||||||
| Aris | 59 | |||||||||
| Aris | 98 | |||||||||
| 14 January | ||||||||||
| Kymis Seajets | 67 | |||||||||
| Aris | 77 | |||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
| AEK | 76 | |||||||||
| AEK | 98 | |||||||||
| Koroivos | 57 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
editSemifinals
editFinal
editThe Final started one hour later than planned after Aris fans tried to break into the Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall without buying tickets.[3]
| 18 February 2017 | Panathinaikos | 68–59 | Aris | Thessaloniki |
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| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 11–17, 21–10, 18–22 | ||||
| Pts: Feldeine 18 Rebs: Gabriel 8 Asts: Calathes 3 |
Pts: Cummings 20 Rebs: Jenkins 6 Asts: Jenkins 2 |
Arena: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall |
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Awards
editMost Valuable Player
edit| Player | Team |
|---|---|
 James Feldeine |
Panathinaikos |
Finals Top Scorer
edit| Player | Team |
|---|---|
 Will Cummings |
Aris |
References
edit- ^ Τσώχος, Μιχάλης (2017). "Τελικός Κυπέλλου μπάσκετ: ο Παναθηναϊκός Superfoods νίκησε τον Άρη". cnn.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Κούβαρης, Γιώργος (2017). "Παναθηναϊκός - Άρης 68-59 (pics)". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Fans break into Greek Cup Final without tickets". Eurohoops.net. 18 February 2017.
External links
edit- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League English website (in English)