Greek Basketball League Hall of Fame

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The Greek Basketball League Hall of Fame, or Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA) Hall of Fame (Greek: Ελληνικό Μπάσκετ Λιγκ Χολ οφ Φέιμ), is a Hall of Fame (HOF) that recognizes and honors the best basketball players and head coaches in the history of Greece's top-tier level professional club league, the Greek Basketball League (GBL). Players and head coaches are nominated for the honor, by the governing body of the Greek Basketball League, the Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA).

Greek Basketball League Hall of Fame
Established2022
LocationAthens, Greece
TypeHall of Fame
WebsiteOfficial website

The hall's inaugural class, was inducted on 18 December 2022.[1]

History

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The Greek Basketball League Hall of Fame's first class was inducted in a ceremony that took place at the Nikos Galis OAKA Indoor Hall,[2] in Marousi, Athens, in December 2022. It took place during the 2022 HEBA Greek All-Star Game weekend. The hall's first class included a total of thirty players[3] and three head coaches.[4][5]

Inductees

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Players

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* Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
** Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame
*** Member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame
  • (Listed by induction year, and in alphabetical order)
Induction Year Greek Basketball League Hall of Fame Player Also Member Of / Candidate Of Ref.
2022
2022
  Fragiskos Alvertis
2022
  Mike Batiste
2022
  Walter Berry
2022
  Dejan Bodiroga FIBA Hall of Fame Candidate
2022
  Nikos Chatzivrettas
2022
  Fanis Christodoulou FIBA Hall of Fame Candidate
2022
  Dimitris Diamantidis EuroLeague Hall of Fame
2022
  Dimos Dikoudis
2022
  Panos Fasoulas** FIBA Hall of Fame
2022
  Alphonso Ford Basketball Hall of Fame Candidate
2022
  Antonis Fotsis
2022
 /  Nikos Galis*** Basketball Hall of Fame, FIBA Hall of Fame
2022
  Panagiotis Giannakis** Basketball Hall of Fame Candidate, FIBA Hall of Fame
2022
  Angelos Koronios
2022
  Nikos Oikonomou
2022
  Theo Papaloukas EuroLeague Hall of Fame
2022
  Žarko Paspalj FIBA Hall of Fame Candidate
2022
 /  Bane Prelević
2022
  Georgios Printezis
2022
  Dino Rađja* Basketball Hall of Fame, FIBA Hall of Fame Candidate
2022
  Efthymis Rentzias
2022
  David Rivers
2022
  Zoran Savić
2022
  Sofoklis Schortsanitis
2022
  Vassilis Spanoulis EuroLeague Hall of Fame
2022
 /  Peja Stojaković
2022
  Roy Tarpley
2022
  Stojko Vranković
2022
  Dominique Wilkins* Basketball Hall of Fame
2022
  Nikos Zisis
2023
2023
  Ioannis Bourousis [6]
2023
 /  Jon Korfas [7][8]

Head coaches

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* Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
** Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame
*** Member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame
  • (Listed by induction year, and in alphabetical order)
Induction Year Greek Basketball League Hall of Fame Coach Also Member Of / Candidate Of Ref.
2022
2022
  Giannis Ioannidis
2022
  Dušan Ivković** Basketball Hall of Fame Candidate, FIBA Hall of Fame, EuroLeague Hall of Fame
2022
  Željko Obradović FIBA Hall of Fame Candidate
2023
2023
  Soulis Markopoulos [9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eurohoops Team (18 December 2022). "Greek League Hall of Fame welcomes Ford, Bodiroga, Radja, Wilkins, Tarpley". Eurohoops.net. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ Maksports (18 December 2022). "Οι 30 παίκτες του Hall of Fame ΕΣΑΚΕ όπως τους ψήφισε ο κόσμος" [The 30 players of the Hall of Fame ESAKE as voted by the people]. Maksports.gr. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ STEFANOS MAKRIS (18 December 2022). "ΕΣΑΚΕ All Star Game 2022: Οι 30 παίκτες του Hall of Fame ΕΣΑΚΕ όπως τους ψήφισε ο κόσμος" [All Star Game 2022: The 30 players of the Hall of Fame ESAE as voted by the world]. Sport24.gr. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ BN Sports (18 December 2022). "All Star Game 2022: Οι 30 παίκτες που μπήκαν στο Hall of Fame του ΕΣΑΚΕ" [All Star Game 2022: The 30 players who entered the Hall of Fame of ESAC]. BNSports.gr. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ Giannis Giannoudakis (18 December 2022). "All Star Game – Οι 30 κορυφαίοι στην ιστορία του επαγγελματικού πρωταθλήματος" [All Star Game – The top 30 in the history of the professional championship]. SuperBasket.gr. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ^ Dimitris Ioannidis (17 December 2023). "Στο Hall of Fame του ΕΣΑΚΕ Κόρφας, Μαρκόπουλος και Μπουρούση" [In the Hall of Fame of ESAKE Korfas, Markopoulos and Bourousis]. EBasket.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ ΕΣΑΚΕ (17 December 2023). "Μαρκόπουλος, Κόρφας και Μπουρούσης στο Hall Of Fame του ΕΣΑΚΕ" [Markopoulos, Korfas and Bourousis in the ESAKE Hall Of Fame]. ESAKE.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ ΕΣΑΚΕ (17 December 2023). "Μαρκόπουλος, Κόρφας και Μπουρούσης στο Hall Of Fame του ΕΣΑΚΕ" [Markopoulos, Korfas and Bourousis in the ESAKE Hall Of Fame]. ESAKE.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ Harris Stavrou (17 December 2023). "Κόρφας, Μαρκόπουλος, Μπουρούσης στο Hall of Fame της Α1" [Korfas, Markopoulos, Bourousis in the A1 Hall of Fame]. Sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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