2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup


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 17 February 2019. Panathinaikos won the competition.
The tournament was marred by the decision of Olympiacos to forfeit their semifinals game versus Panathinaikos at halftime, over reffing disputes.

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 TeamAway TeamScore
K.A.O. CorinthA.S.E. Douka52 – 76
PagratiG.S. Kronos Agioy Dimitriou89 – 78
G.S. Mandras "O Nikiforos"A.S. Papagou81 – 68
Dafni DafniouProteas Voulas71 – 53
A.E. PentelisPanerithraikos A.S.79 – 74
A.O. Enosi IliouA.O. Glafkos72 – 64
A.O. TritonPanelefsiniakos76 – 71
Oiakas NapfliouPOK Esperos64 – 60
MAS Ermis LagkadaSA Stratoniou63 – 71
G.S. FarsalonK.S. Gefyras71 – 64
AnatoliaEsperos Lamias76 – 60
G.S. EleftheroupolisMachites Doxas Pefkon68 – 45
MakedonikosPhilippos Verias60 – 72
A.M.S Propontis Chal.S.A. Europi 8752 – 59
G.S. Niki VolouA.O. Agriniou70 – 74
Faiakas KerkyrasIkaroi Serron64 – 61

Round 2

Wednesday 2018–09–19
Home TeamAway TeamScore
A.O. AgriniouDiagoras Dryopideon69 – 72
A.O. TritonG.S. Charilaos Trikoupis76 – 73
Faiakas KerkyrasAiolos Trikalon20 – 0
Enosi IliouA.S.K. Ippokratis62 – 72
S.A. Europi 87A.S.A. Koroivos55 – 63
G.S. FarsalonErmis Agias Larissa74 – 83
G.S. EleftheroupolisE.K. Kavalas67 - 74
Dafni DafniouIonikos Nikaias74 – 104
Oiakas NapfliouA.E. Psychiko60 – 71
A.P.S. Philippos VeriasEthnikos OPFP70 – 58
A.E. PentelisA.S. Apollon Patras48 – 74
S.A. StratoniouIraklis 201766 – 98
A.S.E. DoukaA.S. Karditsas63 – 75
A.O. PagratiA.O. Amyntas82 – 74
G.S. MandraikosA.S. Kastorias71 – 74
AnatoliaG.S. Amarousiou83 – 72

Note: Aiolos Trikalon decided to forfeit their game against Faiakas Kerkyras.

Round 3

Saturday 22 or Sunday 2018–09–23
Home TeamAway TeamScore
A.S.P. Philippos VeriasE.K. Kavalas68 – 75
AnatoliaA.S. Kastoria71 – 61
Ionikos NikaiasA.S.K. Ippokratis81 – 82
Faiakas KerkyrasErmis Agias Larissa70 – 69
A.O. TritonA.S. Apollon Patron74 – 63
A.O. PagratiA.E. Psychiko78 – 74
Diagoras DryopideonIraklis 201796 – 86
A.S.A. KoroivosA.S. Karditsa67 – 65

Phase 2

Round 1

Wednesday 2018–09–26
Home TeamAway TeamΣκορ
A.O. TritonDiagoras Dryopideon80 – 84
A.O. PagratiFaiakas Kerkyras88 – 75
AnatoliaA.S.A. Koroivos106 – 104
E.K. KavalasA.S.K. Ippokratis90 – 72

Round 2

Final rounds

and A.O. Pagrati reached the Round of 16, after winning the preliminary rounds.
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, Quarters: 29–15, 46–36, 59–58, 79–73.
Referees: Papapetrou, Karakatsounis, Tsarouchas

Panathinaikos : Calathes 19, Langford 17, Gist 14, Thomas 12, Papapetrou 10, Antetokounmpo 5, Mitoglou 2, Payne, Kilpatrick, Lekavičius, Vougioukas, Papagiannis

PAOK : Hatcher 23, Goss 15, Margaritis 13, Garrett 10, Jones 9, Zaras 3, Jefferson, Tepić, Chrysikopoulos, Koniaris, Tsochlas, Schizas

Awards

Finals Most Valuable Player

Finals Top Scorer