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 2018–09–15Home 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 Napfliou | – | 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 2018–09–19Home Team | Away Team | Score | |
A.O. Agriniou | – | Diagoras Dryopideon | 69 – 72 |
A.O. Triton | – | G.S. 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 Napfliou | – | 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 2018–09–23Home 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 2018–09–26Home 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
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 |