2014–15 Greek Basketball Cup

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Greek Basketball Cup
Season2014–15
DurationSeptember 21, 2014 – April 5, 2015
Number of teams28
Regular season
Season MVPGreece Loukas Mavrokefalidis
Finals
ChampionsPanathinaikos (16th title)
  Runners-upApollon Patras

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

October 8, 2014
PAOK 88–63 KAOD
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

Semifinals[edit]

December 20, 2014
Nea Kifissia 73–75 Apollon Patras
Zirineio Indoor Hall, Kifissia, Athens
February 22, 2015
PAOK 68–71 Panathinaikos

Final[edit]

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
Apollon Patras jersey
Team colours
Apollon Patras
Panathinaikos jersey
Team colours
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.

MVP
Greece Loukas Mavrokefalidis
Game rules
Game was played under FIBA rules.


OAKA Indoor Hall

2015 Greek Cup Winners
Panathinaikos
(16th title)

Awards[edit]

Most Valuable Player[edit]

Player Team
Greece Loukas Mavrokefalidis Panathinaikos

Finals Top Scorer[edit]

Player Team
United States Toarlyn Fitzpatrick Apollon Patras

References[edit]

External links[edit]