Greek Basket League Hall of Fame

Greek Basket League Hall of Fame
Established	2022
Location	Athens, Greece
Type	Hall of Fame
Website	Official website

The Greek Basket League Hall of Fame, or Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA) Hall of Fame (Greek: Ελληνικό Μπάσκετ Λιγκ Χολ οφ Φέιμ), is a hall of fame 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 Basket League. Players and head coaches are nominated for the honor, by the governing body of the Greek Basket League, the Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA).

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

History[edit]

The Greek Basket 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[edit]

Players[edit]

*	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 Basket 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[edit]

*	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 Basket 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]

References[edit]

^ Eurohoops Team (18 December 2022). "Greek League Hall of Fame welcomes Ford, Bodiroga, Radja, Wilkins, Tarpley". Eurohoops.net. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

Greek Basket League Hall of Fame official website (in Greek)
Greek Basket League official website (in Greek)
Greek Basket League official website (in English)
Greek Basket League Hall of Fame 2022 Class Induction Ceremony (in Greek)

[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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Players	Alvertis Batiste Berry Bodiroga Bourousis Chatzivrettas Christodoulou Diamantidis Dikoudis Fasoulas Ford Fotsis Galis Giannakis Korfas Koronios Oikonomou Papaloukas Paspalj Prelević Printezis Rađja Rentzias Rivers Savić Schortsanitis Spanoulis Stojaković Tarpley Vranković Wilkins Zisis
Coaches	Ioannidis Ivković Markopoulos Obradović

v t e Greek Basket League
Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA) Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK) Greek League System
Current clubs	AEK Apollon Patras Aris Karditsa Kolossos Rodou Lavrio Maroussi Olympiacos Panathinaikos PAOK Peristeri Promitheas Patras
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Champions	Panathinaikos (39) Olympiacos (14) Aris (10) AEK (8) Panellinios (6) Iraklis (2) PAOK (2) Near East (1) Athens University (1)
Awards	MVP Finals MVP Top Scorer Best Five Best Defender MIP BYP MSP MPP All-Star Best Coach HOF
Statistics	Season Leaders Pro Career Leaders Amateur Career Leaders Tendex Economy
Associated Competitions	Greek Cup (MVP & Finals Top Scorer) Greek Super Cup Greek 2nd Division Greek 3rd Division Greek 4th Division Greek UNICEF Cup

v t e Greek Basket Championship
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Hellenic Alpha1 Basket 1986–87 to 1991–92	1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
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Associated Competitions	Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Greek 2nd Division Greek 3rd Division Greek 4th Division Greek UNICEF Cup

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