HEBA Greek All-Star Game
The HEBA Greek All-Star Game, also known as the EKO Greek All-Star Game for sponsorship reasons, is the All-Star Game of the HEBA (Greek: ΕΣΑΚΕ) Greek professional basketball association for men. It was founded and organized by Gus Sarianides. The men's all-star game has most often been played in a format featuring the Greek All-Stars, versus the Rest of the World All-Stars. There is also a men's slam dunk competition, and a men's 3-point shootout competition. The all-star weekend also features a game between under age 22 players and senior age players (players that are retired professionals), called the Rising Stars versus the All-Time Stars.
 ΕΣΑΚΕ All-Star Game | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Country |  Greece |
| Continent |  Europe |
| Official website | Esake.gr/AllStar |
Finally, there are also youth 3-point shootout and youth slam dunk competitions, for the age 22 and under players. The all-star weekend previously featured an age 20 and under all-star game, called the Hopes or Youth All-Star Game.
Format
 Greek Basket League awards and honours |
|---|
| Individual Awards |
| Statistical Leaders |
Players from the professional top-tier level Greek Basket League, the professional 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, and the Greek lower level divisions, are eligible to compete at the All-Star Game's weekend festivities. Normally, only players from the top-tier level Greek Basket League are eligible to compete in the men's all-star game. However, sometimes players from lower level divisions can also play in the men's all-star game, if they are selected on all-star day, during the all-star weekend festivities, as special participants by the coaches of the game, to play in the all-star game.
Such players however, are not considered to be all-star selections, because they are not officially chosen to be all-stars, and because they do not actually play in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, from which the actual all-star selections are chosen. However, players from the lower-tier level Greek divisions can participate in the men's slam dunk and men's 3 point shootout contests.
Logos
- (The current official logo of the HEBA Greek All-Star Game.)
(The previous official logo of the HEBA Greek All-Star Game.)
History
The Greek All-Star Game was held for the first time on December 31, 1991, and in that first game, "The Rest of the World All-Stars" defeated "The Greek All-Stars", by a score of 133–122. Over the next seven all-star games, the format was "The European All-Stars" versus "The American All-Stars". From 2001 until 2019, the format was the same as the original all-star game was, The Greek All-Stars versus The Rest of the World All-Stars. Since 2001, the Greek All-Star Game is held in various cities in Greece, which is in contrast to the early years of the all-star game, when most of the games were held at either the Peace and Friendship Stadium, or Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall arenas in Athens.
All-Star Game results
| Season Date | Winners | Losers | Score | Arena | Location | MVP Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991–92 12/31/91 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 133–122 | |||
1992–93 Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | |
1993–94 4/10/94 (I) | American All-Stars | European All-Stars | 115–104 | |||
1994–95 12/22/94 (II) | European All-Stars | American All-Stars | 94–88 | |||
1995–96 1/6/96 (I) | American All-Stars | European All-Stars | 124–113 | |||
1996–97 12/14/96 (II) | European All-Stars | American All-Stars | 83–75 | |||
1997–98 11/22/97 | European All-Stars | American All-Stars | 127–108 | |||
1998–99 11/21/98 | European All-Stars | American All-Stars | 124–114 | |||
1999–00 11/20/99 | American All-Stars | European All-Stars | 119–118 | |||
2000–01 1/20/01 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 86–85 | |||
2001–02 2/16/02 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 126–125 | Dimitris Krachtidis Indoor Hall | ||
2002–03 3/30/03 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 115–110 | |||
2003–04 3/28/04 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 102–89 | |||
2004–05 4/10/05 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 77–76 | |||
2005–06 2/26/06 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 97–97 (tie) | |||
2006–07 2/4/07 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 99–87 | |||
2007–08 4/12/08 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 111–101 | Amaliada Indoor Hall | ||
2008–09 3/15/09 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 127–93 | |||
2009–10 3/14/10 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 147–114 | |||
2010–11 3/13/11 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 141–122 | Giorgos Vassilakopoulos Indoor Hall | ||
2011–12 Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | |
2012–13 3/10/13 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 131–125 | |||
2013–14 3/9/14 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 123–122 | |||
2014–15 Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | |
2015–16 Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | |
2016–17 Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | |
2017–18 2/11/18 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 144–137 | |||
2018–19 2/10/19 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 149–146 | |||
2019–20 2/9/20 | Team Mačiulis | Team Calathes | 109–104 |
%253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small}
Slam Dunk Contest winners
3-Point Shootout Contest winners
| Season | 3 Point Shootout Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
1991–92 | Ioannis Giannopoulos | Pagrati |
| 1992–93 | Not Held | Not Held |
1993–94 | Dimitrios Podaras | AEK Athens |
1994–95 |  Travis Mays | Panionios |
1995–96 | Fragiskos Alvertis | Panathinaikos |
1996–97 | Fragiskos Alvertis (2×) | Panathinaikos |
1997–98 | Fragiskos Alvertis (3×) | Panathinaikos |
1998–99 | Andy Toolson | Maroussi |
1999–00 | Nikos Chatzis | AEK Athens |
2000–01 | Ioannis Kritikos | Peristeri |
2001–02 |  İbrahim Kutluay | Panathinaikos |
2002–03 | Nikos Chatzis (2×) | AEK Athens |
2003–04 | Angelos Koronios | Panionios |
2004–05 | Dimitrios Tsarouchas | Ilysiakos |
2005–06 | Fotios Vasilopoulos | Panionios |
2006–07 |  Sani Bečirovič | Panathinaikos |
2007–08 | Makis Nikolaidis | Egaleo |
2008–09 | Dimitrios Karadolamis | AEL |
2009–10 | Drew Nicholas | Panathinaikos |
2010–11 | Drew Nicholas (2×) | Panathinaikos |
2011–12 | Not Held | Not Held |
2012–13 | Georgios Dedas | PAOK |
2013–14 |  Saša Vasiljević | Nea Kifissia |
| 2014–15 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2015–16 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2016–17 | Not Held | Not Held |
2017–18 | Antonis Koniaris | PAOK |
2018–19 | Phil Goss | PAOK |
2019–20 | Bobby Brown | PAOK |
Players with most appearances (1991-2020)
| Player | All-Star | Years | MVP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fragiskos Alvertis | 12 | 1995-1999, 2001–2007 | 2001 | 2x Three-Point Contest winner |
| Dimitris Diamantidis | 11 | 2002-2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 | - | |
| Vasilis Spanoulis | 8 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019 | - | |
| Giorgos Sigalas | 7 | 1994-1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 | - | |
| Kostas Tsartsaris | 7 | 2001, 2002, 2004-2008 | - | |
| Dimitrios Papanikolaou | 7 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 | - | 1x Slam-Dunk contest winner |
| Nikos Oikonomou | 6 | 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006 | - | 4x FIBA EuroStar |
| Georgios Printezis | 6 | 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 | - | 1x Slam Dunk Winner |
| Lazaros Papadopoulos | 6 | 2001-2004, 2010, 2013 | - | |
| Dimos Dikoudis | 6 | 2000-2003, 2007, 2008 | - | |
| Antonis Fotsis | 6 | 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 | 2011 | |
| Nikos Chatzis | 6 | 1997-2000, 2004, 2005 | - | 2x Three-Point Contest winner |
| Mike Batiste | 6 | 2005, 2006, 2008-2011 | - | |
| Panagiotis Vasilopoulos | 6 | 2005-2009, 2019 | - | |
| Buck Johnson | 5 | 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 | - | |
| Sofoklis Schortsanitis | 5 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2020 | 2006, 2010 | |
| Loukas Mavrokefalidis | 5 | 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2020 | - | |
Rising Stars versus All-Time Stars
The Rising Stars versus the All-Time Stars, is the all-star game that is played between players from the Greek basketball leagues that are ages 22 and under, and retired former professional Greek players. The first game was played on February 10, 2018. The game is played over the same all-star weekend as the regular Greek All-Star Game, and is played at the same arena as well.
Rising Stars versus All-Time Stars results
| Season Date | Winners | Losers | Score | Arena | Location | MVP Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017–18 2–10–18 | All-Time Stars | Rising Stars | 108–92 | |||
2018–19 2–9–19 | Rising Stars | All-Time Stars | 120–115 | |||
2019–20 2–8–20 | Rising Stars | All-Time Stars | 103–90 |
HEBA Greek Youth All-Star Game
The HEBA Greek Hopes, or Youth All-Star Game of basketball, was the all-star game that was played by players from the Greek basketball leagues that were ages 20 and under. The first Hopes game was played on March 29, 2003. The Youth All-Star Game was played over the same all-star weekend as the regular Greek All-Star Game, and was played at the same arena as well.
The game was considered as analogous to the NBA's All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge. There are also the Greek Youth 3 Point Shootout Competition and the Greek Youth Slam Dunk Contest, for Greek players that are ages 20 and under.
Youth Under-20 All-Star Game results
| Season Date | Winners | Losers | Score | Arena | MVP Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002–03 3–29–03 | North | South | 67–64 | Kanithou | |
2003–04 3–27–04 | North | South | 87–70 | Nea Ionia | |
2004–05 4–9–05 | South | North | 89–87 | ||
2005–06 2–25–06 | South | North | 80–79 | ||
2006–07 2–3–07 | South | North | 87–83 | Lamia | |
2007–08 4–11–08 | South | North | 93–69 | Amaliada | |
2008–09 3–14–09 | North | South | 65–53 | ||
2009–10 3–13–10 | Under 20s | Under 22s | 91–89 | ||
2010–11 3–13–11 | Under 22s | Under 20s | 69–68 | Vassilakopoulos | |
2011–12 Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
2012–13 3–9–13 | Under 21s | Under 18s | 104–80 | ||
2013–14 3–8–14 | Young Stars | Rising Stars | 82–77 | ||
2014–15 to 2019–20 Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
Youth Under-22 3 Point Shootout Contest winners
| Season | 3 Point Shootout Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Panagiotis Katranas | |
| 2003–04 | Sotirios Manolopoulos | |
| 2004–05 | Panagiotis Katranas | |
| 2005–06 | Dušan Šakota | |
| 2006–07 | Fotios Vasilopoulos | |
| 2007–08 | Vlado Janković | |
| 2008–09 | Dimitrios Karadolamis | |
| 2009–10 | Kostas Sloukas | |
| 2010–11 | Kostas Sloukas | |
| 2011–12 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2012–13 | Fotios Zoumpos | |
| 2013–14 | Panagiotis Zanidakis | Nea Kydonia |
| 2014–15 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2015–16 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2016–17 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2017–18 | Antonis Koniaris | |
| 2018–19 | Dimitris Flionis | |
| 2019–20 | Kostas Papadakis |
Youth Under-22 Slam Dunk Contest winners
| Season | Slam Dunk Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Vassilis Kavvadas | |
| 2013–14 | Vassilis Charalampopoulos | |
| 2014–15 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2015–16 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2016–17 | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2017–18 | Georgios Tsalmpouris | |
| 2018–19 | Ioannis Agravanis | |
| 2019–20 | Lefteris Mantzoukas |
Notes
- Esake.gr History of The Greek All-Star Game. (in Greek)
- Esake.gr Greek All Star Game Slam Dunk Contest Winners. (in Greek)
- Esake.gr Greek All Star Game 3 Point Shootout Contest Winners. (in Greek)
- Esake.gr Greek Hopes All Star Game 3 Point Shootout Contest Winners. (in Greek)
- Esake.gr Greek Hopes All Star Game Slam Contest Winners. (in Greek)
References
External links
- Greek All Star Game Official Site (in Greek)
- History of The Greek All Star Game (in Greek)