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 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, called the Rising Stars versus the All-Time Stars.
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
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
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 | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Piraeus, Athens | Brian Vaughns Sporting |
1992–93 Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | |
1993–94 4/10/94 | American All-Stars | European All-Stars | 115–104 | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Piraeus, Athens | Tony White Aris |
1994–95 12/22/94 | European All-Stars | American All-Stars | 94–88 | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Piraeus, Athens | Stojko Vranković Panathinaikos |
1995–96 1/6/96 | American All-Stars | European All-Stars | 124–113 | O.A.C.A Olympic Indoor Hall | Maroussi, Athens | Dominique Wilkins Panathinaikos |
1996–97 12/14/96 | European All-Stars | American All-Stars | 83–75 | Alexandrio Melathron | Thessaloniki | Peja Stojaković PAOK |
1997–98 11/22/97 | European All-Stars | American All-Stars | 127–108 | Perivola Indoor Hall | Perivola, Patras | Peja Stojaković PAOK |
1998–99 11/21/98 | European All-Stars | American All-Stars | 124–114 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall | Maroussi, Athens | Arijan Komazec Olympiacos |
1999–00 11/20/99 | American All-Stars | European All-Stars | 119–118 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall | Maroussi, Athens | Dejan Bodiroga Panathinaikos |
2000–01 1/20/01 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 86–85 | Perivola Indoor Hall | Perivola, Patras | Fragiskos Alvertis Panathinaikos |
2001–02 2/16/02 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 126–125 | Dimitris Krachtidis Indoor Hall | Drama | İbrahim Kutluay Panathinaikos |
2002–03 3/30/03 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 115–110 | Tasos Kambouris Hall | Chalkis | Georgios Diamantopoulos Panionios |
2003–04 3/28/04 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 102–89 | Nea Ionia Indoor Hall | Volos | Nestoras Kommatos Aris |
2004–05 4/10/05 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 77–76 | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | Patras | Nikos Barlos Apollon Patras |
2005–06 2/26/06 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 97–97 | Neapolis Indoor Arena | Sofoklis Schortsanitis Olympiacos | |
2006–07 2/4/07 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 99–87 | Chalkiopoulio Sports Hall | Lamia | Andre Hutson Panionios |
2007–08 4/12/08 | Rest of the World All-Stars | Greek All-Stars | 111–101 | Amaliada Indoor Hall | Amaliada | Jeremiah Massey Aris |
2008–09 3/15/09 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 127–93 | Xanthi Arena | Xanthi | Ioannis Bourousis Olympiacos |
2009–10 3/14/10 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 147–114 | Heraklion Arena | Heraklion | Sofoklis Schortsanitis Olympiacos |
2010–11 3/13/11 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 141–122 | Giorgos Vassilakopoulos Indoor Hall | Pyrgos | Antonis Fotsis Panathinaikos |
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 | Perivola Indoor Hall | Perivola, Patras | Brent Petway Rethymno |
2013–14 3/9/14 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 123–122 | Kladissos Indoor Hall | Chania | Nikos Pappas Panathinaikos |
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 | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | Patras | Thanasis Antetokounmpo Panathinaikos |
2018–19 2/10/19 | Greek All-Stars | Rest of the World All-Stars | 149–146 | Alexandrio Melathron | Thessaloniki | Thanasis Antetokounmpo Panathinaikos |
2019–20 2/9/20 | Team Mačiulis | Team Calathes | 109–104 | Heraklion Arena | Heraklion | Dinos Mitoglou Panathinaikos |
Slam Dunk Contest winners
Year Held | Slam Dunk Champion | Team |
1991–92 | John Hudson | Panionios |
1992–93 | Not Held | Not Held |
1993–94 | Henry Turner | Panionios |
1994–95 | Chris King | Aris |
1995–96 | Lawrence Funderburke | PAOK |
1996–97 | Harold Ellis | Apollon Patras |
1997–98 | Antonio Harvey | Panionios |
1998–99 | Antonio Harvey | Irakleio |
1999–00 | Henry Turner | Maroussi |
2000–01 | Dimitrios Papanikolaou | Olympiacos |
2001–02 | Ryan Lorthridge | KAOD |
2002–03 | Tyrone Nesby | Olympia Larissa |
2003–04 | Kasib Powell | PAOK |
2004–05 | Toby Bailey | AEK Athens |
2005–06 | Michael Paragyios | Ilysiakos |
2006–07 | Georgios Printezis | Olympia Larissa |
2007–08 | Qyntel Woods | Olympiacos |
2008–09 | Will Daniels | Kavala |
2009–10 | Lance Harris | Kolossos Rodou |
2010–11 | Lance Harris | Ikaros Kallitheas |
2011–12 | Not Held | Not Held |
2012–13 | Brent Petway | Rethymno |
2013–14 | Kenny Gabriel | Rethymno |
2014–15 | Not Held | Not Held |
2015–16 | Not Held | Not Held |
2016–17 | Not Held | Not Held |
2017–18 | Stefan Moody | Rethymno |
2018–19 | Octavius Ellis | Promitheas |
2019–20 | Georgios Papagiannis | Panathinaikos |
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 | Panathinaikos |
1997–98 | Fragiskos Alvertis | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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 | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | Patras | Theo Papaloukas retired |
2018–19 2–9–19 | Rising Stars | All-Time Stars | 120–115 | Alexandrio Melathron | Thessaloniki | Dimitris Flionis |
2019–20 2–8–20 | Rising Stars | All-Time Stars | 103–90 | Heraklion Sports Arena | Heraklion | Nikos Rogkavopoulos |
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 | Christos Tapoutos AEK Athens |
2003–04 3–27–04 | North | South | 87–70 | Nea Ionia | Kostas Vasileiadis PAOK |
2004–05 4–9–05 | South | North | 89–87 | Tofalos | Dimitrios Charitopoulos Aris |
2005–06 2–25–06 | South | North | 80–79 | Larissa | Georgios Printezis Olympia Larissa |
2006–07 2–3–07 | South | North | 87–83 | Lamia | Dimitrios Verginis PAOK |
2007–08 4–11–08 | South | North | 93–69 | Amaliada | Dimitrios Karadolamis Aris |
2008–09 3–14–09 | North | South | 65–53 | Amiridis | Kostas Papanikolaou Aris |
2009–10 3–13–10 | Under 20s | Under 22s | 91–89 | Alikarnassou | Michalis Tsairelis Trikala 2000 |
2010–11 3–13–11 | Under 22s | Under 20s | 69–68 | Vassilakopoulos | Linos Chrysikopoulos Aris |
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 | Perivola | Lefteris Bochoridis Aris |
2013–14 3–8–14 | Young Stars | Rising Stars | 82–77 | Chania | Ioannis Papapetrou Olympiacos |
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 | Olympiacos |
2003–04 | Sotirios Manolopoulos | PAOK |
2004–05 | Panagiotis Katranas | Olympiacos |
2005–06 | Dušan Šakota | Panathinaikos |
2006–07 | Fotios Vasilopoulos | Panionios |
2007–08 | Vlado Janković | Panionios |
2008–09 | Dimitrios Karadolamis | AEL |
2009–10 | Kostas Sloukas | Olympiacos |
2010–11 | Kostas Sloukas | Aris |
2011–12 | Not Held | Not Held |
2012–13 | Fotios Zoumpos | Peristeri |
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 | PAOK |
2018–19 | Dimitris Flionis | Aris |
2019–20 | Kostas Papadakis | Panathinaikos |
Youth Under-22 Slam Dunk Contest winners
Season | Slam Dunk Champion | Team |
2012–13 | Vassilis Kavvadas | Panionios |
2013–14 | Vassilis Charalampopoulos | Panathinaikos |
2014–15 | Not Held | Not Held |
2015–16 | Not Held | Not Held |
2016–17 | Not Held | Not Held |
2017–18 | Georgios Tsalmpouris | Kolossos Rodou |
2018–19 | Ioannis Agravanis | Peristeri |
2019–20 | Lefteris Mantzoukas | Promitheas Patras |