2008–09 HEBA Greek All Star Game

The 2008–09 HEBA Greek All Star Game marked the 17th HEBA Greek All Star Game of the HEBA A1 Division. The game was held on March 15, 2009, at Xanthi Arena in Xanthi, Greece. The Greek All Stars beat The Rest of the World All Stars by a score of 127-93. Ioannis Bourousis was named the MVP of the game. Rest of the World All Stars Head coach: Serbia Željko Obradović (Panathinaikos Athens) Assistant coach: Italy Andrea Mazzon (Aris Thessaloniki) Roster: Montenegro Nikola Peković (Panathinaikos Athens) USA Mike Batiste (Panathinaikos Athens) Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius (Panathinaikos Athens) USA Drew Nicholas (Panathinaikos Athens) USA Travon Bryant (AEK Athens) USA Aaron Miles (Panionios Nea Smyrni) USA Anthony Grundy (Panellinios Athens) BUL Keydren Clark (Aris Thessaloniki) Croatia Nikola Vujčić (Olympiacos Piraeus) USA Lynn Greer (Olympiacos Piraeus) Israel Yotam Halperin (Olympiacos Piraeus) USA Jannero Pargo (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greek All Stars Head coach: Greece Panagiotis Giannakis (Olympiacos Piraeus) Assistant coach: Greece Ioannis Sferopoulos (Colossus Rhodes) Roster: Greece Ioannis Bourousis (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greece Theo Papaloukas (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greece Panagiotis Vasilopoulos (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greece Dimitris Papanikolaou (AEK Athens) Greece Andreas Glyniadakis (Maroussi Athens) Greece Loukas Mavrokefalidis (Maroussi Athens) Greece Kostas Charalampidis (Maroussi Athens) Greece Dimitris Tsaldaris (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Vassilis Spanoulis (Panathinaikos Athens) Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (Panathinaikos Athens) Greece Antonis Fotsis (Panathinaikos Athens) Greece Stratos Perperoglou (Panathinaikos Athens) Slam Dunk Nail Guns Contest Will Daniels won the slam dunk contest and broke the backboard with one of his dunks. Slam Dunk Nail Guns participants Greece Georgios Printezis (Olympiacos Piraeus) USA Lance Harris (Colossus Rhodes) Canada Levon Kendall (Panionios Nea Smyrni) USA Will Daniels (EKK Kavala) USA Torin Francis (AEL 1964 Larissa) USA Anthony Grundy (Panellinios Athens) Greece Ioannis Psathas (Panerithraikos AS) Triple Shootout Contest Dimitris Karadolamis won the 3 point shootout contest. Triple Shootout Contest participants Greece Makis Nikolaidis (Trikala 2000) Israel Yotam Halperin (Olympiacos Piraeus) Germany Sven Schultze (Olympia Larissa) USA Drew Nicholas (Panathinaikos Athens) Greece Dimitris Tsaldaris (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Nikos Michalos (Near East Athens) Greece Dimitris Karadolamis (AEL 1964 Larissa) (Winner of the Hopes Triple competition) Hopes Greek All Star Game The Greek Hopes All Star Game is played between Greek pro players that are ages 21 and under and come from the north and the south regions of the country. The game marked the 7th Hopes All Star game. The game was held on March 14, 2009, at Xanthi Arena in Xanthi, Greece. The North beat The South by a score of 65-53. Kostas Papanikolaou was named the MVP of the game. North All Stars Head coach: Greece Dimitris Itoudis (Panathinaikos Athens) Roster: Greece Dimitris Karadolamis (AEL 1964 Larissa) Greece Theodoris Zaras (AEL 1964 Larissa) Greece Karolos Galazoulas (PAOK Thessaloniki) Greece Dimitris Kalampakas (PAOK Thessaloniki) Greece Michalis Giannakidis (PAOK Thessaloniki) Greece Giorgo Kaklamanos (EKK Kavala) Greece Spyros Mourtos (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Linos Chrysikopoulos (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Dimitris Samaras (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Gaios Skordilis (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Kostas Papanikolaou (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Giannis Karagiolidis (Olympia Larissa) South All Stars Head coach: Greece Manos Manouselis (Olympiacos Piraeus) Roster: Greece Nondas Papantoniou (Maroussi Athens) Greece Petros Noeas (Maroussi Athens) Greece Stavros Toutziarakis (Maroussi Athens) Greece Christos Marinos (Egaleo AO) Greece Alexandros Avgenikos (Colossus Rhodes) Greece Giorgos Danas (Colossus Rhodes) Greece Charis Giannopoulos (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greece Kostas Sloukas (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greece Ioannis Karathanasis (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greece Andreas Kanonidis (Panionios Nea Smyrni) Greece Dimitris Verginis (Panathinaikos Athens) Greece Tasos Antonakis (AEK Athens) Hopes Triple Shootout Contest Dimitris Karadolamis won the Hopes ages 22 and under 3 point shootout contest and advanced to the senior 3 point competition, which he also won. Hopes Triple Shootout Contest participants Greece Kostas Sloukas (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greece Charis Giannopoulos (Olympiacos Piraeus) Greece Kostas Papanikolaou (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Dimitris Samaras (Aris Thessaloniki) Greece Michalis Giannakidis (PAOK Thessaloniki) Greece Vassilis Kalfas (Xanthi) Greece Dimitris Verginis (Panathinaikos Athens) Greece Dimitris Karadolamis (AEL 1964 Larissa) External links Esake.gr 17th Greek All Star Game el Esake.gr History of The Greek All Star Game el Esake.gr Greek All Star Game Main Page el Esake.gr Greek Basketball League Official Website el Basket.gr Greek Basketball Federation el Category:Greek Basket League Category:2008–09 in Greek basketball