THE Hercules He triumphed in the “final” of the Elite League Final Four, winning the Megarida 94-76 and getting the ticket for the Greek Basektball League of the new season.
Hercules in Karditsa’s closed, with the support of several of his fans, managed to achieve his goal, with the “Old” returning to the Greek Basketball League after a three -year break.
It is logical after the end there was a pandemonium for the rise of the club, which will be again in the elite of Greek basketball, completing the puzzle of 13 teams that will be in the league 2025/26.
The “old man” was determined to the parquet and with his world giving him an extra impetus tried to control the pace (9-7). However, the megayan guided by D. Geromichalos not only did not lose its concentration, but shortly before the end of the first period it escaped +9 (17-26). George Mandalos’ team continued at the same pace in the second quarter and with two consecutive three-pointers of Sulla secured a 15-point difference (19-34). The Thessaloniki, however, responded with a “tripod-storm” for the equalizer (36-36), with 3:21 remaining for the half time, while taking their way to the locker room at +1 (44-43).
The two groups alternated in the first half of the third period, until Hercules with a pop out of Paparjega escaped 61-53. A three-pointer and a Papantoniou goal of Papantoniou brought the difference to +14, 71-57, 6:55 before the end. P. Geromichalu’s fifth foul made things even more difficult for NEM, with the “Old” detaching 77-61 thanks to Mastrogiannopoulos’s three-point three. The team of Megara was unable to return to the victory and Hercules reached the victory and returning to the first division amidst apostasy by his crowded friends.
The quarters: 19-26, 44-43, 61-55, 94-75
Hercules (Sigalas): Paparabegas 15 (2), Tsiakmas 16 (4), Fofana 16 (2), Kavvadas 6, Liapis, Kambouridis 3, Gotsamanidis, Papantoniou 11 (2), Stone 5 (1), Kalogiros 2, Kotas 2, Mastrogiannopoulos 18 (1)
Megarida (Mandalos): Victor 8, Gatzias 5 (1), Dendrinos, D. Geromichalos 21 (1), Protopappas, Kokorelis 3, Primos 6, Syllas 16 (4), Tsoukas 3 (1), Tolias, P. Geromichalos 13 (2)
GBL’s 13 teams for the 2025/26 season
Panathinaikos
Olympic
AEK
Prometheus Patras
Heart
PAOK
Panionios
Dove
Mars
Colossus
Marousi
Mykonos
Hercules