- This season these two archrivals have met four times outside the EuroLeague. Panathinaikos beat Olympiacos in the Greek Cup finals in February and the Greens swept Olympiacos in their two Greek League meetings. Meanwhile, Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos in the Greek Super Cup in September.
- Alec Peters earned MVP of the Round honors in Olympiacos's 78-88 overtime road win over Panathinaikos in Round 1 last season, posting a career-high PIR of 31. He also had a career-best 4 steals in that game.
- Thomas Walkup had career highs in PIR (32) and assists (13), along with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals, in Olympiacos's 81-73 home win over Panathinaikos in March 2023. Walkup earned MVP of the Round honors for that performance.
- Olympiacos has won the last five times it visited Panathinaikos in EuroLeague games. Meanwhile, the last time Panathinaikos won in Piraeus was in February 2021.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos met in the 1994 EuroLeague semifinals in Tel Aviv, Israel, which was their first showdown in European competition. The Reds won 77-72 behind Zarko Paspalj's 22 points.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos returned to the Final Four in 1995 and squared off in the semifinals in Zaragoza, Spain. Olympiacos prevailed again, defeating Panathinaikos 52-58 behind 27 points from Eddie Johnson.
- Olympiacos swept Panathinaikos in the 1997 EuroLeague Playoffs in a best-of-three series before later going on to win the EuroLeague title.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos played each other in the 2009 EuroLeague Semifinals in Berlin, Germany. In a game that came down to the final shot, Panathinaikos edged Olympiacos 82-84 behind 20 points from Nikola Pekovic.
- Tyrese Rice set a Panathinaikos record with 41 points when the Greens beat Olympiacos 99-93 in overtime at home in December 2019.
- Panathinaikos guard Kostas Sloukas arrived from archrival Olympiacos in the summer of 2023 after spending three years with the Reds, during which he helped the team to back-to-back Final Four appearances, including the 2023 championship game. That was his second stint with Olympiacos. During the first, Sloukas helped Olympiacos win EuroLeague crowns in 2012 and 2013. Sloukas spent five seasons in Piraeus during his first stint with the club, with which he made his debut as a teenager in 2009. He won those titles with one current Olympiacos player: Kostas Papanikolaou.
- Panathinaikos forward Ioannis Papapetrou spent five seasons with Olympiacos, his first professional team, from 2013 to 2018. He played in 114 EuroLeague games for the Reds and reached the EuroLeague Championship Game in 2015 and 2017. He was a teammate of Kostas Papanikolaou and also played under Olympiacos head coach Georgios Bartzokas for one season.
- Olympiacos's Kostas Papanikolaou, Thomas Walkup and Giannoulis Larentzakis have been teammates of Panathinaikos trio Ioannis Papapetrou, Konstantinos Mitoglou and Dimitris Moraitis on the Greek national team.
- Sloukas and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis have also been teammates on the Greek national team with Papanikolaou and Larentzakis.
- Walkup and Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis were backcourt mates at Zalgiris Kaunas for three seasons, from 2018 to 2021.
- Olympiacos center Nikola Milutinov and Grigonis were teammates at CSKA Moscow during the 2021- 2022 season.
- Olympiacos forward Sasha Vezenkov was a teammate of Panathinaikos big man Konstantinos Mitoglou at Aris Thessaloniki during the 2013-14 season.
- Olympiacos forward Alec Peters played under current Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman at Anadolu Efes Istanbul during the 2019-20 season.
- Luca Vildoza played for Panathinaikos last season and helped it win the 2024 EuroLeague crown.
- Vildoza made a career-high 5 three-pointers while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Panathinaikos in November 2020.
- Olympiacos guard Evan Fournier and Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort have been teammates on the French national team. They won the silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics together.
- Olympiacos center Moustapha Fall has also been a teammate of Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort on the French national team.
- Nikola Milutinov had 18 points, 18 rebounds and a career-high PIR of 41 to earn weekly MVP honors in a 79-65 win over Panathinaikos in January 2019.
- Sloukas had a career-high 4 steals while playing for Fenerbahce against Olympiacos in January 2020.
- Panathinaikos forward Konstantinos Mitoglou tied his career high with 16 rebounds and set his career high with 14 defensive rebounds in a road loss against Olympiacos in March of last season.
- Olympiacos guard Thomas Walkup made a career-best 5 three-pointers in a 78-88 overtime road win over Panathinaikos in October 2023.
- Olympiacos guard Keenan Evans earned MVP of the Round honors while playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in February 2024. He finished the game with 24 points on 5-of-6 two-pointers, 4-of-5 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. Evans added 3 rebounds, 5 assists, a career-high 5 steals to amass a PIR of 35.
- Panathinaikos point guard Lorenzo Brown made a career-high 11 two-pointers while playing for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade against Olympiacos in December 2019.
- Olympiacos guard Tyler Dorsey posted his career highs in assists (7) and steals (4) while playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Panathinaikos in December 2019.
- Olympiacos guard Shaquielle McKissic had a career-best 6 assists in a win over Panathinaikos in March 2022.
Game Facts - Olympiacos Piraeus
Sasha Vezenkov has scored in double figures and posted a double-digit PIR in 39 of his last 40 games.
Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in 24 of his last 25 games.
Vezenkov has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 15 of his last 16 games.
Evan Fournier has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.
Fournier scored at least 13 points and had double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.
Fournier had at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Nikola Milutinov has multiple offensive rebounds in four of his last five games.
Moustapha Fall has blocked at least 1 shot in five of his last six games.
Keenan Evans has scored at least 10 points in 10 straight and 21 of his last 22 games.
Evans has posted a double-digit PIR in nine of his last 10 games.
Evans has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 straight games.
Evans has made 21 consecutive free throws.
Season rankings
Sasha Vezenkov was the regular-season leader in average index rating with 24.5 per game.
Vezenkov finished the regular season ranked third in scoring with 20.2 points per game.
Evan Fournier finished the regular season ranked 10th in scoring with 15.8 points per game.
Vezenkov finished the regular season ranked fourth in rebounding with 6.6 per game.
Nikola Milutinov finished the regular season ranked fifth in offensive rebounding with 2.6 per game.
Moustapha Fall was the regular season leader in two-point shooting at 77.2%.
Alec Peters finished the regular season ranked second in three-point shooting at 54.4%.
Peters finished the regular season ranked fourth in free-throw shooting at 94.1%.
Evan Fournier finished the regular season ranked fifth in three-pointers made with 2.6 per game.
Sasha Vezenkov was the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs leader in PIR with an average of 22.8.
Vezenkov ranked third in scoring in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs with 19.0 points per game.
Evan Fournier was fourth in scoring in the playoffs with 17.7 points per game.
Vezenkov was tied for second in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs with 7.0 rebounds per game.
Nikola Milutinov was fourth in rebounding the the playoffs with 6.3 per game.
Milutinov ranked second in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs with 3.3 offensive rebounds per game.
Fournier ranked fourth in steals in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs with 1.7 per game.
Olympiacos leads the league in assists with 20.7 per game.
Olympiacos is second in the league in team PIR with 100.4 per game.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Papanikolaou is the all-time leader in games started with 339.
Papanikolaou is in eighth place all-time in steals with 327. Mike James of AS Monaco is seventh with 333 and counting.
Papanikolaou is ranked 12th all-time with 1,434 career rebounds. Georgios Printezis is 11th with 1,452.
Nikola Milutinov is ranked 14th all-time with 1,425 career rebounds. Johannes Voigtmann is 13th with 1,430.
Milutinov is ranked sixth all-time in offensive rebounds with 654. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fifth with 657.
Moustapha Fall ranks second all-time in two-point accuracy at 73.0%.
Fall is ranked 12th all-time with 171 career blocked shots. Stephane Lasme is 11th with 174 career blocks.
Milutinov ranks 17th all-time with 159 blocked shots. Victor Khryapa is 16th with 161.
Thomas Walkup ranks 16th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Walkup is ranked 14th all-time in assists with 1,015. Vasilije Micic is 13th with 1,097 assists.
Walkup is tied with Scottie Wilbekin in 14th place all-time in steals with 282. Nicolo Melli of Fenerbahce is 13th with 286 and counting.
Alec Peters ranks 11th all-time in free-throw shooting accuracy at 90.2%.
Peters ranks third all-time in three-point accuracy at 46.5%.
Keenan Evans needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.
With his next appearance in a Final Four game, Kostas Papanikolaou will move into a tie with JR Holden for eighth place all-time with 16 appearances in Final Four games.
Papanikolaou has 13 starts in Final Four games this century, which is tied for the second most with Victor Khryapa. JR Holden is the leader with 15 starts in Final Four games.
Papanikolaou is tied with Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens for 11th place in Final Fours this century with 20 three-point shots made. Jaycee Carroll and David Blue are tied for ninth with 21 triples apiece, while Saras Jasikevicius and Vassilis Spanoulis are tied for seventh with 22 apiece.
Papanikolaou is tied with Mike Batiste in eighth place in Final Fours this century with 58 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic is seventh with 59 rebounds.
Papanikolaou is tied with Matjaz Smodis, Sasha Kaun and Maceo Baston for 10th place in Final Fours this century with 19 offensive rebounds. Mike Batiste is ninth place with 20 offensive rebounds.
Papanikolaou ranks 10th in Final Fours this century with 39 defensive rebounds. Jan Vesely is ninth with 40.
Shaquielle McKissic is tied with Nick Calathes in 12th place in Final Fours this century with 12 steals. With his next swipe, he will equal Mike Batiste, Kyle Hines and Nikola Mirotic, who are all tied for ninth place with 13 steals.
Papanikolaou is in 14th place in Final Fours this century with 11 steals.
Thomas Walkup is tied with Kyle Hines for 17th place in Final Fours this century in assists with 26. Nando De Colo is 15th with 33.
Sasha Vezenkov is tied with Ante Tomic and Nick Calathes for 15th place in Final Fours this century with 32 defensive rebounds. Rudy Fernandez is in 14th place with 36 defensive rebounds.
Game Facts - Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Kendrick Nunn has scored 12 or more points in 11 straight games.
Juancho Hernangomez has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in 22 straight games.
Hernangomez has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 11 of his last 12 games.
Lessort has had a PIR of 10 or more in 26 of his last 27 games.
Jerian Grant has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Cedi Osman has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.
Osman has scored more than 10 points in five of his last six games.
Osman had double-digit PIRs in five straight games.
Kostas Sloukas has made 16 consecutive free throws.
Season rankings
Kendrick Nunn was the regular season's scoring leader with 21.1 points per game.
Nunn finished the regular season as the league leader in three-pointers made with 3.1 per game.
Nunn finished the regular season ranked fifth in average index rating with 20.3 per game.
Juancho Hernangomez finished the regular season ranked third in rebounding with 6.7 per game.
Wenyen Gabriel finished the regular season ranked ninth in offensive rebounding with 1.9 per game.
Gabriel finished the regular season ranked fifth in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Kostas Sloukas finished the regular season ranked ninth in assists with 4.8 per game.
Sloukas finished the regular season ranked sixth in free-throw shooting at 93.5%.
Juancho Hernangomez was the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs rebounding leader with 8.8 boards per game.
Omer Yurtseven was the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs leader in offensive rebounds with 3.4 per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranked fifth in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs with 5.0 assists per game.
Panathinaikos leads the league in average PIR with 102.5 per game.
Panathinaikos is second in the league in scoring with 87.0 points per game.
Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.3 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks third in steals with 6.9 per game.
Panathinaikos has allowed a league-high 38.7% on three-point shooting.
Panathinaikos has allowed 10.2 offensive rebounds per game, the third-lowest this season.
Panathinaikos has allowed the second-fewest total rebounds, 32.5 per game.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas is in second place all-time with 426 games played, behind only Sergio Llull’s 447 games played.
Sloukas is ranked second all-time with 1,887 assists. Nick Calathes of AS Monaco is the all-time leader with 2,130 and counting.
Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 1,020 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,131.
Sloukas is seventh all-time with 4,053 career points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is sixth with 4,068 career points.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 5,064 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,123.
Sloukas is 12th all-time with 509 three-point shots made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 11th with 510, and Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 513.
Marius Grigonis ranks eighth all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Sloukas ranks 15th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.2%.
Sloukas is in 18th place on the all-time charts with 269 career steals. Vassilis Spanoulis is 17th with 273 steals.
Tibor Pleiss is ranked seventh all-time with 229 career blocks. Alex Tyus is sixth with 238.
Pleiss is in 11th place all-time with 470 offensive rebounds. Vincent Poirier of Efes is in 10th place all-time with 480 offensive rebounds.
Pleiss is in 12th place all-time with 1,009 two-pointers made. Nick Calathes of AS Monaco is 11th all-time with 1,010 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is 10th with 1,011.
Pleiss is ranked 16th all-time with 1,400 rebounds. Othello Hunter is 15th with 1,424.
Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.2-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Kostas Sloukas is in second place all-time with 21 Final Four games played. Victor Khryapa is the leader with 23.
Kostas Sloukas ranks third in Final Fours this century in assists with 70. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is second with 71, and Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is the leader with 76.
Sloukas is second in Final Fours this century in accumulated PIR with 204. Victor Khryapa is the leader with 208.
Sloukas is ranked second in Final Fours this century with 57 free throws made each. Nando De Colo is the leader with 59.
Sloukas ranks fourth in Final Fours this century in scoring with 193 points. JR Holden is third with 194 points and Sergio Rodriguez is second with 209. Sergio Llull is the scoring leader at the Final Fours this century with 213.
Sloukas ranks eighth in Final Fours this century with 38 two-pointers made. Holden is seventh with 39 two-pointers made and Llull is sixth with 40.
Sloukas is tied with Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus for 11th place in Final Fours this century with 20 three-point shots made apiece. Jaycee Carroll and David Blue are tied for ninth with 21 triples apiece, while Saras Jasikevicius and Vassilis Spanoulis are tied for seventh with 22 apiece.
Kostas Sloukas is in 13th place in Final Fours this century with 37 defensive rebounds. Milos Teodosic and Mike Batiste are tied for 11th place with 38 defensive rebounds apiece.
Sloukas is tied for 18th place in Final Fours this century with 9 steals. Marko Jaric, Jaka Lakovic and Sergio Rodriguez are tied for 15th with 10 steals apiece.
Sloukas needs 1 rebound to enter the top 20 in rebounding in Final Fours this century.