 They then beat Panellinios in the first round of the playoffs, before losing to Olympiacos in the playoff semifinals.However, they won the 3rd place playoff series against Aris, and thus qualified for the European top-tier level EuroLeague.In 2010, Markopoulos left Maroussi for PAOK, and he and was replaced as the team's head coach by Georgios Bartzokas, a former Maroussi player.