 Nevertheless, in this period they failed to win the Greek Cup, even though they played in two Greek Cup finals.Rebrača, Gentile, Middleton, Alvertis, Kattash, Kutluay, and Fotsis were some of the team's players who excelled during these years.The dominance in the Greek League was finally interrupted in 2002, the year that PAO won their 3rd EuroLeague championship.