Apollon Patras B.C.

Main article: Apollon Patras
Apollon Patras Oscar
Apollon Patras Oscar logo
NicknameWhite-Blacks
LeaguesGreek A2 Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded1947
History1947–present
ArenaApollon Patras Indoor Hall
Capacity3,500
LocationPatras, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Black
   
PresidentIoannis Kontis
Head coachYannis Christopoulos
Team captainChristos Saloustros
Championships4 Greek 2nd Division
Retired numbers2 (#5, #7)
Websiteapollonpatras.gr

Apollon Patras B.C., named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. Apollon Patras B.C. is the men's basketball club of the Greek multi sports athletic union A.S. Apollon Patras. The club's name sponsorship is Apollon Patras B.C. Carna. Currently, Apollon competes in the Greek A2 Basket League, which is the 2nd-tier level basketball division in Greece.

History

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Apollon Patras warming up before their home game against Panionios, in the 2014–15 season.

The club's parent athletic club, A.S. Apollon Patras, was founded in 1926. The club's men's basketball section, Apollon Patras B.C., was founded in the year 1947. Apollon Patras B.C. has competed in the top division Greek Basket League, in a total of 32 different seasons so far, being one of the constant teams in the Greek League's top division over the years.

The club competed in the top division for the first time in the 1971–72 season. Apollon won the local Achaea regional tournament 4 times, in the years 1956, 1958, 1971, and 1973.

In the 1996–97 season, Apollon B.C. had one of its most successful seasons, finishing in the 7th place of the Greek League, and reaching the Round of 16 at the Saporta Cup. The club also made it to the final of the Greek Cup, for the first time in its history, but they were defeated by Olympiacos. In that particular season, Olympiacos had what is considered to be one of the greatest teams in European basketball history, as they had won the 1997 Triple Crown.

One more successful season followed in the 1997–98 season, in which Apollon finished in the 6th place of the Greek League, and made it to the Saporta Cup Round of 32. The following year (1998–99), the team was relegated down to the Greek A2 Basket League (Greek 2nd Division).

In 2003, Apollon B.C. won the Greek Second Division championship, and subsequently returned to the Greek first division for four straight seasons (2004 to 2007). The team was relegated to the second division again after the 2006–07 season, and returned to the top division Greek Basket League in the 2012–13 season. In that season, Apollon made the league's playoffs, and finished in 8th place in the league's final standings.

Apollon played in the 2015 Greek Cup Final, where they lost to Panathinaikos, by a score of 68–53.

Apollon Patras in international competitions

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Main article: Apollon Patras B.C. in international competitions

Arenas

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Apollon Patras Indoor Hall, in Perivola, Patras.
Dimitris Tofalos Arena.

Apollon Patras plays its home games at the 3,500 seat Apollon Patras Indoor Hall. They have also played home games at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which can seat 4,200.

Titles and honours

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National competitions: (11×)

  • Greek Cup
    • Winners (4): 1951, 1964, 1970, 1973

Local competitions: (4×)

  • Achaia Regional Championship (4×): 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973 [1]

National honours:

European honours:

Apollon Patras' season by season rankings

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  • Bold indicates seasons in which the club made the Greek top-tier level league's playoffs.
  • Italics indicates seasons in which the club competed in levels below the Greek top-tier level.


Retired numbers

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Apollon Patras retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Date retired
#5 Greece Nikos Argyropoulos[2][3] PG/SG 1996–2005, 2010–2016 2019
#7 Greece Kostas Petropoulos[4][5] SG/SF 1968–1987 2016

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
Greece:

Europe:

USA:

Rest of the Americas:

Oceania:

Head coaches

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Sponsorships

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  • Great Shirt Sponsor: LOUX
  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Nickan
  • Great Sponsor: Oscar

References

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  1. ^ Apollonpatras.gr Old Index. Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
  2. ^ Yiannis Psarakis (March 27, 2023). "Το «τυχερό» 7 «Νουρέγιεφ», Μπάνε και Σπανούλη και οι φανέλες που (κακώς) δεν τιμήθηκαν ποτέ". BNSports.gr. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. ^ EDITOR ARENA LARISSA (September 19, 2023). "Ο Σπανούλης και οι θρύλοι που πέρασαν στην αιωνιότητα". ArenaLarissa.gr. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Yiannis Psarakis (March 27, 2023). "Το «τυχερό» 7 «Νουρέγιεφ», Μπάνε και Σπανούλη και οι φανέλες που (κακώς) δεν τιμήθηκαν ποτέ". BNSports.gr. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ EDITOR ARENA LARISSA (September 19, 2023). "Ο Σπανούλης και οι θρύλοι που πέρασαν στην αιωνιότητα". ArenaLarissa.gr. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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