Sporting B.C.

A.O. Sporting
Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ
A.O. Sporting; Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ
Leagues	Greek A2 League; Greek Cup
Founded	1924 (Istanbul); 1936 (Athens)
History	Sporting Club Istanbul; 1924 – 1936; Sporting Club Athens; 1936 – Present
Arena	Sporting Sports Arena
Capacity	2,500
Location	Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece
Team colors	Red and Blue ;
President	Vassilis Sakopoulos
Head coach	Alexis Papadatos
Championships	A2 Championships: (3); (1988, 1991, 2007)
Website	sportingbc.gr
Home	Away

Sporting B.C. (Greek: ΚΑΕ Σπόρτιγκ) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece, at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The club's full name is A.O. Sporting Athens B.C. (Greek: Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ Αθήνα KAE).

History

The A.O. Sporting parent athletic association was founded in 1936, after a group of Greeks moved the Sporting Istanbul (Constantinople) club that had been founded in 1924, to Athens. Sporting began with sports departments in basketball and volleyball, and later added the sports of boxing, swimming, and ping pong. Today, the A.O. Sporting athletic club has only the basketball department, A.O. Sporting B.C.

Over the years, some of the players from Sporting B.C. played for the senior men's Greek National Basketball Team. The team competed in the FIBA Korać Cup competition in the 1979–80, 1980–81, 1995–96, and 1996–97 seasons. Sporting won the Greek Second Division championship three times, in 1988, 1991 and 2007.

In international competitions

Arena

Sporting B.C. plays its home games at the 2,500 seat Sporting Sports Arena.^[1]

Titles and honors

National:

Greek 2nd Division: (3)
- 1988, 1991, 2007

Notable players

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:

- Nikola Radulović

USA:

Rest of Americas:

Andres Guibert

Head coaches

References

^ Γήπεδο – Εκδηλώσεις (in Greek).

External links

Sportingbc.gr Official Team Website (in Greek)
Eurobasket.com Team Profile

[1] Γήπεδο – Εκδηλώσεις (in Greek).

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Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK) Greek League System
1st South Group	Akrata Apollon Smyrnis AO Achaea 82 Glafkos Patron Keravnos Aigiou EA Patron Esperos AOPA Kalamata 80 Oiax Nauplion Olympiada B.C. KAP Nea Ionia B.C. Enosi Iliou KAO Melission
2nd South Group	Aris Nikaias Aris Petroupolis Esperos Lamias Lokros Atalantis OFI Crete B.C. AOK Chania Ermis Shimatariou Kronos Agiou Dimitriou POK Esperos Niki Amarousiou B.C. AE Pentelis AEE Panagitsas VAOL Chiou Zografou
1st North Group	Phaeax Corcyra Agrinio B.C. Ikaroi Trikalon Nikopoli Prevezas AGS Ioanninon Makedones Niki Volou B.C. AOK Veroia Filippos Verias B.C. Ionikos Ionias Proteas Grevena Ptolemaida Acte Zephyros
2nd North Group	Aias Evosmou Apollon Kalamarias Asteras Sindou Kentavros B.C. Makedonikos B.C. Mantoulidis B.C. Eleftheroupoli M.E.N.T. B.C. Eucarpia B.C. Polygyros B.C. Gymnastikos Komotinis Enosi Komotinis Orfeas Neou Skopou HAN Thessaloniki
Associated Competitions	Greek Basketball League Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Greek 2nd Division Greek 3rd Division Greek UNICEF Cup