AEK B.C.

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AEK Athens
2024–25 AEK B.C. season
Nickname
  • Vasilissa (Queen)
  • Énosis (Union)
  • Kitrinómavri (The Yellow-Blacks)
  • Dikéfalos Aetós (Two-Headed Eagle)
LeaguesGreek League
Champions League
Founded1924
HistoryAEK B.C.
(1924–present)
ArenaSUNEL Arena
Capacity8,327[1][2]
LocationAthens, Greece
Team colorsYellow, black
   
Main sponsorBetsson
PresidentEvangelos Angelopoulos
Head coachDragan Šakota
OwnershipMakis Angelopoulos (76%)[3]
Vertical Solutions (24%)[4]
Championships1 Triple Crown
1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
1 FIBA Champions League
2 FIBA Saporta Cups
8 Greek Championships
5 Greek Cups
Retired numbers3 (6, 10, 13)
Websiteaekbc.gr

AEK Basketball Club (Greek: ΚΑΕ ΑΕΚ Greek pronunciation: [ˈaek]; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupóleos, "Athletic Union of Constantinople"), also known as AEK B.C. or AEK, and more commonly known in European competitions as AEK Athens,[5] is a Greek professional basketball club based in Athens, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club AEK. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).

AEK is one of the three most popular and successful teams in Greece along with Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. AEK was the first-ever Greek basketball team, not only to reach a European Cup Final, but also to win a European title. On 4 April 1968, AEK defeated Slavia VŠ Praha by a score of 89–82, in Athens in front of 80,000 fans. They have won the Greek League 8 times (1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02), and the Greek Cup 5 times (1980–81, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2017–18, 2019–20), while they have also twice won the FIBA Saporta Cup (former European Cup Winners' Cup) (1967–68 and 1999–00). AEK won the Champions League on 6 May 2018, defeating Monaco by a score of 100–94, and the FIBA Intercontinental Cup on 17 February 2019, defeating Flamengo by a score of 86–70.[6] Well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: Rolando Blackman, Ricky Pierce, Danny Vranes, Ruben Patterson, Kurt Rambis, J.R. Holden, Willie Anderson, Joe Arlauckas, Anthony Bowie, Arijan Komazec, Martin Müürsepp, Josh Owens, Clint Richardson, Bill Edwards, Victor Alexander, Claudio Coldebella, İbrahim Kutluay, Pero Antić, Carl English, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Bane Prelević, Georgios Amerikanos, Georgios Trontzos, Vassilis Goumas, Minas Gekos, Pavlos Stamelos, Kostas Patavoukas, Angelos Koronios, Michalis Kakiouzis, Nikos Chatzis, Jake Tsakalidis, Nikos Zisis, Nasos Galakteros, Vassilis Lanes, Dimos Dikoudis, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Ioannis Bourousis, Mario Chalmers, Jonas Mačiulis and Keith Langford.

AEK B.C. has been considered as one of the best Greek teams in all sports, at either the sports club or national team level, in 1965, 1966, and 1968, by SJA of Greece (the Sports Journalists' Association of Greece, Greek: ΠΣΑΤ).

History

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Early years

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The basketball team in 1928
Constantinople in 1914

The large Greek population of Constantinople, not unlike those of the other Ottoman urban centres, continued its athletic traditions in the form of numerous athletic clubs. Clubs such as Enosis Tataoulon (Ένωσις Ταταούλων), from the Tatavla district, Megas Alexandros (Μέγας Αλέξανδρος), Hermes (Ερμής) of Galata, Olympias (Ολυμπιάς) of Therapia, and Kati Kioi (Κατί Κίοϊ) of Chalcedon, existed to promote Hellenic athletic and cultural ideals. These were amongst a dozen Greek-backed clubs that dominated the sporting landscape of the city in the years preceding World War I. After the war, with the influx of mainly French and English soldiers to Constantinople, many of the city clubs participated in regular competitions, with teams formed by foreign troops. Taxim, Pera, and Tatavla became the scene of weekly competitions in not only football, but of athletics, cycling, boxing, and tennis.

Of the clubs in the city though, football was dominated by Enosis Tataoulon and Hermes. Hermes, one of the more popular clubs, was formed in 1875, by the Greek community of Pera (Galata). Forced by the Kemalist regime to change its name to Pera Club in 1923, many of its athletes fled to Greece, and settled in Athens and Thessaloniki.[7] The basketball team of AEK is actually the most successful among AEK's athletic departments. The obvious reason is the successes in general of Greek basketball, and that AEK's basketball team was the first ever Greek team to win an international trophy, in any team sport. Under Kostas Karamanlis' guidance, AEK won the club's first Greek League championship in 1958.[8]

1924–1957

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Kostas Dimopoulos, one of the creators of the AEK athletic club and footballer of the early years, had the idea of also creating a basketball team. His efforts quickly were matched by others who loved the sport of basketball. He then took over the leadership of the club's basketball department, and together with the Simeonidi brothers, Eumenes Athanasiadis and others, created the club's first basketball team. In the beginning, they took part in friendly games, where they made a good impression. After that, AEK won the first regional basketball championship that was played in Athens, which was organized by the local YMCA, in 1924.

In 1928, AEK took part in the first Greek basketball championship, in the Athens-Piraeus 1927–28 regional championship. In 1929, the Greek basketball championship was not held, and AEK did not play in any league. In 1930, the basketball section was not declared in any organized competition, with the effective efforts of Kostas Dimopoulos and his associates to do so, failing. The club's basketball section then remained in obscurity for many years. However, in 1949, it reappeared, and the club's administration of that time created a new and competitive team. In the 1952–53 season, AEK played in the Greek basketball championship for the first time since 1928. In the 1954–55 Greek League championship AEK had an impressive run, however, they finished behind Panellinios.

1957–1959

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In 1958, AEK B.C., led by the player-coach Kostas Karamanlis, won their first Greek League championship, after defeating Panellinios in the final, by a score of 67–54.

The club also founded a women's section at this time, which lasted for a short time. The department had success with the four sisters Chorianopoulou sisters. However, the club did not give the necessary importance to the department, and it was later dissolved.

Amerikanos' era (1960–1970): 6 Championships and a European title

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Kallimarmaron Stadium

"The Union", in the early 1960s, won the Athens-Piraeus Regional Championship two times in a row (1960, 1961), but did not manage to become the national league champion of Greece. But the 1960s decade was to be the most important in the history of AEK's basketball club. The team's head coach of the time, Missas Pantazopoulos, created a great roster and led the team to the top of Greece. The club's leading figure during these years was Georgios Amerikanos, who was nicknamed "Global".[citation needed]

In the 1962–63 season, AEK won the first of four consecutive Greek League championships. In the next season, AEK's leading scorer was Antonis Christeas (4th overall in the league), and the club was once again the Greek League champion. In the 1964–65 season, Georgios Amerikanos was the top scorer of the league, and AEK were once again the Greek League champions.[citation needed]

In the following 1965–66 season, AEK won its 4th consecutive Greek League championship, and also became the first Greek basketball team to play in the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Champions Cup (now called the EuroLeague), as they played at the 1966 Final Four, which was held in Italy. These successes were accompanied by an unfortunate large loss for the team. As one of the team's players, Giorgos Moschos had contracted cancer, but he managed to participate in certain competitions that year, before he died on 29 December 1966, at age 29.[citation needed]

The next season, AEK lost the Greek League championship to Panathinaikos. However, a year later, under head coach Nikos Milas, AEK returned to the top of Greece, as they won the 1967–68 Greek League season championship, without losing a game. Georgios Amerikanos was again the Greek League's Top Scorer.[citation needed]

1968 European Cup Winners' Cup: first European title for a Greek club

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AEK was the first ever Greek basketball team to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called the EuroLeague) Final Four, in 1966, which was held in Bologna, Italy. Two years later, AEK was the first-ever Greek team, not only to reach a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Final, but also to win a European-wide title.[9] On April 4, 1968, AEK defeated Slavia VŠ Praha, by a score of 89–82, in Athens, in front of 80,000 spectators (at the time, the Guinness world record in basketball attendance) in Kallimarmaron Stadium.[10] In 1970, AEK reached the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, where the team was eliminated by JA Vichy, France, in what turned out to be the last year of the first "Golden Era" of the club's history. It was called the "Golden Era" because AEK dominated Greek basketball during the 1960s, winning the Greek League championship 4 consecutive years, in 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966, as well as in 1968 and 1970; for a total of 6 titles in 8 years.

Although there are no official records with regards to the Greek Cup before 1975, according to some sources,[11] AEK won the Greek Cup in the years of 1967 and 1971.

1970–1990

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Over the next decades, AEK lost its prestige and managed to win only one trophy, the Greek Cup in 1981, under the direction of Coach Fred Develey, an American coach who previously was the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aris of Greece, with superstar Nick Galis. In addition to winning the Greek Cup in 1981, AEK was also a finalist in the Greek Cup in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1988, and 1992, but failed to win in any of those years.

Rolando Blackman

The Queen's comeback

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Dušan Ivković
Nikos Zisis

AEK made a comeback in the late 1990s, when the team played in six consecutive Greek Cup Final Fours in the years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, four consecutive Greek Cup Finals in the years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, winning the Greek Cup in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, AEK won the Greek League championship for the first time in 32 years, becoming the first team to win the Greek League championship after having lost the first two games of a 5-game playoff series. AEK lost the first two games of the series to Olympiacos, but managed to win the next 3 games, and take the series and the title 3–2. AEK also reached the Greek Playoff Finals in the years 1997, 2003, and 2005, and the Greek Cup Semi-finals in the year 2006.

1998 ΕuroLeague runners-up and 2000 Saporta Cup winners

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In this same era, AEK again reached a high level in European-wide competitions. The team reached the FIBA EuroLeague's Final Four in Barcelona in 1998, and beat Benetton Treviso, by a score of 69–66, before losing in the EuroLeague Final to Kinder Bologna, by a score of 58–44.[12] In 2000, on 11 April, AEK won their second international trophy, the FIBA Saporta Cup, by defeating Kinder Bologna 83–76.[13] The next year, 2001, AEK reached the EuroLeague semi-finals, where they lost their playoff series against Tau Cerámica, in 3 straight games. AEK had success in the EuroLeague in the 2002 season, reaching the Top 16 phase, but the 2003 and 2004 seasons were disasters in the EuroLeague. In 2005, AEK once again shined and reached the Top 16, but a few losses prevented the team from reaching the EuroLeague playoffs.

Relegation, dissolution and fresh start

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After the 2005–06 season, the owner of the club and major shareholder cut off the club's funding, and various management schemes each year assumed the financial obligations of the club. As a result, the roster gradually weakened year after year, the group declined each year to lower-level league positions and had even less success in European competitions, and the club's debts that were accrued were impossible to pay. In April 2011, AEK was relegated down to the Greek Second Division (A2) due to serious financial problems and there was a great danger for its participation in the next championships.

A new administration council, with Nikos Georgantzoglou as a president, defined by the Athens Court on 12 September 2011 so that the club could be saved and play in the A2 division. AEK had a record of 20 wins and 10 losses during the 2011–12 Greek A2 Basket League season. In the summer of 2012, AEK's board of directors announced its participation in the Greek 3rd national category Greek B League ("B Ethniki") "Southern Group", for the 2012–13 season, as an amateur club. The team had a record of 22 wins and 3 losses and was promoted to the A2 category. In the 2013–14 season, AEK once again played in the Greek Second Division. Finally, AEK was the winner of the second division championship and won the league promotion to be able to play in the top Greek League again, after a 3-year period of absence. AEK had a record of 23 wins and 3 losses during the Greek A2 Basket League 2013–14 season.

In September 2014, AEK overcame heavy financial problems, after Makis Angelopoulos bought the majority stake of the club's shares, just to return to the Greek elite level, and thus wanted to showcase its tradition and ambition in Greece and Europe. In the 2014–15 season, AEK finished in fifth place in the top-tier level Greek League, with 15 wins and 11 losses.[14]

Dušan Šakota

Return to European cup competitions

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In the 2015–16 season, AEK returned to the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup, for the first time since the 2006–07 season. AEK returned to the EuroCup, after having come off a return-to-form season, in which it finished fifth overall in the first-tier level Greek League, to reach the Greek League playoffs, after a seven-year absence.[15][16] AEK then joined the newly formed FIBA Champions League, for the 2016–17 season.[17][18] The team reached the 2016–17 FIBA Champions League Round 16.

2018 Greek Cup winners

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On 17 February 2018, AEK won the 2018 Greek Cup Final against Olympiacos, by a score of 88–83, at Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on the island of Crete.[19][20][21] It was AEK's first top-tier title won since they won the 2001–02 Greek Basket League season's championship.

2018 FIBA Champions League and 2019 FIBA Intercontinental cup winners

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Mario Chalmers

On 6 May 2018, AEK won the 2018 FIBA Champions League final against the French club AS Monaco by a score of 100–94 in the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall of Athens.[22][23][24][25][26] By winning the FIBA Champions League trophy, AEK earned the right to add a third star to its club crest. The team also qualified to participate in the next edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup tournament.[27] In the following FIBA Champions League competition AEK was knocked out of the competition in the quarter-finals by the German side Brose Bamberg.[28][29][30] Nevertheless, a bit earlier in the 2018–19 season, AEK became the global basketball champions, for the first time in their perennial history, by winning the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup final against the Brazilian club Flamengo by a score of 86–70 in the Carioca Arena 1 of Rio de Janeiro.[31][32][33] That marked the third FIBA Intercontinental Cup championship that was won by a Greek club, after Panathinaikos had won the 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, and Olympiacos had won the 2013 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[34][35]

2020 Greek Cup winners and 2020 FIBA Champions League runners-up

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On 16 February 2020, AEK won the 2020 Greek Cup final against Promitheas Patras, by a score of 61–57, at Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on the island of Crete. It was AEK's second national top-tier title in two years.[36][37][38] On 4 October 2020, AEK lost by 85–74 from the Spanish side San Pablo Burgos in the 2019–20 FIBA Champions League final that was held in the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall of Athens.[39] This was the second FIBA Champions League final in three years for AEK Athens. The team also holds the FIBA Champions League highest attendance record, as 17,984 fans attended the 2017–18 FIBA Champions League final in the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall.[40]

Crest, colours, supporters

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Emblem of the Palaiologos dynasty
AEK BC logo
(2004–2007)
AEK BC logo
(2015–2018)

In 1924, AEK adopted as their emblem, the image of a double-headed eagle. When AEK was created by Greek refugees from Constantinople, in the years following the Greco-Turkish War, and subsequent population exchange, the emblem and colours (yellow and black) were chosen as a reminder of lost homelands; they represent the club's historical ties to Constantinople. After all, the double-headed eagle is featured in the flag of the Greek Orthodox Church, whose headquarters are in Constantinople, and served as the Imperial emblem under the Palaiologos dynasty. The emblem of the department of AEK basketball has evolved over time. From 1924 to 2015, the emblem of the department was similar to that of the football club. Since 2015, AEK B.C. has created a new version of the emblem, by adding to it two stars at its center, which symbolize the club's 2 FIBA Saporta Cup European-wide titles.

The colours of yellow/gold, black and Imperial purple were adopted from AEK's connections with Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire.[41]

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsors

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Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
1976–82 Adidas Akai
1982–85 Diadora Syrtex
1985–87 asics Akai
1987–88 Converse Casio
1988–89 Nike Strong Security
1989–90 PRO-PO
1990–91 Robe di Kappa Syrtex
1991–92 Fujitsu
1992–93 Converse Fyrogenis
1993–94 Kronos
1994–95 KANAKI Dough Products
1995–97 Pony General Bank of Greece
1997–01 Nike
2001–02 Champion
2002–04 Piraeus Bank
2004–07 Fage
2007–08 Wilkinson Sword
2008–09 k1x Husqvarna Motorcycles
2009–10 Reebok Sixt
2010–11 Champion Chillo Energy Drink
2011–12 Nickan Byzantine Incorporated
2012–14 Diamonds Shipping and Trading
2014–15 Skrats
2015 Adidas
2015–2018 Fila[42]
2018–2021 betshop.gr
2021–2023 Betsson
2023–2028 Macron[43] Betsson
AEK fans in an away game against Élan Béarnais

Supporters

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AEK has a large fan base all over Greece. The majority of AEK supporters are refugees or have refugee descent from Constantinople, and people from the population exchange of the Minor Asia Catastrophe. Original 21 is the largest supporters group. The first attempt to organize AEK supporters was Gate 21 (formed in 1975), which took its name from the gate in the Nikos Goumas Stadium at Nea Filadelfia, where the most hardcore fans of the club gathered. AEK also has many supporters worldwide, most of them being Greek immigrants, in places like North America, UK, Australia, and Cyprus.

Rivalries

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The main rivalries of the AEK are the ones with Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. Against Panathinaikos, the rivalry started not only because of both competing for titles, but also because of the refugee ancestry of AEK fans, and by contrast, that Panathinaikos was considered to be the representative club of the old Athenian high class society. Against Olympiacos, the rivalry is mostly related to the football rivalry of the two clubs.

Arenas

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Ano Liosia Olympic Hall

Note: The capacities listed are the capacities of the arenas at the time AEK used them, and are not necessarily the same as the arena's current capacities. Also, the capacities only list the arena's all-seat seating capacity (if applicable), and not the arena's total capacities. In addition, in some cases, the listed capacities only reflect the number of seats currently made publicly available for use, and may not reflect the number of total seats actually in the arena.

Stadium / Arena Seating Capacity Usage
Nea Filadelfeia Outdoor Hall (Outdoor Stadium) 500 1952 to early 1960s
Kallimarmaron Stadium (Outdoor Stadium) 60,000 Mid to late 1960s
Sporting Sports Arena 1,862 1970s,
2008–2009
A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall 1,500 1980s
Peace and Friendship Stadium 14,940 1988–89
"Georgios Moschos" Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall 2,000 1989–1995
Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall 18,989 1995–2002,
2006–2008,
2014–2021
Zofria Indoor Hall 2,500 2002–2004,
2011–2014
Chalkiopoulio Sports Hall (Lamia) 2,600 2002–2003
Galatsi Olympic Hall 5,141 2004–2006
Hellinikon Olympic Arena 8,000 2009–2011
SUNEL Arena(Ano Liosia Olympic Hall) 8,327[44][45] 2021–
AEK B.C. Stadiums / Arenas Image Gallery

Players

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Current roster

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

AEK B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 0 United States Gray, RaiQuan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 25 – (1999-07-07)7 July 1999
C 1 Greece Skordilis, Gaios 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 125 kg (276 lb) 36 – (1987-12-06)6 December 1987
PG 3 United States Hubb, Prentiss 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1999-03-19)19 March 1999
PG 4 Greece Karampelas, Zois 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (2001-04-27)27 April 2001
G 7 Greece Flionis, Dimitris (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1997-04-08)8 April 1997
G/F 8 United States Bryce, C. J. 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-10-30)30 October 1996
SF 9 Greece Pilavios, Alfredos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 24 – (1999-12-15)15 December 1999
G 11 Greece Fillios, Giorgos 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 22 – (2002-02-10)10 February 2002
F 19 Lithuania Kuzminskas, Mindaugas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 35 – (1989-10-19)19 October 1989
G/F 21 Greece Netzipoglou, Omiros 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2002-11-18)18 November 2002
SG 22 United States Alleyne, Nahiem 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2001-07-23)23 July 2001
PF 24 Greece Kouzeloglou, Ioannis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1995-04-01)1 April 1995
PF 25 Greece Kamateros, Tasos 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 24 – (2000-05-19)19 May 2000
C 33 United States Golden, Grant 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 26 – (1998-01-15)15 January 1998
SG 77 United States Hale, Hunter 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1997-06-25)25 June 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Serbia Μilijan Nikolić
Team Manager

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: September 24, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Grant Golden RaiQuan Gray Jadyn Parker Gaios Skordilis
PF Mindaugas Kuzminskas Giannis Kouzeloglou Tasos Kamateros
SF C. J. Bryce Omiros Netzipoglou Alfis Pilavios
SG Hunter Hale Nahiem Alleyne Giorgos Fillios
PG Prentiss Hubb Dimitris Flionis Zois Karampelas

Squad changes for the 2024–25 season

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In

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Date Pos. Player From
27 July 2024 PG United States Prentiss Hubb Italy Dolomiti Energia Trento
30 July 2024 C United States Grant Golden Italy Vanoli Cremona
31 July 2024 SG United States Nahiem Alleyne United States St. John's Red Storm
9 August 2024 SG / PG Greece Giorgos Fillios Greece Aris Thessaloniki
11 August 2024 PF Greece Tasos Kamateros United States Vanderbilt Commodores
14 August 2024 C Greece Gaios Skordilis Greece Milon
14 August 2024 SG United States Hunter Hale Greece Promitheas Patras
31 August 2024 SG / SF United States C. J. Bryce Russia Parma Basket
2 September 2024 C United States Jadyn Parker United States East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Out

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Date Pos. Player To
30 May 2024 PF / C Greece Dimitrios Agravanis China Hefei Kuangfeng
20 June 2024 C Greece Manolis Chatzidakis Greece Aris
30 June 2024 PG / SG United States Chasson Randle United States Iowa Wolves
30 June 2024 PG United States Langston Hall Greece Karditsa
30 June 2024 SG / PG United States Brandon Knight Free agent
30 June 2024 SF / SG United States Jordan McRae Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria
30 June 2024 SF / SG United States Austin Hollins Free agent
30 June 2024 C / PF United States Justin Tillman France Nanterre 92
30 June 2024 C / PF United States / Slovenia Jordan Morgan Free agent
30 June 2024 PF Greece Manolis Mataliotakis Greece Doxa Lefkadas

Honours and titles

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Worldwide competitions

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European competitions

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Domestic competitions

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  • Greek League
    • Winners (8): 1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02
    • Runners-up (9): 1954–55, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2019–20
  • Greek Cup
    • Winners (5): 1980–81, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2017–18, 2019–20
    • Runners-up (7): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99
  • Greek A2 League
    • Winners (1): 2013–14
    • Runners-up (1): 2011–12
  • Attica State Championship
    • Winners (4): 1924–25, 1927–28, 1959–60, 1960–61
  • Attica State Cup
    • Winners (2): 1966–67, 1970–71

Youth teams

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  • Greek League U18
Winners (1): 2002–03
  • Attica State Championship U21
Winners (1): 2016–17
  • Attica State Championship U18
Winners (2): 2002–03, 2017–18
  • Attica State Championship U18
Winners (1): 1949–50
  • Attica State Championship – 2nd Division U18
Winners (1): 2015–16
  • Attica State Championship – 2nd Division U16
Winners (1): 2016–17

Unofficial team awards

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  • European Double (HBF League or Cup, and FIBA League or Cup)
    • Winners (3): 1967–68, 1999–00, 2017–18
  • Intercontinental Treble (HBF League or Cup, FIBA League or Cup, and Club World Cup)
    • Winners (1): 2017–18

Individual awards and records

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HEBA Greek All-Star

Other

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Performance in international competitions

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Season Achievement Notes
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
2019 Champions defeated San Lorenzo 86–64 in the semi-final and defeated Flamengo 86–70 in the final at Rio de Janeiro
FIBA European Champions Cup - EuroLeague
1964–65 Quarter-finals eliminated on aggregate by OKK Beograd, 85–78 (W) in Athens and 84–101 (L) in Belgrade
1965–66 Final Four lost to Slavia VŠ Praha 73–103 in the semi-final, and lost to CSKA Moscow 62–85 in the consolation final in Milan
1997–98 Final defeated Benetton Treviso 67–66 in the semi-final, and lost to Kinder Bologna 44–58 in the final at Barcelona
2000–01 Semi-finals eliminated by Tau Cerámica, 67–70 (L), 65–90 (L) in Athens, and 62–76 (L) in Vitoria-Gasteiz
FIBA Champions League
2017–18 Champions defeated UCAM Murcia 77–75 in the semi-final, and defeated Monaco 100–94 in the final at Athens
2018–19 Quarter-finals eliminated on aggregate by Brose Bamberg, 67–71 (L) in Bamberg and 69–67 (W) in Athens
2019–20 Final defeated Casademont Zaragoza 99–75 in the semi-final, and lost to San Pablo Burgos 74–85 in the final at Athens
2022–23 Quarter-finals eliminated by Hapoel Jerusalem, 55–64 (L), 51–91 (L) in Jerusalem and 94–78 (W) in Athens
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup - Saporta Cup
1967–68 Champions defeated Ignis Varese 132–130 in the semi-final games, and defeated Slavia VŠ Praha 89–82 in the final at Athens
1969–70 Semi-finals eliminated by JA Vichy, 60–78 (L) in Vichy and 74–65 (W) in Athens
1971–72 Quarter-finals defeated Levski 184–170 in the second-round games, and eliminated in group stage by Crvena zvezda and Simmenthal Milano
1988–89 Quarter-finals defeated Pully Foxes 173–168 in the eight-final games, and eliminated in group stage by Žalgiris, Cibona and Steiner Bayreuth
1999–00 Champions defeated KK Zadar 152–142 in the semi-final games, and defeated Kinder Bologna 83–76 in the final at Lausanne

The European and Worldwide Cup glory paths

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1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

Round Team   Home     Away  
1st round Bye
2nd round Spain Kas Vitoria 86–65 172–82
Quarter-finals Belgium Royal IV 176–54 54–74
Semi-finals Italy Ignis Varese 72–52 160–78
Final Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha 89–82

2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

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Semi-final Argentina San Lorenzo 86–64
Final Brazil Flamengo 86–70

1999–00 FIBA Saporta Cup

Round Team   Home     Away  
Regular season Finland Honka Playboys 88–51 76–64
Bulgaria Cherno More Port Varna 103–75 103–81
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 69–53 82–77
Belgium Spirou 83–63 62–80
Russia Avtodor Saratov 83–59 78–60
Top 32 Slovenia Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 68–44 86–51
Top 16 Spain Tau Cerámica 85–65 71–67
Quarter-finals Greece Iraklis 84–73 70–73
Semi-finals Croatia Zadar 82–67 70–75
Final Italy Kinder Bologna 83–76

2017–18 FIBA Champions League

Round Team   Home     Away  
Regular season Turkey Banvit 70–74 71–78
Germany Medi Bayreuth 83–81 73–80
Spain Movistar Estudiantes 79–87 85–78
Slovenia Petrol Olimpija 91–73 80–71
Poland Rosa Radom 96–92 69–63
France SIG Strasbourg 87–88 78–80
Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 84–64 103–101
Top 16 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 88–98 93–82
Quarter-finals France SIG Strasbourg 78–69 83–83
Semi-final Spain UCAM Murcia 77–75
Final France Monaco 100–94

Season-by-season

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All competitions

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Season Greek League Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Europe Worldwide Head Coach Roster
1927–28 Knockout game Not held Not held Kostas Dimopoulos, Evmenis Athanasiadis, Simeonidis
1950–51 Tier 2 1st place (promoted to Tier 1) Not held Not held Konstantinos Karamanlis
1952–53 4th place Not held Not held Konstantinos Karamanlis
1954–55 2nd place Not held Not held Konstantinos Karamanlis
1956–57 4th place Not held Not held Konstantinos Karamanlis
1957–58 Champion Not held _ Konstantinos Karamanlis Dermanoutsos, Babanikolos, Evagelatos, Karamanlis, Papathanasiou, Vangelis Sevdinoglou, Tzekos, Tzilitzoglou, Hatziraptis, Terkesidis, Ksenoudakis, Theodoropoulos
1958–59 5th place Not held Champions Cup
Last 16
Dermanoutsos, Babanikolos, Evagelatos, Karamanlis, Papathanasiou, Vangelis Sevdinoglou, Tzekos, Tzilitzoglou, Hatziraptis, Terkesidis
1959–60 5th place Not held _
1960–61 6th place Not held _
1962–63 Champion Not held _ Missas Pantazopoulos Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Babanikolos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Attalas
1963–64 Champion Not held Champions Cup
Last 32
Missas Pantazopoulos Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Babanikolos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Attalas, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Theodoropoulos
1964–65 Champion Not held Champions Cup
Last 8
Missas Pantazopoulos Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Theodoropoulos, Nikos Nesiadis
1965–66 Champion Not held Champions Cup
4th place
Missas Pantazopoulos /
Themis Cholevas
Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Theodoropoulos, Nikos Nesiadis
1966–67 2nd place ? Champions Cup
Last 16
Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Theodoropoulos, Nikos Nesiadis
1967–68 Champion Not held Cup Winners' Cup
Winner
Nikos Milas Antonis Christeas, Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Lakis Tsavas, Nikos Nesiadis, Andreas Dimitriadis, Petros Petrakis
1968–69 2nd place Not held Champions Cup
Last 16
Nikos Milas Antonis Christeas, Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Lakis Tsavas, Nikos Nesiadis, Giannis Galaris, Andreas Dimitriadis, Vamvaleros, Protopapas, Rigas
1969–70 Champion Not held Cup Winners' Cup
Last 4
Nikos Milas Antonis Christeas, Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Nikos Nesiadis, Stavros Vafopoulos, Vilis, Vogdanidis, Dianas, Vasilis Nidriotis, Spiliotis, Christoforou
1970–71 2nd place ? Champions Cup
Last 16
Nikos Milas Georgios Trontzos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Georgios Amerikanos, Stavros Vafopoulos, Loukas Kontos, Christos Zoupas, Christoforou
1971–72 4th place Not held Cup Winners' Cup
Last 8
Nikos Milas Georgios Trontzos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Georgios Amerikanos, Christos Zoupas, Stavros Vafopoulos
1972–73 3rd place Not held _ Nikos Milas Georgios Trontzos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Georgios Amerikanos, Stavros Vafopoulos
1973–74 2nd place Not held Korać Cup
Last 12
Nikos Milas Georgios Trontzos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Georgios Amerikanos, Stavros Vafopoulos
1974–75 3rd place Not held Cup Winners' Cup
Last 16
Kostas Mourouzis Michalis Giannouzakos, Loukas Kontos, Georgios Trontzos, Nikos Nesiadis, Georgios Amerikanos
1975–76 4th place Finalist Korać Cup
Last 16
Kostas Mourouzis Michalis Giannouzakos, Loukas Kontos, Tsoskounoglou, Kantelis, Papadatos, Georgios Trontzos, Nikos Nesiadis, Vasilis Nidriotis
1976–77 6th place Last 26 Cup Winners' Cup
Last 32
Kostas Mourouzis Michalis Giannouzakos, Loukas Kontos, Minas Gekos, Georgios Trontzos
1977–78 7th place Finalist Korać Cup
Last 16
Faidon Matthaiou Minas Gekos, Georgios Trontzos, Michalis Giannouzakos, Bogatsiotis, Kanakakis, Vafopoulos, Karteroliotis, Vangelis Fotsis
1978–79 4th place Last 4 _ Faidon Matthaiou Minas Gekos, Georgios Trontzos, Vangelis Fotsis
1979–80 5th place Finalist Korać Cup
Last 16
Georgios Trontzos Michalis Giannouzakos, Pavlos Stamelos, Minas Gekos, Vassilis Goumas, Kanakakis, Vangelis Fotsis, A. Koroneos, Pantazis, Toskounoglou
1980–81 4th place Winner Korać Cup
Last 16
Fred Develey Vassilis Goumas, Kurt Rambis, Minas Gekos, Kanakakis, Giannopoulos, Vangelis Fotsis, Nikos Apostolidis
1981–82 4th place Last 4 Cup Winners' Cup
Last 16
Fred Develey Minas Gekos, Vassilis Goumas, Nikos Apostolidis, Vangelis Fotsis
1982–83 4th place Korać Cup
Last 32
Vangelis Nikitopoulos Minas Gekos, Vassilis Goumas, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Charis Papazoglou, Vangelis Fotsis
1983–84 5th place Korać Cup
Last 16
Vangelis Nikitopoulos Minas Gekos, Apostolos Kontos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Vassilis Goumas, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Charis Papazoglou, Vangelis Fotsis, Takis Tsoukas, Kostas Tsamalis, Dean Tolson
1984–85 6th place Korać Cup
Last 16
Vangelis Nikitopoulos Minas Gekos, Apostolos Kontos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Vassilis Goumas, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Charis Papazoglou, Vangelis Fotsis, Takis Tsoukas, Kostas Tsamalis, Merkouriadis
1985–86 9th place Korać Cup
Last 16
Vangelis Nikitopoulos,
Michalis Anastasiadis,
Nikos Nesiadis
Minas Gekos, Kostas Patavoukas, Apostolos Kontos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Vangelis Fotsis, Thanasis Katsigiannis, Takis Tsoukas, Achilleas Tountas, Kostas Tsamalis, John Niakaros, Karamanos
1986–87 7th place Last 8 _ Michalis Anastasiadis,
Kostas Anastasatos,
Georgios Amerikanos
Minas Gekos, Kostas Patavoukas, Alexis Giannopoulos, Apostolos Kontos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Panagiotis Aridas, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Vangelis Fotsis, Thanasis Katsigiannis, Yorgos Nasou, Lefteris Matzikas
1987–88 4th place Finalist _ Vangelis Nikitopoulos Kostas Patavoukas, Minas Gekos, Panagiotis Aridas, Alexis Giannopoulos, Yorgos Sakellariou, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Kostas Mihelidakis, Vangelis Fotsis, Thanasis Katsigiannis, Yorgos Nasou
1988–89 6th place Last 4 Cup Winners' Cup
Last 8
Krešimir Ćosić,
Nikos Nesiadis
Danny Vranes, Kostas Patavoukas, Minas Gekos, Panagiotis Aridas, Alexis Giannopoulos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Christos Kountourakis, Vassilis Lanes, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Vagelis Voutselas, Achilleas Tountas, Kostas Mihelidakis, Clint Richardson
1989–90 6th place Last 4 _ Vangelis Nikitopoulos Nasos Galakteros, Kostas Patavoukas, Jim Usevitch, Minas Gekos, Panagiotis Aridas, Alexis Giannopoulos, Vassilis Lanes, Christos Kountourakis, Chris Kostouros, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Achilleas Tountas, Vagelis Voutselas, Kostas Mihelidakis
1990–91 5th place Last 4 Korać Cup
Last 32
Krešimir Ćosić Nasos Galakteros, Minas Gekos, Thomas Jordan, Panagiotis Aridas, Christos Kountourakis, Kostas Patavoukas, Ivo Petović, Richard Rellford, Fotis Katsikaris, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Vangelis Voutselas, Triantafyllos Pantazis, Manolis Souliotis, Alexandros Koukakis, Achilleas Tountas
1991–92 4th place Finalist Korać Cup
Last 16
Vangelis Nikitopoulos Nasos Galakteros, Kostas Patavoukas, Thomas Jordan, Christos Papasarantou, Fotis Katsikaris, Vassilis Lanes, Panagiotis Aridas, Christos Kountourakis, Dimitris Podaras, Christos Papasarantou, Alexandros Koukakis, Triantafyllos Pantazis, Manolis Souliotis, Giorgos Pioukas, Dragoumaniotis, Antonis Ladas, Fotis Georgoulis, Carlton McKinney
1992–93 6th place Korać Cup
Last 32
Michalis Kyritsis,
Richard Dukeshire,
Nikos Nesiadis
Derrick Hamilton, Rod Sellers, Miloš Babić, Nasos Galakteros, Kostas Patavoukas, Dimitris Podaras, Vassilis Lanes, Giorgos Yannopoulos, Fotis Katsikaris, Alexandros Koukakis, Christos Kountourakis, Christos Papasarantou, Giorgos Pioukas, Manolis Souliotis
1993–94 8th place Korać Cup
Last 64
Steve Giatzoglou,
Apostolos Kontos
Tony Costner, Tony White, Rastko Cvetković, Jack Haley, Kannard Johnson, Dimitris Podaras, Vassilis Lanes, Alexis Giannopoulos, Fotis Katsikaris, Alexandros Koukakis, Christos Kountourakis, Dejan Lakićević, Christos Papadopoulos, Giorgos Pioukas, Nikos Kritsalos
1994–95 8th place _ Vlade Đurović Rolando Blackman, Tim Burroughs, Dimitris Podaras, Yannis Gakis, Minas Gekos, Kostas Ikonomakis, Fotis Katsikaris, Alexandros Koukakis, Giorgos Kuklakis, Dejan Lakićević, Mirko Milićević, Nikos Nusis, Christos Papasarantou, Manolis Souliotis, Nikos Kritsalos
1995–96 10th place 4th place Korać Cup
Last 16
Nikos Nesiadis,
Lefteris Subotić
Marcus Liberty, Andy Toolson, Anthony Pelle, Kostas Ikonomakis, Nikos Chatzis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Panagiotis Barlas, Fotis Katsikaris, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Dimitris Podaras, Kostas Zervas, Giorgos Kuklakis, Christos Liggos, Nikos Nusis
1996–97 2nd place 3rd place _ Giannis Ioannidis Victor Alexander, Bill Edwards, Roberto Chiacig, Claudio Coldebella, Nikos Chatzis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Michael Larsen, Pete Papachronis, Dimitris Podaras, Stefano Attruia, Giorgos Kuklakis, Kostas Zervas
1997–98 4th place Finalist EuroLeague
Finalist
Giannis Ioannidis Bane Prelević, Victor Alexander, Willie Anderson, Ricky Pierce, Claudio Coldebella, José Lasa, Michael Andersen, Michael Larsen, Jake Tsakalidis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Nikos Chatzis, Dimitris Papadopoulos
1998–99 5th place Finalist Saporta Cup
Last 32
Georgios Kalafatakis,
Fotis Katsikaris, Kostas Politis
Joe Arlauckas, Branislav Prelević, Lloyd Daniels, Michael Andersen, Jake Tsakalidis, Dimos Dikoudis, Nikos Chatzis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Angelos Koronios, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Panagiotis Barlas, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Ruben Patterson, Brandon Williams
1999–2000 4th place Winner Saporta Cup
Winner
Dušan Ivković Michalis Kakiouzis, Angelos Koronios, Dimos Dikoudis, Jake Tsakalidis, Nikos Chatzis, Martin Müürsepp, Anthony Bowie, Steve Hansell, Dimitris Misiakos
2000–01 4th place Winner EuroLeague
Semi-finalist
Dušan Ivković İbrahim Kutluay, Vrbica Stefanov, Andrew Betts, Michalis Kakiouzis, Dimos Dikoudis, Martin Müürsepp, Nikos Chatzis, Geert Hammink, Vassilis Kikilias, Spyros Panteliadis
2001–02 Champion Last 16 EuroLeague
Last 16
Dragan Šakota J. R. Holden, Nikos Zisis, Christos Tapoutos, Nikos Chatzis, Vassilis Kikilias, Dimos Dikoudis, Jim Bilba, Andrew Betts, Michalis Kakiouzis, Ioannis Bourousis, Chris Carr, Arijan Komazec, Spyros Panteliadis, Kostas Paschalis, Lazić
2002–03 2nd place Last 8 EuroLeague
Last 24
Dragan Šakota Michalis Kakiouzis, Dimos Dikoudis, Nikos Chatzis, Nikos Zisis, Roderick Blakney, Andrew Betts, Joe Crispin, Christos Tapoutos, Ioannis Bourousis, Pero Antić, Vassilis Kikilias, Kostas Paschalis, Nikola Jestratijević, John Rillie, Giorgos Tsiaras, Steve Woodberry, Dimos Angelopoulos, Spyros Magkounis
2003–04 4th place Last 8 EuroLeague
Last 24
Fotis Katsikaris Horace Jenkins, Nikos Chatzis, Nikos Zisis, Christos Tapoutos, Ioannis Bourousis, Andreas Glyniadakis, Pero Antić, Kristopher Hill, Quadre Lollis, Spyros Magkounis, Dimitris Misiakos, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Pantelis Papaioakim, Nikos Papanikolaou, Blagota Sekulić, Giorgos Sourlis, Giorgos Tsiaras
2004–05 2nd place Last 8 EuroLeague
Last 16
Fotis Katsikaris Toby Bailey, Nikos Chatzis, Nikos Zisis, Quadre Lollis, Andreas Glyniadakis, Ioannis Bourousis, Sandro Nicević, Pero Antić, Michalis Pelekanos, Yannis Kakiouzis, Davor Kus, Spyros Magkounis, Alexandros Melniks, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Nikos Papanikolaou, Giorgos Tsiaras
2005–06 7th place Last 4 EuroLeague
Last 24
Lefteris Kakiousis Ioannis Bourousis, Lionel Chalmers, Taylor Coppenrath, Michalis Pelekanos, Slaven Rimac, Jerel Blassingame, Dror Hajaj, Giannis Kalampokis, Spyros Panteliadis, Pantelis Papaioakim, Amit Tamir, Giorgos Tsiaras, Spyros Magkounis, Nikos Papanikolaou, Anestis Matos, Ioannis Athanasoulas
2006–07 9th place Last 8 EuroCup
Last 32
Vangelis Alexandris,
Soulis Markopoulos
Nestoras Kommatos, Brent Scott, Christos Tapoutos, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Nikos Vetoulas, Jasmin Perković, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Lavelle Felton, Ioannis Gagaloudis, Joško Garma, Ante Grgurević, Kostas Maglos, Antonios Michaloglou, Nikos Papanikolaou, Adrian Penland, Spyros Magkounis, Panteleimon Kakavas, Ioannis Athanasoulas, Marios Sakellarakis
2007–08 7th place Last 8 EuroChallenge
Last 32
Angelos Koronios,
Dimitris Priftis,
Vangelis Angelou
Alexis Kyritsis, K'Zell Wesson, Christos Tapoutos, Amara Sy, William Avery, Nikos Barlos, Kostas Charissis, Nikos Chatzis, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Filiberto Rivera, Smiljan Pavič, Vassilis Simtsak, Giannis Sioutis, Saša Vasiljević, Angelos Tsamis
2008–09 9th place Last 8 _ Kostas Flevarakis D.J. Thompson, Travon Bryant, Tarmo Kikerpill, Christos Tapoutos, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Nikos Chatzis, Michael Andersen, Giannis Kyriakopoulos, Kostas Stamatis, Fotis Vasilopoulos, Periklis Dorkofikis, István Németh, Tasos Antonakis, Zois Ballas
2009–10 10th place _ Kostas Flevarakis,
Argyris Pedoulakis,
Minas Gekos
Kostas Stamatis, Periklis Dorkofikis, Tasos Antonakis, Avraam Kallinikidis, Torin Francis, Lamont Mack, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Taurean Green, Stavros Toutziarakis, Riste Stefanov, Martynas Mažeika, Rodrigue Mels, Andronikos Gizogiannis, Nondas Papantoniou, Vangelis Tzolos, Christos Marinos
2010–11 13th place (relegated to A2) Last 32 _ Minas Gekos,
Angelos Koronios
Periklis Dorkofikis, Dimos Dikoudis, Akis Kallinikidis, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Nikos Papanikolaou, Terrel Castle, Jarrett Hart, Flinder Boyd, Darko Cohadarevic, Vukašin Mandić, Sharaud Curry, Tasos Antonakis, Vangelis Tzolos, Kostas Stamatis, Kostas Tsaprounis, Angelos Matos, Anthony Grundy, Rodrigue Mels, Patrick Sparks, Lamont Mack
2011–12 A2 Division 2nd place[46] (relegated intentionally at the B Division, due to financial problems) _ _ Kostas Oikonomakis,
Dimitris Liogas,
Dimitris Papanikolaou,
Nikos Karagiannis,
D. Papadopoulos
Antonis Mantzaris, Petros Noeas, Vangelis Tzolos, Vangelis Sklavos, Stavros Kokkinopoulos, Fotis Vasilopoulos, Alexis Falekas, Angelos Siamandouras, Thanasis Magonis, Dimitris Despos, Nikos Kourtis, Leonidas Magoulas, Entry Katsupaj, Christos Kalpakis, Babis Fotitzoglou, Dimitris Papadimitriou
2012–13 B Division 3rd place (promoted to A2) _ _ Vangelis Ziagkos Dionysis Veskoukis, Andronikos Gizogiannis, Vangelis Tzolos, Alexis Falekas, Angelos Siamandouras, Vangelis Koukouravas, Giannis Stoukas, Giorgos Kopsaftis, Michalis Polytarchou, Dimitris Despos, Kostas Tsaprounis, Nikos Kapetzoglou, Giannis Vavatsikos
2013–14 A2 Division 1st place (promoted to A1) _ _ Vangelis Ziagkos Andronikos Gizogiannis, Alexis Falekas, Thodoris Tsiotras, Michalis Polytarchou, Dimitris Despos, Vangelis Karampoulas, Kostas Papantonakos, Stathis Papadionysiou, Vangelis Drosos, Stefan Nikolić, Spyros Panagiotaras, Giorgos Tsiakos, Giannis Stoukas, Nikos Zeginoglou
2014–15 5th place Last 10 _ Vangelis Ziagkos
Dragan Šakota
Leonidas Kaselakis, Stathis Papadionysiou, Zisis Sarikopoulos, Michalis Kamperidis, Stefan Nikolić, Michalis Polytarchou, Giorgos Tsiakos, Giorgos Boutris, Garett Williamson, Dušan Šakota, Nondas Papantoniou, Milan Milošević, Carl English, Tomas Delininkaitis, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Malik Hairston, Scottie Wilbekin
2015–16 3rd place Last 8 EuroCup
Regular season
Dragan Šakota
Jure Zdovc
Dimitrios Moraitis, Dimitrios Katsivelis, T. J. Carter, Philip Scrubb, Zisis Sarikopoulos, Malik Hairston, Chris Warren, O. D. Anosike, Dionte Christmas, Georgios Tsalmpouris, Giannis Kalampokis, Edin Atić, Nikos Kamarianos, Dušan Šakota, D. J. Cooper, Nondas Papantoniou, Milan Milošević, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, J'Covan Brown, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Taurean Green, Malcolm Armstead, Micheal Eric
2016–17 3rd place Last 4 Champions League
Last 16
Jure Zdovc
Sotiris Manolopoulos
Dimitrios Moraitis, Roko Ukić, Nikola Ivanović, Michael Dixon, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Dionysis Skoulidas, Kostas Vasileiadis, Georgios Tsalmpouris, Edin Atić, Nikos Kamarianos, Dušan Šakota, Jawad Williams, Milan Milošević, Josh Owens, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Randal Falker, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Donnie McGrath, Brad Newley, Chinemelu Elonu
2017–18 5th place Winner Champions League
Winner
Sotiris Manolopoulos
Dragan Šakota
Kevin Punter, Delroy James, Mike Green, Manny Harris, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Kelsey Barlow, Edin Atić, Dušan Šakota, Ioannis Agravanis, Dimitrios Moraitis, Michalis Kamperidis, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Vassilis Kavvadas, Vince Hunter, Chinemelu Elonu
2018–19 3rd place Last 8 Champions League
Last 8
Intercontinental Cup
Winner
Luca Banchi Dimitrios Moraitis, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Georgios Tsalmpouris, Dušan Šakota, Delroy James, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Jonas Mačiulis, Malcolm Griffin, Vassilis Kavvadas, Jordan Theodore, Howard Sant-Roos, Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Charis Giannopoulos, Vince Hunter
2019–20 2nd place Winner Champions League
Finalist
Ilias Papatheodorou Marcus Slaughter, Vassilis Toliopoulos, Mario Chalmers, Nikos Gkikas, Jonas Mačiulis, Dimitris Kaklamanakis, Keith Langford, Howard Sant-Roos, Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Charis Giannopoulos, Kendrick Ray, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Stefan Janković, Vlado Janković
2020–21 3rd place Last 8 4th place Champions League
Playoffs
Ilias Papatheodorou
Vangelis Angelou
Marcus Slaughter, Vassilis Toliopoulos, Costis Gontikas, Nikos Gkikas, Jonas Mačiulis, Dimitrios Katsivelis, Keith Langford, Moses Kingsley, Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Dimitrios Moraitis, Yanick Moreira, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Daryl Macon, Vlado Janković
2021–22 6th place Last 4 3rd place Champions League
Group Stage
Stefanos Dedas
Curro Segura
Quino Colom, Dimitris Flionis, Andy Rautins, Andreas Petropoulos, Braian Angola, Panagiotis Filippakos, Keith Langford, Nikos Pappas, Eric Griffin, Michalis Karlis, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Ioannis Kouzeloglou, Ian Hummer, Antonis Koniaris, Kostas Saxionis, Emmanouil Karlis, Odysseas Mouzourakis, Sotiris Gogolos
2022–23 6th place Last 4 Champions League
Last 8
Ilias Kantzouris Antonis Koniaris, Dimitris Flionis, Andreas Petropoulos, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Pierre Oriola, Panagiotis Filippakos, Vlado Janković, Isaiah Miles, Eric Griffin, Nikos Pappas, Ioannis Kouzeloglou, Nikos Persidis, Tim Frazier, Cameron McGriff, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Costis Gontikas, Alexander Madsen, Kostas Papadakis, Kenny Williams, Akil Mitchell, Jānis Strēlnieks, Sotiris Gogolos, Brynton Lemar, Moisis Mitrelos
2023–24 7th place Last 16 Champions League
Last 16
Joan Plaza Dimitris Flionis, Justin Tillman, Langston Hall, Chasson Randle, Zois Karampelas, Alfredos Pilavios, Omiros Netzipoglou, Manos Chatzidakis, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Ben McLemore, Ioannis Kouzeloglou, Mfiondu Kabengele, Thomas Kottas, Jordan McRae, Jordan Morgan, Moisis Mitrelos, Manolis Mataliotakis, Ricky Ledo, Brandon Knight, Dimitrios Agravanis

Greek Basket League participation

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AEK was one of three Greek teams that had always competed in the first tier Greek competition until it first experienced relegation following the 2010–11 season, and thus did not play in the top-tier in the 2011–12 season. The following table illustrates the performance of AEK in the national divisions over the years.

Pos. 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
10 10 10
11
12
13 13
14
A2 2 1
Β 3

Player records

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Club top scorers and most appearances

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No. Player Nationality Position Playing career Coaching career
6 Georgios Trontzos Greece C 1963–80 1979–80
10 Georgios Amerikanos Greece SG 1959–75 1986–87
9 Minas Gekos Greece PG 1976–91
1994–95
2009–01/2011
8 Christos Zoupas Greece PG 1962–74
9 Nikos Chatzis Greece SG 1995–05
2007–09
2017–present

Retired jerseys

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No. Player Nationality Position Playing career Coaching career
6 Georgios Trontzos Greece C 1963–80 1979–80
10 Georgios Amerikanos Greece SG 1959–75 1986–87
13 Stevan Jelovac Serbia PF 2021

One-club men

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Player Nationality Debut Last Game
Vangelis Dermanoutsos Greece 1955 1967
Nikos Nesiadis Greece 1964 1976
Thanasis Skourtopoulos Greece 1982 1991

Personnel

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Ownership and current board

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Position Staff
Owner Greece Makis Angelopoulos
President & CEO Greece Evangelos Angelopoulos
Vice President Greece Eduardos Karrer

Source: AEK B.C.

Executives

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Position Staff
General manager Greece Kostas Kotsis
Venue Consultant Greece Savvas Anestiadis
Venue technical consultant Greece Ioannis Lampropoulos
Sponsoring Marketing Manager Greece Christos Liarakos
Press Officer Greece George Nikolaou
Social Media Manager Greece Christos Papadopoulos
Marketing Manager Greece Pantelis Nikolaidis
Head Operations Greece Panagiotis Mantzos
Security Manager Greece Evangelos Christakopoulos

Source: AEK B.C.

Coaching and medical staff

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Dragan Šakota, the current head coach of AEK B.C.
Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Serbia Dragan Šakota
Assistant coaches Italy Andrea Vicenzutto
Serbia Miloš Šakota
Greece Marinos Konstantis
Fitness coach Serbia Μilijan Nikolić
Team Manager Greece Fanis Koumpouras
Equipment Manager Greece George Stathopoulos

Source: AEK B.C.

Medical staff
Position Staff
Medical Director Greece Fragiskos Xipnitos
Doctor Greece Stefanos Kaiafas
Head of Physiotherapy Greece Stavros Toilos
Physiotherapists Greece Gerasimos Ardavanis
Greece Giannis Chotzalis
Chiropractor Greece Kostas Psarogiorgos

Source: AEK B.C.

Notable former 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
USA
Rest of Europe