Papagou B.C.
A.S. Papagou | ||
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Leagues | Greek 2nd Division | |
Founded | 1966 (parent athletic club) 1976 (basketball club) | |
History | 1976 – Present | |
Arena | "Saloun" Indoor Hall | |
Capacity | 800 | |
Location | Papagou, Attica, Greece | |
Team colors | Blue and White | |
Head coach | Simeonidis Savvas | |
Championships | Greek 2nd Division Championships: (3) (1990, 1993, 1995) | |
Retired numbers | 2 (9, 13) | |
Website | acpapagou.gr | |
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Papagou B.C., or Papagou Athens B.C. (alternate spelling: Papagos) is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded in 1976. The team is located in Papagou, Attica, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Papagou Athens Basketball Club, which is abbreviated as A.S. Papagou Athens B.C. (Greek: Α.Σ. Παπάγου Αθήνα K.A.E.).
Logos
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(The official logo of Papagou B.C.)
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(The official alternate logo of Papagou B.C.)
History
[edit]The club's parent athletic association was founded in 1966. Ten years later, in 1976, the men's basketball club was founded. Papagou was promoted into the major Greek basketball division in 1990. The team spent seven seasons there in the 1990s, and had success in the 1996–97 season, and especially in the 1997–98 season, by beating Peristeri in the first round of the Greek League playoffs, before losing to PAOK in the second round. Led in that era by the great scorers Alphonso Ford and Georgios Diamantopoulos, they finished 7th in the Greek League in the 1996–97 season, and gained a qualification to the following 1997–98 season's FIBA Korać Cup competition. They would make one more appearance in that European-wide 3rd-tier level competition, during the 1998–99 season.
More recently, the Papagou basketball team struggled to hold on to its position in the top league in Greece, the first division Greek Basket League. In the 1998–99 season, the team competed in the Greek first division, for the last time in recent years.
Arena
[edit]The team's home arena is "Saloun" Indoor Hall, which is located approximately two miles away from downtown Papagou.
Titles and honors
[edit]- Greek 2nd Division Champion (3):
- 1990, 1993, 1995
Retired numbers
[edit]Papagou B.C. retired numbers | |||||
N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | |
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9 | Alphonso Ford | SG | 1996–1997 | ||
13 | Michalis Yfantis | SF |
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Greece:
Antonis Asimakopoulos
Georgios Bosganas
Kostas Charissis
Georgios Diamantopoulos
George Dikeoulakos
Periklis Dorkofikis
Nikos Filippou
Memos Ioannou
Sotiris Katoufas
Jon Korfas
Alexis Kyritsis
Georgios Limniatis
Sotiris Manolopoulos
Nikos Michalos
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Michalis Misunov
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George Papadakos
Michalis Romanidis
Georgios Sigalas
Michalis Yfantis
Alexandros Zabetakis
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Anatoly Zourpenko
Europe:'
USA:
Tony Costner
Derrek Farr
Alphonso Ford
Greg Foster
Lowell Hamilton
Tony Harris
Todd Mitchell
Mikki Moore
Lawrence Moten
Anthony Pelle
John Shasky
Tony White
Randy Woods
Africa:
Head coaches
[edit]David Stergakos
Kostas Diamantopoulos
Kostas Missas
Michalis Kyritsis
Jon Korfas
Minas Gekos
Dinos Kalampakos
External links
[edit]- Official Team Site (in Greek)
- Official Team Blog (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com Team Profile