Apollon Patras B.C.

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NicknameWhite-Blacks
Leagues Greek A2 Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded1947
History1947–present
Arena Apollon Patras Indoor Hall
Capacity3,500
Location Patras, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Black
  
PresidentIoannis Kontis
Head coach Yannis Christopoulos
Team captain Christos Saloustros
Championships4 Greek 2nd Division
Retired numbers2 (#5, #7)
Website apollonpatras.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.

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History

Apollon Patras warming up before their home game against Panionios, in the 2014-15 season. Apollon Patras (Maios 2015).jpg
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

Arenas

Apollon Patras Indoor Hall, in Perivola, Patras. Palai de spor Apollon Patras.jpg
Apollon Patras Indoor Hall, in Perivola, Patras.
Dimitris Tofalos Arena. Pale de spor Patras Dimitris Tofalos.jpg
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

National competitions: (11×)

Local competitions: (4×)

National honours:

European honours:

Apollon Patras' season by season rankings

Roster

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

Apollon Patras B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 6 Flag of Greece.svg Vissariou, Tilemachos 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)22 – (2002-01-28)28 January 2002
G 11 Flag of Greece.svg Kafezas, Christos 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)22 – (2002-01-09)9 January 2002
PF 12 Flag of Greece.svg Gkiouzelis, Giorgos 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)28 – (1995-10-13)13 October 1995
PF 14 Flag of Greece.svg Kogionis, Giorgos 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)22 – (2001-05-02)2 May 2001
SF 22 Flag of Greece.svg Saloustros, Christos  (C)2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb)34 – (1990-03-29)29 March 1990
G 77 Flag of Greece.svg Valkanas, Leonidas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)16 – (2007-11-25)25 November 2007
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Tzamakos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 28 April 2024

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C
PF Giorgos Gkiouzelis Giorgos Kogionis
SF Christos Saloustros Tilemachos Vissariou
SG
PG Christos Kafezas Leonidas Valkanas

Retired numbers

Apollon Patras retired numbers
NoNat.PlayerPositionTenureDate retired
#5 Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Argyropoulos [2] [3] PG/SG 1996–2005, 2010–20162019
#7 Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Petropoulos [4] [5] SG/SF 1968–19872016

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.
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Head coaches

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References

  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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