Olympiacos BC
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Olympiacos B.C. also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek
professional basketball
club, part of Olympiacos CFP
, based in Piraeus
. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions. They have won nine Greek League
titles, nine Greek Cups
, one Euroleague
championship, and one Triple Crown
. They play their home matches at Peace and Friendship Stadium
.
The first major achievement of Olympiacos in European competitions was their presence in the European Champions Cup semifinal group stage in 1979, but it was in the 1990s that Olympiacos made their biggest mark. They reached the Euroleague Final in two consecutive seasons, being the first Greek club that ever played in a Euroleague Final, and they played in two more Euroleague Final Four
s, winning the Euroleague title in 1997 and achieving the first Triple Crown
for a Greek team. As European champions, they played in the 1997 McDonald's Championship
and reached the final of the tournament, where they played against Michael Jordan
's NBA
champions, the Chicago Bulls
.
Under the ownership of the billionaire Greek
brothers Panagiotis Angelopoulos
and Giorgos Angelopoulos
, Olympiacos made a record-transfer in 2008, by signing NBA player Josh Childress
, whose $
20 million net income
contract for three years made him the highest-paid basketball player in the world outside the NBA. After a period of decline in the mid-2000s, the club returned to the forefront of European basketball reaching the Euroleague Final Four in 2009, ten years after their previous appearance, and playing in the Euroleague Final in 2010.
and practiced many of his secrets on the court. The Spanoudakis brothers led the club to its first Greek Championship
in 1949. The second title didn't come until 11 years later, in 1960, which allowed the Reds for the first time to qualify for the European Champions Cup. It was their first ever participation at the European level as well.
, Giorgos Kastrinakis
, Giorgos Barlas. Olympiacos would win another Greek title and it did so in unprecedented fashion, running off 22 victories in 22 games. Reds also won the Greek cup, while in the same year they also did very well in the Cup Winner's Cup
reaching the last 8. The next year Kostas Mourouzis was the coach and the team reached to 2nd place of the championship and won the Greek cup. Another Greek title followed in 1978 winning the Greek cup too.
In 1979 the club also had their first significant success in Europe, reaching the final round (Final 6) of the European Championship. The final round of that year was one of the toughest ever in the competition. So, Olympiacos didn't manage to do anything better than finishing 6th, achieving a single 79–77 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv
in Athens
, while in the tense match in Tel Aviv
, the Reds suffered one of their heaviest defeats 51–93. In general, Olympiacos was a tough home team, although they lost all the rest of their home matches, the scores were close: 84–95 to Joventut Badalona
(77–91 away), 68–72 to Varese
(67–92 away), 97–101 to Real Madrid
(72–113 away), 83–88 to Bosna Sarajevo
(72–89 away). Olympiacos won another Greek Cup title in 1980. In 1979, 1980, 1981 Olympiacos placed at the second place of the Greek championship.
Although the 1970s was the most successful decade for the team up to that time, the 1980s marked a low period for the Reds, who didn't manage to play a major domestic role, being out shined by the up-and-coming super powers from Thessaloniki
, Aris
and PAOK
. The team based on Argyris Kambouris the hero of Eurobasket 1987
but his strong effort wasn' t enough to avoid the failure. Foreign players such as Carey Scurry
, Todd Mitchell
, couldn't find more help from the other players.
left Aris to manage Olympiacos, the torpid giant, and created a tough, team-oriented, offensive basketball team. In addition to this, Olympiacos left the old Papastrateio Indoor Hall, to move into Peace and Friendship Stadium
(commonly called SEF), an indoor arena at that time of 17,000 seats and the biggest in Greece until the Olympic Indoor Hall
was inaugurated in 1995. By that year the club had fully rebounded, climbing all the way back to rule Greece. They finished second in the Greek League
behind PAOK.
Five consecutive Greek Championships from 1993 to 1997 and two Greek Cups in 1994 and 1997, made the team the indubitable dominant club in Greece. During this period, Olympiacos was the best supported basketball team, not only in Greece, as Peace and Friendship Stadium was full in most of their matches, making Olympiacos invincible in it, but in Europe as well. In addition to their domestic success, Olympiacos became the most successful team in the Euroleague
of that period, leading FIBA
to select them as the Best Team of Europe in the decade of the 1990s.
In the 1992–1993 season, in their first year in the Euroleague, they didn't manage to qualify for the Athens
Final Four which was held at their home court, SEF, as they were eliminated by Limoges in the quarter-finals in three games. However, despite finishing 4th in the Greek A1 regular season, they won their first Greek championship since 1978, defeating PAOK in the semi-finals and Panathinaikos in the finals. Even though both of Olympiacos' opponents had the so-called home court advantage.
But the following year, Olympiacos reached for the first time, the Final Four in Tel Aviv
. They faced their arch-rivals Panathinaikos in the semi-final, beating them 77–72 and they became the first Greek team to play in the Euroleague final. The Reds were the favorites to win the European crown. But Olympiacos was shocked in the final by Joventut Badalona
, to whom they lost 57–59. Finally, they managed to win a domestic double against PAOK and Iraklis
in the Greek League and Greek Cup finals respectively.
In the 1994–1995 season they played in their second Euroleague Final Four in Zaragoza
, again facing their eternal enemies of Panathinaikos in the semi-final. They defeated them one more time 58–52 and reached the final for a second consecutive year. There they played against another Spanish team, Real Madrid
, which were playing on their home soil and Olympiacos lost again 61–73. In the Greek League they managed to win the championship in the best of five finals, with a thrilling 45–44 home win over Panathinaikos in the fifth and last match at their home ground.
In the next season, 1995–1996, Olympiacos didn't make the Final Four, and they saw their arch-rivals Panathinaikos become the first Greek team to ever win the Euroleague championship. But the season ended in an extremely memorable way, because in the last game of a five game finals series of the Greek League, Olympiacos smashed the European champions Panathinaikos with a shocking 73–38 victory, an all-time record victory margin for the Greek League Finals.
In the 1996–1997 season, with a new coach, Dušan Ivković
at the bench, the Reds and their fans had more hope than ever for the European title. In the regular season of the Euroleague Olympiacos' performance was not as good as it was in the previous years, but in the play-offs they were impressive, breaking twice their opponents home court advantage. Their first victim was Partizan Belgrade
. In a strange best of three series, Olympiacos won the first match in Belgrade
, lost the second at Peace and Friendship Stadium, which disappointed their fans, and finally won the third game in Belgrade, which advanced them to the quarter-finals where the defending champions Panathinaikos were waiting for them with a home court advantage. Panathinaikos was ready to stop their rivals and revenge them for the last year's opprobrious defeat in the Greek finals. In the first game of the series at Panathinaikos' home, the Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Olympiacos once again stunned the Greens, beating them 69–49 in front of their own fans. In the second match, at Peace and Friendship Stadium, in front of 17,000 Reds fans, Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos by a score of 65–57 and advanced to the Final Four in Rome. Olympiacos were the unquestionable favorites to win the championship. Finally, they made it, by beating Olimpija Ljubljana
74–65 in the semi-final and FC Barcelona
73–58 in the final. Olympiacos fans were quick to sing that, "in Rome and in the final, we lifted the European trophy." This remains one of the club's most popular chants today. Olympiacos then easily achieved the coveted triple crown
: by winning the Greek League title (against the surprise team of that year AEK Athens
), the Greek Cup (against Apollon Patras
), and finally the Euroleague crown. Olympiacos was the only Greek team to have achieved this up until the year 2007, when city rival Panathinaikos won all three titles that year.
In October of the same year, the club claimed the 1997 McDonald's Championship
, in Paris. Having defeated Atenas de Córdoba
in the semi-final by 89–86, Olympiacos played against the Chicago Bulls
in the final, which marked a game between the European Champions and the NBA
Champions. Even though the game was played under zone-friendly European rules, out of respect for the Bulls, Olympiacos never used a zone defense, and was thus defeated 78–104 by one of the greatest basketball players ever, Michael Jordan
.
In the 1997–1998 season, Olympiacos, were once again the favorites in all the competitions they were taking part. They the started the season with an impressive record of consecutive wins in Greece and Europe. But in the second half of the season, things went wrong for the team. Olympiacos played in the round of 16 of the Euroleague, with a home court advantage against Partizan in a three game series, but they lost both matches in Athens
and Belgrade
and the European Champions suffered an early and disappointing elimination. In the Greek Cup's Final Four, they faced Panathinaikos for the 3rd place and they won easily. In the Greek League, Olympiacos finished the regular season in second place, behind Panathinaikos. In the semi-finals, Olympiacos faced PAOK, having a home court advantage in a best of three series. In the first match in Athens, Olympiacos took a thrilling win 66–65 and held the advantage. PAOK won the second match in Thessaloniki, and the last game was held again in Athens. With Peja Stojaković
scoring an amazing three-point shot at the end of the match, PAOK achieved an unbelievable 58–55 win in Faliro
, as it was the first time ever that Olympiacos was defeated in Peace and Friendship Stadium during the Greek playoffs. The Reds didn't have the chance to defend their crown and they ended up in third place, with a 3–1 series win over AEK Athens.
The 1998–1999 season didn't begin well, because in the season's opening match of the Greek Cup, PAOK returned to Piraeus and won again, but much easier than 4 months earlier. This eliminated Olympiacos from the competition at their home arena. The Reds played once again in the Euroleague Final Four, and although they were considered the favorites to win the title, they lost 71–87 in the semi-final to Žalgiris Kaunas
. They finished third by defeating Fortitudo Bologna
74–63. In the Greek League they were the favorites to win the championship. But despite having the home court advantage in the finals against Panathinaikos, they lost the last game of the series on their home court. The loss to the Greens was bitter, as Olympiacos saw their arch-rivals celebrate their championship win in front of Olympiacos' fans. That was the first time that Panathinaikos had ever won a playoff game at Peace and Friendship Stadium in the playoffs.
. On the contrary, they finished first in the regular season of the Greek League and entered the playoffs having home court advantage. But in the semi-finals they played against fourth-placed PAOK
, which completed another astonishing win at Peace and Friendship Stadium, which was no longer intimidating opponents. This was followed by PAOK's win in Thessaloníki. Olympiacos faced AEK
for third place and they won.
In the 2000–2001 season, Olympiacos played in the first Euroleague competition that was organized by ULEB
, but despite having home court advantage in the playoffs they were eliminated by TAU Cerámica
. In the Greek League Finals, they didn't manage to overcome the home court advantage of Panathinaikos and finished second.
In the 2001–2002 season the club managed to win the Greek Cup, their first trophy since 1997, in a Final Four tournament that was held at Peace and Friendship Stadium. They beat Panathinaikos in the semi-final and Maroussi
in the final. Then they came within one victory of the Euroleague Final Four. They played in the Top 16 in a group against Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and Union Olimpija, with only the first placed team advancing to the Final Four. After Olympiacos completed an easy 92–75 win over Panathinaikos in the opening home match, another home win against AEK, and an away win against Olimpija, they played an away game against Panathinaikos and lost 78–88. The score of that game gave the Reds the aggregate advantage in case they finished on the top of the group along with their rivals. However, in the fifth group game, the weakest team of the group, Union Olimpija, shocked Olympiacos in Athens by succeeding to win their single game in the group. This put Olympiacos in second place and kept them out of the Final Four, which was later won by Panathinaikos. After breaking the home court advantage of Panathinaikos in the Greek playoffs semi-final, the Reds made it to the last game of the Greek League finals series, where they played against AEK Athens, to which they finally lost.
Olympiacos was one of the Euroleague's most dangerous teams in 2002–2003 as well. The club came closer than any team to knocking off the final champions Barcelona in two heartbreaking games in the Euroleague Top 16 groups, and proved, despite the fact that it was not the much feared team of the 90s, able to beat any team at any time.
Players added to the club like Renaldas Seibutis
, Quincy Lewis
, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
, Georgios Printezis and, above all, Sofoklis Schortsanitis
, were viewed by some to be a possible solid core of players for the team for many years to come. That season seemed to be very promising for the Red giants. However, the promising Reds suffered a 51–81 home defeat to Panathinaikos in their opening match of the Greek Cup. Olympiacos survived a difficult Euroleague regular season and shined in the Top 16, advancing to the Quarterfinal Playoffs. The Reds were just a win away from making it to the Final Four for the first time since 1999. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the best-of-three playoff series 2–1, but game 3 went down to the wire. Experience proved to be a decisive factor in the final 2 minutes of the game, when the hosts managed to seal a 77–73 win and advanced to the Final Four in Prague
. Tyus Edney
earned Euroleague February MVP honors, as well as ranking third in assists at the end of the regular season and second in the Top 16. Olympiacos also shined in its domestic competition, as the Reds made it to the Greek League finals for the first time in five years by surviving a thrilling five-game series against Maroussi
. Panathinaikos ended up sweeping the best-of-five final playoff series, but it was clear that the Reds were back where they used to be, becoming a team able to challenge for every title.
In the 2006–2007 season, with the signings of head coach Pinhas Gershon
and Arvydas Macijauskas
, the Reds were one of the favorites to claim the Euroleague crown, but they didn't manage to qualify to the Athens
Final Four. They were eliminated from the Greek Cup as well. In the Greek League playoffs, they made it to the finals after winning 3–2 a best of five semifinal against Aris
. Although Olympiacos had to overcome their home court disadvantage, they won the last match in Thessaloniki and made it to the best of five finals, having again a home court disadvantage, this time against the European champions Panathinaikos. The club had to beat their arch-rivals in order to win their first Greek Championship
since 1997. But they finished second in one of the best final series ever played in the Greek League. At the inaugural game in Panathinaikos' home, the Reds lost 72–79, but they won the second game in Peace and Friendship Stadium 76–72. In the third match, Panathinaikos took a thrilling 86–85 home win in overtime, while in Piraeus, Olympiacos won easily 78–68. In the last game, at Panathinaikos' home, the Reds lost 76–89.
In the 2007–08 season, Olympiacos was once again considered amongst the favorites to reach the Final Four of the Euroleague. It was also considered one of the two favorites, along with Panathinaikos, in the Greek League. In the Greek League regular season the team had a record of 22 wins and 4 defeats, and had the second most prolific offensive team in the league. In the quarter-finals of the playoffs, Olympiacos swept AEK Athens in a best-of-three series and in the semi-finals they beat Maroussi in a best-of-five series, 3–2. In the Finals of the Greek League, the Reds lost to their eternal enemies Panathinaikos. In the Euroleague, the team qualified for the third phase of the competition (quarter-finals), where it was eliminated by CSKA Moscow
. Additionally, Olympiacos qualified to the Greek Cup Final, where they lost to their arch-rivals Panathinaikos
in a very impressive game, which was dramatic up to the last second.
The 2008–09 season began with high expectations due to a big budget
and a great roster
. The club's season was only moderately successful however, as they reached the finals of both the Greek Cup and the Greek Championship, but lost in both cases to their arch-rivals Panathinaikos. In the Greek Championship regular season, the team set a record with 25 wins against only 1 defeat, but in the finals of the Greek League playoffs, they lost the series 3–1 to Panathinaikos, despite having the home court advantage. In the Euroleague they reached the Final Four for the first time in 10 years. They were once again eliminated by Panathinaikos, by a score of 82–84, in one of the most exciting semifinals ever.
. And they did, agreeing with the NBA
star of Denver Nuggets
Linas Kleiza
. With these two the club managed to take the Greek Cup defeating Panathinaikos
68–64 in the final.
In the Euroleague
, the reds were dominate getting to the FINAL FOUR in Paris. In the first semifinal the team managed to win KK Partizan
83–80 to OT. But in the big final Olympiakos wasn't prepared and lost easily 68–86 from FC Barcelona Bàsquet
.
In the Greek Championship Finals, the club lost 3–1 wins to their big rival Panathinaikos
after a controversial second game that would have put them ahead 0-2. The third game of the series was disrupted several times as Olympiacos fans refused to accept the outcome of the second game and the arena was cleared of all fans In order to complete the remaining few minutes.
: Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας or ΣΕΦ – SEF), which is an indoor arena located in Faliro
, Piraeus
, on the Athens
coastland, exactly opposite of Olympiacos FC football department's ground, Karaiskákis Stadium
. The arena opened in 1985 and Olympiacos has been using it since 1991. It was one of the biggest European arenas with a capacity of 17,000 seats, however, it was reduced to 12,171 seats for the 2004 Olympics.
Currently, it seats 14,950. SEF hosted the indoor volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics
, while it was the hosting venue of the EuroBasket 1987
and 1998 FIBA World Championship
. The stadium was renovated for the 2004 Summer Olympics
.
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professional basketball
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club, part of Olympiacos CFP
Olympiacos CFP
----Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, , , transliterated Olympiakos Sindesmos Filathlon Pireos, is the most popular multisport club and the most successful in Greece, based in Piraeus....
, based in Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions. They have won nine Greek League
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titles, nine Greek Cups
Greek basketball Cup
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, one Euroleague
Euroleague
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championship, and one Triple Crown
Triple Crown in Basketball
The Triple Crown is a term in European professional club basketball that refers to a club winning their country's top tier national domestic league, primary national domestic cup, and the top tier European continental level competition in the same season. It is the highest accomplishment that a...
. They play their home matches at Peace and Friendship Stadium
Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Stadio Eirinis kai Filias , known as S.E.F., is a multi-use indoor sports arena that is located in Faliro, Piraeus, Athens, Greece. It is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex and is mostly known for being the long-time home court of the famous Euroleague basketball club...
.
The first major achievement of Olympiacos in European competitions was their presence in the European Champions Cup semifinal group stage in 1979, but it was in the 1990s that Olympiacos made their biggest mark. They reached the Euroleague Final in two consecutive seasons, being the first Greek club that ever played in a Euroleague Final, and they played in two more Euroleague Final Four
Euroleague Final Four
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s, winning the Euroleague title in 1997 and achieving the first Triple Crown
Triple Crown in Basketball
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for a Greek team. As European champions, they played in the 1997 McDonald's Championship
1997 McDonald's Championship
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and reached the final of the tournament, where they played against Michael Jordan
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's NBA
National Basketball Association
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champions, the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
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.
Under the ownership of the billionaire Greek
Greeks
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brothers Panagiotis Angelopoulos
Panagiotis Angelopoulos
Panagiotis Angelopoulos is a Greek businessman and a shipping and steel magnate. He is also the co-owner of the professional Greek League and Euroleague basketball team Olympiacos, along with his brother Giorgos...
and Giorgos Angelopoulos
Giorgos Angelopoulos
Giorgos Angelopoulos is a Greek businessman. Angelopoulos is a shipping magnate and a steel magnate. He is also the co-owner of the professional Greek League and Euroleague basketball team Olympiacos, along with his brother Panagiotis...
, Olympiacos made a record-transfer in 2008, by signing NBA player Josh Childress
Josh Childress
Joshua Malik Childress is an American professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He previously played with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.-High school career:Childress attended Mayfair High...
, whose $
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20 million net income
Net income
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contract for three years made him the highest-paid basketball player in the world outside the NBA. After a period of decline in the mid-2000s, the club returned to the forefront of European basketball reaching the Euroleague Final Four in 2009, ten years after their previous appearance, and playing in the Euroleague Final in 2010.
1930s–1960s
Beginning in the 1930s, Olympiakos was the first Greek team to familiarize itself with American style basketball as Alekos Spanoudakis learned to imitate the jump shot of American sailors and his brother Giannis Spanoudakis (who was both player and coach of the team) met basketball legend Bob CousyBob Cousy
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and practiced many of his secrets on the court. The Spanoudakis brothers led the club to its first Greek Championship
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in 1949. The second title didn't come until 11 years later, in 1960, which allowed the Reds for the first time to qualify for the European Champions Cup. It was their first ever participation at the European level as well.
1970s–1980s
It wasn't until 1976 that the coach Fedon Matheou managed to create a strong team based on the stars Steve GiatzoglouSteve Giatzoglou
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, Giorgos Kastrinakis
Giorgos Kastrinakis
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, Giorgos Barlas. Olympiacos would win another Greek title and it did so in unprecedented fashion, running off 22 victories in 22 games. Reds also won the Greek cup, while in the same year they also did very well in the Cup Winner's Cup
Saporta Cup
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reaching the last 8. The next year Kostas Mourouzis was the coach and the team reached to 2nd place of the championship and won the Greek cup. Another Greek title followed in 1978 winning the Greek cup too.
In 1979 the club also had their first significant success in Europe, reaching the final round (Final 6) of the European Championship. The final round of that year was one of the toughest ever in the competition. So, Olympiacos didn't manage to do anything better than finishing 6th, achieving a single 79–77 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)
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in Athens
Athens
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, while in the tense match in Tel Aviv
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, the Reds suffered one of their heaviest defeats 51–93. In general, Olympiacos was a tough home team, although they lost all the rest of their home matches, the scores were close: 84–95 to Joventut Badalona
Joventut Badalona
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(77–91 away), 68–72 to Varese
Pallacanestro Varese
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(67–92 away), 97–101 to Real Madrid
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(72–113 away), 83–88 to Bosna Sarajevo
KK Bosna
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(72–89 away). Olympiacos won another Greek Cup title in 1980. In 1979, 1980, 1981 Olympiacos placed at the second place of the Greek championship.
1982–1991 crisis
Thessaloniki
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, Aris
Aris BC
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and PAOK
PAOK BC
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. The team based on Argyris Kambouris the hero of Eurobasket 1987
Eurobasket 1987
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but his strong effort wasn' t enough to avoid the failure. Foreign players such as Carey Scurry
Carey Scurry
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, Todd Mitchell
Todd Mitchell
This is an article about an American basketball player. For the respondent in the decision of the United States Supreme Court, see Wisconsin v. Mitchell....
, couldn't find more help from the other players.
1990s
It was in the 1990s that the Reds made their biggest mark. The middle of that decade belonged to Olympiacos, not only in Greece, but also on the continent of Europe. In the 1991–1992 season, record holding Greek basketball coach Giannis IoannidisGiannis Ioannidis
Giannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki...
left Aris to manage Olympiacos, the torpid giant, and created a tough, team-oriented, offensive basketball team. In addition to this, Olympiacos left the old Papastrateio Indoor Hall, to move into Peace and Friendship Stadium
Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Stadio Eirinis kai Filias , known as S.E.F., is a multi-use indoor sports arena that is located in Faliro, Piraeus, Athens, Greece. It is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex and is mostly known for being the long-time home court of the famous Euroleague basketball club...
(commonly called SEF), an indoor arena at that time of 17,000 seats and the biggest in Greece until the Olympic Indoor Hall
Olympic Indoor Hall
The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall which is part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" , was completed in 1995 and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the suburb of Maroussi...
was inaugurated in 1995. By that year the club had fully rebounded, climbing all the way back to rule Greece. They finished second in the Greek League
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
behind PAOK.
The 5 consecutive championships
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
of that period, leading FIBA
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
to select them as the Best Team of Europe in the decade of the 1990s.
In the 1992–1993 season, in their first year in the Euroleague, they didn't manage to qualify for the Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
Final Four which was held at their home court, SEF, as they were eliminated by Limoges in the quarter-finals in three games. However, despite finishing 4th in the Greek A1 regular season, they won their first Greek championship since 1978, defeating PAOK in the semi-finals and Panathinaikos in the finals. Even though both of Olympiacos' opponents had the so-called home court advantage.
But the following year, Olympiacos reached for the first time, the Final Four in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. They faced their arch-rivals Panathinaikos in the semi-final, beating them 77–72 and they became the first Greek team to play in the Euroleague final. The Reds were the favorites to win the European crown. But Olympiacos was shocked in the final by Joventut Badalona
Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League...
, to whom they lost 57–59. Finally, they managed to win a domestic double against PAOK and Iraklis
Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C.
Iraklis B.C. is the professional basketball department of the wider family of G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki, located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Iraklis currently plays in the Greek League. The team colors are blue and white.-History:...
in the Greek League and Greek Cup finals respectively.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, again facing their eternal enemies of Panathinaikos in the semi-final. They defeated them one more time 58–52 and reached the final for a second consecutive year. There they played against another Spanish team, Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
, which were playing on their home soil and Olympiacos lost again 61–73. In the Greek League they managed to win the championship in the best of five finals, with a thrilling 45–44 home win over Panathinaikos in the fifth and last match at their home ground.
In the next season, 1995–1996, Olympiacos didn't make the Final Four, and they saw their arch-rivals Panathinaikos become the first Greek team to ever win the Euroleague championship. But the season ended in an extremely memorable way, because in the last game of a five game finals series of the Greek League, Olympiacos smashed the European champions Panathinaikos with a shocking 73–38 victory, an all-time record victory margin for the Greek League Finals.
Euroleague champion
Dušan Ivkovic
Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history....
at the bench, the Reds and their fans had more hope than ever for the European title. In the regular season of the Euroleague Olympiacos' performance was not as good as it was in the previous years, but in the play-offs they were impressive, breaking twice their opponents home court advantage. Their first victim was Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....
. In a strange best of three series, Olympiacos won the first match in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, lost the second at Peace and Friendship Stadium, which disappointed their fans, and finally won the third game in Belgrade, which advanced them to the quarter-finals where the defending champions Panathinaikos were waiting for them with a home court advantage. Panathinaikos was ready to stop their rivals and revenge them for the last year's opprobrious defeat in the Greek finals. In the first game of the series at Panathinaikos' home, the Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Olympiacos once again stunned the Greens, beating them 69–49 in front of their own fans. In the second match, at Peace and Friendship Stadium, in front of 17,000 Reds fans, Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos by a score of 65–57 and advanced to the Final Four in Rome. Olympiacos were the unquestionable favorites to win the championship. Finally, they made it, by beating Olimpija Ljubljana
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
74–65 in the semi-final and FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
73–58 in the final. Olympiacos fans were quick to sing that, "in Rome and in the final, we lifted the European trophy." This remains one of the club's most popular chants today. Olympiacos then easily achieved the coveted triple crown
Triple Crown in Basketball
The Triple Crown is a term in European professional club basketball that refers to a club winning their country's top tier national domestic league, primary national domestic cup, and the top tier European continental level competition in the same season. It is the highest accomplishment that a...
: by winning the Greek League title (against the surprise team of that year AEK Athens
AEK Athens BC
AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....
), the Greek Cup (against Apollon Patras
Apollon Patras BC
Apollon Patras BC, named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. The club was founded in the year 1926. Apollon Patras BC is the basketball club of the Greek sports athletic union AS Apollon Patras...
), and finally the Euroleague crown. Olympiacos was the only Greek team to have achieved this up until the year 2007, when city rival Panathinaikos won all three titles that year.
McDonald's finalist
1997 McDonald's Championship
The 1997 McDonald's Championship took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris.-Preliminary round:Qualifying games16 October 1997-Final round:-Places 5-6:18 October 1997-Final:*Chicago Bulls...
, in Paris. Having defeated Atenas de Córdoba
Asociación Deportiva Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
in the semi-final by 89–86, Olympiacos played against the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
in the final, which marked a game between the European Champions and the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
Champions. Even though the game was played under zone-friendly European rules, out of respect for the Bulls, Olympiacos never used a zone defense, and was thus defeated 78–104 by one of the greatest basketball players ever, Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
.
In the 1997–1998 season, Olympiacos, were once again the favorites in all the competitions they were taking part. They the started the season with an impressive record of consecutive wins in Greece and Europe. But in the second half of the season, things went wrong for the team. Olympiacos played in the round of 16 of the Euroleague, with a home court advantage against Partizan in a three game series, but they lost both matches in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
and the European Champions suffered an early and disappointing elimination. In the Greek Cup's Final Four, they faced Panathinaikos for the 3rd place and they won easily. In the Greek League, Olympiacos finished the regular season in second place, behind Panathinaikos. In the semi-finals, Olympiacos faced PAOK, having a home court advantage in a best of three series. In the first match in Athens, Olympiacos took a thrilling win 66–65 and held the advantage. PAOK won the second match in Thessaloniki, and the last game was held again in Athens. With Peja Stojaković
Predrag Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković , also known by his nickname Peja , is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association . Standing at 6 ft 10 , Stojaković plays the small forward position...
scoring an amazing three-point shot at the end of the match, PAOK achieved an unbelievable 58–55 win in Faliro
Faliro
Faliro is a seaside suburb 8 km southwest of downtown Athens. There are two communities sharing the name: Palaio and Neo Faliro. Palaio Faliro is a municipality, whereas Neo Faliro is part of the town of Piraeus...
, as it was the first time ever that Olympiacos was defeated in Peace and Friendship Stadium during the Greek playoffs. The Reds didn't have the chance to defend their crown and they ended up in third place, with a 3–1 series win over AEK Athens.
The 1998–1999 season didn't begin well, because in the season's opening match of the Greek Cup, PAOK returned to Piraeus and won again, but much easier than 4 months earlier. This eliminated Olympiacos from the competition at their home arena. The Reds played once again in the Euroleague Final Four, and although they were considered the favorites to win the title, they lost 71–87 in the semi-final to Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
. They finished third by defeating Fortitudo Bologna
Fortitudo Bologna
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna is an Legadue Basket professional basketball club that is based in Bologna. It's currently sponsored by Conad.-History:...
74–63. In the Greek League they were the favorites to win the championship. But despite having the home court advantage in the finals against Panathinaikos, they lost the last game of the series on their home court. The loss to the Greens was bitter, as Olympiacos saw their arch-rivals celebrate their championship win in front of Olympiacos' fans. That was the first time that Panathinaikos had ever won a playoff game at Peace and Friendship Stadium in the playoffs.
2000s
In the 1999–2000 season, Olympiacos didn't make the Euroleague playoffs as they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Union OlimpijaKK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
. On the contrary, they finished first in the regular season of the Greek League and entered the playoffs having home court advantage. But in the semi-finals they played against fourth-placed PAOK
PAOK BC
P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki B.C. is the professional basketball department of the Greek multi-sports club P.A.O.K., originally founded in 1926 and is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club has established a firm reputation in Greek sports, especially for its success in European leagues...
, which completed another astonishing win at Peace and Friendship Stadium, which was no longer intimidating opponents. This was followed by PAOK's win in Thessaloníki. Olympiacos faced AEK
AEK Athens BC
AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....
for third place and they won.
In the 2000–2001 season, Olympiacos played in the first Euroleague competition that was organized by ULEB
ULEB
ULEB was founded in 1991, with the aim to help in the cooperation and development of European professional club basketball leagues...
, but despite having home court advantage in the playoffs they were eliminated by TAU Cerámica
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
. In the Greek League Finals, they didn't manage to overcome the home court advantage of Panathinaikos and finished second.
Maroussi BC
Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...
in the final. Then they came within one victory of the Euroleague Final Four. They played in the Top 16 in a group against Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and Union Olimpija, with only the first placed team advancing to the Final Four. After Olympiacos completed an easy 92–75 win over Panathinaikos in the opening home match, another home win against AEK, and an away win against Olimpija, they played an away game against Panathinaikos and lost 78–88. The score of that game gave the Reds the aggregate advantage in case they finished on the top of the group along with their rivals. However, in the fifth group game, the weakest team of the group, Union Olimpija, shocked Olympiacos in Athens by succeeding to win their single game in the group. This put Olympiacos in second place and kept them out of the Final Four, which was later won by Panathinaikos. After breaking the home court advantage of Panathinaikos in the Greek playoffs semi-final, the Reds made it to the last game of the Greek League finals series, where they played against AEK Athens, to which they finally lost.
Olympiacos was one of the Euroleague's most dangerous teams in 2002–2003 as well. The club came closer than any team to knocking off the final champions Barcelona in two heartbreaking games in the Euroleague Top 16 groups, and proved, despite the fact that it was not the much feared team of the 90s, able to beat any team at any time.
2003–2005 crisis
The 2003–2004 and 2004–2005 seasons were the worst in the modern history of Olympiacos. In both seasons, the club was eliminated in the Greek Cup at home by Panathinaikos and finished in 8th place in the Greek League. Especially in the latter season, Olympiacos had a humiliating performance in the Euroleague, which made many of its fans wonder about the club's future.2006 rebirth
The 2005–2006 season saw the return of the Red giants, which overcame the previous down years with a nice combination of young talent and experienced veterans which paid off for the club.Players added to the club like Renaldas Seibutis
Renaldas Seibutis
Renaldas Seibutis , is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is currently with the Lithuanian Basketball League club Lietuvos Rytas.-NBA career:...
, Quincy Lewis
Quincy Lewis
Quincy Lavell Lewis is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the pro club Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain.-College career:...
, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He measures 203 cm tall...
, Georgios Printezis and, above all, Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and...
, were viewed by some to be a possible solid core of players for the team for many years to come. That season seemed to be very promising for the Red giants. However, the promising Reds suffered a 51–81 home defeat to Panathinaikos in their opening match of the Greek Cup. Olympiacos survived a difficult Euroleague regular season and shined in the Top 16, advancing to the Quarterfinal Playoffs. The Reds were just a win away from making it to the Final Four for the first time since 1999. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the best-of-three playoff series 2–1, but game 3 went down to the wire. Experience proved to be a decisive factor in the final 2 minutes of the game, when the hosts managed to seal a 77–73 win and advanced to the Final Four in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. Tyus Edney
Tyus Edney
Tyus Dwayne Edney is an American professional basketball player. A point guard for UCLA from 1991–1995, Edney led the Bruins to the 1995 NCAA National Championship. He also led Žalgiris Kaunas to the 1999 Euroleague title...
earned Euroleague February MVP honors, as well as ranking third in assists at the end of the regular season and second in the Top 16. Olympiacos also shined in its domestic competition, as the Reds made it to the Greek League finals for the first time in five years by surviving a thrilling five-game series against Maroussi
Maroussi BC
Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...
. Panathinaikos ended up sweeping the best-of-five final playoff series, but it was clear that the Reds were back where they used to be, becoming a team able to challenge for every title.
Pinhas Gershon
Pinhas "Pini" Gershon , is an Israeli basketball coach, who won 3 European Champions Cup as a head coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was also the coach of the Bulgarian national team.-Personal details:He grew up and studied in the city Tel Aviv...
and Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He announced termination of his career after his last club, Olympiacos, released him following a prolonged judicial litigation.-Early years:...
, the Reds were one of the favorites to claim the Euroleague crown, but they didn't manage to qualify to the Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
Final Four. They were eliminated from the Greek Cup as well. In the Greek League playoffs, they made it to the finals after winning 3–2 a best of five semifinal against Aris
Aris BC
Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....
. Although Olympiacos had to overcome their home court disadvantage, they won the last match in Thessaloniki and made it to the best of five finals, having again a home court disadvantage, this time against the European champions Panathinaikos. The club had to beat their arch-rivals in order to win their first Greek Championship
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
since 1997. But they finished second in one of the best final series ever played in the Greek League. At the inaugural game in Panathinaikos' home, the Reds lost 72–79, but they won the second game in Peace and Friendship Stadium 76–72. In the third match, Panathinaikos took a thrilling 86–85 home win in overtime, while in Piraeus, Olympiacos won easily 78–68. In the last game, at Panathinaikos' home, the Reds lost 76–89.
In the 2007–08 season, Olympiacos was once again considered amongst the favorites to reach the Final Four of the Euroleague. It was also considered one of the two favorites, along with Panathinaikos, in the Greek League. In the Greek League regular season the team had a record of 22 wins and 4 defeats, and had the second most prolific offensive team in the league. In the quarter-finals of the playoffs, Olympiacos swept AEK Athens in a best-of-three series and in the semi-finals they beat Maroussi in a best-of-five series, 3–2. In the Finals of the Greek League, the Reds lost to their eternal enemies Panathinaikos. In the Euroleague, the team qualified for the third phase of the competition (quarter-finals), where it was eliminated by CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
. Additionally, Olympiacos qualified to the Greek Cup Final, where they lost to their arch-rivals Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos is a multi-sport club based in Athens, Greece. It has the shamrock as its official emblem and green and white as its colours...
in a very impressive game, which was dramatic up to the last second.
2008–2009 Season
Budget
A budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
and a great roster
Roster
A roster is a list of names of people involved with an organization of some kind.A roster can be a list of people and the times when they are required to work or a list of students in a classroom....
. The club's season was only moderately successful however, as they reached the finals of both the Greek Cup and the Greek Championship, but lost in both cases to their arch-rivals Panathinaikos. In the Greek Championship regular season, the team set a record with 25 wins against only 1 defeat, but in the finals of the Greek League playoffs, they lost the series 3–1 to Panathinaikos, despite having the home court advantage. In the Euroleague they reached the Final Four for the first time in 10 years. They were once again eliminated by Panathinaikos, by a score of 82–84, in one of the most exciting semifinals ever.
2009–2010 Season
The 2009–10 season was the best after a long time for Olympiakos. The management wanted to bring another big player to the team, after Josh ChildressJosh Childress
Joshua Malik Childress is an American professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He previously played with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.-High school career:Childress attended Mayfair High...
. And they did, agreeing with the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
star of Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA...
. With these two the club managed to take the Greek Cup defeating Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos is a multi-sport club based in Athens, Greece. It has the shamrock as its official emblem and green and white as its colours...
68–64 in the final.
In the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
, the reds were dominate getting to the FINAL FOUR in Paris. In the first semifinal the team managed to win KK Partizan
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....
83–80 to OT. But in the big final Olympiakos wasn't prepared and lost easily 68–86 from FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
.
In the Greek Championship Finals, the club lost 3–1 wins to their big rival Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos is a multi-sport club based in Athens, Greece. It has the shamrock as its official emblem and green and white as its colours...
after a controversial second game that would have put them ahead 0-2. The third game of the series was disrupted several times as Olympiacos fans refused to accept the outcome of the second game and the arena was cleared of all fans In order to complete the remaining few minutes.
Arena
Olympiacos' long-time home court the Peace and Friendship Stadium (GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας or ΣΕΦ – SEF), which is an indoor arena located in Faliro
Faliro
Faliro is a seaside suburb 8 km southwest of downtown Athens. There are two communities sharing the name: Palaio and Neo Faliro. Palaio Faliro is a municipality, whereas Neo Faliro is part of the town of Piraeus...
, Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
, on the Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
coastland, exactly opposite of Olympiacos FC football department's ground, Karaiskákis Stadium
Karaiskakis Stadium
Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis , hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded near the area....
. The arena opened in 1985 and Olympiacos has been using it since 1991. It was one of the biggest European arenas with a capacity of 17,000 seats, however, it was reduced to 12,171 seats for the 2004 Olympics.
Currently, it seats 14,950. SEF hosted the indoor volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
, while it was the hosting venue of the EuroBasket 1987
Eurobasket 1987
The EuroBasket 1987 was held in Greece between June 3 and June 14, 1987. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body...
and 1998 FIBA World Championship
1998 FIBA World Championship
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. The stadium was renovated for the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
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.
Depth Chart
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| C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Lazaros Papadopoulos Lazaros Papadopoulos Lazaros Papadopoulos , is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 7 ft 280 lbs. and he plays at the center position.-Personal:... |
Pero Antic Pero Antić Pero Antić is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 10 ¾ in in height and plays at the power forward and center positions.-Pro career:... |
Andreas Glyniadakis Andreas Glyniadakis Andreas Glyniadakis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a , 280 lb. center... |
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| PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low... |
Kyle Hines Kyle Hines Kyle Tyrrell Hines is an American former college basketball player for the University of North Carolina Greensboro Spartans and current professional player internationally.-Personal:... |
Georgios Printezis | Matt Howard Matt Howard (basketball) Matt Howard is an American professional basketball player, who currently plays with Olympiacos of Piraeus, Greece. Previously, he played college basketball with the Butler Bulldogs... |
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| SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall... |
Kostas Papanikolaou Kostas Papanikolaou Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m tall... |
Marko Keselj Marko Kešelj Marko Kešelj is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently playing with Olympiacos in Greece.-Pro career:... |
Michalis Pelekanos | Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He measures 203 cm tall... |
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| SG Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... |
Martynas Gecevičius Martynas Gecevicius Martynas Gecevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is currently playing with Olympiacos.- Lietuvos Rytas :... |
Dimitrios Katsivelis Dimitrios Katsivelis Dimitrios Katsivelis is a Greek professional basketball player... |
Vangelis Mantzaris | style="height:40px; background:white; color:black" | PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... |
Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis Spanoulis is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for the Greek League and Euroleague club Olympiacos Piraeus. A 6 ft 4 in tall guard, Spanoulis first played for GS Larissa and enjoyed a highly successful career start, winning the Greek League's award for Best Young... |
Kalin Lucas Kalin Lucas Kalin Lucas is an American professional basketball player with Olympiacos. He attended St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Michigan and played college basketball at Michigan State.-College career:... |
Kostas Sloukas |
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Out
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Honors
(Total titles: 19)Domestic
- Greek ChampionshipsA1 EthnikiThe Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
: 9
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- 1949, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- Greek CupsGreek basketball CupThe Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .-History and format:...
: 9
- Greek Cups
- 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2010, 2011
- 1949, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
European
- EuroleagueEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
: 1
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- 1997
- Triple CrownTriple Crown in BasketballThe Triple Crown is a term in European professional club basketball that refers to a club winning their country's top tier national domestic league, primary national domestic cup, and the top tier European continental level competition in the same season. It is the highest accomplishment that a...
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- Triple Crown
- 1997
- 1997
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Galanis Sports Data
A1 Basket seasons (Wins – Losses)
| Season | Wins – Losses |
|---|---|
| 1986–87 | 8–10 |
| 1987–88 | 9–9 |
| 1988–89 | 5–13 |
| 1989–90 | 9–13 |
| 1990–91 | 9–13 |
| 1991–92 | 18–4 |
| 1992–93 | 20–6 |
| 1993–94 | 22–4 |
| 1994–95 | 24–2 |
| 1995–96 | 24–2 |
| 1996–97 | 21–5 |
| 1997–98 | 21–5 |
| 1998–99 | 21–5 |
| 1999–00 | 21–5 |
| 2000–01 | 21–5 |
| 2001–02 | 20–6 |
| 2002–03 | 18–8 |
| 2003–04 | 13–13 |
| 2004–05 | 12–14 |
| 2005–06 | 22–4 |
| 2006–07 | 21–5 |
| 2007–08 | 22–4 |
| 2008–09 | 25–1 |
| 2009–10 | 23–3 |
| 2010–11 | 26–0 |
International record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... |
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| 1978–79 | Final Six | 6th place, played against Bosna Sarajevo KK Bosna KK Bosna is a basketball club in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna... , Emerson Varese Pallacanestro Varese -Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:... , Maccabi Tel Aviv, Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... and Joventut Badalona Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League... |
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| 1992–93 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Limoges with 1–2 wins, 70–67 in Athens, 53–59 and 58–60 in Limoges | |
| 1993–94 | Final Four | 2nd place, won Panathinaikos 77–72 in semi-final, defeated by Joventut Badalona Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League... 57–59 in final |
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| 1994–95 | Final Four | 2nd place, won Panathinaikos 58–52 in semi-final, defeated by Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... 61–73 in final |
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| 1995–96 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... with 1–2 wins, 68–49 in Athens, 77–80 and 65–80 in Madrid |
|
| 1996–97 | Winner | won Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... 74–65 in semi-final, won Barcelona 73–58 in final of the Final Four |
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| 1998–99 | Final Four | 3rd place, defeated by Žalgiris Kaunas BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League... 71–87 in semi-final, won Teamsystem Bologna 74–63 in final |
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| 2000–01 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by TAU Cerámica Saski Baskonia Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain... with 0–2 wins, 72–78 in Athens, 76–98 in Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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| 2005–06 Euroleague 2005-06 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2005–2006 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries... |
Quarter-finals | eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv with 1–2 wins, 78–87 in Tel Aviv, 76–70 in Athens, 73–77 in Tel Aviv | |
| 2006–07 Euroleague 2006-07 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2006-2007 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The draw for the groups was held on September 14, 2006 in Athens. The competition began on October 24, 2006 at the Olympic... |
Quarter-finals | eliminated by TAU Cerámica Saski Baskonia Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain... with 0–2 wins, 59–84 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, 89–95 in Athens |
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| 2007–08 Euroleague 2007-08 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2007–2008 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season drew was held on 30 June 2007 in the Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league... |
Quarter-finals | eliminated by CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... with 1–2 wins, 76–74 in Moscow, 73–83 in Athens, 56–81 in Moscow |
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| 2008–09 | Final Four | 4th place, defeated by Panathinaikos 82–84 in semi-final and Barcelona FC Barcelona Bàsquet FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto... 79–95 in final |
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| 2009–10 | Final Four | Defeated Partizan Belgrade KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague.... 83–80 in overtime in semi-final, lost to Barcelona FC Barcelona Bàsquet FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto... 68–86 in final |
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| Saporta Cup Saporta Cup Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe... |
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| 1975–76 | Quarter-finals | finished fourth in a group with Rabotnički, ASPO Tours and CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.CSKA Sofia have been 12 times champions of Bulgaria and 18 times Bulgarian cup winners. They play their home games at Universiada Hall in Sofia... |
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| Korać Cup Korac Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup... |
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| 1979–80 | Quarter-finals | finished second in a group with Arrigoni Sebastiani Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket was a basketball team, founded in Rieti in 1998. In the 2009, last year of activity, the club moved the administrative headquarters and arena to Naples... , Joventut Badalona Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League... and Tofaş Bursa Tofas S.K. Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company... |
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| 1988–89 | Quarter-finals | finished fourth in a group with Zadar KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment... , Joventut Badalona Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League... and Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. is an Israeli basketball club. The second most successful side in Israeli basketball, The club Owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv Supporters Trust and is currently in Liga Leumit, the Second tier.-History:... |
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Biggest wins in Champions Cup and Euroleague
| Season | Match | Score | Pts dif. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | Olympiacos – Jalaa CS | 106 – 57 | +49 | |||
| 2010–11 | Olympiacos – Montepaschi Siena Mens Sana Basket Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana... |
89 – 41 | +48 | |||
| 1979–80 | Olympiacos – Tofaş Bursa | 94 – 49 | +45 | |||
| 1993–94 | Olympiacos – Guildford Kings Guildford Kings Guildford Kings was a successful British basketball franchise, most prominent in the British Basketball League during the early 1990s. They ceased operations at the end of the 1993-94 season.... |
96 – 51 | +45 | |||
| 2007–08 Euroleague 2007-08 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2007–2008 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season drew was held on 30 June 2007 in the Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league... |
Olympiacos – Prokom Trefl Sopot | 109 – 65 | +44 | |||
| 2000–01 | Olympiacos – Ovarense Ovarense (basketball) Ovarense Basketball is a team of professional basketball that plays in Ovar, Portugal. The team plays in the LCB. The Ovarense created its section of basketball in 1970, with the initiative of a member entrepreneur, John Gonçalves, but in this space of time managed to assert itself as one of the... |
101 – 67 | +34 | |||
| 2007–08 Euroleague 2007-08 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2007–2008 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season drew was held on 30 June 2007 in the Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league... |
Olympiacos – Olimpija Ljubljana KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
113 – 80 | +33 | |||
| 2000–01 | Olympiacos – Hapoel Jerusalem | 102 – 69 | +33 | |||
| 1996–97 | Olympiacos – Estudiantes CB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain... |
110 – 78 | +32 | |||
| 1994–95 | Olympiacos – Cibona Zagreb KK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda... |
101 – 69 | +32 | |||
| 1994–95 | Olympiacos – Joventut Badalona Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League... |
84 – 53 | +31 | |||
| 1996–97 | Olympiacos – CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... |
82 – 51 | +31 | |||
| 1972–73 | Olympiacos – Raak Amsterdam | 107 – 77 | +30 | |||
| 2001–02 | Olympiacos – Charleroi Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League... |
107 – 78 | +29 | |||
| 2005–06 Euroleague 2005-06 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2005–2006 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries... |
Olympiacos – Cibona Zagreb KK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda... |
99 – 70 | +29 | |||
| 1998–99 FIBA Euroleague 1998–99 Euroleague 1998-1999 season began on September 23, 1998 and ended on April 22, 1999. The Final four was held at Olympiahalle, Munich with Kauno Žalgiris defeating Kinder Bologna at the final in front of 9,000 spectators.-Preliminary round:-Group A:... |
Olympiacos – ALBA Berlin ALBA Berlin -Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:... |
94 – 65 | +29 | |||
| 2007–08 Euroleague 2007-08 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2007–2008 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season drew was held on 30 June 2007 in the Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league... |
Olympiacos – VidiVici Bologna | 104 – 76 | +28 | |||
| 1999–00 | Olympiacos – Budućnost KK Buducnost Podgorica KK Budućnost Podgorica is a professional basketball club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sport society. The team currently competes in First Montenegrin Opportunity League and regional Adriatic League... |
89 – 61 | +28 | |||
| 2006–07 Euroleague 2006-07 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2006-2007 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The draw for the groups was held on September 14, 2006 in Athens. The competition began on October 24, 2006 at the Olympic... |
Olympiacos – Climamio Bologna | 94 – 67 | +27 | |||
| 1996–97 | Olympiacos – Charleroi Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League... |
87 – 60 | +27 | |||
| 2004–05 Euroleague 2004-05 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2004–2005 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries... |
Olympiacos – Partizan KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague.... |
100 – 74 | +26 | |||
| 1975–76 | Olympiacos – Hapoel Tel Aviv | 89 – 63 | +26 | |||
| 1994–95 | Olympiacos – Buckler Bologna | 89 – 64 | +25 | |||
| 1994–95 | Olympiacos – CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... |
79 – 54 | +25 | |||
| 1976–77 | Olympiacos – Buckler Bologna | 88 – 64 | +24 |
Away winsN>WLINE
| Season | Match | Score | Pts dif. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Ovarense Ovarense (basketball) Ovarense Basketball is a team of professional basketball that plays in Ovar, Portugal. The team plays in the LCB. The Ovarense created its section of basketball in 1970, with the initiative of a member entrepreneur, John Gonçalves, but in this space of time managed to assert itself as one of the... – Olympiacos |
53 – 100 | +47 | |||
| 1988–89 | Gornik – Olympiacos | 55 – 98 | +43 | |||
| 1994–95 | Efes Pilsen – Olympiacos | 42 – 77 | +35 | |||
| 1997–98 | Porto – Olympiacos | 63 – 92 | +29 | |||
| 2005–06 Euroleague 2005-06 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2005–2006 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries... |
Žalgiris Kaunas BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League... – Olympiacos |
72 – 99 | +27 | |||
| 1999–00 | Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and... – Olympiacos |
64 – 86 | +22 | |||
| 1988–89 | Dynamo Tblisi – Olympiacos | 75 – 96 | +21 | |||
| 2001–02 | Charleroi Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League... – Olympiacos |
56 – 76 | +20 | |||
| 1993–94 | Guildford Kings Guildford Kings Guildford Kings was a successful British basketball franchise, most prominent in the British Basketball League during the early 1990s. They ceased operations at the end of the 1993-94 season.... – Olympiacos |
51 – 71 | +20 | |||
| 1996–97 | Panathinaikos – Olympiacos | 49 – 69 | +20 | |||
| 2002–03 | Śląsk Wrocław – Olympiacos | 72 – 91 | +19 | |||
| 2001–02 | ALBA Berlin ALBA Berlin -Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:... – Olympiacos |
69 – 88 | +19 | |||
| 1992–93 | Maes Pils Mechelen R.C. Mechelen (basketball) Racing Club Mechelen was a Belgian basketball club from the city of Mechelen, Belgium. The club folded and merged with Sobabee to create Racing Basket Antwerpen in 1995. Until it was dissolved the club's senior team was the most successful Belgian basketball club winning a total of 15 national... – Olympiacos |
66 – 85 | +19 | |||
| 1978–79 | Jalaa CS – Olympiacos | 76 – 94 | +18 | |||
| 2002–03 | Ülkerspor Ülkerspor -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and... – Olympiacos |
65 – 82 | +17 | |||
| 1993–94 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer Giants Leverkusen Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the Bayer Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. Based on the number of titles, Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball. In 2009, the Bayer company cut down sponsorship and the club... – Olympiacos |
53 – 70 | +17 | |||
| 1993–94 | Maes Pils Mechelen R.C. Mechelen (basketball) Racing Club Mechelen was a Belgian basketball club from the city of Mechelen, Belgium. The club folded and merged with Sobabee to create Racing Basket Antwerpen in 1995. Until it was dissolved the club's senior team was the most successful Belgian basketball club winning a total of 15 national... – Olympiacos |
70 – 86 | +16 | |||
| 2003–04 | ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne – Olympiacos | 77 – 92 | +15 | |||
| 2010–11 | Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K... – Olympiacos |
65 – 80 | +15 | |||
| 2002–03 | Valencia – Olympiacos | 78 – 93 | +15 |
The road to the 1997 Euroleague victory
| Round | Team | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stage 1 |  ALBA BerlinALBA Berlin -Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:... |
64–67 | 61–62 |
 Fortitudo Bologna |
96–80 | 72–81 | |
 Spirou CharleroiSpirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League... |
87–60 | 79–72 | |
 Cibona ZagrebKK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda... |
62–61 | 61–63 | |
 EstudiantesCB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain... |
110–78 | 78–87 | |
| Group Stage 2 |  CSKA MoscowPBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... |
82–51 | 79–70 |
| Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
87–84 | 71–73 | |
 Maccabi Tel Aviv |
69–60 | 78–82 | |
| Round of 16 |  PartizanKK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague.... |
60–61 | 81–71 |
| 74–69 | |||
| Quarter finals |  Panathinaikos |
65–57 | 69–49 |
| Semifinal |  Olimpija LjubljanaKK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
74–65 | |
| Final | Barcelona FC Barcelona Bàsquet FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto... |
73–58 | |
Olympiacos against NBA teams
Seasons
| Season | A1 Ethniki A1 Ethniki The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA... |
Cup Greek basketball Cup The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .-History and format:... |
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| 1948–49 | Champion | Giannis Spanoudakis | Giannis Spanoudakis, Alekos Spanoudakis, Gerakaris, Koutsoukos, Hatzinikolaou, Tsikatos, Sinopoulos, Sidiropoulos, Gounopoulos, Arkoudeas | ||
| 1959–60 | Champion | Giannis Spanoudakis | Giannis Spanoudakis, Alekos Spanoudakis, Argyropoulos, Kaloudis, Gerakaris, Vamvakousis, Polihroniou, Fasilis, Douratsos, Nikolaidis, Spanos, Kazounidis | ||
| 1971–72 | Finalist | ||||
| 1972–73 | Finalist | Cup Winners' Cup Saporta Cup Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe... Last 16 |
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| 1973–74 | 6th place | Cup Winners' Cup Saporta Cup Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe... Last 16 |
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| 1975–76 | Champion | Winners | Cup Winners' Cup Saporta Cup Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe... Last 8 |
Fedon Mattheou Fedon Mattheou Fedon Mattheou, also spelled Faidon Matthaiou and Phaedon Mathaiou was a retired Greek professional basketball coach and basketball player. He was a center and in the end of his career a play maker and he wore the number 1 jersey throughout his career... |
Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division... , Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis or George Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player... , Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas is a retired Greek American professional basketball player.-Pro career:Diakoulas played professional basketball in the Greek League with Olympiacos B.C. Piraeus... , Kimonas Kokorogiannis, Giorgos Barlas, Paul Melini, Nikos Sismanidis, Paraskevas Tsantalis, Thanasis Rammos, Giannis Garonis, Apostolis Spanos |
| 1976–77 | Finalist | Winners | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 |
Kostas Mourouzis | Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division... , Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis or George Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player... , Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas is a retired Greek American professional basketball player.-Pro career:Diakoulas played professional basketball in the Greek League with Olympiacos B.C. Piraeus... , Giorgos Barlas, Paul Melini, Thanasis Rammos, Nikos Sismanidis, Apostolis Spanos, Giannis Garonis |
| 1977–78 | Champion | Winners | Cup Winners' Cup Saporta Cup Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe... Last 16 |
Kostas Mourouzis | Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division... , Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis or George Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player... , Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas is a retired Greek American professional basketball player.-Pro career:Diakoulas played professional basketball in the Greek League with Olympiacos B.C. Piraeus... , Thanasis Rammos, Giannis Garonis, Paul Melini, Heliotis, Spetsiotis, Nikos Sismanidis, Apostolis Spanos |
| 1978–79 | Finalist | Finalist | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 6 |
Kostas Mourouzis | Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division... , Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis or George Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player... , Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas is a retired Greek American professional basketball player.-Pro career:Diakoulas played professional basketball in the Greek League with Olympiacos B.C. Piraeus... , Paul Melini, Nikos Sismanidis, Aris Raftopoulos, Thanasis Rammos |
| 1979–80 | Finalist | Winners | Korać Cup Korac Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup... Last 8 |
Giorgos Barlas | Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division... , Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis or George Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player... , Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas Pavlos Diakoulas is a retired Greek American professional basketball player.-Pro career:Diakoulas played professional basketball in the Greek League with Olympiacos B.C. Piraeus... , Kimonas Kokorogiannis, Paul Melini, Christos Iordanidis, Aris Raftopoulos, Thanasis Rammos |
| 1980–81 | Finalist | Last 16 | Cup Winners' Cup Saporta Cup Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe... Last 32 |
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| 1981–82 | 6th place | Last 4 | Korać Cup Korac Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup... Last 32 |
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| 1982–83 | 5th place | Finalist | Korać Cup Korac Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup... Last 32 |
Giorgos Barlas | Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division... , Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis or George Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player... , Giannis Paragios, Kimonas Kokorogiannis, Giorgos Skropolithas, Kassimis, Aris Raftopoulos, Andreas Kozakis |
| 1983–84 | 7th place | Last 16 | Korać Cup Korac Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup... Last 16 |
Filippou | Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division... , Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis Giorgos Kastrinakis or George Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player... , Giannis Paragios, Andreas Kozakis, Aris Raftopoulos, Papachristopoulos, Darivas, Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... |
| 1984–85 | 7th place | Last 16 | Not qualified | Fedon Mattheou Fedon Mattheou Fedon Mattheou, also spelled Faidon Matthaiou and Phaedon Mathaiou was a retired Greek professional basketball coach and basketball player. He was a center and in the end of his career a play maker and he wore the number 1 jersey throughout his career... |
Aris Raftopoulos, Darivas, Giannis Paragios, Argyris Kambouris, Andreas Kozakis, Giannis Koukis, Papachristopoulos, Papadakis, Tzimis Maniatis, Nalbantis, Dimitris Sampanis, Kypriotis |
| 1985–86 | Finalist | Finalist | Not qualified | Kostas Anastasatos | Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... , Alexis Christodoulou, Kostas Panagiotopoulos, Tzimis Maniatis, Giannis Paragios, Dimitris Sampanis, Andreas Kozakis, Giannis Koukis, Nalbandis |
| 1986–87 | 7th place | Last 4 | Korać Cup Korac Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup... Last 32 |
Kostas Anastasatos | Tzimis Maniatis, Giannis Paragios, Dimitris Sampanis, Argyris Kambouris, Thanasis Krempounis, Andreas Karkavasis, Giannis Koukis, Kostas Giannopoulos, Alexis Christopdoulou, Vasilis Dakoulas, Dimos Ikonomakos, Kostas Panagiotopoulos |
| 1987–88 | 6th place | Last 16 | Not qualified | Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou Steve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division... |
Argyris Kambouris, Tzimis Maniatis, Giannis Paragios, Alexis Christodoulou, Dimitris Sampanis, Pit Balis, Vasilis Dakoulas, Thanasis Krempounis, Kostas Panagiotopoulos, Ilias Karkavasis, Dimitris Ikonomakos |
| 1988–89 | 8th place | Last 16 | Korać Cup Korac Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup... Last 8 |
Carey Scurry Carey Scurry Carey Scurry is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward from Long Island University, Scurry played three seasons in the NBA as a member of the Utah Jazz and New York Knicks... , Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... , George Papadakos, Vaggelis Aggelou, Alexis Christodoulou, Tzimis Maniatis, Larry Middleton, Kostas Panagiotopoulos |
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| 1989–90 | 7th place | Last 16 | Not qualified | Todd Mitchell Todd Mitchell This is an article about an American basketball player. For the respondent in the decision of the United States Supreme Court, see Wisconsin v. Mitchell.... , Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... , George Papadakos, Stavros Eliniadis, Vaggelis Aggelou, Alexis Christodoulou, Greg Ikonomu, Tzimis Maniatis, Kostas Moraitis, Kostas Panaglotopoulos, Ilias Karkavasis |
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| 1990–91 | 8th place | Last 16 | Not qualified | Glen Blackwell, Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... , Alexis Yannopoulos, George Papadakos, Vaggelis Aggelou, Panagiotis Karatzas Panagiotis Karatzas Panagiotis Karatzas was a Greek revolutionary leader. During his childhood years, he show his and battled against the Turks and disrupt with the other Turks. He fled for the Ionian Islands which was than under English rule and moved to Zakynthos and enrolled into the British Army at the 3rd... , Tzimis Maniatis, Alexis Christodoulou, Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague... , Stavros Elianidis, Giorgos Momtzos, Tasos Rokos, Stratos Makris |
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| 1991–92 | Finalist | Last 8 | Not qualified | Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki... |
Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator... , Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague... , Greg Brooks, Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... , George Papadakos, Stavros Elianidis, Panagiotis Karatzas Panagiotis Karatzas Panagiotis Karatzas was a Greek revolutionary leader. During his childhood years, he show his and battled against the Turks and disrupt with the other Turks. He fled for the Ionian Islands which was than under English rule and moved to Zakynthos and enrolled into the British Army at the 3rd... , Vaggelis Aggelou, Tzimis Maniatis, Kostas Moraitis, Babis Papadakis, Alexis Yannopoulos, Ilias Karkavasis |
| 1992–93 | Champion | Last 4 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 |
Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki... |
Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator... , Walter Berry, Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... , George Papadakos, Stavros Elliniadis, Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague... , Franco Nakić, Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlac Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:... , Antonis Stamatis, Babis Papadakis, Giorgos Limniatis, Kostas Moraitis, Sean Higgins Sean Higgins Sean Marielle Higgins is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Michigan, whom he helped win the 1989 national championship.... |
| 1993–94 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Finalist |
Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki... |
Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator... , Roy Tarpley Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions, earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Despite his talent, Tarpley became notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction... , Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player... , Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... , Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague... , Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Franco Nakić, Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlac Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:... , Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at AO Pagrati BC. He played for Olympiakos BC from 1993 to 1998 winning four Greek Championships and two Greek Cups... , George Papadakos, Panagiotis Karatzas Panagiotis Karatzas (basketball) Panagiotis Karatzas is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He was an important member of AO Pagrati BC. He played for Olympiakos BC in 1993 winning the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup in 1994... , Antonis Stamatis, Giorgos Limniatis, Babis Papadakis |
| 1994–95 | Champion | Last 26 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Finalist |
Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki... |
Eddie Johnson, Alexander Volkov Alexander Volkov (basketball) Alexander Anatolevich "Sasha" Volkov is a retired Ukrainian professional basketball player. At 6'10" , he played the forward position.Volkov won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics as a member of the Soviet Union national basketball team... , Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player... , Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlac Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:... , Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at AO Pagrati BC. He played for Olympiakos BC from 1993 to 1998 winning four Greek Championships and two Greek Cups... , Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague... , Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris Argiris Kambouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Kambouris played for Olympiakos BC from 1978 to 1995 winning three Greek Championships . He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1986... , Franco Nakic, Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , George Papadakos, Giorgos Limniatis, Antonis Stamatis, Babis Papadakis |
| 1995–96 | Champion | Last 8 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 |
Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki... |
David Rivers David Rivers David Lee Rivers is a retired American basketball player. An explosive point guard, he reached star status in the Euroleague, mostly playing for Olympiacos Piraeus under coach Dusan Ivkovic.... , Walter Berry, Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player... , Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlac Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:... , Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague... , Nasos Galakteros Nasos Galakteros Nasos Galakteros is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career from Amyntas BC and later he played for AEK BC. He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1992.... , Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou, also spelled Dimitris Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall. He plays at the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions.-Pro career:Papanikolaou began his professional career in 1992 with the Greek club Sporting Athens... , Franco Nakic, Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at AO Pagrati BC. He played for Olympiakos BC from 1993 to 1998 winning four Greek Championships and two Greek Cups... , Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , George Papadakos, Vasilis Soulis, Anatoly Zourpenko Anatoly Zourpenko Anatoly Zourpenko or Anatoli Zhurbenko is a retired Greek-Russian professional basketball player.-Pro career:He played with Olympiacos BC from 1996 to 1998... |
| 1996–97 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Champion |
Dušan Ivković Dušan Ivkovic Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history.... |
David Rivers David Rivers David Lee Rivers is a retired American basketball player. An explosive point guard, he reached star status in the Euroleague, mostly playing for Olympiacos Piraeus under coach Dusan Ivkovic.... , Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player... , Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague... , Nasos Galakteros Nasos Galakteros Nasos Galakteros is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career from Amyntas BC and later he played for AEK BC. He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1992.... , Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlac Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:... , Willy Anderson Willie Anderson (basketball) Willie Lloyd Anderson, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.... , Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou, also spelled Dimitris Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall. He plays at the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions.-Pro career:Papanikolaou began his professional career in 1992 with the Greek club Sporting Athens... , Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at AO Pagrati BC. He played for Olympiakos BC from 1993 to 1998 winning four Greek Championships and two Greek Cups... , Franco Nakic, Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Anatoly Zourpenko Anatoly Zourpenko Anatoly Zourpenko or Anatoli Zhurbenko is a retired Greek-Russian professional basketball player.-Pro career:He played with Olympiacos BC from 1996 to 1998... , Christian Welp Christian Welp Christian Ansgar Welp is a retired German professional basketball player. Welp, a 213 cm , 111 kg center, became the leading scorer in Washington Huskies history as a college basketball player... , Aleksey Savrasenko Aleksey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko (in ' (born February 28, 1979 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian professional basketball player. He plays at the center position. In June 2011 he signed 1-year contract with UNICS Kazan.... , Evric Gray Evric Gray Evric Gray is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" forward. He played college basketball at UNLV.-Pro career:... , Vasilis Soulis |
| 1997–98 | 3rd place | Last 4 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 16 |
Dušan Ivković Dušan Ivkovic Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history.... |
Michael Hawkins Michael Hawkins (basketball) Steven Michael Hawkins, referred to as Michael Hawkins , is an American former professional basketball player... , Artūras Karnišovas Arturas Karnišovas Artūras Karnišovas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.... , Johnny Rogers Johnny Rogers John Bernard Rogers Bakker is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" and 225 lbs he played the power forward position and played collegiately at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine.- NBA :Rogers was selected with the 10th pick of the second... , Panagiotis Fassoulas, Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlac Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:... , Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Dušan Vukčević, Franco Nakic, Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou, also spelled Dimitris Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall. He plays at the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions.-Pro career:Papanikolaou began his professional career in 1992 with the Greek club Sporting Athens... , Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at AO Pagrati BC. He played for Olympiakos BC from 1993 to 1998 winning four Greek Championships and two Greek Cups... , Aleksey Savrasenko Aleksey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko (in ' (born February 28, 1979 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian professional basketball player. He plays at the center position. In June 2011 he signed 1-year contract with UNICS Kazan.... , Anatoly Zourpenko Anatoly Zourpenko Anatoly Zourpenko or Anatoli Zhurbenko is a retired Greek-Russian professional basketball player.-Pro career:He played with Olympiacos BC from 1996 to 1998... , Alexandros Anthis, Dimitris Karaplis, Nikos Michalos, Nikos Pettas |
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| 1998–99 | Finalist | Last 21 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... 3rd place |
Dušan Ivković Dušan Ivkovic Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history.... |
Anthony Goldwire Anthony Goldwire Anthony Goldwire is an American basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played for the University of Houston and was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round in 1994.-Pro career:... , Arijan Komazec Arijan Komazec Arijan Komazec is a retired Croatian basketball player.He was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and then the Croatian National Team after gained independence. He was a part of the Croatian team that won the Silver Medal in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympics... , Johnny Rogers Johnny Rogers John Bernard Rogers Bakker is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" and 225 lbs he played the power forward position and played collegiately at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine.- NBA :Rogers was selected with the 10th pick of the second... , Panagiotis Fassoulas, Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto is an Argentine professional basketball player. At and , he plays as a center. With Liga Nacional de Básquet in his native Argentina, Oberto began playing professionally in 1993 and later played overseas with teams in Spain and Greece... , Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlac Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:... , Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Dušan Vukčević, Aleksey Savrasenko Aleksey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko (in ' (born February 28, 1979 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian professional basketball player. He plays at the center position. In June 2011 he signed 1-year contract with UNICS Kazan.... , Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou, also spelled Dimitris Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall. He plays at the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions.-Pro career:Papanikolaou began his professional career in 1992 with the Greek club Sporting Athens... , Arsene Ade-Mensah, Dimitris Karaplis, Vasilis Soulis, Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m tall and he plays at the power forward position. He is currently playing for AEK Athens BC from 2008.-External links:*... |
| 1999–00 | 3rd place | Last 16 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 16 |
Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki... |
Blue Edwards Blue Edwards Theodore "Blue" Edwards is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. Edwards played ten years in the league.-Biography:Edwards' hometown was Walstonburg, North Carolina... , Chris Morris Chris Morris (basketball) Christopher Vernard Morris is a retired American professional basketball player. In his 11 season NBA career, the 6' 8" small forward played for the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, and Phoenix Suns. He is a graduate of Atlanta's Douglass High School where his jersey has been retired and played for... , Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto is an Argentine professional basketball player. At and , he plays as a center. With Liga Nacional de Básquet in his native Argentina, Oberto began playing professionally in 1993 and later played overseas with teams in Spain and Greece... , Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlac Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:... , Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Dušan Vukčević, Franco Nakic, Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou, also spelled Dimitris Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall. He plays at the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions.-Pro career:Papanikolaou began his professional career in 1992 with the Greek club Sporting Athens... , Aleksey Savrasenko Aleksey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko (in ' (born February 28, 1979 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian professional basketball player. He plays at the center position. In June 2011 he signed 1-year contract with UNICS Kazan.... , Arsene Ade-Mensah, Iñaki de Miguel Iñaki de Miguel Iñaki de Miguel is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Real Madrid and its reserve team.-External links:*... , Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m tall and he plays at the power forward position. He is currently playing for AEK Athens BC from 2008.-External links:*... , Josh Grant Josh Grant Joshua "Josh" David Grant is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6’9” , 223 pound Small/Power forward who graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1986 and attended the University of Utah, where he was an important player and still holds multiple basketball... , Giannis Lappas, Vasilis Soulis, Nikos Pettas, Mike Brown, James Robinson James Robinson (basketball) James "Hollywood" Robinson is a former American professional basketball player, most notably in the NBA.... |
| 2000–01 | Finalist | Last 4 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 Euroleague 2000-01 The inaugural Euroleague season 2000-01 under the new ULEB authority started on October 16, 2000 with a regular season game between hosts Real Madrid and Olympiacos at the Raimundo Saporta Pavilion in Madrid, Spain, and ended with the championship finals game on May 10, 2001, at the PalaMalaguti... |
Ilias Zouros Ilias Zouros Ilias Zouros is a Greek professional basketball coach. He has been a head coach in the Euroleague, and also of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.-Club coaching career:... |
Dino Rađa, David Rivers David Rivers David Lee Rivers is a retired American basketball player. An explosive point guard, he reached star status in the Euroleague, mostly playing for Olympiacos Piraeus under coach Dusan Ivkovic.... , Nikos Ekonomou Nikos Ekonomou Nikos Ekonomou is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was a power forward, who played for many teams in his career. He also runs Basket4All, a basketball camp for young children.- Basketball career :... , Nikos Buduris, Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Dušan Vukčević, Iñaki de Miguel Iñaki de Miguel Iñaki de Miguel is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Real Madrid and its reserve team.-External links:*... , Patrick Femerling Patrick Femerling Patrick Femerling is a 7 ft. 1in. German professional basketball player. He currently plays for Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi.-Pro career:... , Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou, also spelled Dimitris Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall. He plays at the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions.-Pro career:Papanikolaou began his professional career in 1992 with the Greek club Sporting Athens... , Stéphane Risacher Stéphane Risacher Stéphane Risacher is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.-References:*... , Vasilis Soulis, Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m tall and he plays at the power forward position. He is currently playing for AEK Athens BC from 2008.-External links:*... , Sam Jacobson Sam Jacobson Samuel Ryan Jacobson is an American professional basketball player. He plays at guard or forward. He formerly played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and Minnesota Timberwolves.... , Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Printezis Georgios Printezis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Nikos Pettas, Panagiotis Matzanas |
| 2001–02 | Finalist | Winner | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 Euroleague 2001-02 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The Euroleague season 2001-02 started on October 10, 2001 and ended with the championship final game on May 5, 2002, in PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy. 32 teams competed for the championship, which was... |
Lefteris Subotic | Alphonso Ford Alphonso Ford Alphonso Gene Ford was an American professional basketball player. A 1.93 m tall shooting guard, he was one of the greatest scorers in college basketball history. Ford played professionally in both the NBA and the Euroleague, where he confirmed his tremendous scoring ability and became a... , James Forrest, Nikos Buduris, Patrick Femerling Patrick Femerling Patrick Femerling is a 7 ft. 1in. German professional basketball player. He currently plays for Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi.-Pro career:... , Iñaki de Miguel Iñaki de Miguel Iñaki de Miguel is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Real Madrid and its reserve team.-External links:*... , Aleksey Savrasenko Aleksey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko (in ' (born February 28, 1979 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian professional basketball player. He plays at the center position. In June 2011 he signed 1-year contract with UNICS Kazan.... , Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Stéphane Risacher Stéphane Risacher Stéphane Risacher is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.-References:*... , Misan Nikagbatse Misan Nikagbatse Eyinmisan Edward Ogharanemeye Nikagbatse is a German basketball player who currently is a member of Pallacanestro Varese's squad and has played for clubs in Germany, Greece and Italy so far.-Career:... , Theodoros Papaloukas Theodoros Papaloukas Theódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv.... , Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitris Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou, also spelled Dimitris Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall. He plays at the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions.-Pro career:Papanikolaou began his professional career in 1992 with the Greek club Sporting Athens... , Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Printezis Georgios Printezis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m tall and he plays at the power forward position. He is currently playing for AEK Athens BC from 2008.-External links:*... , Nihat Ekim, Dušan Jelić Dušan Jelic Dušan Jelić is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball player. Like many players from the Balkans during the 1990s, Jelic obtained a Greek citizenship while playing in the country and thus competed under the name Dušan Koutsopoulos, while playing there.-External links:***** *... , Panayotis Mantzanas |
| 2002–03 | 4th place | Last 8 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 Euroleague 2002-03 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2002–2003 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries... |
Lefteris Subotic | Maurice Evans Maurice Evans (basketball) Maurice Eugene Evans is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. A 6 ft 5 in guard/forward, Evans weighs 220 lb... , DeMarco Johnson DeMarco Johnson DeMarco Antonio Johnson is an American professional basketball player.At 6'9", 245 lb forward, Johnson attended and played collegiately for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was selected by the New York Knicks with the 9th pick of the 2nd round of the 1998 NBA Draft... , Kenny Miller Kenny Miller (basketball) Kenny Miller born December 27, 1967) is a former professional basketball player. Product of Chicago South–side played at Morgan Park High School. Miller a.k.a. The Big Mil because he was known for getting that big rebound in the perfect moment... , Juan Antonio Morales, Iñaki de Miguel Iñaki de Miguel Iñaki de Miguel is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Real Madrid and its reserve team.-External links:*... , Christos Harisis Christos Harisis Christos Harisis, also spelled Christos Charissis , is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 191 cm or 6'3" in height. He plays at the point guard position.-Pro career:... , Nikos Buduris, Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Misan Nikagbatse Misan Nikagbatse Eyinmisan Edward Ogharanemeye Nikagbatse is a German basketball player who currently is a member of Pallacanestro Varese's squad and has played for clubs in Germany, Greece and Italy so far.-Career:... , Aleksey Savrasenko Aleksey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko (in ' (born February 28, 1979 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian professional basketball player. He plays at the center position. In June 2011 he signed 1-year contract with UNICS Kazan.... , Mark Bradtke Mark Bradtke Mark Robert Bradtke is a retired Australian professional basketball player who played mainly in Australia's National Basketball League but also had a single stint in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996-97... , Nenad Marković Nenad Markovic Nenad Marković is a famous former Bosnian professional basketball player and a basketball coach.-Playing career:... , Veljko Mrsic, Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Printezis Georgios Printezis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Panayotis Mantzanas, Panos Katranas, Giorgos Yanuzakos |
| 2003–04 | 8th place | Finalist | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 16 Euroleague 2003-04 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2003–2004 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries... |
Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... |
Rubén Wolkowyski, Panagiotis Liadelis Panagiotis Liadelis Panagiotis Liadelis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He is a 1.94 m tall point guard-shooting guard.-Pro career:... , Giorgos Diamantopoulos, Christos Harisis Christos Harisis Christos Harisis, also spelled Christos Charissis , is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 191 cm or 6'3" in height. He plays at the point guard position.-Pro career:... , Branko Milisavljević Branko Milisavljevic Branko Milisavljević is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.93 m tall point guard who plays for KK Mega Vizura in the Basketball League of Serbia.... , Dalibor Bagarić Dalibor Bagaric Dalibor Bagarić is a Croatian professional basketball player who formerly played for the NBA's Chicago Bulls from 2000 to 2003... , Boris Gorenc, Konstantinos Harissis Konstantinos Harissis Konstantinos "Kostas" Charissis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Goran Jurak Goran Jurak Goran Jurak is a Slovenian professional basketball player currently playing for Pallacanestro Biella in Italy.... , Josko Kafedjis, Giannis Kalambokis Giannis Kalambokis Ioannis Kalampokis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6'5" tall... , Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Printezis Georgios Printezis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Vangelis Sklavos Vangelis Sklavos Evangelos Sklavos is a Greek professional basketball player... , Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Giorgos Yanuzakos |
| 2004–05 | 8th place | Last 16 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 32 Euroleague 2004-05 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2004–2005 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries... |
Jonas Kazlauskas Jonas Kazlauskas Jonas Kazlauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former Soviet professional basketball player. He is not to be confused with the late Lithuanian linguist, also named Jonas Kazlauskas... |
Marque Perry Marque Perry Marque Perry is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'1" in height and he weighs 180 pounds. He plays at the point guard position. He is currently a free agent.-Amateur career:... , Roger Mason, Lavor Postell Lavor Postell Andre Lavor Postell is an American former professional basketball player. Following a college career at St. John's University, he was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft... , Boris Gorenc, Robert Gulyas, Ivan Zoroski, Dusan Vukcevic, Aggelos Koronios Aggelos Koronios Aggelos Koronios is a Greek professional basketball coach and retired player.-Club career:... , Lazaros Agadakos Lazaros Agadakos Lazaros Agadakos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall forward-center.-Pro career:... , Ivica Jurković, Vangelis Sklavos Vangelis Sklavos Evangelos Sklavos is a Greek professional basketball player... , Giannis Kalambokis Giannis Kalambokis Ioannis Kalampokis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6'5" tall... , Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Printezis Georgios Printezis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Milan Tomić Milan Tomic Milan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality... , Elvir Ovčina, Jeff Nordgaard Jeff Nordgaard Jeff Wallace Nordgaard is a naturalized Polish professional basketball player who grew up in the United States.... , Dimitris Misiakos, |
| 2005–06 | Finalist A1 Ethniki 2005-06 -Standings:Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference-Results:-Bracket:- Panathinaikos vs. Panionios:Panathinaikos win the series 2-0- Olympiacos vs. AEK Athens:... |
Last 8 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 Euroleague 2005-06 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2005–2006 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries... |
Jonas Kazlauskas Jonas Kazlauskas Jonas Kazlauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former Soviet professional basketball player. He is not to be confused with the late Lithuanian linguist, also named Jonas Kazlauskas... |
Tyus Edney Tyus Edney Tyus Dwayne Edney is an American professional basketball player. A point guard for UCLA from 1991–1995, Edney led the Bruins to the 1995 NCAA National Championship. He also led Žalgiris Kaunas to the 1999 Euroleague title... , Quincy Lewis Quincy Lewis Quincy Lavell Lewis is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the pro club Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain.-College career:... , Christos Charisis, Nikos Hatzis Nikos Hatzis Nikolaos "Nikos" Hatzis AKA Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Manolis Papamakarios Manolis Papamakarios Emmanouil "Manolis" Papamakarios is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 1.92 m tall point guard-shooting guard.-Pro career:... , Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Printezis Georgios Printezis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and... , Renaldas Seibutis Renaldas Seibutis Renaldas Seibutis , is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is currently with the Lithuanian Basketball League club Lietuvos Rytas.-NBA career:... , Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He measures 203 cm tall... , Andrija Žižić Andrija Žižic Andrija Žižić is a Croatian professional basketball player. His height is 2.07 m and he plays as a forward-center. He currently plays with the pro club KK Cedevita.-Pro career:... , Eurelijus Žukauskas Eurelijus Žukauskas Eurelijus Žukauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He played for the Lithuanian national basketball team from 1995 to 2004.In 1995 NBA Draft Žukauskas was drafted as a #54 by Seattle SuperSonics in the second round... , Lazaros Agadakos Lazaros Agadakos Lazaros Agadakos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall forward-center.-Pro career:... , Nikos Barlos Nikos Barlos Nikolaos "Nikos" Barlos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m in height. He can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.-Pro career:Barlos won the Greek A2 League championship with Apollon Patras in 2003... , Matt Freije Matt Freije Matthew Wayne Freije is a Lebanese American professional basketball player who currently plays for Hebraica y Macabi in Uruguay. Freije attended Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park, Kansas before attending Vanderbilt University where he was an All-SEC performer... , Ivan Koljević, Dimitris Kalaitzidis, Nikos Argiropoulos Nikos Argiropoulos Nikos Argyropoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.88 m tall and he plays at the point guard position.-Pro career:... |
| 2006–07 | Finalist A1 Ethniki 2006-07 The Greek Basket League 2006–07 season saw Panathinaikos finish both in first place in the regular season and win the championship via the playoff.-Standings:... |
Last 16 | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 Euroleague 2006-07 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2006-2007 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The draw for the groups was held on September 14, 2006 in Athens. The competition began on October 24, 2006 at the Olympic... |
Pinhas Gershon Pinhas Gershon Pinhas "Pini" Gershon , is an Israeli basketball coach, who won 3 European Champions Cup as a head coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was also the coach of the Bulgarian national team.-Personal details:He grew up and studied in the city Tel Aviv... |
Alex Acker Alex Acker Alex Maurice Acker is an American professional basketball player, who currently plays for Le Mans in France.... , Scoonie Penn Scoonie Penn James "Scoonie" Donell Penn is an American professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position. His height is 5 ft 11 in and he weighs 180 pounds.-Amateur career:... , Henry Domercant Henry Domercant Henry Domercant is an American-born Bosnian professional basketball player playing in Europe. In July 2011 he signed 2-year contract with UNICS Kazan.-Junior & amateur careers:... , Arvydas Macijauskas Arvydas Macijauskas Arvydas Macijauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He announced termination of his career after his last club, Olympiacos, released him following a prolonged judicial litigation.-Early years:... , Giannis Bourousis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He measures 203 cm tall... , Manolis Papamakarios Manolis Papamakarios Emmanouil "Manolis" Papamakarios is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 1.92 m tall point guard-shooting guard.-Pro career:... , Andrija Žižić Andrija Žižic Andrija Žižić is a Croatian professional basketball player. His height is 2.07 m and he plays as a forward-center. He currently plays with the pro club KK Cedevita.-Pro career:... , Christos Charisis, Ryan Stack Ryan Stack Ryan Eugene Stack is an American and Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for BK Kyiv in Ukraine's First League.... , Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and... , Nikos Barlos Nikos Barlos Nikolaos "Nikos" Barlos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m in height. He can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.-Pro career:Barlos won the Greek A2 League championship with Apollon Patras in 2003... , Damir Mulaomerović Damir Mulaomerovic Damir Mulaomerovic is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball player who currently plays for KK Zagreb.... , Vrbica Stefanov Vrbica Stefanov Vrbica Stefanov is a Macedonian professional basketball player.-Pro career:He played six seasons with the MZT Skopje , then passed to the Rabotnicki Skopje , the Karsiyaka Izmir , AEK Athens BC... , Sam Hoskin Sam Hoskin Samuel Lonzo Hoskin is an American professional basketball player who has played in Israel, Russia, Greece, Croatia China, and now in Iran. He is currently plays for Bnei HaSharon from Israel. In the 2003-04 season Hoskin was waived by the Seattle SuperSonics. In the 2006-2007 season Hoskin... , Gerry McNamara Gerry McNamara Gerry McNamara Sucks because he did not get drafted into the NBA.Gerry McNamara is a former American basketball player and current graduate assistant coach. He is a former guard for the Syracuse University men's team, from 2002 to 2006... |
| 2007–08 | Finalist A1 Ethniki 2007-08 -Standings:Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference-Results:-Playoffs bracket:... |
Finalist | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 Euroleague 2007-08 The Euroleague is an international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2007–2008 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season drew was held on 30 June 2007 in the Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league... |
Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis , nicknamed "The Dragon", is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. He is the former head coach of the pro club Olympiacos, and the Greek National Basketball Team. Under Giannakis' guidance, the Greek National team won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket... |
Qyntel Woods Qyntel Woods Qyntel Deon Woods is an American professional basketball player who plays for Maccabi Haifa B.C. in Israel... , Lynn Greer, Arvydas Macijauskas Arvydas Macijauskas Arvydas Macijauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He announced termination of his career after his last club, Olympiacos, released him following a prolonged judicial litigation.-Early years:... , Roderick Blakney Roderick Blakney Roderick Bertrand Blakney is an American professional basketball player.-College career:Blakney, a 6 ft 1 ¼ in point guard played college basketball at South Carolina State University, averaging 20.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.7 assists in his senior year during the 1997-98 season.-Pro... , Marc Jackson Marc Jackson Marc Anthony Jackson is a former American professional basketball player.-Professional career:... , Giannis Bourousis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He measures 203 cm tall... , Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Printezis Georgios Printezis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Kostas Vassiliadis Kostas Vassiliadis Konstantinos "Kostas" Vasileiadis , is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m tall swingman.-Pro career:... , Loukas Mavrokefalidis Loukas Mavrokefalidis Loukas Mavrokefalidis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Manolis Papamakarios Manolis Papamakarios Emmanouil "Manolis" Papamakarios is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 1.92 m tall point guard-shooting guard.-Pro career:... , Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and... , Jake Tsakalidis Jake Tsakalidis Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis is a Georgian, naturalized Greek professional basketball player.Tsakalidis, a , center, holds dual citizenship in Georgia, where he was born, and in Greece, where he was raised and became famous.- Greece :... , Renaldas Seibutis Renaldas Seibutis Renaldas Seibutis , is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is currently with the Lithuanian Basketball League club Lietuvos Rytas.-NBA career:... , Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosic Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position... , Panagiotis Kafkis |
| 2008–09 | Finalist A1 Ethniki 2008-09 The Greek Basket League 2008–09 season was the 69th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest professional basketball league in Greece. The 182-game regular season began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and will end on Sunday, May 10, 2009.-Standings:Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches... |
Finalist | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Final4 Euroleague 2008-09 The Euroleague 2008-09 season was the ninth international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe under the ULEB umbrella. The season, which featured 24 teams from 13 different countries, culminated in the 2008-09 Euroleague Final Four at the new O2 World arena in Berlin,... |
Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis , nicknamed "The Dragon", is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. He is the former head coach of the pro club Olympiacos, and the Greek National Basketball Team. Under Giannakis' guidance, the Greek National team won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket... |
Josh Childress Josh Childress Joshua Malik Childress is an American professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He previously played with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.-High school career:Childress attended Mayfair High... , Jannero Pargo Jannero Pargo Jannero Pargo is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls.-College career:Graduating from Paul Robeson High School at Chicago in 1998, Pargo played collegiately for the University of Arkansas after transferring from Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas in... , Theodoros Papaloukas Theodoros Papaloukas Theódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv.... , Nikola Vujčić Nikola Vujcic Nikola Vujčić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.11 m tall. He can play at both the center and power forward positions. He last played for Efes Pilsen SK for the 2010–11 season.-Player profile:... , Yiannis Bourousis Yiannis Bourousis Ioannis Bourousis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 0 in , 280 lbs... , Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m tall combo guard.Halperin, who is Jewish, was born and raised in Tel Aviv and was the basketball star of Metrowest High School in Ra'anana... , Lynn Greer, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He measures 203 cm tall... , Ian Vouyoukas, Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and... , Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Printezis Georgios Printezis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Zoran Erceg Zoran Erceg Zoran Erceg is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Beşiktaş. He is a power forward.-Pro career:... , Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosic Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position... , Michalis Pelekanos Michalis Pelekanos Michalis Pelekanos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 198 cm tall and plays as a swingman.-Pro career:... , Igor Milošević Igor Milosevic Igor Milošević is a Greek professional basketball player of Serbian origin. He is 193 cm in height . He plays the point guard position.... , Kostas Sloukas |
| 2009–10 | Finalist | Winner | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Finalist |
Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis , nicknamed "The Dragon", is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. He is the former head coach of the pro club Olympiacos, and the Greek National Basketball Team. Under Giannakis' guidance, the Greek National team won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket... |
Josh Childress Josh Childress Joshua Malik Childress is an American professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He previously played with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.-High school career:Childress attended Mayfair High... , Theodoros Papaloukas Theodoros Papaloukas Theódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv.... , Scoonie Penn Scoonie Penn James "Scoonie" Donell Penn is an American professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position. His height is 5 ft 11 in and he weighs 180 pounds.-Amateur career:... , Nikola Vujčić Nikola Vujcic Nikola Vujčić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.11 m tall. He can play at both the center and power forward positions. He last played for Efes Pilsen SK for the 2010–11 season.-Player profile:... , Yiannis Bourousis Yiannis Bourousis Ioannis Bourousis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 0 in , 280 lbs... , Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m tall combo guard.Halperin, who is Jewish, was born and raised in Tel Aviv and was the basketball star of Metrowest High School in Ra'anana... , Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He measures 203 cm tall... , Linas Kleiza Linas Kleiza Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA... , Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and... , Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosic Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position... , Kostas Sloukas, Kostas Papanikolaou Kostas Papanikolaou Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m tall... , Andreas Glyniadakis Andreas Glyniadakis Andreas Glyniadakis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a , 280 lb. center... , Loukas Mavrokefalidis Loukas Mavrokefalidis Loukas Mavrokefalidis is a Greek professional basketball player... |
| 2010–11 | Finalist | Winner | Euroleague Euroleague Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is... Last 8 |
Dušan Ivković Dušan Ivkovic Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history.... |
Theodoros Papaloukas Theodoros Papaloukas Theódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv.... , Yiannis Bourousis Yiannis Bourousis Ioannis Bourousis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 0 in , 280 lbs... , Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m tall combo guard.Halperin, who is Jewish, was born and raised in Tel Aviv and was the basketball star of Metrowest High School in Ra'anana... , Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He measures 203 cm tall... , Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosic Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position... , Kostas Papanikolaou Kostas Papanikolaou Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m tall... , Andreas Glyniadakis Andreas Glyniadakis Andreas Glyniadakis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a , 280 lb. center... , Loukas Mavrokefalidis Loukas Mavrokefalidis Loukas Mavrokefalidis is a Greek professional basketball player... , Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis Spanoulis is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for the Greek League and Euroleague club Olympiacos Piraeus. A 6 ft 4 in tall guard, Spanoulis first played for GS Larissa and enjoyed a highly successful career start, winning the Greek League's award for Best Young... , Matt Nielsen, Rasho Nesterović, Marko Kešelj Marko Kešelj Marko Kešelj is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently playing with Olympiacos in Greece.-Pro career:... , Jamon Lucas Gordon, Dimitrios Katsivelis Dimitrios Katsivelis Dimitrios Katsivelis is a Greek professional basketball player... |
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Notable coaches
Pinhas GershonPinhas Gershon
Pinhas "Pini" Gershon , is an Israeli basketball coach, who won 3 European Champions Cup as a head coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was also the coach of the Bulgarian national team.-Personal details:He grew up and studied in the city Tel Aviv...
Giannis Ioannidis
Giannis Ioannidis
Giannis Ioannidis is a Greek New Democracy politician and a famous ex basketball coach. Ioannidis was born in Thessaloniki, and studied Agriculture in the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki...
Dušan Ivković
Dušan Ivkovic
Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history....
Jonas Kazlauskas
Jonas Kazlauskas
Jonas Kazlauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former Soviet professional basketball player. He is not to be confused with the late Lithuanian linguist, also named Jonas Kazlauskas...
Fedon Mattheou
Fedon Mattheou
Fedon Mattheou, also spelled Faidon Matthaiou and Phaedon Mathaiou was a retired Greek professional basketball coach and basketball player. He was a center and in the end of his career a play maker and he wore the number 1 jersey throughout his career...
Kostas Mourouzis Giannis Spanoudakis Ilias Zouros
Ilias Zouros
Ilias Zouros is a Greek professional basketball coach. He has been a head coach in the Euroleague, and also of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.-Club coaching career:...
Dragan Sakota
Dragan Šakota
Dragan Šakota ; born June 16, 1952 in Belgrade) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach...
Sponsorships
- Official Shirt Sponsor – Wind Hellas
- Official Shirt Sponsor – VolvoVolvoAB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer – Nike, Inc.Nike, Inc.Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
- Official Health Care Service Provider – Athens Medical Group
- Official Broadcaster – Skai TVSkai TVSkai TV is a Greek TV station, based in Pireus, Athens. It is part of the Skai Group one of the largest media groups in Greece. It was relaunched in its present form on April 1, 2006 in Athens and gradually managed to spread its coverage nationwide. Besides analog over-the-air transmission, it is...
- Official Technology Provider – XeroxXeroxXerox Corporation is an American multinational document management corporation that produced and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies...
- Official Technology Provider – Sport PC
- Official Pharmaceutical Sponsor – Novo NordiskNovo NordiskNovo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Created in 1989 through a merger of two Danish companies dating back to the 1920s, it has become one of the world's leading companies in diabetes care, where Novo Nordisk pursues research into pulmonary delivery systems;...
- Official Sport Drink – PoweradePoweradePowerade is a sports drink manufactured and marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. First introduced in 1988, its primary competitor is PepsiCo's Gatorade...
- Official Sport Drink – Pepsi MaxPepsi MaxPepsi Max is a low-calorie, sugar-free cola, marketed by PepsiCo as an alternative to Pepsi and Diet Pepsi.It differs from Pepsi in that it contains aspartame, potassium benzoate, acesulfame potassium, calcium disodium EDTA and panax ginseng extract while it does not contain high fructose corn...
- Official Travel Provider – Esser Travel
- Official Games Sponsor – OPAPOPAPOPAP – Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics S.A. is a public company based in Athens, Greece that exclusively operates and manages numerical lottery and sports betting games in Greece.OPAP is Europe's biggest betting firm...