Olympiada Patras
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Olympiada Patras BC, or AEP Olympias Patras BC, is a Greek professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club that is located in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

, Greece.

History

The basketball team participated in the Greek A2 League
A2 Ethniki
The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...

 from 1977 until 1981. The club competed in the Greek A1 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...

 in the 2006-07 season
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:...

 and the 2007-08 season
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:...

. Olympias Patras' basketball club also participated in the FIBA EuroCup
EuroChallenge
The EuroChallenge is the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. It is organized and run by FIBA Europe...

 during the 2007-08 season
EuroCup 2007-08
The EuroCup, also called FIBA EuroCup, is the former name of an international professional basketball club competition for clubs throughout Europe that was renamed the EuroChallenge in July 2008. The 2007-2008 season, the last for the competition under the EuroCup banner, featured 38 competing...

.

Titles

  • 1 Greek A2 League
    A2 Ethniki
    The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...

     Championship: 2006
  • 1 Greek B League Championship: 2003
  • 4 Achaea
    Achaea
    Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...

     Championships: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1998

Notable players

Ilias Tomaras Vassilis Moulakis Dimitris Spanoulis Konstantinos Harissis
Konstantinos Harissis
Konstantinos "Kostas" Charissis is a Greek professional basketball player...

Giannis Gagaloudis
Giannis Gagaloudis
Giannis Gagaloudis is a Greek professional basketball player. A point guard, he currently plays for Maroussi B.C.. He is 1.92 m in height and 81 kg in weight.-Pro career:...

 Nikos Kourtis Giorgos Theodorakos

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