Sporting B.C.
A.O. Sporting Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ | |||
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Leagues | Greek A2 League Greek Cup | ||
Founded | 1924 (Istanbul) 1936 (Athens) | ||
History | Sporting Club Istanbul 1924 – 1936 Sporting Club Athens 1936 – Present | ||
Arena | Sporting Sports Arena | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Location | Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece | ||
Team colors | Red and Blue | ||
President | Vassilis Sakopoulos | ||
Head coach | Alexis Papadatos | ||
Championships | A2 Championships: (3) (1988, 1991, 2007) | ||
Website | sportingbc.gr | ||
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Sporting B.C. (Greek: ΚΑΕ Σπόρτιγκ) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece, at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The club's full name is A.O. Sporting Athens B.C. (Greek: Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ Αθήνα KAE).
History
[edit]The A.O. Sporting parent athletic association was founded in 1936, after a group of Greeks moved the Sporting Istanbul (Constantinople) club that had been founded in 1924, to Athens. Sporting began with sports departments in basketball and volleyball, and later added the sports of boxing, swimming, and ping pong. Today, the A.O. Sporting athletic club has only the basketball department, A.O. Sporting B.C.
Over the years, some of the players from Sporting B.C. played for the senior men's Greek National Basketball Team. The team competed in the FIBA Korać Cup competition in the 1979–80, 1980–81, 1995–96, and 1996–97 seasons. Sporting won the Greek Second Division championship three times, in 1988, 1991 and 2007.
In international competitions
[edit]Arena
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Sporting B.C. plays its home games at the 2,500 seat Sporting Sports Arena.[1]
Titles and honors
[edit]National:
- Greek 2nd Division: (3)
- 1988, 1991, 2007
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Greece:
Dinos Angelidis
Georgios Barlas
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Dave Caligaris
Christos Christodoulou
Kostas Diamantopoulos
Vangelis Karampoulas
Fotis Katsikaris
Georgios Kolokithas
Nikos Liakopoulos
Georgios Limniatis
Faidon Matthaiou
Dimitris Papanikolaou
Kostas Petropoulos
Ioannis Sioutis
Pavlos Stamelos
Vassilis Symtsak
Nick Tsiotos
Europe:
USA:
Mitchell Wiggins
Alphonso Ford
Derrick Hamilton
Tony Costner
Tony Dumas
John Hudson
Brian Vaughns
Malcolm Mackey
Donald Williams
Rest of Americas:
Head coaches
[edit]Kostas Diamantopoulos
Steve Giatzoglou
Vassilis Fragkias
Kostas Petropoulos
Aris Lykogiannis
Angelos Koronios