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).
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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History
editThe 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
editArena
editSporting B.C. plays its home games at the 2,500 seat Sporting Sports Arena.[1]
Titles and honors
editNational:
- Greek 2nd Division: (3)
- 1988, 1991, 2007
Notable players
editNote: 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
- - 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: