Apollon Patras B.C.

Apollon Patras Carna
Nickname	White-Blacks
Leagues	Greek League Greek Cup
Founded	1947
History	1947 – Present
Arena	Apollon Patras Indoor Hall (capacity: 3,500)
Location	Patras, Greece
Team colors	White and Black
Head coach	Kostas Mexas
2015–16 position	Greek Basket League 10th
Championships	4 Greek 2nd Tier Championships 2 Greek B League Championships (1976, 1979) 2 Greek A2 Championships (1992, 2003)
Website	apollonpatras.gr
Uniforms
Home Away

Apollon Patras B.C., named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. Apollon Patras B.C. is the men's basketball club of the Greek multi sports athletic union A.S. Apollon Patras. The club's name sponsorship is Apollon Patras B.C. Carna. Currently, Apollon competes in the Greek Basket League, which is the top basketball division in Greece.

Logos

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  (1947–2012)

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  (2012–2016)

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  (2016–present)

History

The club's parent athletic club, A.S. Apollon Patras, was founded in 1926. The club's men's basketball section, Apollon Patras B.C., was founded in the year 1947. Apollon Patras B.C. has competed in the top division Greek Basket League, in a total of 32 different seasons so far, being one of the constant teams in the Greek League's top division over the years.

The club competed in the top division for the first time in the 1971–72 season. Apollon won the local Achaea regional tournament 4 times, in the years 1956, 1958, 1971, and 1973.

In the 1996–97 season, Apollon B.C. had one of its most successful seasons, finishing in the 7th place of the Greek League, and reaching the Round of 16 at the Saporta Cup. The club also made it to the final of the Greek Cup, for the first time in its history, but they were defeated by Olympiacos. In that particular season, Olympiacos had what is considered to be one of the greatest teams in European basketball history, as they had won the 1997 Triple Crown.

One more successful season followed in the 1997–98 season, in which Apollon finished in the 6th place of the Greek League, and made it to the Saporta Cup Round of 32. The following year (1998–99), the team was relegated down to the Greek A2 Basket League (Greek 2nd Division).

In 2003, Apollon B.C. won the Greek Second Division championship, and subsequently returned to the Greek first division for four straight seasons (2004 to 2007). The team was relegated to the second division again after the 2006–07 season, and returned to the top division Greek Basket League in the 2012–13 season. In that season, Apollon made the league's playoffs, and finished in 8th place in the league's final standings.

Apollon played in the 2015 Greek Cup Final, where they lost to Panathinaikos, by a score of 68-53.

Arenas

Apollon Patras Indoor Hall, in Perivola, Patras.

Dimitris Tofalos Arena.

Apollon Patras plays its home games at the 3,500 seat Apollon Patras Indoor Hall. They have also played home games at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which can seat 4,150 (and up to 5,150 with retractable seating in use).

Titles & honours

Titles: (8)

• Local competitions: (4x)
  • Achaia Regional Championship (4x): 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973 ^[1]

• Divisional competitions: (4x)
  • Greek A2 Basket League (2x): 1992, 2003
  • Greek B Basket League (2x): 1976, 1979

Greek honours:

• Greek Cup Finalist (2x): 1997, 2015
• Greek Basket League Playoff Appearances (8x): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2013, 2014

European honours:

• Saporta Cup: Round of 16 (1997), eliminated by Türk Telekom (140-155)
• Saporta Cup: Round of 32 (1998), eliminated by Hapoel Eilat (173-180)
• Korać Cup: Round of 16 (1999), eliminated by JDA Dijon (122-135)

Apollon Patras' season by season rankings

Roster

Apollon Patras B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Lenny Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 4.5 !F/C 7000100000000000000♠1 USA ! Cobbins, Michael 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002104000000000000♠104 kg (229 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 1.0 !PG 7000200000000000000♠2 USA ! Hickey, Anthony 7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 4.0 !PF 7000400000000000000♠4 GRE ! Niforas, Vassilis 7000202000000000000♠2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 1.5 !G 7000600000000000000♠6 GRE ! Verginis, Dimitris 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001930000000000000♠93 kg (205 lb) 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 1.5 !G 7000800000000000000♠8 SER ! Duvnjak, Uroš 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001970000000000000♠97 kg (214 lb) 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-11-19)19 November 1986 5.0 !C 7000900000000000000♠9 GRE ! Diamantakos, Giorgos 7000215000000000000♠2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 7002125000000000000♠125 kg (276 lb) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-01-14)14 January 1995 3.0 !SF 7001110000000000000♠11 GRE ! Slaftsakis, Diamantis 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-07-27)27 July 1994 2.0 !SG 7001120000000000000♠12 USA ! Russell, Nick 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001930000000000000♠93 kg (205 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-03-09)9 March 1991 1.5 !G 7001130000000000000♠13 GRE ! Mastrogiannopoulos, Sarantis 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001870000000000000♠87 kg (192 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-12-03)3 December 1997 4.0 !PF 7001140000000000000♠14 BIH ! Bavčić, Edin 7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 7002110000000000000♠110 kg (243 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-06-05)5 June 1984 3.5 !F 7001150000000000000♠15 GRE ! Kouzeloglou, Giannis 7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 1.5 !G 7001170000000000000♠17 GRE ! Bazinas, Periklis 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001870000000000000♠87 kg (192 lb) 7001160000000000000♠16 – (2000-11-20)20 November 2000 4.0 !PF 7001200000000000000♠20 GRE ! Tsiaras, Georgios 7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002111000000000000♠111 kg (245 lb) 7001340000000000000♠34 – (1982-05-04)4 May 1982 2.0 !SG 7001240000000000000♠24 USA ! Kalinoski, Tyler 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1992-12-19)19 December 1992	Head coach Kostas Mexas Assistant coach(es) Konstantinos Raikitzis Panagiotis Kaperonis Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 21 September 2016

Depth chart

Notable players

Notable coaches

• Yannis Christopoulos
• Minas Gekos
• Vangelis Alexandris
• Dimitris Papadopoulos
• Kostas Petropoulos
• Nikos Vetoulas
• Kostas Diamantopoulos
• / Dragan Šakota
• Darko Ruso
• Dirk Bauermann

Current sponsorships

• Great Shirt Sponsor: CARNA
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: ASICS
• Great Sponsor: Loux
• Official Sponsor: Peloponnisos Newspaper

References

External links

• Official Website (Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile

Basketball in Greece
Hellenic Basketball Federation
National Teams	Men's A Men's B Women's A Men's Under-21 Men's Under-20 Men's Under-19 Men's Under-18 Men's Under-17 Men's Under-16
League Competitions	Greek Basket League Greek A2 Basket League Greek B Basket League Greek C Basket League Greek Women's Basket Greek A2 Women's Basket Greek Basket League System
Cup Competitions	Greek Cup Greek Women's Cup
Other	HEBA Greek All-Star Game Greek League Awards Greek League MVP Greek League Finals MVP Greek Cup MVP Greek Clubs Greek clubs in Europe Acropolis Tournament Greek NBA Players / NBA Draft Picks Greek League Statistical Leaders Greek Clubs By Number Of Titles List of indoor arenas in Greece

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16
Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.