Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C.

Rethymno Cretan Kings
Leagues	Greek League Greek Cup
Founded	1986
History	A.G.O. Rethymno (1986–2008) Rethymno B.C. (2008–2013) Rethymno Aegean B.C. (2013–2015) Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. (2015–Present)
Arena	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall
Arena Capacity	1,600
Location	Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Team colors	Gold and Wine
President	Iraklis Manoukarakis
Head coach	Antonis Constantinides
Ownership	Kostis Zobanakis
2015–16 position	8th
Website	rethymnobc.gr
Uniforms
Home Away

Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. (Greek: Ρέθυμνο Cretan Kings K.A.E.), is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on the island of Crete, in Rethymno, Greece, in 1986. The club is also commonly known as Rethymno B.C. (Ρέθυμνο K.A.E.).

The team was previously known as Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Ρέθυμνο Αιγαίο K.A.E.), or Athlitikos Gymnastikos Omilos Rethymno (Α.G.Ο.R.) (Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Όμιλος Ρεθύμνο (Α.Γ.Ο.Ρ.). The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1965.

History

To date, the team's greatest accomplishment occurred during the 2006–07 season, when the team qualified to play in the final of the Greek Cup, after defeating the top-tier level Greek League teams PAOK, Panionios, Sporting, and Kolossos Rodou. Rethymno was finally defeated by the EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos, by a score of 87-48 in the championship game of the 2007 Greek Cup, but nevertheless, Rethymno secured a new strong place in the Greek pro leagues after the team's showing.

After previously being named Rethymno Aegean, the club changed its name to Rethymno Cretan Kings in 2015.

Arena

Rethymno plays its home games at the Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall. The arena originally had a capacity of 1,100, but it was expanded to 1,600, when the club first joined the top-tier level Greek Basket League. There are currently plans to further expand the arena again, in the near future.^[1]

Season by season

Logos

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  (2010–2015)
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  (2015–present)

Honors and titles

• Greek Cup Finalist: (2006–07)
• B Basket League Champion: (2004–05)
• C Basket League 2nd Group Champion: (2003–04)

Current roster

Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 5.0 !C 5 GRE ! Kottas, Thomas 7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 7002113000000000000♠113 kg (249 lb) 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996 1.5 !G 6 CYP ! Razis, Christopher 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-09-07)7 September 1989 2.5 !G/F 7 GRE ! Christodoulou, Antreas 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 3.0 !SF 8 USA ! Arnold, Robert 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 4.5 !F/C 9 USA ! Fitzpatrick, Toarlyn 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002113000000000000♠113 kg (249 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 1.0 !PG 11 USA ! Talton, Gary 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001770000000000000♠77 kg (170 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 4.0 !PF 12 GRE ! Kamperidis, Michalis 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 3.5 !F 17 GRE ! Panaretakis, Giannis 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-11-24)24 November 1997 1.0 !PG 20 GRE ! Theodoridis, Ilias 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 1.0 !PG 24 LIT ! Žabas, Evaldas 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001920000000000000♠92 kg (203 lb) 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-04-21)21 April 1988 3.0 !SF 31 GRE ! Giannopoulos, Charis 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 5.0 !C 32 SER ! Kravić, Dejan 7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 4.5 !F/C 35 USA ! Edwards, Brandon 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7002102000000000000♠102 kg (225 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991	Head coach Antonis Constantinides Assistant coach(es) Dimitris Mitropoulos Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 19 October 2016

Depth chart

Notable players

Notable coaches

• Argyris Pedoulakis
• Thanasis Skourtopoulos

References

External links

• Official Team Page (Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page

Media

• Official YouTube channel

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.