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Mykonos B.C.
Mykonos B.C. (alternate spelling: Mykonou) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Mykonos, Greece.The home of the team is a small indoor hall called Panagiotis Chaniotis Ano Mera Indoor Hall. History Mykonos basketball club was founded in 1981, and in 1989 became a member of the Hellenic Basketball Federation. On July 14, 2023, it was announced that Mykonos gained a wild card to compete to the Greek A2 Elite League for the first time in the club's history. Arena For a long period of time, the club didn't have its own indoor hall in the island of Mykonos and was forced to play their home games to the island of Tinos. Ιν 2020, the new arena in Mykonos called Panagiotis Chaniotis Ano Mera Indoor Hall was opened, and since then, the club gives there its home games. Titles and honors Roster Notable players * Tasos Spyropoulos * Angelos Tsamis * Dimitrios Stamatis * Nick Paulos Nicholas Peter Paulos (born February 26, 1992) is a Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek A2 Basket League
The Greek A2 Basket League ( el, Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ, link=no), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). History In the 1986–87 season, the current format for Greek professional basketball, consisting of the A1 National Category and the A2 National Category was formed. Starting with the 2015–16 season, playoffs were added between the 2nd and 5th placed teams for promotion to the 1st tier level Greek Basket League, and a one-game play-out was added to decide relegation to the 3rd tier level Greek B Basket League. * ''1986–87 to 2011–12: Alpha2 National Category'' * ''2012–13 to present: Greek A2 Basket League'' Promotion and relegation At the end of each season, the following promotion and relegation takes place: * The top two teams in the A2 are promoted to the Greek Basket League. * These teams are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Basketball Cup
The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup (Greek language, Greek: Κύπελλο Ελλάδος καλαθοσφαίρισης ανδρών) is the top-tier level annual pro basketball national cup competition in Greece. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). History and format There were no official nation-wide Greek Cup competitions prior to the 1975–76 season. However, there was a precursor tournament to the Greek Cup, called the Attica State Cup, which was won by AEK Athens B.C., AEK, in the 1966–67 and 1970–71 seasons. The first official Greek Cup took place during the 1975–76 season. From the 1994–95 to 2003–04 seasons, the Final Four format was used. The competition format currently includes a total of 62 teams; 14 from the Greek basketball league system, top-tier level Greek Basket League, 16 from the Greek basketball league system, 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, and 32 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mykonos
Mykonos (, ; el, Μύκονος ) is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island has an area of and rises to an elevation of at its highest point. There are 10,134 inhabitants according to the 2011 census, most of whom live in the largest town, Mykonos, which lies on the west coast. The town is also known as ''Chora'' (i.e. 'Town' in Greek, following the common practice in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town). Mykonos's nickname is "The Island of the Winds", due to the very strong winds that usually blow on the island. Tourism is a major industry and Mykonos is known for its vibrant nightlife and for being a gay-friendly destination with many establishments catering for the LGBT community. History Herodotus mentions Carians as the original inhabitants of the island. Ionians from Athens seem to have followed next in the early 11th century BC. There were many people living on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vangelis Ziagkos
Evangelos "Vangelis" Ziagkos (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Ziagos) (born March 14, 1976; el, Βαγγέλης Ζιάγκος) is a Greek professional basketball coach, currently managing Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. Playing career Ziagkos played youth club basketball with Attalos Nea Filadelfeia, and also played in the Greek minor leagues with the same club's men's team. Coaching career Ziagkos became the head coach the Greek basketball club AEK Athens, prior to the 2012–13 season. He led AEK to gain a league promotion that season, from the Greek 3rd Division, to the Greek 2nd Division. In the following 2013–14 season, he led AEK to the Greek 2nd Division championship. He was also named the Greek 2nd Division's Coach of the Year that season. He then worked as the head coach of the Greek clubs Doxa Lefkadas and Panionios. On November 20, 2018, he was appointed head coach of the Rethymno Cretan Kings. On July 19, 2020, he has signed with Iraklis of the Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Basketball Federation
The Hellenic Basketball Federation ( el, Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης, abbreviated as Ε.Ο.Κ.) is the main basketball governing body for the sport in Greece. It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Greece, including both the junior and senior national teams, of both men and women. From 1969 to 1992, the E.O.K. also solely oversaw the top-tier level men's Greek National Basketball League, before its basic operation was taken over by HEBA, starting with the 1992–93 basketball season. Competitions organized The E.O.K. organizes numerous club and national team competitions. Among them are: Club competitions * Men's Greek Cup * Greek Men’s Super Cup * Men's Greek 2nd Division * Men's 3rd Division * Men's 4th Division * Women's Greek League * Women's Greek 2nd Division * Women's Greek Cup National team competitions * Acropolis International Tournament National team honours Men's National Team * FIBA World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinos
Tinos ( el, Τήνος ) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. It is located in the Cyclades archipelago. The closest islands are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos. It has a land area of and a 2011 census population of 8,636 inhabitants. Tinos is famous amongst Greeks for the Church of Panagia Evangelistria, its 80 or so windmills, about 1,000 artistic dovecotes, 50 active villages and its Venetian fortifications at the mountain, Exomvourgo. On Tinos, both Greek Orthodox and Catholic populations co-exist, and the island is also well known for its sculptors and painters, such as Nikolaos Gysis, Yannoulis Chalepas and Nikiforos Lytras. The island is located near the geographical center of the Cyclades island complex, and because of the Panagia Evangelistria church, with its reputedly miraculous icon of Virgin Mary that it holds, Tinos is also the center of a yearly pilgrimage that takes place on the date of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (15 August, ''Dekapentavgoustos'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Kallinikidis
Avraam "Akis" Kallinikidis (born 1977, in Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall. He can play at both the small forward and power forward positions. Professional career Kallinikidis began his professional career with Aigaleo. After playing with Egaleo for 13 years, he moved to AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ... in 2009. In 2014, he signed with Arkadikos. In 2016, he joined Holargos of the Greek A2 League. References External linksEurobasket.com Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Greece
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the "blue and white one" ( el, Γαλανόλευκη, ) or the "sky blue and white" (, ), is officially recognised by Greece as one of its national symbols and has nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The blazon of the flag is Azure, four bars Argent; on a canton of the field a Greek cross throughout of the second. The official flag ratio is 2:3. The shade of blue used in the flag has varied throughout its history, from light blue to dark blue, the latter being increasingly used since the late 1960s. It was officially adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus on 13 January 1822. The nine stripes do not have any official meaning; the most popular theory says that they represent the syllables of the phrase ("Freedom or Death"), the five blue stripes for the syllabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasos Spyropoulos
Anastasios "Tasos" Spyropoulos ( el, Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Σπυρόπουλος; born April 1, 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Mykonos of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 2.08 m (6'10") tall power forward-center. Professional career Spyropoulos began his professional career on March 9, 2011, during the 2010–11 season, with the Greek Basket League club PAOK. He joined the first division Greek club Panionios in 2012, where he spent three seasons. He then played for Greek 2nd division club Doukas, in the 2015–16 season. He moved to the Greek 2nd division club Gymnastikos Larissas, for the 2016–17 season. He joined the Greek 2nd Division club Holargos, for the 2017–18 season. From 2018 to 2022, Spyropoulos played for Larisa (formerly known as Ermis Agias). During the 2021-2022 campaign, in 16 league games, he averaged 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds, playing around 6 minutes per contest. In July 2022, Spyropoulos moved to Mykonos and sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelos Tsamis
Angelos Tsamis (alternate spelling: Aggelos) ( el, Άγγελος Τσάμης; born October 2, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player for Mykonos of the Greek 3rd division. Born in Kato Achaia, Greece, he is a 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in) tall shooting guard. Professional career Tsamis won the Greek 2nd Division championship with Olympias Patras in 2006. He also won the French Super Cup title with Limoges Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ... in 2012. Awards and accomplishments * Greek 2nd Division: Champion (2006) * French Super Cup: Winner (2012) External linksFIBA Europe Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrios Stamatis
Dimitrios or Dimitris Stamatis (Greek: Δημήτρης Σταμάτης) may mean: * Dimitrios Stamatis (basketball) (b. 1996), Greek professional basketball player * (b. 1950), Greek MP for New Democracy and government minister in the Cabinet of Antonis Samaras (2012–15) * {{Interlanguage link multi, Dimitrios G. Stamatis, el, 3=Δημήτρης Γ. Σταμάτης (b. 1952), Greek MP for New Democracy, ANEL and Nea MERA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Paulos
Nicholas Peter Paulos (born February 26, 1992) is a Greek American professional basketball player for Psychiko of the Greek A2 Basket League. Paulos played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He is a 6'7" (2.01 m) tall swingman. College career Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Paulos played college basketball at UNC Greensboro. With the Spartans, Paulos became the 21st player in UNCG men's basketball history to reach the 1,000-career point scoring mark, when he hit a second half 3-pointer against Samford. He ranks third all-time with 262 3-pointers made, and second all-time in UNCG history, with 125 games played. He scored a career-high 30 points at Chattanooga, against the Mocs, and he set a UNCG single-game record with 10 three-pointers made off the bench, as he was 10-of-12 (83.3%) from long range, in just 21 minutes of action. He hit his first four three-pointers of the game, before hitting six straight, on consecutive possessions in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
