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Nikos Argyropoulos
Nikos Argyropoulos (alternate spelling: Argiropoulos) ( el, Νίκος Αργυρόπουλος; born March 25, 1978 in Patras, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions Professional career Argyropoulos started his professional career with Apollon Patras. After three years in the top-tier Greek 1st Division, Patras moved down to the second-tier Greek 2nd Division for 4 years. In 2003, they returned to the first division. In 2005, he moved to Olympiacos, where he played for one year, and then he moved to Panellinios. He then joined Aris. He was voted the Greek 2nd Division's MVP in 2012. National team career Argyropoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in France in 1996. Final ranking 1. 2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patras
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Apollon Patras BC
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 1st-tier level basketball division in Greece. 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 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Men's Basketball Players
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Basketball Players From Patras
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1978 Births
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1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in France in 1996. Final ranking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Awards External linksFIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ... 1996–97 in European basketball 1996–97 in French basketball International youth basketball competitions hosted by France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aris BC
Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jamaican Athletics Administration Association * Aris Konstantinidis, Greek architect * Aris Maliagros, Greek actor * Aris Poulianos (born 1924), Greek anthropologist and archaeologist * Aris Spiliotopoulos (born 1966), Greek politician * Aris Tatarounis (born 1989), Greek basketball player * Aris Velouchiotis (1905–1945), Greek guerrilla fighter in the 1940s * Aris Xevghenis (born 1981), Greek footballer Fictional characters * Aris Kristatos, in the James Bond film ''For Your Eyes Only'' Places * A settlement in the Windhoek Rural constituency of Namibia * Arış, Azerbaijan * Aris, Bern, a village in the municipality of Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Swiss canton of Bern * Aris, Messenia, a municipality in Greece, next to a river by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panellinios BC
Panellinios B.C. ( el, Πανελλήνιος K.A.E., link=no) or Panellinios Basket, is a professional basketball club that is located in Athens, Greece. The club was founded in 1929. The name Panellinios can be translated as Pan-Hellenic in English, and can be interpreted to mean "The Greek Nation". B.C. stands for basketball club. So the club's name can be interpreted to mean "The National Basketball Club". The Greek multi-sports club Panathinaikos A.O. was founded by Panellinios G.S. athletes. The club was previously owned by the Greek businessman Minos Kyriakou. History The parent athletic club, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos, was founded in Athens in 1891, making it one of the oldest sports clubs in Europe. It had a team of gymnasts compete at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. The team's leader was Sotirios Athanasopoulos. Members included Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Petros Persakis, Thomas Xenakis, and 29 others. The team placed second out of the three teams in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiacos BC
Olympiacos B.C. ( el, ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π.), commonly referred to as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club based in Piraeus, part of the major multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP. The parent club was founded in 1925, with the basketball team created in 1931, and their home ground is the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus. Olympiacos has been established as one of the most successful clubs in Greek basketball history and one of the most successful clubs in European basketball, having won three EuroLeagues, one FIBA Intercontinental Cup, one Triple Crown, thirteen Greek League titles and ten Greek Cups. As a traditional European powerhouse, Olympiacos have also been five times EuroLeague runners-up and, having played a total of eight finals, they are the Greek club with the most EuroLeague Final appearances. They have also participated in eleven EuroLeague Final Fours. The first major achievement of Olympiacos in Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Basket League
The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA ( el, ΕΣΑΚΕ, link=no), under the legal authority of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). It is the highest-tier level of the Greek league system. The GBL plays under FIBA rules and currently consists of 13 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the A2 Basket League and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that tier. It runs from October to June, with teams playing 22 games each during the regular season, and the top 8 teams then competing in the playoffs. The first official Greek Basketball Championship was held in the 1927–28 season. The league held a competition in which the teams of the league played under a format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Basketball League System
The Greek basketball league system is a number of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Greece. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. There are several different competitions in the system. The highest level competitions are the nationwide competitions: the Greek Basket League, the Greek A2 Basket League, the Greek B Basket League, and the Greek C Basket League. Those competitions are followed by the regional level competitions: the A1, the A2, the B, the C, and/or the C1, and the C2 categories. Competitions Other competitions *Greek Cup See also *League system *European professional club basketball system *Spanish basketball league system *Italian basketball league system *French basketball league system *Russian basketball league system *Turkish basketball league system *German basketball league system *Serbian basketball league system *Polish basketball league system *Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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