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Papagou B.C.
Papagou B.C., or Papagou Athens B.C. (alternate spelling: Papagos) is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded in 1976. The team is located in Papagou, Attica, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Papagou Athens Basketball Club, which is abbreviated as A.S. Papagou Athens B.C. (Greek: Α.Σ. Παπάγου Αθήνα K.A.E.). Logos Papagou BC logo1.png , (The official logo of Papagou B.C.) Papagou BC logo2.jpg , (The official alternate logo of Papagou B.C.) History The club's parent athletic association was founded in 1966. Ten years later, in 1976, the men's basketball club was founded. Papagou was promoted into the major Greek basketball division in 1990. The team spent seven seasons there in the 1990s, and had success in the 1996–97 season, and especially in the 1997–98 season, by beating Peristeri in the first round of the Greek League playoffs, before losing to PAOK in the second round. Led in that era by the great scorers Alphonso Ford ... [...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] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Kyritsis
Alexandros "Alexis" Kyritsis (alternate spelling: Kiritsis) ( el, Αλέξανδρος "Αλέξης" Κυρίτσης; born May 18, 1982) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall. He is a talented offensive combo guard- swingman. Professional career In his professional career, Kyritsis played with some of the following clubs: Papagou, Aris, Maroussi, AEK Athens, PAOK, Kavala, Ilysiakos, Panathinaikos, Ikaros Kallitheas, Panionios, Doxa Lefkadas, and Doukas. National team career Kyritsis won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, while playing with the Greek under-26 national team. Personal life Kyritsis' father, Michalis, is a former professional basketball player and coach. Alexis and his father both played with Panathinaikos. Awards and accomplishments Pro career *2× Greek Cup Winner: (2004, 2012) *3× Greek Second Division Top Scorer: (2003, 2017, 2018) Greek junior national team *2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Korfas
John Anthony Korfas ( el, Τζον Κόρφας; born August 21, 1962) is a Greek-American professional basketball coach and former player. A EuroLeague All-Final Four Team member in 1993 (PAOK), he won all three FIBA Europe continental trophies at the club level: the EuroLeague in 1996 (Panathinaikos), the Saporta Cup in 1991 (PAOK), as well as the Korać Cup in 1994 (PAOK). As a player, his nickname was Tintin. He became well known in Europe, due to his very unusual one-handed jump shot. High school Korfas began his basketball career as a key member of the Santa Barbara, California, San Marcos High School basketball team, which had a perfect 26–0 season, when they were known as the Runnin' Royals. They advanced to the CIF finals, and were defeated by Long Beach Poly, by a score of 65–63. College career Korfas played college basketball at Pepperdine University, with the Pepperdine Waves, from 1982 to 1986. Professional career Korfas played for the Greek League club PAOK, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotiris Katoufas
Sotiris Katoufas (alternate spelling Sotirios) ( el, Σωτήρης Κατούφας, link=no; born July 10, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player for AOF Porfyras of the Greek C Basket League. He is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall power forward–center. Professional career After playing basketball with the junior youth teams of Olympiacos, from 1995 to 1997, Katoufas began his pro career with Papagou, during the 1997–98 season. He played in the Greek 2nd Division with Faros Keratsiniou. In 2017, he joined the Greek 3rd Division club Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / el, Α.Ο. Ιωνικός Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sports club that is based in Nikaia, Piraeus. It was founded in 1965, and it has teams in football, b .... References External linksFIBA Game Center Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memos Ioannou
Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou ( el, Αγαμέμνων "Μέμος" Ιωάννου; born April 15th, 1958 in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At 6'2¾" (1.90 m), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional playing career Ioannou had a successful playing career with Panathinaikos, as he won 6 Greek League championships (1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) and 4 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986) with the club. He also won another Greek Cup with Aris, in the 1991–92 season. At that final, he was interim coach. In 1991, he won the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup) championship, while playing with PAOK. In 1993, Ioannou won the FIBA European Cup again, this time while playing with Aris. National team playing career Ioannou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987. He also played at the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Filippou
Nikolaos "Nikos" Filippou (alternate spelling: Filipou) ( el, Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Φιλίππου; born July 15, 1962, Ioannina, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in.), he played at the power forward position.. Professional career As a member of the Greek club Aris, Filippou won 8 Greek League championships (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and 5 Greek Cups (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990). He also played at 3 EuroLeague Final Fours (1988, 1989, 1990) with Aris. In 1991, he moved to PAOK, and with them he won the Greek League championship in 1992. He also played at the EuroLeague Final Four with PAOK in 1993. He also played with the Greek club Papagou. Filippou is also a member of Eurobasket.com website's Greek Basketball Hall of Fame. National team career Filippou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national teams that won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket, and the silver med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periklis Dorkofikis
Periklis Dorkofikis ( el, Περικλής Δορκοφίκης; born August 30, 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career During his pro career, Dorkofikis played in the Greek top-tier level GBL, the Italian top-tier level LBA, and the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague. National team career Dorkofikis played with the junior national teams of Greece at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was ..., and the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won a silver medal with Greece's under-26 selection at the 2001 Mediterranean Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dikeoulakos
George Dikeoulakos (or Dikaioulakos, el, Γιώργος (Τζώρτζης) Δικαιουλάκος; born 26 January 1969) is a professional Greek basketball coach. As a professional player As a player, Dikeoulakos played for Papagou B.C., Papagou in Greece and at the age of 19 became the first foreigner in Yugoslav history with the team of Kosovo Polje. He also played for Prishtina, Trepca and Famos Sarajevo. While he was in Yugoslavia he started his coaching career with young players and youth programs. In 1993, the war in Bosnia forced him to return to Greece, but a number of serious injuries forced him to stop playing and dedicate to coaching career. Coaching career His first coaching job was in youth basketball as he worked with the under-15 and under-18 teams of the Greek side Palaio Faliro B.C., Falirou. Soon he promoted as the head coach of the men's team of Akadimia Ilioupolis where at that time were playing in the C division. For two consecutive seasons he worked as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Charissis
Konstantinos "Kostas" Charissis (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Charisis, Harissis, Harisis) ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαρίσης; born November 12, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) tall center. College career Charissis played NCAA Division I college basketball at USC, with the USC Trojans, from 1999 to 2003. Professional career Charissis started playing basketball in 1995, becoming a member of the junior team of Panellinios. In order to get more playing time, he moved to Psychiko, in 1996, where he stayed for two years, competing at the junior and the men's amateur levels. He continued his career by moving to Papagou, during the 1998–99 season, where he made his debut in the top-tier level Greek Basket League. In 1999, Charissis moved to Los Angeles, to play NCAA Division I college basketball, at the USC. After playing 4 years of college basketball years with the USC Trojans, (1999–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Bosganas
Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most usual given names in Greece and Cyprus. The name day is 23 April (St George's Day). The English form of the name is George, the latinized form is ''Georgius''. It was rarely given in England prior to the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The Greek name is usually anglicized as ''George''. For example, the name of ''Georgios Kuprios'' is anglicized as George of Cyprus, and latinized as ''Georgius Cyprius''; similarly George Hamartolos (d. 867), George Maniakes (d. 1043), George Palaiologos (d. 1118). In the case of modern Greek individuals, the spelling ''Georgios'' may be retained, e.g. Georgios Christakis-Zografos (1863–1920), Georgios Stanotas (1888–1965), Georgios Grivas (1897–1974), Georgios Alogoskoufis (b. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonis Asimakopoulos
Antonios Asimakopoulos (alternate spelling: Antonis) (Greek: Αντώνης Ασημακόπουλος; born July 24, 1976) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) tall power forward. Professional career In his professional career, Asimakopoulos has played in the top Greek League with: Near East, Panellinios, Ionikos N.F., Aris 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 Jama ..., Olympias Patras, and Kolossos Rodou. In 2012, he returned to play with his former club Aris, after spending 5 seasons with Kolossos. In 2014, he signed with Ippokratis Kos. National team career Asimakopoulos played with Greece's under-26 selection at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, where he won a silver medal. References External linksEuroCup Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
