Amyntas B.C. ( gr, Α.Ο. Αμύντας), commonly known as Amyntas, is a Greek professional
basketball club. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Amyntas Ymittos B.C. The club is located in
Dafni-Ymittos,
Dafni, a suburb of
Athens,
Greece. The colors of the team are blue and orange. The club is named after the father of
Philip II of Macedon, and grandfather of
Alexander the Great,
Amyntas III of Macedon
Amyntas III (Greek: Αμύντας Γ΄ της Μακεδονίας) (420 – 370 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia in 393 BC and again from 392 to 370 BC. He was the son of Arrhidaeus and grandson of Amyntas, one of the sons ...
. The club's emblem is King Amyntas.
History
Amyntas B.C. was originally founded in 1950. In 2010,
Dafni and A.O. Amyntas merged, creating A.O. Amyntas Dafnis - Ymittos. The club then competed in the
2nd-tier level
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 Baske ...
, during the 2010–11 season. After that, the two clubs separated again.
Arena
Amyntas plays its home games at the 600 seat Pyrkal Ymittos Indoor Hall.
Roster
Notable players
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Dimitris Cheilaris
Dimitris Cheilaris ( el, Δημήτρης Χείλαρης, ; born August 18, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Charilaos Trikoupis of the Greek A2 Basket League. Born in Leonidio, he started his professional car ...
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Spyros Diamantopoulos
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* Spiro, Oklahoma, a town in the U.S.
** Spiro Mounds, an archaeological site
* Spiro (band), a British music group
* Spiro (name), including a list of people with the name
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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 ...
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Ioannis Karamalegkos
Ioannis Karamalegkos (alternative spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Karamalegos) (Greek: Ιωάννης Καραμαλέγκος; born 19 September 1994 in Maroussi, Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ...
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Dimitrios Lolas
Dimitrios Lolas (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτριος Λόλας; born January 31, 1986) is a Greek professional basketball player for Niki Volou of the Greek 3rd division. At a height of 6'8" (2.03 m), he can play at both th ...
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Costas Rigas
Costas Rigas ( el, Κώστας Ρήγας),(born March 29, 1944 in Greece), is a retired Greek pro basketball player, and a former pro basketball referee. Rigas is a member of the EuroLeague's 50 greatest contributors. In 2013, he was enshrin ...
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Christos Zoupas
Christos Zoupas (Greek: Χρήστος Ζούπας, born 26 November 1944) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 1.80 m (5 ft. 11 in.), he played at the point guard position.
Club career
Zoupas started playing bas ...
External links
Official Team WebsiteEurobasket.com Team Profile
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Basketball teams established in 1950
Basketball teams in Greece