Amyntas B.C. ( gr, Α.Ο. Αμύντας), commonly known as Amyntas, is a Greek professional

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club. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Amyntas Ymittos B.C. The club is located in

Dafni-Ymittos Dafni-Ymittos ( el, Δάφνη-Υμηττός) is a municipality in the Central Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dafni. The municipality has an area of 2.350 km2. Municipality The municipality Dafni� ...

, Dafni, a suburb of

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

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. The colors of the team are blue and orange. The club is named after the father of

Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ('' basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...

, and grandfather of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

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

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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Website

Eurobasket.com Team Profile
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