Esperos Kallitheas B.C. is the men's basketball section of the Greek
multi-sports club of
Esperos Kallitheas (full name: POK Esperos/Panathlitikos Omilos Kallitheas Esperos). The basketball club was founded in 1945, two years after the establishment of the parent athletic club.
The club has played six times in the
top-tier level
Greek Basket League, (the last time was in the 1999–2000 season).
History
Esperos Basketball Club was founded in 1945, thanks to the efforts of Takis Kontouzoglou. In the 1972–73 season, they played for first time in the
top-tier level
Greek first division. They also played in the Greek first division in another 5 seasons (in the 1978–79, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1989–90, and 1999–2000 seasons), making it six seasons in total that they played in Greece's first division, counting the 1972–73 season.
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Esperos also won the Greek 2nd division championship once, in the 1998–99 season, and they have also won four Greek B League championships (Greek 3rd-tier), in 1978, 1980, 1982, and 1987.
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Notable players
* Liveris Andritsos
* Dimitris Dimakopoulos
* Makis Nikolaidis
* Dimitrios Marmarinos
* Giannis Giannoulis
* Alekos Petroulas
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* Dimitrios Katiakos
* Spyros Magkounis
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* Nikos Michalos
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* Roy Tarpley
* Alvin Young
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Early life
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Head coaches
* Minas Gekos
* Antonis Mantzaris
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Women's team
Esperos also had a women's basketball team. The women's team was one of the original founders of the successful club Esperides Kallitheas, that was founded in 1995.
References
External links
Official website
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Eurobasket.com Team Page
Basketball teams in Attica
Basketball teams in Greece
Basketball teams established in 1945
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