M.E.N.T. B.C., officially known as the Educational Union of Toumba Youth ( el, Μορφωτική Ένωσις Νεολαίας Τούμπας, ''Morfotiki Enosis Neoleas Toumbas'') or M.E.N.T. B.C., is a Greek professional
basketball
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club that was founded in 1926. The team is located in
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...
,
Greece
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. M.E.N.T. B.C. currently competes in the
third-tier level division of Greece, the
Greek C League.
History
Originally, the
club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
's parent athletic association included the sports of basketball,
football
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,
cycling
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, and also a literary and entertainment section. Today, there are departments only for the basketball club and the
volleyball
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club. In 2004, M.E.N.T. B.C. finished in 2nd place in the
Greek 2nd Division, and thus earned a
league promotion, and then competed in the top-tier level
Greek Basket League
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, in the following
2004–05 season.
Roster
Notable players
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Costas Christou
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Georgios Dedas
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Michalis Giannakidis
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Giannis Giannoulis
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Vangelis Karampoulas
Evangelos "Vangelis" Karampoulas (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Karaboulas) (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Καράμπουλας; born November 18, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 6 in) t ...
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Sakis Karidas
Athanasios "Sakis" Karidas (alternate spelling: Karydas) (Greek: Αθανάσιος "Σάκης" Καρύδας; born November 4, 1979) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall, he ;played at t ...
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Vassilis Lipiridis
Vassilis Lipiridis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Lypiridis) ( el, Βασίλης Λυπηρίδης; born January 1, 1967, in Edessa, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, he played at the p ...
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Milan Sagias
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Dimitris Spanoulis
Dimitrios Spanoulis (alternate spelling: Dimitris, Dimitri) (Greek language, Greek: Δημήτρης Σπανούλης; born October 11, 1979) is a former Greek professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft ...
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Miljan Goljović
Miljan Goljović (born August 27, 1971) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He was a 2.03 m tall small forward, that was a remarkable talent on offense.
Club career
Goljović was the Top Scorer of the EuroLeague 1999–00 se ...
*
Goran Kalamiza
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Dylan Page
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College career
He played for the NCAA Division I Milwaukee Panthers from 2000-2004 where he, along with Clay Tucke ...
*
Marcus Taylor
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He was a Naismith All-American, McDonald's All-American, two-time Parade All-American and USA Today 1st-team All-American. He also went on to win Mr ...
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Clay Tucker
Clay Jovon Tucker (June 14, 1980) is a retired American professional player.
College career
Tucker played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1998 to 2003 where he and Dylan Page helped the Panthers to their first NC ...
Head coaches
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Dimitrios Itoudis
Dimitrios Itoudis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) ( gr, Δημήτριος Ιτούδης, born September 8, 1970) is a Greek professional basketball basketball coach, coach, who is the current head coach of Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbah ...
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Stefanos Dedas
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Sotos Nikolaidis
Sotiris "Sotos" Nikolaidis ( el, Σωτήρης "Σώτος" Νικολαΐδης; (born May 25, 1974, in Thessaloniki, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his club playing career, at a ...
External links
M.E.N.T. B.C. - Official Website
Eurobasket.com Team Page
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Basketball teams established in 1926
Basketball teams in Greece