Makedonikos B.C. (
Greek
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: Μακεδονικός K.A.E.) is a Greek professional
basketball
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club. The club is located in
Neapoli,
Thessaloniki
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,
Greece
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. The parent athletic club was founded in 1928, and the basketball department was founded in 1948. Makedonikos means "
Macedonian" in
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
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.
History
Makedonikos won the
Greek A2 League, which is the second-tier league in Greece, in the years 2000 and 2002. During the 2001–02 season, the team set the then
A2 season record for most wins, with 24. Makedonikos was the