Esperos Kallitheas B.C.
| Esperos Kallitheas | |||
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| Founded | 1945 | ||
| History | 1945 – Present | ||
| Location | Kallithea, Athens, Greece | ||
| Team colors | blue and white | ||
| Website | esperos.com | ||
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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.[1] The club has played six times in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, (the last time was in the 1999–2000 season).[2]
History
[edit | edit source]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.[1]
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.
Notable players
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Greece Liveris Andritsos
- Greece Dimitris Dimakopoulos
- Greece Makis Nikolaidis
- Greece Dimitrios Marmarinos
- Greece Giannis Giannoulis
- Greece Alekos Petroulas
- Greece Dimitrios Katiakos
- Greece Spyros Magkounis
- Greece Nikos Michalos
- United States Roy Tarpley
- United States Alvin Young
Head coaches
[edit | edit source]Women's team
[edit | edit source]Esperos also had a women's basketball team. The women's team was the original founder of the successful club Esperides Kallitheas, that was founded in 1995.[3]
In 2012, Esperides women's club merged with Ikaros Kallitheas, and ended its individual existence, however Esperides subtracted Ikaros' name in the recent years.
Esperos re-established women's team in 2023 and is playing in ESKANA Regional Α League.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page