Apollon Patras B.C.

   PresidentIoannis KontisHead coachYannis ChristopoulosTeam captainChristos SaloustrosChampionships4 Greek 2nd DivisionRetired numbers2 (#5, #7)Websiteapollonpatras.gr

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Apollon Patras B.C., named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. Apollon Patras B.C. is the men's basketball club of the Greek multi sports athletic union A.S. Apollon Patras. The club's name sponsorship is Apollon Patras B.C. Carna. Currently, Apollon competes in the Greek Basket League, which is the 1st-tier level basketball division in Greece.

History

The club's parent athletic club, A.S. Apollon Patras, was founded in 1926. The club's men's basketball section, Apollon Patras B.C., was founded in the year 1947. Apollon Patras B.C. has competed in the top division Greek Basket League, in a total of 32 different seasons so far, being one of the constant teams in the Greek League's top division over the years.

The club competed in the top division for the first time in the 1971–72 season. Apollon won the local Achaea regional tournament 4 times, in the years 1956, 1958, 1971, and 1973.

In the 1996–97 season, Apollon B.C. had one of its most successful seasons, finishing in the 7th place of the Greek League, and reaching the Round of 16 at the Saporta Cup. The club also made it to the final of the Greek Cup, for the first time in its history, but they were defeated by Olympiacos. In that particular season, Olympiacos had what is considered to be one of the greatest teams in European basketball history, as they had won the 1997 Triple Crown.

One more successful season followed in the 1997–98 season, in which Apollon finished in the 6th place of the Greek League, and made it to the Saporta Cup Round of 32. The following year (1998–99), the team was relegated down to the Greek A2 Basket League (Greek 2nd Division).

In 2003, Apollon B.C. won the Greek Second Division championship, and subsequently returned to the Greek first division for four straight seasons (2004 to 2007). The team was relegated to the second division again after the 2006–07 season, and returned to the top division Greek Basket League in the 2012–13 season. In that season, Apollon made the league's playoffs, and finished in 8th place in the league's final standings.

Apollon played in the 2015 Greek Cup Final, where they lost to Panathinaikos, by a score of 68–53.

Apollon Patras in international competitions

Arenas

Apollon Patras plays its home games at the 3,500 seat Apollon Patras Indoor Hall. They have also played home games at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which can seat 4,200.

Titles and honours

National competitions: (11×)

• Greek League
  • Winners (3): 1927, 1948, 1956

• Greek Cup
  • Winners (4): 1951, 1964, 1970, 1973

• Greek 2nd Division (4×): 1976,1979,1992,2003
  • Greek B League (2×): 1976,1979
  • Greek A2 League (3×): 1992,2003,2021

Local competitions: (4×)

• Achaia Regional Championship (4×): 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973 ^[1]

National honours:

• Greek Cup Finalist (2×): 1997, 2015
• Greek Basket League Playoff Appearances (8×): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2013, 2014

European honours:

• FIBA Saporta Cup: Round of 16 (1997), eliminated by Türk Telekom (140–155)
• FIBA Saporta Cup: Round of 32 (1998), eliminated by Hapoel Eilat (173–180)
• FIBA Korać Cup: Round of 16 (1999), eliminated by JDA Dijon (122–135)

Apollon Patras' season by season rankings

• Bold indicates seasons in which the club made the Greek top-tier level league's playoffs.
• Italics indicates seasons in which the club competed in levels below the Greek top-tier level.

Roster

Apollon Patras B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 2 Blaylock, Delaney  1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997 G/F 6 Vissariou, Tilemachos 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-01-28)28 January 2002 SG 9 Bibbs, Justin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1996-01-14)14 January 1996 F/C 10 Osborne, Malik 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1998-04-09)9 April 1998 G 11 Kafezas, Christos 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 22 – (2002-01-09)9 January 2002 PF 12 Gkiouzelis, Giorgos 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1995-10-13)13 October 1995 PG 13 Perkins, Josh 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 PF 14 Kogionis, Giorgos 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2001-05-02)2 May 2001 SF 22 Saloustros, Christos (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 C 27 Brown, Chad 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 27 – (1996-09-06)6 September 1996 G/F 32 Coleman, Orlando 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 G Blondin, Trevor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1996-03-13)13 March 1996	Head coach Yannis Christopoulos Assistant coach(es) Kostas Tzamakos Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 13 March 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Chad Brown
PF	Malik Osborne	Giorgos Gkiouzelis	Giorgos Kogionis
SF	Christos Saloustros	Tilemachos Vissariou		Delaney Blaylock
SG	Orlando Coleman	Justin Bibbs
PG	Josh Perkins	Trevor Blondin	Christos Kafezas

Retired numbers

Apollon Patras retired numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Date retired
#5		Nikos Argyropoulos[2][3]	PG/SG	1996–2005, 2010–2016	2019
#7		Kostas Petropoulos[4][5]	SG/SF	1968–1987	2016

Notable players

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Sponsorships

• Great Shirt Sponsor: LOUX
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Nickan
• Great Sponsor: Oscar

References

External links

• Official Website (in Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile