Aigaleo B.C.

Egaleo A.O. Αιγάλεω A.O.
Nickname	The City
Leagues	Greek B Basket League Greek Cup
Founded	1956
History	1956 – Present
Arena	Egaleo Indoor Hall
Capacity	1,200
Location	Egaleo, Greece
Team colors	Blue and White
President	Alexis Kougias
Head coach	Giorgos Sigalas
Championships	B National Championships: (1) 2004 C National Championships: (2) 1999, 2001
Website	egaleobc.gr
Home Away

Egaleo B.C. (alternate spelling: Aigaleo) (Greek: Αιγάλεω KAE) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Egaleo, Greece, which is a suburb of Athens. The club's full name is Egaleo A.O. B.C. (Greek: Αιγάλεω A.O. KAE). Egaleo currently plays in the third-tier level of basketball, the Greek B Basket League.

The club is located in Athens, but it does not have the financial resources to compete in the same manner as the big Athenian clubs like Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, and AEK Athens.

History

The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1931, as Ierapolis Athletic Union (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Ιεράπολι), and the basketball division of the athletic organization was founded in 1956, by Alexandros Stavropoulos. Although the basketball department was founded in 1956, it took the club exactly fifty years to participate in the Greek First Division, which is the highest professional basketball league in Greece, in the 2006–07 season. During the 1950s and 1960s, the team remained in the lowest local (third) division, until 1971, when it qualified for the higher league, because of a new categorical system.

In 1973 and 1974, Egaleo B.C. won two league promotions, and finally took part in the 3rd-tier Greek B Basket League (1974–75, 1975–76 seasons). For the next 12 years, the team participated in the first local league (A E.S.K.A.), except in the 1981–82 season, when it was in the B E.S.K.A., after 1981's relegation. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Egaleo B.C. participated in the 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League, where it played six seasons in total, but was it relegated again to the local league in 1994.

In 1997, Egaleo won the A E.S.K.A. championship, and after two years, in 1999, Egaleo B.C. returned to the Greek B League, where it played for six seasons in total. In 2004, Egaleo B.C. won the Greek B League championship, and after having a short presence in the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, it was promoted to the top-tier Greek Basket League, in 2006. From 1999 to 2006, the team was coached by Dimitrios Karvelas and after him, Thanasis Skourtopoulos took this position.

Historical data (1956–2014)

Seasons	Greek League	Greek A2 League	Greek B League	Greek C League	A E.S.K.A.	B E.S.K.A.	C E.S.K.A.
3	2007, 2008, 2009	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	2005, 2006, 2010	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	1975, 1976, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	1974, 1977–81, 1983–88, 1990–92, 1995–97	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—	1972, 1973, 1982	—
15	—	—	—	—	—	—	1957–71

Notable players

• Stamatis Villiotis
• Giorgos Kosmopoulos
• Stelios Amerikanos
• Kostas Magkounis
• Kostas Leventakos
• Ioannis Kolios
• Giorgos Thomopoulos
• Kostas Papageorgiou
• Ioannis Golfinopoulos
• Athanasios Diamantopoulos
• Dimitrios Sakellariou
• Nikos Charalampopoulos
• Giorgos Kassanos
• Ioannis Kiriakopoulos
• Makis Nikolaidis
• Vassilis Soulis
• Nikos Angelopoulos
• Akis Kallinikidis
• Spyros Magkounis
• Vangelis Sakellariou
• Vassilis Charalampopoulos
• Andronikos Gizogiannis
• Miloš Šakota
• Nikos Pettas
• Ioannis Dimakos
• Iakovos Milentigievits
• Nikos Michalos
• Vladimir Krstić
• Donnie McGrath
• Chris Bracey
• Robert Šarović
• Abdurahman Kahrimanović
• Robert Maras
• Guido Grunheid
• Dejan Hohler
• Ninoslav Marjanovic
• Anthony Goldwire
• Leemire Goldwire
• Andrae Patterson
• Ibby Jaaber
• Rashad Anderson
• Keydren Clark
• Donell Taylor
• DeVon Hardin

Head coaches

• Nikolaos Terkesidis
• Alexandros Kontovounisios
• Georgios Amerikanos
• Georgios Trontzos
• Pavlos Diakoulas
• Loukas Kontos
• Serafeim Potosoglou
• Giorgos Nikitopoulos
• Aris Raftopoulos
• Pavlos Stamelos
• Argiris Kambouris
• Steve Giatzoglou
• Giorgos Zevgolis
• Takis Panoulias
• Thanasis Skourtopoulos

References

• "Απ' τις αλάνες της Ε.Σ.Κ.Α. στα παρκέ της A1-The History of Egaleo Men Basketball Team 1956–2008", Nikos D. Nikolaidis, "Emvryo" Publications, 2008, ISBN 9789608002456.

External links

• Eurobasket.com Team Page