Panathinaikos BC
| Παναθηναϊκός ΚΑΕ Panathinaikos BC |
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| Nicknames | The Shamrock The Clover Greens |
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| Leagues | Greek League Greek Cup Euroleague |
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| Founded | 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Athens Olympic Indoor Hall (capacity: 18.900) |
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| Location | Athens, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team colors | green and white | |||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Pavlos Giannakopoulos | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Željko Obradović |
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| Championships | (4) European Championships (1) Intercontinental Cup (29) Greek Championships (11) Greek Basketball Cups |
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Panathinaikos Basketball Club (Greek name: Κ.Α.Ε. Παναθηναϊκός, transliterated into English as: K.A.E. Panathinaikos) is the professional basketball team of the Athens-based Greek sport club Panathinaikos. The team is also widely known by the name PAO, which stands for Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos. The club is owned by the pharmaceutical magnates Pavlos Giannakopoulos and Thanassis Giannakopoulos. The parent athletic club was founded in 1908 and the basketball team in 1922, and it has since developed into the most successful basketball team in Greece and among the best in Europe. Panathinaikos has won 29 Greek National Championships, 11 Greek Cups, 4 European Championships and 1 Inter-continental Cup.
Some of the well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: Dominique Wilkins, Byron Scott, Antonio Davis, Dino Raja, Tracy Murray, Tony Delk, John Salley, Nikos Galis, Dejan Bodiroga, Panagiotis Giannakis, Željko Rebrača, Stojko Vranković, Žarko Paspalj, Fanis Christodoulou, among others. Those players, along with the successful management of Pavlos Giannakopoulos, have made Panathinaikos one of the most successful and well-known teams of the last decade-and-a-half on the continent of Europe and the only team that has won four Euroleague titles after the modern era final four format was established.
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History
In April of 1996, at the Final Four (F4), Panathinaikos was the first Greek team to win the European Championships (now called the Euroleague), beating FC Barcelona in a unique tournament final, by a score of 67-66. In September of the same year, the team also won the 1996 Intercontinental Cup championship, prevailing by 2-1 wins in a 3 game series over Olimpia Venado Tuerto of the Argentine League, a team which featured players Walter Herrmann and Andres Nocioni. The scores were 83-89, 83-78, 101-76. 1996 Intercontinental Cup championship roster: Fragiskos Alvertis, Nikos Ekonomou, John Amaechi, Michael Koch, Hugo Sconochini, Byron Dinkins, Ferran Martinez, Giannis Georgikopoulos, Leonidas Skoutaris, (head coach: Božidar Maljković). [1]
In 2000, at the Thessaloniki Euroleague Final Four, Panathinaikos were the Champions of Europe for the second time, beating Macabbi Tel Aviv 73-67 in the final. In 2002, at the Bologna Euroleague Final Four, Panathinaikos brought to Athens the most prestigious European trophy for the third time, beating hosts Kinder Bologna 89-83 in the final. At the 2007 Euroleague Final Four, which was held on its home court of OAKA in Athens, Panathinaikos became the European Champions for the fourth time, beating the defending champions CSKA Moscow 93-91 in the final.
Panathinaikos has advanced to the Final Four of the Euroleague or its predecessors another four times: Tel Aviv in 1994 (3rd), Zaragoza in 1995 (3rd), Paris in 2001 (2nd) and Moscow in 2005 (3rd). Other significant successes are: the two participations in the semifinals of the Cup Winners' Cup (1969, 1998), as well as the course up to the semi-finals of the Champions' Cup for the season 1971-72 (eliminated by Ignis Varese (78-70, 55-69). In the 1981-82 season, Panathinaikos participated in the finals of the Champions' Cup of that time, eliminating consecutively the teams of CSKA Moscow and Levski Sofia.
The team, which is famous for its fans' passionate support, also holds the highest home game attendance record in the history of the Euroleague, which is 20,000 fans, [2] achieved at a home match in OAKA against Benetton Treviso on March 29, 2006, for the second phase of the Euroleague 2005-06. An attendance of 18,900 fans has also been achieved three times in home matches of the Greens, against Efes Pilsen in 2005 and TAU Cerámica (twice) in 2006.
On October 11, 2007, Panathinaikos played against the Houston Rockets [3], and on October 18, 2007, Panathinaikos played against the then defending NBA champions, the San Antonio Spurs [4]. Panathinaikos is the first Greek team to ever play in the USA against NBA teams.
International record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| 1971-72 | Semi-final | eliminated by Ignis Varese, 78-70 in Athens, 55-69 in Varese | |
| 1972-73 | Semi-final | eliminated by Academica Sofia, 84-78 in Athens, 57-76 in Sofia | |
| 1981-82 | Final round | 5th place | |
| 1993-94 | Final four | 3rd place in Tel Aviv | |
| 1994-95 | Final four | 3rd place in Zaragoza | |
| 1995-96 | Winner | defeated Barcelona 67-66 in Paris | |
| 1996-97 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Olympiacos, 49-69 at home, 57-65 away | |
| 1998-99 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Teamsystem Bologna, 58-63 in Athens, 64-88 in Bologna | |
| 1999-00 | Winner | defeated Maccabi Tel-Aviv 73-67 in Thessaloniki | |
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| 2000-01 | Final | defeated 81-67 by Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Paris | |
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| 2001-02 | Winner | defeated Kinder Bologna 89-83 in Bologna | |
| 2004-05 | Final four | 3rd place in Moscow | |
| 2005-06 | Quarter-final | eliminated by TAU Cerámica, 84-72 in Athens, 79-85 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, 71-74 in Athens | |
| 2006-07 | Winner | defeated PBC CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens | |
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| 1968-69 | Semi-final | eliminated by Dinamo Tbilisi, 81-67 in Athens, 71-103 in Tbilisi | |
| 1997-98 | Semi-final | eliminated by Stefanel Milano, 77-58 in Athens, 61-86 in Milan | |
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| 1996 | Winner | 2-1 wins against Olimpia Venado Tuerto | |
Honours
- Greek Championships: 29
- 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Greek Cups: 11
- 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- European Championships - Euroleague: 4
- 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007
- Intercontinental Cup: 1
- 1996
- Doubles: 6
- 1982, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Triple Crown: 1
- 2007
Selected former players
- See also: Panathinaikos BC past rosters
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Selected former coaches
Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou- Kostas Politis
- Božidar Maljković
Zeljko Pavlicević
Slobodan Subotić
Current roster
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Panathinaikos BC roster roster
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Roster • updated 2008-10-26 |
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InjuredCurrent depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Bench | Reserve |
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| C | Mike Batiste | Nikola Pekovic | Giorgi Shermadini | |
| PF | Antonis Fotsis | Kostas Tsartsaris | Dusan Sakota | |
| SF | Stratos Perperoglou | Dusan Kecman | Fragiskos Alvertis | |
| SG | Vassilis Spanoulis | Drew Nicholas | Nikos Hatzivrettas | |
| PG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | Dimitris Verginis |
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Women
Ground: Apostolos Nikolaidis Indoor Hall (Capacity: 1.500)
Honours
- Greek Championships: 3
- 1998, 2000, 2005
- Greek Cup: 1
- 2000
- Double: 1
- 2000
Current squad
| Number | Name | Nationality | Position | Height(m) |
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| 4 | Katerina Spatharou | Greece |
Guard | 1.72 |
| 5 | Evina Stamati | Greece |
Guard | 1.78 |
| 6 | Anastasia Kostaki | Greece |
Guard | 1.72 |
| 7 | Vaso Tremkatzi | Greece |
Guard/Forward | 1.80 |
| 8 | Anthi Balta | Greece |
Guard | 1.78 |
| 9 | Evangelia Katopodi | Greece |
Forward/Center | 1.88 |
| 10 | Parthena Nikolaidou (C) | Greece |
Center | 1.91 |
| 11 | Nikoleta Tranouli | Greece |
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| 12 | Maria Zikiridou | Greece |
Forward | 1.87 |
| 13 | Kerasta Stabourlou | Greece |
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| 14 | Brandi Hoskins |  United States |
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| 15 | Kristen Rasmussen | United States |
Center | 1.93 |
| Niki Pavlidou | Greece |
Guard | 1.70 |
Coach: Kostas Keramidas
Selected former players
- Toula Kalentzou
- Viktoria Klantzou
- Evina Maltsi
Eva Guneva- Erin Batth
- Kim Butler
- Mandi Carver
- Tracy Gahan
- Vicki Hall
- Yvette Jarvis (first African-American and first salaried female athlete to play in the Greek Women's Basketball League)
- Kelly Komara
- Casey Nash
Notes
- ↑ Sansimera.gr PAO BC article. (Greek)
- ↑ Fragiskos Alvertis interview 20,000 fans at OAKA for PAO versus Benetton Treviso. (Greek)
- ↑ NBA.com Rockets-PAO box score.
- ↑ NBA.com Spurs-PAO box score.
External links
- Panathinaikos BC - Official website (in Greek & English)
- Panathinaikos BC at Eurobasket.com
- Panathinaikos Fans' Site (in Greek & English)
- Galanis Sports Data
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