Apollon Patras B.C.

Apollon Patras BC, named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. The club was founded in the year 1926. Apollon Patras BC is the basketball club of the Greek sports athletic union AS Apollon Patras. Currently, Apollon competes in the A2 Ethniki, which is the second division of the Greek A League.

History

Apollon Patras BC has competed in the top division of the Greek basketball league, the Greek A1 League in a total of 27 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 A1 for the first time in the 1971-72 season and as recently as the 2006-07 season. Apollon won the local Achaea tournament 4 times, in the years 1956, 1958, 1971, and 1973.

In 1997, Apollon BC made it to the final of the Greek Cup for the only time in the club's history, but was defeated by Olympiacos B.C.. In that particular season, Olympiacos was considered to be one of the all-time greatest teams in European basketball, as they won the 1997 Triple Crown in Basketball. In 2003, Apollon BC won the Greek League's Second Division Championship the Greek A2 League returning to the first league for four years (2003-2007).

Titles

• Total Titles: 8
• Divisional: 4
  • Greek A2 League: 1992, 2003
  • Second Division: 1976, 1979

• Achaia local championships: 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973 ^[1]

Apollon Patras' Rankings in the First Greek Basketball League (A1)

Notable players

Notable coaches

• Dimitris Papadopoulos
• Kostas Petropoulos
• Dirk Bauermann

References

External links

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