Milon B.C.

Milon
Founded	1937
History	1937 – Present
Arena	Milon Indoor Hall
Arena Capacity	1,200
Location	Nea Smyrni, Greece
Team colors	Green and Black
Uniforms
Home Away

Departments of Milon
Basketball	Volleyball	Water Polo

Milon B.C. or Milonas B.C. (Greek: Μίλων) is a professional basketball team that is based in Nea Smyrni, Greece. It is a part of the multisport club AONS Milon. The club's home arena is the Milon Indoor Hall, which is also located in Nea Smyrni.^[1] The team's colours are green and black.

History

The basketball section of the club was founded in the year 1937, nine years after the official founding of the parent athletic club (AONS Milon was founded in 1928). Milon played for many years in the second-tier division of Greece (Greek A2 League), and the third-tier division, Greek B National League, in earlier years. The club achieved promotion to the top-tier Greek Basket League for first time, in the 1993–94 season. That season, Milon had the top scorer of the Greek League championship, Mitchell Wiggins,^[2] but didn't achieve to remain in the first division, and was relegated down again to the Greek A2 League.

The club returned to the top Greek division in the 2000–01 season. That was the club's last season in the first division. During those years, several well-known players played in Milon, such as Mitchell Wiggins, Giannis Sioutis, Evangelos Sklavos, and others. In recent years, the club has played plays in the lower level tiers of the Greek basketball league system.

In the 2014–15 season, Milon played in the A ESKANA (local regional championship of Athens, or the 5th tier of the Greek basketball league system).

Notable players

• Giannis Sioutis
• Vangelis Sklavos
• Kostas Batis
• Mitchell Wiggins
• Kostas Oikonomopoulos

References

Basketball in Greece Hellenic Basketball Federation National Teams Men's A Men's B Women's A Men's Under-21 Men's Under-20 Men's Under-19 Men's Under-18 Men's Under-17 Men's Under-16 League Competitions Greek Basket League Greek A2 Basketball League Greek B Basketball League Greek C Basketball League Greek Women's Basketball League Greek A2 Women's Basketball Greek Basketball League System Cup Competitions Greek Cup Greek Women's Cup Other HEBA Greek All-Star Game Greek Basketball Awards Greek Basket League MVP Greek Basket League Finals MVP Greek Clubs Greek clubs in Europe Acropolis Tournament Greek NBA Players / NBA Draft Picks Statistical Leaders By number of titles List of indoor arenas in Greece

International men's basketball FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings Africa FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 Americas FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16 Asia FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Championship U-18 U-16 Europe FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Oceania FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16 Other tournaments Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Cup FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey) Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.