Papagou B.C.

Papagou B.C., or Papagou Athens B.C. (alternate spelling: Papagos) is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded in 1976. The team is located in Papagou, Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Papagou Athens Basketball Club, which is abbreviated as A.S. Papagou Athens B.C. (Greek: Α.Σ. Παπάγου Αθήνα K.A.E.).

A.S. Papagou
LeaguesGreek 2nd Division
Founded1966
(parent athletic club)
1976
(basketball club)
History1976 – Present
Arena"Saloun" Indoor Hall
Capacity800
LocationPapagou, Athens, Greece
Team colorsBlue and White
   
Head coachSimeonidis Savvas
ChampionshipsGreek 2nd Division Championships: (3)
(1990, 1993, 1995)
Retired numbers2 (9, 13)
Websiteacpapagou.gr

Logos
  • (The official logo of Papagou B.C.)
  • (The official alternate logo of Papagou B.C.)

History

The club's parent athletic association was founded in 1966. Ten years later, in 1976, the men's basketball club was founded. Papagou was promoted into the major Greek basketball division in 1990. The team spent seven seasons there in the 1990s, and had success in the 1996–97 season, and especially in the 1997–98 season, by beating Peristeri in the first round of the Greek League playoffs, before losing to PAOK in the second round. Led in that era by the great scorers Alphonso Ford and Georgios Diamantopoulos, they finished 7th in the Greek League in the 1996–97 season, and gained a qualification to the following 1997–98 season's FIBA Korać Cup competition. They would make one more appearance in that European-wide 3rd-tier level competition, during the 1998–99 season.

More recently, the Papagou basketball team struggled to hold on to its position in the top league in Greece, the first division Greek Basket League. In the 1998–99 season, the team competed in the Greek first division, for the last time in recent years.

Arena

The team's home arena is "Saloun" Indoor Hall, which is located approximately two miles away from downtown Athens.

Titles and honors

Retired numbers
Papagou B.C. retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure Date Retired
9Alphonso FordSG1996–1997
13Michalis YfantisSF

Notable players

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Head coaches
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