Sporting B.C.
| A.O. Sporting Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ | |||
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| A.O. Sporting Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ logo | |||
| Leagues | Greek A2 League Greek Cup | ||
| Founded | 1924 (Istanbul) 1936 (Athens) | ||
| History | Sporting Club Istanbul 1924 – 1936 Sporting Club Athens 1936 – Present | ||
| Arena | Sporting Sports Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Location | Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece | ||
| Team colors | Red and Blue | ||
| President | Vassilis Sakopoulos | ||
| Head coach | Alexis Papadatos | ||
| Championships | A2 Championships: (3) (1988, 1991, 2007) | ||
| Website | sportingbc.gr | ||
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Sporting B.C. (Greek: ΚΑΕ Σπόρτιγκ) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece, at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The club's full name is A.O. Sporting Athens B.C. (Greek: Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ Αθήνα KAE).
History
The A.O. Sporting parent athletic association was founded in 1936, after a group of Greeks moved the Sporting Istanbul (Constantinople) club that had been founded in 1924, to Athens. Sporting began with sports departments in basketball and volleyball, and later added the sports of boxing, swimming, and ping pong. Today, the A.O. Sporting athletic club has only the basketball department, A.O. Sporting B.C. Over the years, some of the players from Sporting B.C. played for the senior men's Greek National Basketball Team. The team competed in the FIBA Korać Cup competition in the 1979–80, 1980–81, 1995–96, and 1996–97 seasons. Sporting won the Greek Second Division championship three times, in 1988, 1991 and 2007.
In international competitions
Arena
Sporting B.C. plays its home games at the 2,500 seat Sporting Sports Arena.[1]
Titles and honors
National:
- Greek 2nd Division: (3)
- 1988, 1991, 2007
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Greece:
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dinos Angelidis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Barlas
- File:Flag of Greece.svg-File:Flag of the United States.svg Dave Caligaris
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Christos Christodoulou
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Diamantopoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vangelis Karampoulas
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Fotis Katsikaris
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Kolokithas
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Liakopoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Limniatis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Faidon Matthaiou
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Papanikolaou
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Petropoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Sioutis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Pavlos Stamelos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Symtsak
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Nick Tsiotos
Europe:
USA:
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Wiggins
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Alphonso Ford
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Hamilton
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Tony Costner
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Tony Dumas
- File:Flag of the United States.svg John Hudson
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Vaughns
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Malcolm Mackey
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Donald Williams
Rest of Americas:
Head coaches
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Diamantopoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Steve Giatzoglou
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Fragkias
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Petropoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Aris Lykogiannis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Angelos Koronios