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Aris Basketball Club (

(Nick Galis Hall).

Aris B.C.

to Aris, and the first European successes of the team, Greek basketball wasn't as competitive as it was in other European countries. Consequently, Aris helped to establish basketball in Greece, and to greatly increase its popularity across the country.

Under the leadership of the legendary duo of

in particular, bolstered the notion that Aris has a unique place in the history of Greek basketball, and in the history of Greek sports in general.

Well-known notable players that have played with the club over the years, among others, include:

Vasileios Toliopoulos

.

History

Early history

Aris B.C., the basketball branch of Aris Thessaloniki AC, was founded in 1922, 8 years after the founding of Aris AC. The sport of basketball was still new to Greece then, having been introduced in the country in 1919. In those days, the teams shared a single open-air court, and Aris competed in the local Thessaloniki regional championship, which it won 5 times, in the years 1926–30. During these first steps of the sport, it was significant also the contribution of the Armenian community of the city, with players like Exoutzian, Daneilian, Benlian, Marasian, Kontaxian, Karabetian, Isujian and Jamjian.

The first nationwide Greek Championship was held in 1927–28, and Aris BC won its first Greek championship title on 23 April 1930, after beating

, who was coach of the team for almost two decades.

The first appearance by Aris in an official international European-wide competition was during the

Alexandreio Melathron

as its home court, which it still is to this day.

Legendary years: Galis, Giannakis and Ioannidis era (1978–1993)

1978–79 Greek Champions

The post-World War II Greek League period was marked by the dominance of basketball teams from Athens, but this all began to change in 1979. In that year, Aris won their first Greek League championship in the modern era, largely through the inspired play of Charis Papageorgiou, and the coaching of Giannis Ioannidis, an ex-player of the team. It helped provide the spark for the complete domination of Greek basketball by Aris, during the second half of the 1980s and the early 1990s.

Nikos Galis arrives (1979)

If that first Greek championship was the spark, then the fuel for Aris' brilliant stint at the top of the sport was undoubtedly

, who later became coach of Aris, was instrumental in convincing the management that Galis would not only change Greek basketball, but that he would change also Greek basketball in Europe. The management was more concerned about his lack of height than his ability, until they saw him play.

1982–83 Greek Champions

It would take another four years for Aris to rise to the top of the Greek League again, winning the national championship in 1983, with Galis taking the game in Greece to new heights, showing coordination and creativity that was then (some would argue even now) unprecedented in Greek courts, and almost beating powerhouse rivals like Olympiacos and Panathinaikos single-handed. That year also marked the return of Giannis Ioannidis to the Aris bench as coach.

A very successful 1983–1984 season had a bitter ending, as Aris battled for both the

, something that no other European team had managed to do for many years.

The coming of Giannakis and the domination in Greece

1985–1991: 7 consecutive Greek Championships (5 Doubles)

Disappointment did not get much in the way of Aris' progress. With the financial support of

European distinction

In the 1984–1985 season, came Aris' first significant European success: Aris reached the semifinals of the 3rd-tier level FIBA Korać Cup, eventually losing to Ciaocrem Varese of the Italian League, and without the services of Galis for the first game in Thessaloniki (he was injured in practice 3 days before the game).

Aris formed the backbone of the senior

in Spain, where upstarts Greece performed surprisingly well, while Galis won the top-scorer of the tournament award.

It was during that year,

Tracer

, and an advancement into the final group of the 6 best European teams. However, the return leg game saw Olimpia win by 34 points, thus eliminating Aris. Galis was absent due to an injury problem.

Aris had to wait for another year to compete in Europe again, but their strength had been established. In 1987, Aris was not paired against an established FIBA European Champions' Cup (now called EuroLeague) team, and thus advanced to the final round of the 8 best European champions. The same was achieved in the next four years, and while Aris did not win the FIBA European Champions' Cup, they were very successful in the tournaments, reaching the Final Four of the tournament in 1988, 1989, and 1990. By then, Aris had become a household name in basketball in Europe.

Favourite team in Greece

The most important contribution of Aris to Greek basketball, was the establishment of the sport in Greece as an almost pure viewing spectacle. Aris (chiefly through the play of Nikos Galis) elevated the measly standards that previously existed among Greek teams, to new heights that demanded the attention of the sports fans. It was a team that mesmerized audiences that were used to boring styles of play, and showed flashes of brilliance night in and night out. The fervent desire to see the team they supported win, quite evident in the Greek people, succumbed to the enjoyment that the fans received from watching a team perform in such an entertaining fashion, even while dismantling their opponents.

Greek League arenas were completely sold out wherever Aris was playing, the opponents' fans were applauding Aris for their performance, and many of the streets in towns and cities were empty when Aris played European games. As Greeks throughout the country were glued to their TV sets, to watch the inspired play of Galis and company. Such was the impact that basketball briefly overtook

in Greece offered tickets at reduced prices.

The Aris–PAOK rivalry

A special reference must be made to the rivalry between Aris and

. The two clubs are fierce rivals in all sports, but the Aris and PAOK basketball face-offs had a distinct flavor between 1985 and 1992, as they were the top two basketball teams in Greece at that time. In games where a defeat is more than just a lost game, the mood of most of the fans of either Aris or PAOK, is quite seriously affected, for some time following a defeat to their opponents.

The most memorable game between Aris and PAOK was the third playoff game between the two teams in 1991. Aris had a two-game lead, after winning the first two games of the series, but PAOK managed to even the score with two victories in the first two playoff games, so, naturally, they had the momentum going into the fifth game of the best-of-seven series. PAOK was up by four points, almost 10 seconds before the end of that fifth game. What followed left bad memories for many PAOK fans: Aris'

) started to penetrate, but then Galis passed the ball to Giannakis, who promptly drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer. Aris went on to win the next playoff game, and thus win the 1991 Greek League championship.

1992–93 FIBA European Cup Winners

In 1992, Aris won the Greek Cup, versus AEK. That Greek Cup Final was quite significant, since it marked Galis' last game with Aris. The player who almost by himself, had made basketball hugely popular in Greece, had won 8 Greek League championships and 6 Greek Cups with Aris, in 13 years.

The team's management made what was proven to be a mistake in their plans for the 1992–93 season. The President (Mitroudis), in cooperation with

, by a score of 48–50, in a very dramatic game, in which Aris won their first European-wide title.

Years of crisis and mismanagement (1993–2003)

With the departure of Michailides from the team's presidency in 1992, a long period of financial mismanagement of the club began, with the result that the club became indebted, and the team declined, especially in the Greek League.

With the exception of advancing to the semifinals of the

of the next year.

1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup Winners

The 1995–96 season can be considered as a messenger of a change in Aris' fate. With

, where they almost got first place in their group. It was clear that things were on the upswing once again for the club.

In the summer of 1996, something extraordinary happened for Aris. The team's main sponsor, Zafiris Samoladas, spent a huge amount of money, and revitalized the team. José Ortíz, Charles Shackleford, Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Floros, Mario Boni, Papadatos, and Cholopoulos joined the team, which, all of a sudden, appeared to be very strong and with exceptional depth at every position. The team started well, by beating PAOK and Panathinaikos, but faltered against Olympiacos, both in the Greek League championship, and for the Greek Cup, losing both games in Thessaloniki, and prompting the firing of Markopoulos.

, were all eliminated by Aris during the competition, in dramatic fashion, with the overtime return leg game in Italy reminding many of the old glory days of Aris in Europe.

The FIBA Korać Cup Final was against Tofaş of the Turkish League, and there couldn't be a more satisfying way of winning the Korać Cup. Aris, the heavy favorites, lost in shocking fashion by 11 points in the first game in Thessaloniki. Centuries old passions and nationalistic enmity resurfaced, as the Turks, feeling assured of the Korać Cup win at that stage, were waiting to give the final blow in Bursa. Fortunately for Aris' fans and Greek fans, the difference in talent and coaching showed in the game in Bursa, where Aris dramatically won by 18 points (70–88), in an arena filled with fanatic spectators, who finally broke down and started hurling debris towards the court, when the outcome was evident.

It was a remarkable moment, as

.

In the 1997–98 season, which was yet to start, Aris was sort of an enigma. Having retained all but one (Charles Shackleford) of its main players, and having signed Žarko Paspalj, Tiit Sokk, and Nasos Galakteros, the talent was still there, although rebounding problems were sure to appear. The hiring of Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou as head coach was viewed skeptically by many, as he was regarded as an old-fashioned coach who employed aged and predictable tactics for his teams' play. Samoladas had stepped down from the team's sponsor position, and the team still did not have a wealthy sponsor, or a certain source of revenue to pay for the players' high salaries. Qualification for the EuroLeague was critical that season, but not many of Aris' fans believed it was a realistic goal, as Olympiacos, AEK, and Panathinaikos seemed to be way ahead in terms of personnel and financial status. Still, miracles can happen.

A miracle

Miracles can happen, and this sentence was perfectly understood by the Aris club players. Suddenly,

, as he couldn't stand it anymore either. Brave heart Aris continued with just 8 players thereafter in the season. Nonetheless, the downfall of Aris continued during the next years.

Recent history

2003–14

In 2003, the old Aris BC company was dissolved, due to the large amount of debts that it owed, and a new K.A.E. (basketball club) was created. A group of local businessmen from Thessaloniki, through the "Genesis Association", decided to take the majority stake.

2002–03 season

In October 2002, Aris beat

.

However, the first attempt to regain the title of the

Irakleio

in the other semifinal.

The Greek Cup Final, held the next day, was a very tight and competitive game, but at the end, some critical and partial decisions of the referees in favor of

.

2002–03 FIBA EuroCup Challenge Winners

In front of 6,000 fans, that filled the

grabbed the rebound, and put the ball in the basket, and Aris won the game at the very end, by a score of 84–83.

2003–04 season

The beginning of the 2003–04 season found Aris as a nomad inside its own city.

Iraklis

. The season tickets were sold-out, and available tickets for each game were out of sight at each occasion. The constant packed atmosphere helped to lead Aris to great moments.

top scorer

of the 2003–04 Greek Basket League season

Aris was lucky enough that season to have probably its strongest team in a decade, as the club had well-known players that season like:

Lamia Indoor Hall Chalkiopoulio

, in March.

2,600 Aris fans cheered the team on, as they overcame Apollon Patras in the Cup semifinal game, and proceeded to the final game against rival Olympiacos. During the Cup final game against Olympiacos, some Olympiacos fans acted out with some serious violent behavior, throwing fire rockets into the stands, where the Aris fans were seated and both teams' fans were subsequently forced by the referees to evacuate the arena. Because of the delay caused by this, the game lasted more than 4 hours.

The game continued after the fans were escorted out. Aris' players were able to remain concentrated on the game, and were able to pull out the victory, by a score of 73–70, giving the club its 8th Greek Cup title. The Aris fans that had evacuated the stadium, had remained in their cars to listen to the radio broadcast of the game, and had also gathered at roadside cafes and bars, in order to be able watch the rest of the game on television.

After the victory, the fans rushed out onto the streets, to celebrate, and were soon joined by the team itself in the street celebration, that eventually formed into a celebration convoy that headed back to Thessaloniki. At Thessaloniki, Aris' supporters gathered at the White Tower of Thessaloniki, which is the symbol of the city. The team's players climbed up to the top of the White Tower, to watch the crowd below them and to celebrate with them.

On the other hand, though, that same season, Aris was eliminated in the

position for the next season.

2004–05 season

In the next season, Aris returned to its home arena, the newly renovated

single-elimination

game.

Aris had to play its "home" game in the match up at the

Makedonikos'

home.

Makedonikos decided to make tickets for the game unavailable to Aris supporters. Nonetheless, about 500 Aris fans went to Kozani, and were able to secure tickets. They cheered the club on, as it won the second game, by a score of 89–78, and Aris advanced to the

Panathinaikos

in the final.

The Cup final took place at Irakleio, on Crete, and the Hellenic Basketball Federation decided not to allow any tickets to the game to be sold to the fans of the two teams, but instead only to the local people of the Irakleio area. However, about 150 Aris fans were able to manage their way into the arena, to help support the club. The Cup final was a tough and hard-fought game. Aris played well, but lost to Panathinaikos, by a 72–68 margin. The Aris players complained during the game (fairly in all of the cases), about the refereeing.

That same season Aris participated in a

(Lietuvos Rytas would be the team that would eventually go on to win the ULEB Cup championship) in a two-game series.

Aris split the two games with

Alexandreio Melathron

.

2005–06 season

Aris finished the regular season of the

, after a 14-year absence, to the delight of its fans.

Although Aris was eliminated from the

, with two victories, by scores of 67–60 and 77–67.

In the semifinals, Aris then faced

) championship.

2006–07 season

Aris performed outstandingly during the 2006–07 season of the

berth. Aris defeated Panionios 73–60 in game five, securing their second consecutive EuroLeague appearance.

The 2006–07 season also marked the return of Aris to the EuroLeague, for the first time since the

, and Benetton Treviso. Aris was eliminated from the competition, only managing a 1–5 win–loss record in the Top 16, and finishing at the bottom of the group.

Sasha Vezenkov

2007–14

During the following years of this era, Aris continued to have only moderate success. Their best season was in

Sasha Vezenkov

, and others.

2015–present

In 2015, a new era started for the club, as Nikolaos Laskaris became the club's new major shareholder. With

, during the upcoming years.

Roster

Aris B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Reed Jr., Eric 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 F 1 Slaftsakis, Diamantis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1994-07-27)27 July 1994 PG 2 Stark, Jonathan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 28 – (1995-05-23)23 May 1995 F/C 3 Sanogo, Ismael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1996-07-16)16 July 1996 G 4 Toliopoulos, Vassilis (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1996-06-15)15 June 1996 PG 7 Katsivelis, Dimitrios 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 32 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 PF 9 Blumbergs, Roberts 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1998-04-29)29 April 1998 G 10 Fillios, Giorgos  1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 22 – (2002-02-10)10 February 2002 PF 12 Tsachtsiras, Filippos 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-02-05)5 February 2006 G/F 13 Bochoridis, Lefteris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 C 15 Bates, Manny  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 G 17 Kazamias, Vassilis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 17 – (2007-03-10)10 March 2007 F 18 Persidis, Nikos 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1995-09-08)8 September 1995 F/C 22 De Sousa, Silvio 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 25 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 SF 25 Harrell, Ronnie 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1996-03-11)11 March 1996 SF 26 Kalogiros, Andreas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 21 – (2002-08-23)23 August 2002 F/C 30 Bankston, Kris 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (1999-06-11)11 June 1999 SG 44 Gallinat, Roberto  1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1996-12-29)29 December 1996	Head coach Giannis Kastritis Assistant coach(es) Giorgos Sigalas Sotiris Karapostolou Christos Chasanidis Athletic trainer(s) Panagiotis Zaloggos Doctor(s) Nikolaos Koukoulias Physiotherapist(s) Panagiotis Boutovinos Thodoros Alexiadis Team Manager Alexandros Anastasiadis Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Kris Bankston	Silvio De Sousa			Manny Bates
PF	Roberts Blumbergs	Ismael Sanogo	Diamantis Slaftsakis	Filippos Tsachtsiras
SF	Ronnie Harrell	Lefteris Bochoridis	Nikos Persidis	Andreas Kalogiros
SG	Vassilis Toliopoulos	Eric Reed Jr.		Vassilis Kazamias	Roberto Gallinat
PG	Jonathan Stark	Dimitris Katsivelis			Giorgos Fillios

Retired numbers

Aris B.C. retired numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Date Retired
6		Nikos Galis	SG	1979–1992	May 2013

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Greek League

Winners (10): 1929–30, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91

Runners-up (8): 1928–29, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1983–84

• Greek Cup

Winners (8): 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2003–04

Runners-up (6): 1983–84, 1992–93, 2002–03, 2013–14, 2016–17

• Greek Super Cup

Winners (1): 1986

European competitions

• EuroLeague

Semifinalist / Final Four (3): 1988, 1989, 1990

• FIBA Saporta Cup

Winners (1): 1992–93

Semifinalist (2): 1993–94, 1998–99

• EuroCup Basketball

Runners-up (1): 2005–06

• FIBA Korać Cup

Winners (1): 1996–97

Semifinalist (1): 1984–85

• FIBA EuroCup Challenge

Winners (1): 2002–03

Regional

• Thessaloniki Championship

Winners (6): 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1957–58

Other

• Sofia, Bulgaria Invitational Game

Winners (1): 2007

• Pescara, Italy Invitational Game

Winners (1): 2007

Individual honours

Records and statistics

Greek League records

Outline	Record
Champion without a loss in a row	3 times (1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88)
Best regular season record	26–0 (1985–86)
Record win	153–62 (vs Near East, 1985–86)
Longest sequence of wins	80 (1984–85 – 1988–89)
Biggest win in A1 Finals	129–81 (48 points) against Panionios (1986–87)

Sponsors and Manufacturers

Since 1980 Aris had a specific kit manufacturer and a kit sponsor. The following tables detail the shirt sponsors and kit suppliers of Aris by year:

Period	Kit supplier	Shirt sponsor
1980–1981	adidas	None
1981–1982	asics	Mpezas
1982–1984		Sato
1984–1985		Stimorol
1985–1989		Sato
1989–1990		National Bank of Greece
1990–1991		ATEbank
1991–1992		Coplam
1992–1994	adidas	Sato
1994–1995		Intersalonika
1995–1996		Moda Bagno
1996–1997		None
1997–1998		Moda Bagno
1998–1999		Macmilan
1999–2003		?
2003–2005		Egnatia Bank
2005–2008		TT Bank
2008–2010		Dmiss Group
2010–2011	Reebok
2011–2012	Spalding	OPAP
2012–2014	Nickan
2014–2015	Macron	Dmiss Group
2015–2017	NG 6	Global Swiss Trade
2017-present	Crossover

Current Sponsorships

• Great Shirt Sponsor: Wolf
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Crossover

Crest evolution

• 
  Older
• 
  2014-current

Arena

In the club's early days, Aris played its home games at the

• 
  Fans of Aris in the arena
• 
  Aris against

  Olympiacos

  basketball game (2007)
• 
  Gates of the venue

Nick Galis Cup

Since 2014, Aris B.C. organizes every year, in the start of the season, a friendly mini-tournament in honour of Nikos Galis.

Year		Final				Third and Fourth place
		First Place	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2014		Aris	60–59	CSKA Moscow		Banvit	77–74	Panathinaikos
2015		Pınar Karşıyaka	84–74	Aris		Lokomotiv Kuban	72–50	Union Olimpija

Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions

Season	Achievement	Notes
EuroLeague
1987–88	Final Four	4th place in Tracer Milano 82–87 in the semi-final, lost to Partizan 93–105 in the 3rd place game
1988–89	Final Four	3rd place in Munich, lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–99 in the semi-final, defeated FC Barcelona 88–71 in the 3rd place game
1989–90	Final Four	4th place in Zaragoza, lost to FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 83–104 in the semi-final, lost to Limoges CSP 91–103 in the 3rd place game
1990–91	Quarter-finals	5th place in a group with FC Barcelona Banca Catalana, Pop 84, Scavolini Pesaro, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Kingston Kings and Limoges CSP
FIBA Saporta Cup
1992–93	Champions	defeated Efes Pilsen 50–48 in the final of the FIBA European Cup in Turin
1993–94	Semi-finals	eliminated 2–1 by Smelt Olimpija, 83–79 (W) in Thessaloniki, 78–84 (L) and 61–74 (L) in Ljubljana
1998–99	Semi-finals	eliminated by Pamesa Valencia, 64–70 (L) in Valencia and 50–58 (L) in Thessaloniki
FIBA Korać Cup
1984–85	Semi-finals	eliminated by Ciaocrem Varese, 80–77 (W) in Thessaloniki and 71–95 (L) in Varese
1996–97	Champions	defeated Tofaş, 66–77 (L) in Thessaloniki and 88–70 (W) in Bursa in the double finals of Korać Cup
1997–98	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Calze Pompea Roma, 79–80 (L) in Thessaloniki and 79–86 (L) in Rome
EuroCup
2005–06	Final	lost to Dynamo Moscow 60–73 in the final (Charleroi)
2009–10	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Power Electronics Valencia, 64–71 (L) in Thessaloniki and 67–85 (L) in Valencia
EuroChallenge
2003–04	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by TIM Maroussi, 76–85 (L) in Athens, 101–93 (W) in Thessaloniki and 90–99 (L) in Athens
EuroCup Challenge
2002–03	Champions	defeated Prokom Trefl Sopot 84–83 in the final of the FIBA EuroCup Challenge in Thessaloniki

The road to the three European Cup victories

The road to the Great European Journeys

2005–06 ULEB Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
1st	Alba Berlin	97–87	89–86
	Euphony Bree	81–74	64–69
	Ventspils	96–78	76–96
	Adecco Estudiantes	73–69	89–76
	Lukoil Academic	97–91	65–66
Top 16	Panionios	112–105	72–70
QF	ASVEL	77–67	67–60
SF	Hemofarm	82–77	71–74
F	Dynamo Moscow	60–73

Season-by-season

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Notable players

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• 
  Faidon Matthaiou
• 
  Panagiotis Giannakis
• 
  Roy Tarpley
• 
  José Ortiz
• 
  Smush Parker
• 
  Nestoras Kommatos
• 
  Jeremiah Massey

Greece national team players

These players have played for both Aris and the senior Greece men's national basketball team (in any game, official or friendly, and in any tournament, FIBA sanctioned, or non-FIBA sanctioned):

Aris head coaches by season

• 
  Faidon Matthaiou
• 
  Giannis Ioannidis
• 
  EuroLeague Legend
• 
  Zvi Sherf
• 
  Ilias Zouros
• 
  David Blatt
• 
  Dragan Šakota
• 
  Panagiotis Giannakis

Management

Ownership & Current Board

Position	Staff
Ownership	AC Aris (90%)
President	Charis Papageorgiou
Press Officer	Antonis Gatzios

Medical team

Position	Name
Club's doctor	Nikolaos Koukoulias
Physiotherapist	Alexandros Panagiotis Boutovinos
Caregiver	Giannis Nikitakis

See also

• Aris Thessaloniki
• Thessaloniki Forum

References

External links

• Official Basketball Website (in Greek and English)
• ΑΡΗΣ: Η ομάδα που έβαλε το μπάσκετ στα σπίτια των Ελλήνων
• Emperor Fans' Portal (in Greek)
• Super3 Official Website (in Greek)
• Official Website Of Members "Club Friends of Aris" (in Greek)
• Galanis Sports Data

Press

• All about Aris (in Greek)

Media

• Official YouTube channel