PAOK BC
PAOK | |||||
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Nickname | Double-Headed Eagle of The North | ||||
Leagues | Greek Basket League Greek Cup | ||||
Founded | 1928 | ||||
History | PAOK BC (1928–present) | ||||
Arena | PAOK Sports Arena | ||||
Capacity | 8,142 | ||||
Location | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||
Team colors | Black, White | ||||
Main sponsor | Mateco | ||||
President | Athanasios Chatzopoulos | ||||
Head coach | Stathis Nerantzakis | ||||
Team captain | Vangelis Margaritis | ||||
Most recent season position | 4th | ||||
Championships | 1 FIBA Saporta Cup 1 FIBA Korać Cup 2 Greek Championships 3 Greek Cups | ||||
Retired numbers | 1 (7) | ||||
Website | paokbc.gr | ||||
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PAOK BC (
Over the years, the PAOK basketball club has established itself with a firm reputation in Greek pro basketball, especially due to its successes in European-wide competitions. In the past, the club has won Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League twice, in the years 1959 and 1992. The club has also won the top national Greek Cup competition three times, in the years 1984, 1995, and 1999.
In Pan-European competitions, PAOK has also won two European Cup titles. They won the now defunct
History
1928–1980
The men's basketball section of the multi-sports club
1981–1990
PAOK met
The success of both Aris and PAOK, fueled the ongoing rivalry between the clubs, that had long been established in football. In 1984, the two teams reached the Greek Cup Final. PAOK's head coach at that time, Faidon Matthaiou, in trying to boost his team's morale, ordered the players to completely shave their heads. PAOK won the Greek Cup by four points (74–70), in what is now remembered as the "final of the shaven heads".
The then 22-year-old
1991–2000
PAOK won the now defunct
In the following 1991–92 season, PAOK once again reached the final of the same competition (then called the FIBA European Cup), but they lost to the Spanish League club Real Madrid Asegurator, by a score of 65–63. The game was heading to overtime, as the two teams were equal at 63 points, when Panagiotis Fasoulas lost the ball to Rickey Brown in the last 2 seconds of the game, and Real Madrid scored an unexpected basket. The same year, PAOK won the Greek League championship, by beating Aris in the league's final four mini stage, and then Olympiacos in the playoff's finals.
In the
In the 1993–94 season, PAOK returned to European success, by winning the European third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup competition, in a two-legged final against the Italian League club Stefanel Trieste. PAOK won both at home and away, by 9 points. The following year, PAOK won the Greek Cup title, in a 19-point victory against Chipita Panionios, by a score of 72–53. In the 1995–96 season, PAOK once again reached the final of the FIBA European Cup (Saporta Cup), but they lost to the Spanish club Taugrés, by a score of 88–81. Three years later in 1999, PAOK again won the Greek Cup title, by defeating AEK Athens, by a score of 71–54.
The new home of PAOK, the
During the 1990s decade, PAOK was one of the top teams in the Greek League. They won the Greek League championship in 1992, and also played in the league's finals in 1994, 1998, and 2000. In addition to that, PAOK also made it to the league's semifinals each year, and they finished in 3rd place in the Greek league 1993, 1997, and 1999.
2001–2010
PAOK played in
PAOK finished in 6th place in the
During a
The
PAOK finished in 7th place in the 2008–09 Greek League season. Prior to the start of the 2009–10 season, PAOK hired Soulis Markopoulos to be the team's new head coach. PAOK finished in 5th place in the 2009–10 Greek League season.
2010–2020
PAOK finished 3rd place in the Greek League in the
2020–present
2020–21 PAOK started the new decade from the scratch, with a new contributor Mr.Thanasis Chatzopoulos, PAOK kept the team's leader Vangelis Margaritis, brought in some talented young players such as Elijah Mitrou-Long and gave more playing time to athletes from his academy, like Konstantinos Iatridis. These changes seem to be the first step in returning to the higher positions of the Greek League, as well as a steady comeback to European competitions.
Arenas
In earlier times, PAOK played its home games at the
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart
Retired numbers
PAOK Thessaloniki retired numbers | |||||
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No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date Retired |
7 | Branislav Prelević | SG | 1988–1996, 1999–2000 | 1 April 2023 |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (2): 1958–59, 1991–92
- Runners-up (8): 1959–60, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–00
- Winners (3): 1983–84, 1994–95, 1998–99
- Runners-up (5): 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2018–19
European competitions
- FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
- FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)
- Winners (1): 1993–94
Individual honours
- Peja Stojaković (1997–98)
- Rawle Marshall (2010–11)
- Panagiotis Fasoulas (1986–87)
- Loukas Mavrokefalidis (2005–06)
- Lazaros Papadopoulos (2012–13)
- Keith Clanton (2016–17)
- Jon Korfas (1989–90)
- Frankie King (1998–99)
- Damir Mulaomerović (2003–04, 2004–05)
- D. J. Cooper (2013–14)
Greek League Coach of the Year
- Soulis Markopoulos (2013–14)
- Bane Prelević(1994–95)
- Walter Berry (1998–99)
European record
International record
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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1992–93 | Final Four | 3rd place in Athens, lost to Benetton Treviso 77–79 in the semi-final, defeated Real Madrid Teka 76–70 in the 3rd place game | |
FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
1984–85 | Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group with Žalgiris, CAI Zaragoza and Landys&Gyr Wien | |
1989–90 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Knorr Bologna 57–77 (L) in Bologna and 100–94 (W) in Thessaloniki
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1990–91 | Champions | defeated European Cup Winners' Cup in Geneva
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1991–92 | Final | lost to Real Madrid Asegurator 63–65 in the final (Nantes) | |
1995–96 | Final | lost to Taugrés 81–88 in the final (Vitoria) | |
FIBA Korać Cup | |||
1993–94 | Champions | defeated Korać Cup
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EuroCup | |||
2004–05 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Lietuvos rytas, 74–71 (W) in Thessaloniki and 65–76 (L) in Vilnius |
The road to the European Cup victories
1990–91 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
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1993–94 FIBA Korać Cup
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Season-by-season
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Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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D.J. Cooper
- Greece
- Vangelis Alexandris
- Georgios Balogiannis
- Nikos Boudouris
- Kostas Charalampidis
- Vassilis Charalampopoulos
- Dimos Dikoudis
- Panagiotis Fasoulas
- Nikos Filippou
- Ioannis Gagaloudis
- Nasos Galakteros
- Giannis Giannoulis
- - Steve Giatzoglou
- Memos Ioannou
- Lefteris Kakiousis
- Takis Karatzoulidis
- Manthos Katsoulis
- Nestoras Kommatos
- - Jon Korfas
- Takis Koroneos
- Angelos Koronios
- Panagiotis Liadelis
- Georgios Makaras
- Achilleas Mamatziolas
- Sotiris Manolopoulos
- Vangelis Margaritis
- Loukas Mavrokefalidis
- Lazaros Papadopoulos
- Pete Papachronis
- Efthimios Rentzias
- Georgios Sigalas
- Sofoklis Schortsanitis
- Nikos Stavropoulos
- Christos Tsekos
- Apollon Tsochlas
- Kostas Vasileiadis
- Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
- USA
- Rafael Addison
- Victor Alexander
- Wendell Alexis
- Ken Barlow
- Walter Berry
- Anthony Bonner
- Matt Bullard
- Anthony Cook
- D. J. Cooper
- Bill Edwards
- Lawrence Funderburke
- Phil Goss
- Will Hatcher
- Mike Jones
- Frankie King
- Cliff Levingston
- Jermaine Love
- Conrad McRae
- Jerrod Mustaf
- Mark Payne
- Kasib Powell
- - Ron Rowan
- Trevor Ruffin
- Charles Shackleford
- Scott Skiles
- - Bill Varner
- - Darius Washington
- C.J. Watson
- Europe
- Martynas Andriuškevičius
- Laurynas Beliauskas
- - Sergei Bazarevich
- Claudio Coldebella
- Tomas Delininkaitis
- Mamoutou Diarra
- Peja Drobnjak
- Yannick Franke
- Todor Gečevski
- İbrahim Kutluay
- Branko Milisavljević
- Juan Antonio Morales
- - Damir Mulaomerović
- Rasho Nesterovič
- Žanis Peiners
- Bane Prelević
- Zoran Savić
- Vlado Šćepanović
- Blagota Sekulić
- - Peja Stojaković
- Dejan Tomašević
- South America
- Africa
- Oceania
- Matt Nielsen
- Steve Leven
Club captains
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Dimitris Verginis
P.A.O.K. B.C. team captains, since the 1979–80 season:
Period | Team Captain |
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1979–1984 | Giannis Politis |
1984–1988 | Manthos Katsoulis |
1988–1993 | Panagiotis Fasoulas |
1993–1996 | Bane Prelević
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1996–1998 | Nikos Boudouris |
1998–2000 | Georgios Balogiannis |
2000–2001 | Giannis Giannoulis |
2001–2002 | Claudio Coldebella |
2002–2003 | Georgios Limniatis |
2003–2006 | Kostas Vasileiadis |
2006–2007 | Giannis Kalampokis |
2007–2008 | Dimitris Verginis
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2008–2009 | Kostas Vasileiadis |
2009–2010 | Dimitris Kalaitzidis |
2010–2011 | Lazaros Papadopoulos |
2011–2012 | Michalis Giannakidis |
2012–2013 | Lazaros Papadopoulos |
2013–2015 | Kostas Charalampidis |
2015–2016 | Kostas Vasileiadis |
2016–2021 | Vangelis Margaritis |
2021–2022 | Jermaine Love |
2022–present | Vangelis Margaritis |
Head coaches
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EuroLeague Legend
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Dimitris Itoudis
This is a list of P.A.O.K.. B.C. head coaches since the 1957–58 season:
Sponsorships
- Great Sponsor: Village Cinemas
- Official Sponsor: CYTA
- Official Supporter: Makedonia Palace, Loux
See also
References
- ^ euroleague.net PAOK Thessaloniki
- ^ PAOK-Aris 101–99. (in Greek)
Sources
External links
- PAOK B.C. Official Website (in Greek and English)
- PAOK Thessaloniki History – PAOK Thessaloniki History Provided On Behalf Of Melbourne Club PAOK
- PAOKworld- Most informative PAOK Thessaloniki Forum (in Greek and English)
- PAOKmania – PAOK Thessaloniki Supporters Downloads, Radio and News (in Greek)
- Press
- PAOK24 (in Greek)
Media