Esperos Kallitheas B.C.
| Esperos Kallitheas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1945 | ||
| History | 1945 – Present | ||
| Location | Kallithea, Greece | ||
| Team colors |
blue and white | ||
| Website | esperos.com | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Esperos Kallitheas B.C. is the men's basketball section of the Greek multi-sports club Esperos Kallitheas (full name: POK Esperos/Panathlitikos Omilos Kallitheas Esperos). The basketball club was founded in 1945, two years after the establishment of the parent athletic club.[1] The club has played six times in the top-tier Greek Basket League, (the last time was in the 1999–2000 season).[2] In the current season, (2015–16) Esperos plays in the A ESKANA regional league (the first local division).
History
Esperos Basketball Club was founded in 1945, thanks to the efforts of Takis Kontouzoglou. In the 1972–73 season, they played for first time in the top-tier Greek first division. They also played in the Greek first division in another 5 seasons (in the 1978–79, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1989–90, and 1999–2000 seasons), making it six seasons in total that they played in Greece's first division, counting the 1972–73 season.[1]
Esperos also won the Greek 2nd division championship once, in the 1998–99 season, and they have also won four Greek B League championships (Greek 3rd tier), in 1978, 1980, 1982, and 1987.
Notable players
Liveris Andritsos - Dimitris Dimakopoulos
- Prodromos Nikolaidis
- Dimitrios Marmarinos
- Giannis Giannoulis
- Alekos Petroulas
- Dimitrios Katiakos
Roy Tarpley
Notable coaches
Women's team
Esperos also had a women's basketball team. The women's team was one of the original founders of the successful club Esperides Kallitheas, that was founded in 1995.[3] Esperides Kallitheas won 2 Greek Women's League championships, and 4 Greek Women's Cups. In 2012, the women's club merged with Ikaros Kallitheas, and ended its individual existence.
References
- 1 2 "history". esperos.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Περασμένα μεγαλεία στο ελληνικό μπάσκετ". sport24.gr. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "history women". esperos.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.