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Greek basketball team

Rethymno Cretan Kings

Leagues

Greek Local 1st Division, Crete (EKASK)

Founded

1986; 38 years ago (1986)

History

List

A.G.O. Rethymno
(1986–2008)
Rethymno B.C.
(2008–2013)
Rethymno Aegean B.C.
(2013–2015)
Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C.
(2015–present)

Arena

Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall

Capacity

1,600

Location

Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Team colors

Gold and Wine

Main sponsor

Cretan Kings Zythos

President

Giannis Kalaitzakis

Head coach

Dimitris Mitropoulos

2019–20 position

Greek League, 11th

Championships

1 Greek 3rd Division
1 Greek 4th Division

Website

rethymnobc.gr

Home

Away

Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., or simply Cretan Kings (Greek: Ρέθυμνο Κρητικοί Βασιλιάδες K.A.E.), is a Greek formerly professional sports basketball club that was founded on the Greek island of Crete, in Rethymno, Greece, in 1986. The club is also commonly known as Rethymno B.C. (Ρέθυμνο K.A.E.).

The team was previously known as Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Ρέθυμνο Aegean K.A.E.), or Athlitikos Gymnastikos Omilos Rethymnou (Α.G.Ο.R.) (Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Όμιλος Ρεθύμνου (Α.Γ.Ο.Ρ.). The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1965.

History

To date, Rethymno's greatest accomplishment occurred during the 2006–07 season, when the team qualified to play in the final of the Greek Cup, after defeating the top-tier level Greek League teams PAOK, Panionios, Sporting, and Kolossos Rodou. Rethymno was finally defeated by the EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos, by a score of 87–48, in the final game of the 2007 Greek Cup, but nevertheless, Rethymno secured a new strong place in the Greek pro leagues after the team's showing.

After previously being named Rethymno Aegean, the club changed its name to Rethymno Cretan Kings, or simply Cretan Kings, in 2015.

In the summer of 2020, after the departure of owner Kostis Zobanakis, it was decided that the club would be voluntarily relegated to the local divisions and start anew.

Logos

(to 2010)
(2010–2015)
(2015–2018)
(2018–present)

Arena

Rethymno plays its home games at the Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall. The arena originally had a capacity of 1,100, but it was expanded to 1,600, when the club first joined the top-tier level Greek Basket League. There are currently plans to further expand the arena again, in the near future.

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	P/S	Greek Cup	Europe
2000–01	4	C Basket League	6th	—	—	—
2001–02	4	C Basket League	3rd	—	—	—
2002–03	4	C Basket League	4th	—	—	—
2003–04	4	C Basket League	1st	Promoted	—	—
2004–05	3	B Basket League	1st	Promoted	—	—
2005–06	2	A2 Basket League	3rd	—	—	—
2006–07	2	A2 Basket League	3rd	Promoted	Runner-up	—
2007–08	1	Greek Basket League	13th	Relegated	—	—
2008–09	2	A2 Basket League	6th	—	—	—
2009–10	2	A2 Basket League	7th	—	—	—
2010–11	2	A2 Basket League	2nd	Promoted	—	—
2011–12	1	Greek Basket League	5th	Quarterfinalist	—	—
2012–13	1	Greek Basket League	5th	Fourth place	—	—
2013–14	1	Greek Basket League	9th	—	—	—
2014–15	1	Greek Basket League	6th	Quarterfinalist	—	—
2015–16	1	Greek Basket League	8th	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinals	—
2016–17	1	Greek Basket League	6th	Quarterfinalist	—	—
2017–18	1	Greek Basket League	10th	—			—	—
2018–19	1	Greek Basket League	9th	—			—	—

Honors and titles

Greek Cup

Runner-up (1): 2006–07

Greek B Basket League

Champions (1): 2004–05

Greek C Basket League 2nd Group

Champions (1): 2003–04

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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.

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.

Head coaches

Head coach	Years
Stergios Koufos	2003–2007
Argyris Pedoulakis	2007–2008
Fotis Takianos	2008–2009
Stavros Mykoniatis	2009
Nikos Karagiannis	2009–2010
Stavros Mykoniatis	2010
Stergios Koufos	2010–2013
Thanasis Giaples	2013–2014
Georgios Kalafatakis	2014
Thanasis Skourtopoulos	2014–2016
Kostas Flevarakis	2016
Tony Konstantinidis	2016–2017
Nikos Vetoulas	2017–2018
Stavros Mykoniatis	2018
Vangelis Ziagkos	2018–2020

References

Ζομπανάκης: "Ήμασταν κοντά στον Μπιρτς, για λίγο δεν έκλεισε" (in Greek).

External links

Official Team Page (in Greek)
Eurobasket.com Team Page
Rethymno Cretan Kings history at Charityidols.com

Media

Official YouTube channel

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Current clubs	AEK Aris Karditsa Kolossos Lavrio Maroussi Olympiacos Panathinaikos Panionios PAOK Peristeri Promitheas
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Champions	Panathinaikos (40) Olympiacos (14) Aris (10) AEK (8) Panellinios (6) Iraklis (2) PAOK (2) Near East (1) Athens University (1)
Awards	MVP Finals MVP Top Scorer Best Five Best Defender MIP BYP MSP MPP All-Star Best Coach HOF
Statistics	Season Leaders Pro Career Leaders Amateur Career Leaders Tendex Economy
Associated Competitions	Greek Cup (MVP & Finals Top Scorer) Greek Super Cup Greek 2nd Division Greek 3rd Division Greek 4th Division Greek UNICEF Cup

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