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Basketball team in Athens, Greece
A.O. Sporting
Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ
A.O. Sporting Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ logo
LeaguesGreek A2 League
Greek Cup
Founded1924 (Istanbul)
1936 (Athens)
HistorySporting Club Istanbul
1924 – 1936
Sporting Club Athens
1936 – Present
ArenaSporting Sports Arena
Capacity2,500
LocationAno Patissia, Athens, Greece
Team colorsRed and Blue
   
PresidentVassilis Sakopoulos
Head coachAlexis Papadatos
ChampionshipsA2 Championships: (3)
(1988, 1991, 2007)
Websitesportingbc.gr
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away

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

Main article: Sporting B.C. in international competitions

Arena

Sporting Sports Arena.

Sporting B.C. plays its home games at the 2,500 seat Sporting Sports Arena.

Titles and honors

National:

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.

Greece:

Europe:

USA:

Rest of Americas:

Head coaches

See also

References

  1. Γήπεδο – Εκδηλώσεις (in Greek).

External links

Greek C Basket League
1st South Group
2nd South Group
1st North Group
2nd North Group
Associated Competitions
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