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For the Cypriot team, see AEK Larnaca B.C.
Further information: Athletic Union of Constantinople

AEK
2021–22 AEK B.C. season
Nickname
  • Vasilissa (Queen)
  • Énosis (Union)
  • Kitrinómavri (The Yellow-Blacks)
  • Dikéfalos Aetós (Two-Headed Eagle)
LeaguesGreek League
Greek Cup
Founded1924
HistoryAEK B.C.
(1924–present)
ArenaAno Liosia Olympic Hall
Capacity8,327[1][2]
LocationAthens, Greece
Team colorsYellow, black
   
Main sponsorBetsson
PresidentMakis Angelopoulos
Head coachCurro Segura
Team captainDimitrios Mavroeidis
OwnershipMakis Angelopoulos (76%)[3]
Vertical Solutions (24%)[4]
Championships1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
2 FIBA Saporta Cups
1 FIBA Champions League
8 Greek Championships
5 Greek Cups
Retired numbers3 (6, 10, 13)
Websiteaekbc.gr
Departments of AEK Athens
Football
(Men's)		 Football B
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)
Basketball Volleyball
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)
Water Polo
(Men's)		 Water Polo
(Women's)		 Handball
Futsal Athletics Cycling
Table tennis Boxing Fencing
Field hockey Rugby Chess
Muay Thai MMA Weightlifting
eSports Parasports

AEK Basketball Club (Template:Lang-el Greek pronunciation: [ˈaek]; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupóleos, "Athletic Union of Constantinople"), also known as AEK B.C. or AEK, and more commonly known in European competitions as AEK Athens,[5] is a Greek professional basketball club based in Athens, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club AEK. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).

AEK is one of the three most popular and successful teams in Greece (including Panathinaikos and Olympiacos) especially in European achievements, with millions of fans in both Greece and Cyprus as well as in the Greek communities all over the world, mainly in Australia, United Kingdom and North America.

AEK was the first-ever Greek basketball team, not only to reach a European Cup Final, but also to win a European title. On 4 April 1968, AEK defeated Slavia VŠ Praha by a score of 89–82, in Athens in front of 80,000 fans. They have won the Greek League 8 times (1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02), and the Greek Cup 5 times (1980–81, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2017–18, 2019–20), while they have also twice won the FIBA Saporta Cup (former European Cup Winners' Cup) (1967–68 and 1999–00). AEK won the Champions League on 6 May 2018, defeating Monaco by a score of 100–94 and the FIBA Intercontinental Cup on 17 February 2019, defeating Flamengo by a score of 86–70.[6]

Well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: Rolando Blackman, Ricky Pierce, Danny Vranes, Ruben Patterson, Kurt Rambis, J.R. Holden, Willie Anderson, Joe Arlauckas, Anthony Bowie, Arijan Komazec, Martin Müürsepp, Josh Owens, Clint Richardson, Bill Edwards, Victor Alexander, Claudio Coldebella, İbrahim Kutluay, Pero Antić, Carl English, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Bane Prelević, Georgios Amerikanos, Georgios Trontzos, Vassilis Goumas, Minas Gekos, Pavlos Stamelos, Kostas Patavoukas, Angelos Koronios, Michalis Kakiouzis, Nikos Chatzis, Jake Tsakalidis, Nikos Zisis, Nasos Galakteros, Dimos Dikoudis, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Ioannis Bourousis, Mario Chalmers, Jonas Mačiulis and Keith Langford

AEK B.C. has been named as the best Greek team in all sports, at either the sports club or national team level, in 1965, 1966, and 1968, by SJA of Greece (the Sports Journalists' Association of Greece, Template:Lang-el).

History

Early years

Constantinople in 1914
The basketball team in 1928

The large Greek population of Constantinople, not unlike those of the other Ottoman urban centres, continued its athletic traditions in the form of numerous athletic clubs. Clubs such as Enosis Tataoulon (Ένωσις Ταταούλων), from the Tatavla district, Megas Alexandros (Μέγας Αλέξανδρος), Hermes (Ερμής) of Galata, Olympias (Ολυμπιάς) of Therapia, and Kati Kioi (Κατί Κίοϊ) of Chalcedon, existed to promote Hellenic athletic and cultural ideals. These were amongst a dozen Greek-backed clubs that dominated the sporting landscape of the city in the years preceding World War I. After the war, with the influx of mainly French and English soldiers to Constantinople, many of the city clubs participated in regular competition, with teams formed by the foreign troops. Taxim, Pera, and Tatavla became the scene of weekly competitions in not only football, but of athletics, cycling, boxing, and tennis.

Of the clubs in the city though, football was dominated by Enosis Tataoulon and Hermes. Hermes, one of the more popular clubs, was formed in 1875, by the Greek community of Pera (Galata). Forced by the Kemalist regime to change its name to Pera Club in 1923, many of its athletes fled to Greece, and settled in Athens and Thessaloniki.[7]

The basketball team of AEK is actually the most successful among AEK's athletic departments. The obvious reason is the successes in general of Greek basketball, and that AEK's basketball team was the first ever Greek team to win an international trophy, in any team sport. Under Kostas Karamanlis' guidance, AEK won the club's first Greek League championship in 1958.[8]

1924–1957

Kostas Dimopoulos, one of the creators of AEK athletic club and footballer of the early years, had the idea of also creating a basketball team. His efforts quickly were matched by others who loved the sport of basketball. He then took over the leadership of the club's basketball department, and together with the Simeonidi brothers, Eumenis Athanasiadis and others, created the club's first basketball team. In the beginning, they took part in friendly games, where they made a good impression. After that, AEK won the first regional basketball championship that was played in Athens, which was organized by the local YMCA, in 1924.

In 1928, AEK took part in the first Greek basketball championship, in the Athens-Piraeus 1927–28 regional championship. In 1929, the Greek basketball championship was not held, and AEK did not play in any league. In 1930, the basketball section was not declared in any organized competition, with the effective efforts of Kostas Dimopoulos and his associates to do so, failing. The club's basketball section then remained in obscurity for many years. However, in 1949, it reappeared, and the club's administration of that time created a new and competitive team. In the 1952–53 season, AEK played in the Greek basketball championship for the first time since 1928. In the 1954–55 Greek League championship AEK, had an impressive run, however they finished behind Panellinios.

1957–1959

In 1958, AEK B.C., led by player-coach Kostas Karamanlis, won their first Greek League championship, after defeating Panellinios in the final, by a score of 67–54.

The club also founded a women's section in this time, which lasted for a short time. The department had success with the four sisters Chorianopoulou sisters. However, the club did not give the necessary importance to the department, and it was later dissolved.

Amerikanos' era (1960–1970): 6 Championships and a European title

Kallimarmaron Stadium

"The Union", in the early 1960s, won the Athens-Piraeus Regional Championship two times in a row (1960, 1961), but did not manage to become the national league champion of Greece. But the 1960s decade was to be the most important in the history of AEK's basketball club. The team's head coach of the time, Missas Pantazopoulos, created a great roster, and led the team to the top of Greece. The club's leading figure during these years was Georgios Amerikanos, who was nicknamed "Global".

In the 1962–63 season, AEK won the first of four consecutive Greek League championships. In the next season, AEK's leading scorer was Antonis Christeas (4th overall in the league), and the club was once again the Greek League champion. In the 1964–65 season, Georgios Amerikanos was the top scorer of the league, and AEK were once again the Greek League champions.

In the following 1965–66 season, AEK won its 4th consecutive Greek League championship, and also became the first Greek basketball team to play in the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Champions Cup (now called the EuroLeague), as they played at the 1966 Final Four, which was held in Italy. These successes were accompanied by an unfortunate large loss for the team. As one of the team's players, Giorgos Moschos, had contracted cancer, but he managed to participate in certain competitions that year, before he died on 29 December 1966, at age 29.

The next season, AEK lost the Greek League championship to Panathinaikos. However, a year later, under head coach Nikos Milas, AEK returned to the top of the Greece, as they won the 1967–68 Greek League season championship, without losing a game. Georgios Amerikanos was again the Greek League's Top Scorer.

1968 European Cup Winners' Cup: first European title for a Greek club

AEK was the first ever Greek basketball team to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called the EuroLeague) Final Four, in 1966, which was held in Bologna, Italy. Two years later, AEK was the first-ever Greek team, not only to reach a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Final, but also to win a European-wide title. On April 4 1968, AEK defeated Slavia VŠ Praha, by a score of 89–82, in Athens, in front of 80,000 spectators (at the time, the Guinness world record in basketball attendance) in Kallimarmaron Stadium.[9] In 1970, AEK reached the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, where the team was eliminated by JA Vichy, France, in what turned out to be the last year of the first "Golden Era" of the club's history. It was called the "Golden Era" because AEK dominated Greek basketball during the 1960s, winning the Greek League championship 4 consecutive years, in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, as well as in 1968 and 1970; for a total of 6 titles in 8 years.

Although there are no official records with regards to the Greek Cup before 1975, according to some sources,[10] AEK won the Greek Cup in the years of 1967 and 1971.

1970–1990

Dušan Ivković

Over the next decades, AEK lost its prestige, and managed to win only one trophy, the Greek Cup in 1981, under the direction of Coach Fred Develey, an American coach who previously was the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aris of Greece, with super star Nick Galis. In addition to winning the Greek Cup in 1981, AEK was also a finalist of the Greek Cup in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1988, and 1992, but failed to win in any of those years.

The Queen's comeback

Nikos Chatzis

AEK made a comeback in the late 1990s, when the team played in six consecutive Greek Cup Final Fours in the years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, four consecutive Greek Cup Finals in the years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, winning the Greek Cup in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, AEK won the Greek League championship for the first time in 32 years, becoming the first team to win the Greek League championship after having lost the first two games of a 5-game playoff series. AEK lost the first two games of the series to Olympiacos, but managed to win the next 3 games, and take the series and the title 3–2. AEK also reached the Greek Playoff Finals in the years 1997, 2003, and 2005, and the Greek Cup Semi-finals in the year 2006.

Michalis Kakiouzis

1998 ΕuroLeague runners-up and 2000 Saporta Cup winners

In this same era, AEK again reached a high level in European-wide competitions. The team reached the FIBA EuroLeague's Final Four in Barcelona in 1998, and beat Benetton Treviso, by a score of 69–66, before losing in the EuroLeague Final to Kinder Bologna, by a score of 44–58. In 2000, on 11 April, AEK won their second international trophy, the FIBA Saporta Cup, by defeating Kinder Bologna 83–76. The next year, 2001, AEK reached the EuroLeague semi-finals, where they lost their playoff series against Tau Cerámica, in 3 straight games. AEK had success in the EuroLeague in the 2002 season, reaching the Top 16 phase, but the 2003 and 2004 seasons were disasters in the EuroLeague. In 2005, AEK once again shined and reached the Top 16, but a few losses prevented the team from reaching the EuroLeague playoffs.

Relegation, dissolution and fresh start

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

After the 2005–06 season, the owner of the club and major shareholder, cut off the club's funding, and various management schemes each year assumed the financial obligations of the club. As a result, the roster gradually weakened year after year, the group declined each year to lower-level league positions and had even less success in European competitions, and the club's debts that were accrued were impossible to pay. In April 2011, AEK was relegated down to the Greek Second Division (A2) due to the serious financial problems and there was a great danger for its participation to the next championships.

A new administration council, with Nikos Georgantzoglou as a president, was defined by the Athens Court on 12 September 2011 so that the club could be saved and play in the A2 division. AEK had a record of 20 wins and 10 losses during the 2011–12 Greek A2 Basket League season. At the summer of 2012 AEK's board of directors announced its participation in the Greek 3rd national category Greek B League ("B Ethniki") "Southern Group", for the 2012–13 season, as an amateur club. The team had a record of 22 wins and 3 losses and was promoted up to the A2 category. In the 2013–14 season, AEK once again played in the Greek Second Division. Finally, AEK was the winner of the second division championship and won the league promotion to be able to play in the top Greek League again, after a 3-year period of absence. AEK had a record of 23 wins and 3 losses during the Greek A2 Basket League 2013–14 season.

In September 2014, AEK overcame heavy financial problems, after Makis Angelopoulos bought the majority stake of the club's shares, just to return to the Greek elite level, and thus wanted to showcase its tradition and ambition in Greece and Europe. In the 2014–15 season, AEK finished in fifth place in the top-tier level Greek League, with 15 wins and 11 losses.[11]

Return to European cup competitions

Dušan Šakota
Josh Owens

In the 2015–16 season, AEK returned to the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup, for the first time since the 2006–07 season. AEK returned to the EuroCup,[12] after having come off a return-to-form season, in which it finished fifth overall in the first-tier level Greek League, to reach the Greek League playoffs, after a seven-year absence. AEK then joined the newly formed Champions League, for the 2016–17 season.[13] They made it the Champions League's Round of 16.

2018 Greek Cup winners

On 17 February 2018, AEK won the 2018 Greek Cup Final against Olympiacos, by a score of 88–83, at Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on the island of Crete.[14] It was AEK's first top-tier title won since they won the 2001–02 Greek Basket League season's championship.

2018 FIBA Champions League and 2019 FIBA Intercontinental cup winners

On 6 May 2018, AEK won the finals game of the FIBA Champions League's 2018 Final Four, against the French Pro A league's AS Monaco, at Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, in Marousi, Athens.[15] By winning the FIBA Champions League's trophy, AEK earned the right to add a third star on its club crest. The team also qualified to participate in the next edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup tournament.

On 17 February 2019, AEK became the global professional club basketball champions, for the first time in their perennial history, by winning the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup's Final against the New Basket Brazil club Flamengo, by a score of 86–70, at the Carioca Arena 1, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[16] That marked the third FIBA Intercontinental Cup championship that was won by a Greek club, after Panathinaikos had won the 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, and Olympiacos had won the 2013 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[17]

2020 Greek Cup winners

On 16 February 2020, AEK won the 2020 Greek Cup Final against Promitheas Patras, by a score of 61–57, at Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on the island of Crete. It was AEK's second national top-tier title in two years.[18]

Crest, colours, supporters

Emblem of the Palaiologos dynasty
AEK BC logo
(2004–2007)
AEK BC logo
(2015–2018)

In 1924, AEK adopted as their emblem, the image of a double-headed eagle. When AEK was created by Greek refugees from Constantinople, in the years following the Greco-Turkish War, and subsequent population exchange, the emblem and colours (yellow and black) were chosen as a reminder of lost homelands; they represent the club's historical ties to Constantinople. After all, the double-headed eagle is featured in the flag of the Greek Orthodox Church, whose headquarters are in Constantinople, and served as the Imperial emblem under the Palaiologos dynasty. The emblem of the department of AEK basketball has evolved over time. From 1924 to 2015, the emblem of the department was similar to that of the football club. Since 2015, AEK B.C. has created a new version of the emblem, by adding to it two stars at its center, which symbolize the club's 2 FIBA Saporta Cup European-wide titles.

The colours of yellow/gold, black and Imperial purple were adopted from AEK's connections with Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire.[19]

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsors

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
1976–82 Adidas Akai
1982–85 Diadora Syrtex
1985–87 asics Akai
1987–88 Converse Casio
1988–89 Nike Strong Security
1989–90 PRO-PO
1990–91 Robe di Kappa Syrtex
1991–92 Fujitsu
1992–93 Converse Fyrogenis
1993–94 Kronos —
1994–95 KANAKI Dough Products
1995–97 Pony General Bank of Greece
1997–01 Nike
2001–02 Champion
2002–04 Piraeus Bank
2004–07 Fage
2007–08 Wilkinson Sword
2008–09 k1x Husqvarna Motorcycles
2009–10 Reebok Sixt
2010–11 Champion Chillo Energy Drink
2011–12 Nickan Byzantine Incorporated
2012–14 Diamonds Shipping and Trading
2014–15 Skrats
2015 Adidas
2015–2018 Fila
2018–2021 betshop.gr
2021–present Betsson

Supporters

AEK fans in an away game against Élan Béarnais

AEK has a large fan base all over Greece. The majority of AEK supporters are refugees, or have refugee descent from Constantinople, and people from the population exchange of the Minor Asia Catastrophe. Original 21 is the largest supporters group. The first attempt to organize AEK supporters was Gate 21 (formed in 1975), which took its name from the gate in the Nikos Goumas Stadium at Nea Filadelfia, where the most hardcore fans of the club gathered. AEK also has many supporters worldwide, most of them being Greek immigrants, in places like North America, UK, Australia, and Cyprus.

Rivalries

The main rivalries of the AEK are the ones with Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. Against Panathinaikos, the rivalry started not only because of both competing for titles, but also because of the refugee ancestry of AEK fans, and by contrast, that Panathinaikos was considered to be the representative club of the old Athenian high class society. Against Olympiacos, the rivalry is mostly related to the football rivalry of the two clubs.

Arenas

Note: The capacities listed are the capacities of the arenas at the time AEK used them, and are not necessarily the same as the arena's current capacities. Also, the capacities only list the arena's all-seat seating capacity (if applicable), and not the arena's total capacities. In addition, in some cases, the listed capacities only reflect the number of seats currently made publicly available for use, and may not reflect the number of total seats actually in the arena.

Ano Liosia Olympic Hall (2021–present).
Stadium / Arena Seating Capacity Usage
Nea Filadelfeia Outdoor Hall (Outdoor Stadium) 500 1952 to early 1960s
Kallimarmaron Stadium (Outdoor Stadium) 60,000 Mid to late 1960s
Sporting Sports Arena 1,862 1970s,
2008–2009
A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall 1,500 1980s
Peace and Friendship Stadium 14,940 1988–89
"Georgios Moschos" Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall 2,000 1989–1995
Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall 18,989 1995–2002,
2006–2008,
2014–2021
Zofria Indoor Hall 2,500 2002–2004,
2011–2014
Chalkiopoulio Sports Hall (Lamia) 2,600 2002–2003
Galatsi Olympic Hall 5,141 2004–2006
Hellinikon Olympic Arena 8,000 2009–2011
Ano Liosia Olympic Hall 8,327[20][21] 2021–
AEK B.C. Stadiums / Arenas Image Gallery

Players

See also: Category:AEK B.C. players

Retired numbers

AEK retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure Date
6 Greece Georgios Trontzos C 1963–1980 15 October 2016
10 Greece Georgios Amerikanos SG 1959–1975 18 April 2015
13 Serbia Stevan Jelovac PF 2021 14 December 2021

Current roster

Further information: 2021–22 AEK B.C. season

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

AEK B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Spain Colom, Quino 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1988-11-05)5 November 1988
G 2 Greece Saxionis, Kostas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2003-04-20)20 April 2003
G 7 Greece Flionis, Dimitris 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1997-04-08)8 April 1997
SG 8 Canada Rautins, Andy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 38 – (1986-11-02)2 November 1986
G/F 9 Greece Petropoulos, Andreas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1994-02-11)11 February 1994
G/F 11 Colombia Angola, Braian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994
F/C 12 Greece Filippakos, Panagiotis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 30 – (1994-04-09)9 April 1994
C 14 Greece Mouzourakis, Odysseas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 20 – (2004-09-28)28 September 2004
PG 16 Greece Karlis, Emmanouil 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2005-01-07)7 January 2005
F/C 17 United States Griffin, Eric 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – (1990-05-26)26 May 1990
PG 19 Greece Karlis, Michalis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 21 – (2003-01-08)8 January 2003
G 21 Greece Gogolos, Sotiris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2005-03-12)12 March 2005
C 22 Greece Mavroeidis, Dimitrios (C) 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 39 – (1985-07-04)4 July 1985
PF 24 Greece Kouzeloglou, Ioannis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1995-04-01)1 April 1995
PF 34 United States Hummer, Ian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 34 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990
PG 94 Greece Koniaris, Antonis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-09-30)30 September 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Savvas Symeonidis
  • Greece Marios Batis
  • Greece Vangelis Tsepelis
  • Greece Nakis Mouratidis
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Greece Stratos Tsampis
Team Manager
  • Greece Nikos Kotsiaris
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: May 25, 2022

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Eric Griffin Dimitris Mavroeidis Odysseas Mouzourakis
PF Ian Hummer Giannis Kouzeloglou Panos Filippakos
SF Braian Angola Andreas Petropoulos
SG Andy Rautins Dimitris Flionis Kostas Saxionis Sotiris Gogolos
PG Quino Colom Antonis Koniaris Michalis Karlis Emmanouil Karlis

Squad changes for the 2021–22 season

In

Date Pos. Player From
12 August 2021 PG/SG Greece Dimitris Flionis Greece Aris Thessaloniki
13 August 2021 SF/SG Greece Andreas Petropoulos Greece Ionikos Nikaias
13 August 2021 PF/C Greece Panagiotis Filippakos Greece Panerythraikos
15 August 2021 C Greece Georgios Bogris Spain Lenovo Tenerife
16 August 2021 SG Greece Nikos Pappas Poland Zielona Góra
20 August 2021 PG Spain Quino Colom Spain Saski Baskonia
21 August 2021 SF Argentina Juan Pablo Vaulet Spain Manresa
23 August 2021 PF/C Serbia Stevan Jelovac Japan San-en NeoPhoenix
23 August 2021 PF United States Eric Griffin Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
24 August 2021 SG/SF Colombia Braian Angola Israel Ironi Nes Ziona
25 August 2021 SG United States Manny Harris China Shandong Heroes
7 October 2021 PF United States Ian Hummer Turkey Petkim Spor
30 December 2021 PG Greece Antonis Koniaris Greece Ionikos Nikaias
31 December 2021 PF Greece Ioannis Kouzeloglou Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki
13 January 2022 SG Canada Andy Rautins Free agent
14 February 2022 SG United States Keith Langford Free agent

Out

Date Pos. Player To
28 June 2021 PG/SG Greece Nikos Zisis Retirement
29 June 2021 PG/SG Greece Vassilis Toliopoulos Greece PAOK Thessaloniki
1 July 2021 PF/C Nigeria Moses Kingsley Greece Ionikos Nikaias
1 July 2021 SG United States Keith Langford Free agent
1 July 2021 C United States Marcus Slaughter Free agent
1 July 2021 SF/PF Lithuania Jonas Mačiulis Retirement
1 July 2021 SF/SG Belgium Matt Lojeski Free agent
11 July 2021 SG/PG United States Daryl Macon Greece Panathinaikos
23 July 2021 PG/SG Greece Dimitrios Moraitis Greece Peristeri
23 July 2021 SF Greece Vlado Janković Greece PAOK Thessaloniki
23 July 2021 PG Greece Dimitrios Katsivelis Greece Peristeri
28 July 2021 C Angola Yanick Moreira Greece Peristeri
28 July 2021 SF/SG Greece Nikos Rogkavopoulos Greece Promitheas Patras
6 August 2021 PG Greece Nikos Gkikas Greece Promitheas Patras
9 August 2021 PF Greece Linos Chrysikopoulos Greece Peristeri
16 August 2021 C Greece Costis Gontikas Greece Ionikos Nikaias
2 October 2021 SG United States Manny Harris Taiwan Kaohsiung Steelers
5 December 2021 PF Serbia Stevan Jelovac Passed away
21 December 2021 SF Argentina Juan Pablo Vaulet Spain Baxi Manresa
9 February 2022 C Greece Georgios Bogris Greece Apollon Patras
23 May 2022 SG United States Keith Langford Free agent
30 June 2022 SG Greece Nikos Pappas Free agent

Honours and titles

Worldwide competitions

European competitions

Domestic competitions

  • Greek League
    • Winners (8): 1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02
    • Runner-up (9): 1954–55, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2019–20
  • Greek Cup
    • Winners (5): 1980–81, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2017–18, 2019–20
    • Runner-up (7): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99
  • Greek A2 League
    • Winners (1): 2013–14
    • Runner-up (1): 2011–12
  • Attica State Championship
    • Winners (4): 1924–25, 1927–28, 1959–60, 1960–61
  • Attica State Cup
    • Winners (2): 1966–67, 1970–71

Youth teams

  • Greek League U18
Winners (1): 2002–03
  • Attica State Championship U21
Winners (1): 2016–17
  • Attica State Championship U18
Winners (2): 2002–03, 2017–18
  • Attica State Championship U18
Winners (1): 1949–50
  • Attica State Championship – 2nd Division U18
Winners (1): 2015–16
  • Attica State Championship – 2nd Division U16
Winners (1): 2016–17

Individual team awards

  • Continental Double (European league, Club world cup)
    • Winners (1): 2017–18

Individual awards and records

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Top Scorer

FIBA Saporta Cup

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Final Top Scorer

Basketball Champions League

Basketball Champions League MVP
Basketball Champions League Final Four MVP
Basketball Champions League Top Scorer
Basketball Champions League Final Top Scorer
Basketball Champions League First team
Basketball Champions League Second team
Basketball Champions League Efficiency per game leader
Basketball Champions League 2-pointer scoring leader
Basketball Champions League MVP of the Month
Basketball Champions League Game Day MVP

Greek Basket League

Greek League MVP
Greek League Finals MVP
Greek League Best Defender
Greek League First team
Greek League Best Young Player
Greek League PIR leader
Greek League Top scorer
Greek League Rebounds leader
Greek League Steals leader
Greek League 3-pointer scoring leader
Greek League 2-pointer scoring leader
Greek League Fouls Drawn leader
Greek League free throw scoring leader
Greek League free throw % made leader
Greek League Turnovers leader

Greek Basketball Cup

Greek Cup Final MVP
Greek Cup Final Top Scorer

HEBA Greek All-Star Game

HEBA Greek All-Star
HEBA Greek All-Star Head Coach
HEBA Greek All-Star Game 3-Point Shootout Contest winner
HEBA Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest winner
HEBA Greek Youth All-Star Game MVP
Rising Stars versus All-Time Stars MVP

Other

FIBA Hall of Fame
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award
EuroLeague Basketball 2000–10 All-Decade Team
FIBA European Selection
FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award
FIBA U20 European Championship MVP
FIBA U16 European Championship Division 2 MVP

Performance in European and Worldwide competitions

Main article: AEK B.C. in European and worldwide competitions
Season Achievement Notes
European Champions Cup - EuroLeague
1964–65 Quarter-finals eliminated by OKK Beograd, 85–78 (W) in Athens and 84–101 (L) in Belgrade
1965–66 Final Four lost to Slavia VŠ Praha 73–103 in the semi-final, and lost to CSKA Moscow 62–85 in the consolation final in Milan
1997–98 Final defeated Benetton Treviso 67–66 in the semi-final, and lost to Kinder Bologna 44–58 in the final at Barcelona
2000–01 Semi-finals eliminated by Tau Cerámica, 67–70 (L), 65–90 (L) in Athens, and 62–76 (L) in Vitoria-Gasteiz
European Cup Winners' Cup - Saporta Cup
1967–68 Champions defeated Ignis Varese 132–130 in the semi-final games, and defeated Slavia VŠ Praha 89–82 in the final at Athens
1969–70 Semi-finals eliminated by JA Vichy, 60–78 (L) in Vichy and 74–65 (W) in Athens
1971–72 Quarter-finals defeated Levski 184–170 in the second-round games, and eliminated in group stage by Crvena zvezda and Simmenthal Milano
1988–89 Quarter-finals defeated Pully Foxes 173–168 in the eight-final games, and eliminated in group stage by Žalgiris, Cibona and Steiner Bayreuth
1999–00 Champions defeated KK Zadar 152–142 in the semi-final games, and defeated Kinder Bologna 83–76 in the final at Lausanne
Basketball Champions League
2017–18 Champions defeated UCAM Murcia 77–75 in the semi-final, and defeated Monaco 100–94 in the final at Athens
2018–19 Quarter-finals eliminated by Brose Bamberg, 67–71 (L) in Bamberg and 69–67 (W) in Athens
2019–20 Final defeated Casademont Zaragoza 99–75 in the semi-final, and lost to San Pablo Burgos 74–85 in the final at Athens
Intercontinental Cup
2019 Champions defeated San Lorenzo 86–64 in the semi-final, and defeated Flamengo 86–70 in the final at Rio de Janeiro

The European and Worldwide Cup glory paths

1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

Round Team   Home     Away  
1st round Bye
2nd round Spain Kas Vitoria 86–65 172–82
Quarter-finals Belgium Royal IV 176–54 54–74
Semi-finals Italy Ignis Varese 72–52 160–78
Final Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha 89–82

2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Round Team   Home     Away  
Semi-final Argentina San Lorenzo 86–64
Final Brazil Flamengo 86–70

1999–00 FIBA Saporta Cup

Round Team   Home     Away  
Regular season Finland Honka Playboys 88–51 76–64
Bulgaria Cherno More Port Varna 103–75 103–81
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 69–53 82–77
Belgium Spirou 83–63 62–80
Russia Avtodor Saratov 83–59 78–60
Top 32 Slovenia Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 68–44 86–51
Top 16 Spain Tau Cerámica 85–65 71–67
Quarter-finals Greece Iraklis 84–73 70–73
Semi-finals Croatia Zadar 82–67 70–75
Final Italy Kinder Bologna 83–76

2017–18 Basketball Champions League

Round Team   Home     Away  
Regular season Turkey Banvit 70–74 71–78
Germany Medi Bayreuth 83–81 73–80
Spain Movistar Estudiantes 79–87 85–78
Slovenia Petrol Olimpija 91–73 80–71
Poland Rosa Radom 96–92 69–63
France SIG Strasbourg 87–88 78–80
Italy Umana Reyer Venezia 84–64 103–101
Top 16 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 88–98 93–82
Quarter-finals France SIG Strasbourg 78–69 83–83
Semi-final Spain UCAM Murcia 77–75
Final France Monaco 100–94

Season-by-season

All competitions

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Season Greek League Greek Cup Europe Worldwide Head Coach Roster
1927–28 Knockout game Not held Not held Kostas Dimopoulos, Evmenis Athanasiadis, Simeonidis
1950–51 Tier 2 1st place (promoted to Tier 1) Not held Not held Konstantinos Karamanlis
1952–53 4th place Not held Not held Konstantinos Karamanlis
1954–55 2nd place Not held Not held Konstantinos Karamanlis
1956–57 4th place Not held Not held Konstantinos Karamanlis
1957–58 Champion Not held _ Konstantinos Karamanlis Dermanoutsos, Babanikolos, Evagelatos, Karamanlis, Papathanasiou, Vangelis Sevdinoglou, Tzekos, Tzilitzoglou, Hatziraptis, Terkesidis, Ksenoudakis, Theodoropoulos
1958–59 5th place Not held Champions Cup
Last 16 		Dermanoutsos, Babanikolos, Evagelatos, Karamanlis, Papathanasiou, Vangelis Sevdinoglou, Tzekos, Tzilitzoglou, Hatziraptis, Terkesidis
1959–60 5th place Not held _
1960–61 6th place Not held _
1962–63 Champion Not held _ Missas Pantazopoulos Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Babanikolos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Attalas
1963–64 Champion Not held Champions Cup
Last 32 		Missas Pantazopoulos Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Babanikolos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Attalas, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Theodoropoulos
1964–65 Champion Not held Champions Cup
Last 8 		Missas Pantazopoulos Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Theodoropoulos, Nikos Nesiadis
1965–66 Champion Not held Champions Cup
4th place 		Missas Pantazopoulos /
Themis Cholevas 		Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Theodoropoulos, Nikos Nesiadis
1966–67 2nd place ? Champions Cup
Last 16 		Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Dermanoutsos, Lakis Tsavas, Georgios Moschos, Vangelis Nikitopoulos, Antonis Christeas, Georgios Ekonomou, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Theodoropoulos, Nikos Nesiadis
1967–68 Champion Not held Cup Winners' Cup
Winner 		Nikos Milas Antonis Christeas, Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Lakis Tsavas, Nikos Nesiadis, Andreas Dimitriadis, Petros Petrakis
1968–69 2nd place Not held Champions Cup
Last 16 		Nikos Milas Antonis Christeas, Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Lakis Tsavas, Nikos Nesiadis, Giannis Galaris, Andreas Dimitriadis, Vamvaleros, Protopapas, Rigas
1969–70 Champion Not held Cup Winners' Cup
Last 4 		Nikos Milas Antonis Christeas, Georgios Amerikanos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Christos Zoupas, Georgios Trontzos, Nikos Nesiadis, Stavros Vafopoulos, Vilis, Vogdanidis, Dianas, Vasilis Nidriotis, Spiliotis, Christoforou
1970–71 2nd place ? Champions Cup
Last 16 		Nikos Milas Georgios Trontzos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Georgios Amerikanos, Stavros Vafopoulos, Loukas Kontos, Christos Zoupas, Christoforou
1971–72 4th place Not held Cup Winners' Cup
Last 8 		Nikos Milas Georgios Trontzos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Georgios Amerikanos, Christos Zoupas, Stavros Vafopoulos
1972–73 3rd place Not held _ Nikos Milas Georgios Trontzos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Georgios Amerikanos, Stavros Vafopoulos
1973–74 2nd place Not held Korać Cup
Last 12 		Nikos Milas Georgios Trontzos, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Georgios Amerikanos, Stavros Vafopoulos
1974–75 3rd place Not held Cup Winners' Cup
Last 16 		Kostas Mourouzis Michalis Giannouzakos, Loukas Kontos, Georgios Trontzos, Nikos Nesiadis, Georgios Amerikanos
1975–76 4th place Finalist Korać Cup
Last 16 		Kostas Mourouzis Michalis Giannouzakos, Loukas Kontos, Tsoskounoglou, Kantelis, Papadatos, Georgios Trontzos, Nikos Nesiadis, Vasilis Nidriotis
1976–77 6th place Last 26 Cup Winners' Cup
Last 32 		Kostas Mourouzis Michalis Giannouzakos, Loukas Kontos, Minas Gekos, Georgios Trontzos
1977–78 7th place Finalist Korać Cup
Last 16 		Faidon Matthaiou Minas Gekos, Georgios Trontzos, Michalis Giannouzakos, Bogatsiotis, Kanakakis, Vafopoulos, Karteroliotis, Vangelis Fotsis
1978–79 4th place Last 4 _ Faidon Matthaiou Minas Gekos, Georgios Trontzos, Vangelis Fotsis
1979–80 5th place Finalist Korać Cup
Last 16 		Georgios Trontzos Michalis Giannouzakos, Pavlos Stamelos, Minas Gekos, Vassilis Goumas, Kanakakis, Vangelis Fotsis, A. Koroneos, Pantazis, Toskounoglou
1980–81 4th place Winner Korać Cup
Last 16 		Fred Develey Vassilis Goumas, Kurt Rambis, Minas Gekos, Kanakakis, Giannopoulos, Vangelis Fotsis, Nikos Apostolidis
1981–82 4th place Last 4 Cup Winners' Cup
Last 16 		Fred Develey Minas Gekos, Vassilis Goumas, Nikos Apostolidis, Vangelis Fotsis
1982–83 4th place Korać Cup
Last 32 		Vangelis Nikitopoulos Minas Gekos, Vassilis Goumas, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Charis Papazoglou, Vangelis Fotsis
1983–84 5th place Korać Cup
Last 16 		Vangelis Nikitopoulos Minas Gekos, Apostolos Kontos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Vassilis Goumas, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Charis Papazoglou, Vangelis Fotsis, Takis Tsoukas, Kostas Tsamalis, Dean Tolson
1984–85 6th place Korać Cup
Last 16 		Vangelis Nikitopoulos Minas Gekos, Apostolos Kontos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Vassilis Goumas, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Charis Papazoglou, Vangelis Fotsis, Takis Tsoukas, Kostas Tsamalis, Merkouriadis
1985–86 9th place Korać Cup
Last 16 		Vangelis Nikitopoulos,
Michalis Anastasiadis,
Nikos Nesiadis 		Minas Gekos, Kostas Patavoukas, Apostolos Kontos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Vangelis Fotsis, Thanasis Katsigiannis, Takis Tsoukas, Achilleas Tountas, Kostas Tsamalis, John Niakaros, Karamanos
1986–87 7th place Last 8 _ Michalis Anastasiadis,
Kostas Anastasatos,
Georgios Amerikanos 		Minas Gekos, Kostas Patavoukas, Alexis Giannopoulos, Apostolos Kontos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Panagiotis Aridas, Nikos Apostolidis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Vangelis Fotsis, Thanasis Katsigiannis, Yorgos Nasou, Lefteris Matzikas
1987–88 4th place Finalist _ Vangelis Nikitopoulos Kostas Patavoukas, Minas Gekos, Panagiotis Aridas, Alexis Giannopoulos, Yorgos Sakellariou, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Kostas Mihelidakis, Vangelis Fotsis, Thanasis Katsigiannis, Yorgos Nasou
1988–89 6th place Last 4 Cup Winners' Cup
Last 8 		Krešimir Ćosić,
Nikos Nesiadis 		Danny Vranes, Kostas Patavoukas, Minas Gekos, Panagiotis Aridas, Alexis Giannopoulos, Yorgos Agiasotelis, Christos Kountourakis, Vassilis Lanes, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Vagelis Voutselas, Achilleas Tountas, Kostas Mihelidakis, Clint Richardson
1989–90 6th place Last 4 _ Vangelis Nikitopoulos Nasos Galakteros, Kostas Patavoukas, Jim Yusevic, Minas Gekos, Panagiotis Aridas, Alexis Giannopoulos, Vassilis Lanes, Christos Kountourakis, Chris Kostouros, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Achilleas Tountas, Vagelis Voutselas, Kostas Mihelidakis
1990–91 5th place Last 4 Korać Cup
Last 32 		Krešimir Ćosić Nasos Galakteros, Minas Gekos, Thomas Jordan, Panagiotis Aridas, Christos Kountourakis, Kostas Patavoukas, Ivo Petović, Richard Rellford, Fotis Katsikaris, Thanasis Skourtopoulos, Vangelis Voutselas, Triantafyllos Pantazis, Manolis Souliotis, Alexandros Koukakis, Achilleas Tountas
1991–92 4th place Finalist Korać Cup
Last 16 		Vangelis Nikitopoulos Nasos Galakteros, Kostas Patavoukas, Thomas Jordan, Christos Papasarantou, Fotis Katsikaris, Vassilis Lanes, Panagiotis Aridas, Christos Kountourakis, Dimitris Podaras, Christos Papasarantou, Alexandros Koukakis, Triantafyllos Pantazis, Manolis Souliotis, Giorgos Pioukas, Dragoumaniotis, Antonis Ladas, Fotis Georgoulis, Carlton McKinney
1992–93 6th place Korać Cup
Last 32 		Michalis Kyritsis,
Richard Dukeshire,
Nikos Nesiadis 		Derrick Hamilton, Rod Sellers, Miloš Babić, Nasos Galakteros, Kostas Patavoukas, Dimitris Podaras, Vassilis Lanes, Giorgos Yannopoulos, Fotis Katsikaris, Alexandros Koukakis, Christos Kountourakis, Christos Papasarantou, Giorgos Pioukas, Manolis Souliotis
1993–94 8th place Korać Cup
Last 64 		Steve Giatzoglou,
Apostolos Kontos 		Tony Costner, Tony White, Rastko Cvetković, Jack Haley, Kannard Johnson, Dimitris Podaras, Vassilis Lanes, Alexis Giannopoulos, Fotis Katsikaris, Alexandros Koukakis, Christos Kountourakis, Dejan Lakićević, Christos Papadopoulos, Giorgos Pioukas, Nikos Kritsalos
1994–95 8th place _ Vlade Đurović Rolando Blackman, Tim Burroughs, Dimitris Podaras, Yannis Gakis, Minas Gekos, Kostas Ikonomakis, Fotis Katsikaris, Alexandros Koukakis, Giorgos Kuklakis, Dejan Lakićević, Mirko Milićević, Nikos Nusis, Christos Papasarantou, Manolis Souliotis, Nikos Kritsalos
1995–96 10th place 4th place Korać Cup
Last 16 		Nikos Nesiadis,
Lefteris Subotić 		Marcus Liberty, Andy Toolson, Anthony Pelle, Kostas Ikonomakis, Nikos Chatzis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Panagiotis Barlas, Fotis Katsikaris, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Dimitris Podaras, Kostas Zervas, Giorgos Kuklakis, Christos Liggos, Nikos Nusis
1996–97 2nd place 3rd place _ Giannis Ioannidis Victor Alexander, Bill Edwards, Roberto Chiacig, Claudio Coldebella, Nikos Chatzis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Michael Larsen, Pete Papachronis, Dimitris Podaras, Stefano Attruia, Giorgos Kuklakis, Kostas Zervas
1997–98 4th place Finalist EuroLeague
Finalist 		Giannis Ioannidis Bane Prelević, Victor Alexander, Willie Anderson, Ricky Pierce, Claudio Coldebella, José Lasa, Michael Andersen, Michael Larsen, Jake Tsakalidis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Nikos Chatzis
1998–99 5th place Finalist Saporta Cup
Last 32 		Georgios Kalafatakis,
Fotis Katsikaris, Kostas Politis 		Joe Arlauckas, Branislav Prelević, Lloyd Daniels, Michael Andersen, Jake Tsakalidis, Dimos Dikoudis, Nikos Chatzis, Michalis Kakiouzis, Angelos Koronios, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Panagiotis Barlas, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Ruben Patterson, Brandon Williams
1999–2000 4th place Winner Saporta Cup
Winner 		Dušan Ivković Michalis Kakiouzis, Angelos Koronios, Dimos Dikoudis, Jake Tsakalidis, Nikos Chatzis, Martin Müürsepp, Anthony Bowie, Steve Hansell, Dimitris Misiakos
2000–01 4th place Winner EuroLeague
Semi-finalist 		Dušan Ivković İbrahim Kutluay, Vrbica Stefanov, Andrew Betts, Michalis Kakiouzis, Dimos Dikoudis, Martin Müürsepp, Nikos Chatzis, Geert Hammink, Vassilis Kikilias, Spyros Panteliadis
2001–02 Champion Last 16 EuroLeague
Last 16 		Dragan Šakota J. R. Holden, Nikos Zisis, Christos Tapoutos, Nikos Chatzis, Vassilis Kikilias, Dimos Dikoudis, Jim Bilba, Andrew Betts, Michalis Kakiouzis, Ioannis Bourousis, Chris Carr, Arijan Komazec, Spyros Panteliadis, Kostas Paschalis, Lazić
2002–03 2nd place Last 8 EuroLeague
Last 24 		Dragan Šakota Michalis Kakiouzis, Dimos Dikoudis, Nikos Chatzis, Nikos Zisis, Roderick Blakney, Andrew Betts, Joe Crispin, Christos Tapoutos, Ioannis Bourousis, Pero Antić, Vassilis Kikilias, Kostas Paschalis, Nikola Jestratijević, John Rillie, Giorgos Tsiaras, Steve Woodberry, Dimos Angelopoulos, Spyros Magkounis
2003–04 4th place Last 8 EuroLeague
Last 24 		Fotis Katsikaris Horace Jenkins, Nikos Chatzis, Nikos Zisis, Christos Tapoutos, Ioannis Bourousis, Andreas Glyniadakis, Pero Antić, Kristopher Hill, Quadre Lollis, Spyros Magkounis, Dimitris Misiakos, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Pantelis Papaioakim, Nikos Papanikolaou, Blagota Sekulić, Giorgos Sourlis, Giorgos Tsiaras
2004–05 2nd place Last 8 EuroLeague
Last 16 		Fotis Katsikaris Toby Bailey, Nikos Chatzis, Nikos Zisis, Quadre Lollis, Andreas Glyniadakis, Ioannis Bourousis, Sandro Nicević, Pero Antić, Michalis Pelekanos, Yannis Kakiouzis, Davor Kus, Spyros Magkounis, Alexandros Melniks, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Nikos Papanikolaou, Giorgos Tsiaras
2005–06 7th place Last 4 EuroLeague
Last 24 		Lefteris Kakiousis Ioannis Bourousis, Lionel Chalmers, Taylor Coppenrath, Michalis Pelekanos, Slaven Rimac, Jerel Blassingame, Dror Hajaj, Giannis Kalampokis, Spyros Panteliadis, Pantelis Papaioakim, Amit Tamir, Giorgos Tsiaras, Spyros Magkounis, Nikos Papanikolaou, Anestis Matos, Ioannis Athanasoulas
2006–07 9th place Last 8 EuroCup
Last 32 		Vangelis Alexandris,
Soulis Markopoulos 		Nestoras Kommatos, Brent Scott, Christos Tapoutos, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Nikos Vetoulas, Jasmin Perković, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Lavelle Felton, Ioannis Gagaloudis, Joško Garma, Ante Grgurević, Kostas Maglos, Antonios Michaloglou, Nikos Papanikolaou, Adrian Penland, Spyros Magkounis, Panteleimon Kakavas, Ioannis Athanasoulas, Marios Sakellarakis
2007–08 7th place Last 8 EuroChallenge
Last 32 		Angelos Koronios,
Dimitris Priftis,
Vangelis Angelou 		Alexis Kyritsis, K'Zell Wesson, Christos Tapoutos, Amara Sy, William Avery, Nikos Barlos, Kostas Charissis, Nikos Chatzis, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Filiberto Rivera, Smiljan Pavič, Vassilis Simtsak, Giannis Sioutis, Saša Vasiljević, Angelos Tsamis
2008–09 9th place Last 8 _ Kostas Flevarakis D.J. Thompson, Travon Bryant, Tarmo Kikerpill, Christos Tapoutos, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Nikos Chatzis, Michael Andersen, Giannis Kyriakopoulos, Kostas Stamatis, Fotis Vasilopoulos, Periklis Dorkofikis, István Németh, Tasos Antonakis, Zois Ballas
2009–10 10th place relegated _ Kostas Flevarakis,
Argyris Pedoulakis,
Minas Gekos 		Kostas Stamatis, Periklis Dorkofikis, Tasos Antonakis, Avraam Kallinikidis, Torin Francis, Lamont Mack, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Taurean Green, Stavros Toutziarakis, Riste Stefanov, Martynas Mažeika, Rodrigue Mels, Andronikos Gizogiannis, Nondas Papantoniou, Vangelis Tzolos, Christos Marinos
2010–11 13th place (relegated to A2) Last 32 _ Minas Gekos,
Angelos Koronios 		Periklis Dorkofikis, Dimos Dikoudis, Akis Kallinikidis, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Nikos Papanikolaou, Terrel Castle, Jarrett Hart, Flinder Boyd, Darko Cohadarevic, Vukašin Mandić, Sharaud Curry, Tasos Antonakis, Vangelis Tzolos, Kostas Stamatis, Kostas Tsaprounis, Angelos Matos, Anthony Grundy, Rodrigue Mels, Patrick Sparks, Lamont Mack
2011–12 A2 Division

4th place[22]

_ _ Kostas Oikonomakis,
Dimitris Liogas,
Dimitris Papanikolaou,
Nikos Karagiannis,
D. Papadopoulos 		Antonis Mantzaris, Petros Noeas, Vangelis Tzolos, Vangelis Sklavos, Stavros Kokkinopoulos, Fotis Vasilopoulos, Alexis Falekas, Angelos Siamandouras, Thanasis Magonis, Dimitris Despos, Nikos Kourtis, Leonidas Magoulas, Entry Katsupaj, Christos Kalpakis, Babis Fotitzoglou, Dimitris Papadimitriou
2012–13 B Division

3rd place (promoted to A2)

_ _ Vangelis Ziagkos Dionysis Veskoukis, Andronikos Gizogiannis, Vangelis Tzolos, Alexis Falekas, Angelos Siamandouras, Vangelis Koukouravas, Giannis Stoukas, Giorgos Kopsaftis, Michalis Polytarchou, Dimitris Despos, Kostas Tsaprounis, Nikos Kapetzoglou, Giannis Vavatsikos
2013–14 A2 Division 1st place (promoted to A1) _ _ Vangelis Ziagkos Andronikos Gizogiannis, Alexis Falekas, Thodoris Tsiotras, Michalis Polytarchou, Dimitris Despos, Vangelis Karampoulas, Kostas Papantonakos, Stathis Papadionysiou, Vangelis Drosos, Stefan Nikolić, Spyros Panagiotaras, Giorgos Tsiakos, Giannis Stoukas, Nikos Zeginoglou
2014–15 5th place Last 10 _ Vangelis Ziagkos
Dragan Šakota 		Leonidas Kaselakis, Stathis Papadionysiou, Zisis Sarikopoulos, Michalis Kamperidis, Stefan Nikolić, Michalis Polytarchou, Giorgos Tsiakos, Giorgos Boutris, Garett Williamson, Dušan Šakota, Nondas Papantoniou, Milan Milošević, Carl English, Tomas Delininkaitis, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Malik Hairston, Scottie Wilbekin
2015–16 3rd place Last 8 EuroCup
Regular season 		Dragan Šakota
Jure Zdovc 		Dimitrios Moraitis, Dimitrios Katsivelis, T. J. Carter, Philip Scrubb, Zisis Sarikopoulos, Malik Hairston, Chris Warren, O. D. Anosike, Dionte Christmas, Georgios Tsalmpouris, Giannis Kalampokis, Edin Atić, Nikos Kamarianos, Dušan Šakota, D. J. Cooper, Nondas Papantoniou, Milan Milošević, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, J'Covan Brown, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Taurean Green, Malcolm Armstead, Micheal Eric
2016–17 3rd place Last 4 Champions League
Last 16 		Jure Zdovc
Sotiris Manolopoulos 		Dimitrios Moraitis, Roko Ukić, Nikola Ivanović, Michael Dixon, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Dionysis Skoulidas, Kostas Vasileiadis, Georgios Tsalmpouris, Edin Atić, Nikos Kamarianos, Dušan Šakota, Jawad Williams, Milan Milošević, Josh Owens, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Randal Falker, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Donnie McGrath, Brad Newley, Chinemelu Elonu
2017–18 5th place Winner Champions League
Winner 		Sotiris Manolopoulos
Dragan Šakota 		Kevin Punter, Delroy James, Mike Green, Manny Harris, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Kelsey Barlow, Edin Atić, Dušan Šakota, Ioannis Agravanis, Dimitrios Moraitis, Michalis Kamperidis, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Vassilis Kavvadas, Vince Hunter, Chinemelu Elonu
2018–19 3rd place Last 8 Champions League
Last 8 		Intercontinental Cup
Winner 		Luca Banchi Dimitrios Moraitis, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Georgios Tsalmpouris, Dušan Šakota, Delroy James, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Jonas Mačiulis, Malcolm Griffin, Vassilis Kavvadas, Jordan Theodore, Howard Sant-Roos, Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Charis Giannopoulos, Vince Hunter
2019–20 2nd place Winner Champions League
Finalist 		Ilias Papatheodorou Marcus Slaughter, Vassilis Toliopoulos, Mario Chalmers, Nikos Gkikas, Jonas Mačiulis, Dimitris Kaklamanakis, Keith Langford, Howard Sant-Roos, Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Charis Giannopoulos, Kendrick Ray, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Stefan Janković, Vlado Janković
2020–21 3rd place Last 8 Champions League
Playoffs 		Ilias Papatheodorou
Vangelis Angelou 		Marcus Slaughter, Vassilis Toliopoulos, Costis Gontikas, Nikos Gkikas, Jonas Mačiulis, Dimitrios Katsivelis, Keith Langford, Moses Kingsley, Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Dimitrios Moraitis, Yanick Moreira, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Daryl Macon, Vlado Janković
2021–22 Playoffs Last 4 Champions League
Group Stage 		Stefanos Dedas
Curro Segura 		Quino Colom, Dimitris Flionis, Andy Rautins, Andreas Petropoulos, Braian Angola, Panagiotis Filippakos, Keith Langford, Nikos Pappas, Eric Griffin, Michalis Karlis, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Ioannis Kouzeloglou, Ian Hummer, Antonis Koniaris, Kostas Saxionis, Emmanouil Karlis, Odysseas Mouzourakis, Sotiris Gogolos

Greek Basket League participation

AEK was one of three Greek teams that had always competed in the first tier Greek competition, until it first experienced relegation following the 2010–11 season, and thus did not play in the top-tier in the 2011–12 season. AEK's course in the tournaments is in the table below.

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Pos. 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
10 10 10
11
12
13 13
14
A2 4 1
Β 3

Player records

Club top scorers and most appearances

No. Player Nationality Position Playing career Coaching career
6 Georgios Trontzos Greece C 1963–80 1979–80
10 Georgios Amerikanos Greece SG 1959–75 1986–87
9 Minas Gekos Greece PG 1976–91
1994–95		 2009–01/2011
8 Christos Zoupas Greece PG 1962–74 –
9 Nikos Chatzis Greece SG 1995–05
2007–09		 2017–present

Retired jerseys

No. Player Nationality Position Playing career Coaching career
6 Georgios Trontzos Greece C 1963–80 1979–80
10 Georgios Amerikanos Greece SG 1959–75 1986–87
13 Stevan Jelovac Serbia PF 2021

One-club men

Player Nationality Debut Last Game
Vangelis Dermanoutsos Greece 1955 1967
Nikos Nesiadis Greece 1964 1976
Thanasis Skourtopoulos Greece 1982 1991

Personnel

Ownership and Current Board

Position Staff
Owner & President Greece Makis Angelopoulos
A' Vice-President & CEO Greece Alexis Alexiou
B' Vice-President Greece Stavros Douvis
C' Vice-President Greece Edouardos Karrer
CFO Greece Nikos Moustakis
Board members Greece Ioannis Giannas
Greece Dimitris Chiotos
Greece George B. Berkovic
Greece Nikos Babanikolos

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Spain Curro Segura
Assistant coaches Greece Savvas Symeonidis
Greece Marios Batis
Greece Vangelis Tsepelis
Greece Nakis Mouratidis

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
USA
Europe
Rest of Americas
Oceania
Africa

Club captains

AEK B.C. team captains, since the 1951–52 season:

Period Captain
1951–1959 Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis
?–1975 Greece Georgios Amerikanos
1975–1980 Greece Georgios Trontzos
1980–1991 Greece Minas Gekos
1991–1993 Greece Kostas Patavoukas
1993–1994 Greece Alexis Giannopoulos
1994–1995 Greece Minas Gekos
1995–1997 Greece Dimitris Podaras
1997–1999 Federal Republic of YugoslaviaGreece Bane Prelevic
1999–2005 Greece Nikos Chatzis
2005–2006 Greece Georgios Tsiaras
2006–2007 GreeceCyprus Makis Nikolaidis
2007–2009 Greece Nikos Chatzis
2009–2011 Greece Periklis Dorkofikis
2011–2012 Greece Fotis Vasilopoulos
2012–2014 Greece Alexis Falekas
2014–2015 Greece Michalis Polytarchou
2015–2019 GreeceSerbia Dušan Šakota
2019–2020 Lithuania Jonas Mačiulis
2020–2021 Greece Nikos Zisis
2021–present Greece Dimitrios Mavroeidis

Head coaches

Krešimir Ćosić
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Giannis Ioannidis
Dušan Ivković
Dragan Šakota
Luca Banchi
Head Coach From To Titles & Honors
Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis 1957 1958 Greek League Champion (1958)
Greece Missas Pantazopoulos 1962 1966 EuroLeague Final Four (1966)
4× Greek League Champion (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)
Greece Themis Cholevas 1965 1966 EuroLeague Final Four (1966)
Greek League Champion (1966)
Greece Nikos Milas 1967 1974 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champion (1968)
2× Greek League Champion (1968, 1970)
Greece Kostas Mourouzis 1974 1977 Greek Cup Finalist (1976)
Greece Georgios Amerikanos 1977
1978 		1986
1987 		Greek Cup Finalist (1978)
Greece Faidon Matthaiou 1977 1979
Greece Georgios Trontzos 1979 1980 Greek Cup Finalist (1980)
United States Fred G. Develey 1980 1981 Greek Cup Winner (1981)
Greece Vangelis Nikitopoulos 1982
1987
1989
1991 		1986
1988
1990
1992 		2× Greek Cup Finalist (1988, 1992)
Greece Michalis Anastasiadis 1986 1987
Greece Kostas Anastasatos 1987 1987
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić 1988
1990 		1989
1991
Greece Nikos Nesiadis 1988
1993
1996 		1989
1993
1996
United States Richard Dukeshire 1993 1993
Greece Michalis Kyritsis 1992 1993
Greece-United States Steve Giatzoglou 1993 1994
Greece Apostolos Kontos 1994 1994
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia-Greece Vlade Đurović 1994
1995 		1995
1996
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia-Greece Slobodan Subotić 1996 1996
Greece Giannis Ioannidis 1996 1998 EuroLeague Finalist (1998)
Greek Cup Finalist (1998)
Greece Georgios Kalafatakis 1998 1999
Greece Kostas Politis 1999 1999 Greek Cup Finalist (1999)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Ivković 1999 2001 EuroLeague Semi-finals (2001)
FIBA Saporta Cup Champion (2000)
2× Greek Cup Winner (2000, 2001)
Serbia and Montenegro-Serbia-Greece Dragan Šakota 2001
2014
2017 		2003
2015
2018 		FIBA Champions League Champion (2018)
Greek League Champion (2002)
Greek Cup Winner (2018)
Greece Fotis Katsikaris 2003 2005
Greece Vangelis Ziagkos 2012 2014
Slovenia Jure Zdovc 2015 2017
Greece Sotiris Manolopoulos 2017 2017
Italy Luca Banchi 2018 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion (2019)
Greece Ilias Papatheodorou 2019 2021 Greek Cup Winner (2020)
Greece Vangelis Angelou 2021 2021
Greece Stefanos Dedas 2021 2022
Spain Curro Segura 2022

Chairmen history

Chairman Years
Greece Konstantinos Spanoudis
(1924–1932)
Greece Alexandros Strogilos
(1932–1933)
Greece Konstantinos Sarifis
(1933–1935)
Greece Konstantinos Theofanidis
(1935–1937)
Greece Konstantinos Chrisopoulos
(1937–1938)
Greece Vassilios Fridas
(1938–1940)
Greece Emilios Ionas
(1945–1949)
Greece Spiridon Skouras
(1949–1950)
Greece Georgios Melas
(1950–1952)
Greece Eleftherios Venizelos
(1952)
Greece Georgios Chrisafidis
(1952–1957)
Greece Nikolaos Goumas
(1957–1963)
Greece Alexandros Makridis
(1963–1966)
Greece Georgios Toubalidis
(1966)
Greece Michail Trikoglou
(1966–1967)
Greece Emmanuil Calitsounakis
(1967)
Greece Kosmas Kiriakidis
(1967–1968)
Greece Ilias Georgopoulos
(1968–1969)
Greece Georgios Chrisafidis
(1969–1970)
Chairman Years
Greece Kosmas Chatzicharalabous
(1970–1973)
Greece Dimitrios Avramidis
(1973)
Greece Ioannis Theodorakopoulos
(1973–1974)
Greece Loukas Barlos
(1974–1979)
Greece Kosmas Chatzicharalabous
(1979–1986)
Greece Dimitris Rousakis
(1986–1987)
Greece Takis Dimitrakopoulos
(1987–1988)
Greece Chrysostomos Psomiadis
(1988–1989)
Greece Takis Dimitrakopoulos
(1989–1990)
Greece Dimitris Rousakis
(1990–1991)
Greece Konstantinos Voutsopoulos
(1991–1993)
Greece Chrysostomos Psomiadis
(1993–1994)
Greece Michalis Lefakis
(1994–1995)
Greece Ioannis Filippou
(1995–2006)
Greece Ioannis Granitsas
(2006–2007)
Greece Vasilis Tzivelekis
(2007–2008)
Greece Charalambos Karamanlis
(2008–2011)
Greece Nikos Georgantzoglou
(2011–2014)
Greece Makis Angelopoulos
(2014–present)

Relationships with other clubs

AEK has links with many basketball clubs in Greece, and other countries where Greek immigrants and friends of the club live, like ΑΕΚ Stockholm B.C. in Sweden, and Greek clubs like AEK Argos B.C. and AEK Tripolis B.C.

References

  1. ^ AEK BC Official Website (in Greek)
  2. ^ ESAKE Official Website (in Greek)
  3. ^ "Makis Angelopoulos". news.gr.
  4. ^ "Vertical Solutions". news.gr.
  5. ^ euroleaguebasketball.net AEK Athens
  6. ^ "AEK – Basketball Champions League". championsleague.basketball. Online. Retrieved 2 October 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  7. ^ [The history of AEK by Panos Makridis. Athlitiki Iho] Newspaper, 1953
  8. ^ [1] AEK B.C. Official Web Site
  9. ^ "All-time attendance records". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  10. ^ "The two unrecorded cups of AEK (Greek)".
  11. ^ The Return of the Queen
  12. ^ AEK Athens returns to the Eurocup for the first time since 2007
  13. ^ AEK Athens will play to Basketball Champions League
  14. ^ "Κύπελλο Ανδρών 2017–2018". basket.gr. Online. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  15. ^ "AEK CROWNED CHAMPIONS!". championsleague.basketball. Online. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  16. ^ "AEK beat Flamengo in Final to win FIBA Intercontinental Cup". fiba.basketball. Online. Retrieved 3 February 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  17. ^ "ALL-TIME MEDALISTS". fiba.basketball. Online. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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  19. ^ "Colours info". aekfc.gr. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
  20. ^ AEK BC Official Website (in Greek)
  21. ^ ESAKE Official Website (in Greek)
  22. ^ galanissportsdata a2 basketball

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