2017–18 AEK B.C. season

AEK

2017–18 season
Chairman	Makis Angelopoulos
Head coach	Sotiris Manolopoulos
Arena	Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
Greek League	TBA
Greek Cup	TBA
Champions League	TBA
Home Away Alternate

The 2017–18 season will be AEK's 52th in existence and the club's Greek League in the top flight of Greek basketball. AEK is involved in three competitions.

Players

Current roster

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AEK B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 0 Elonu, Chinemelu 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 37 – (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 F 1 James, Delroy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 37 – (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 G 2 Green, Mike 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 39 – (1985-06-23)23 June 1985 G 3 Harris, Manny 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 35 – (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 PG 4 Xanthopoulos, Vassilis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 40 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 PF 5 Šakota, Dušan (C) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 38 – (1986-04-22)22 April 1986 F/C 7 Tsalmpouris, Georgios 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 28 – (1996-06-22)22 June 1996 G/F 9 Atić, Edin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 SG 12 Larentzakis, Giannoulis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – (1993-09-22)22 September 1993 G/F 13 Barlow, Kelsey 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 SF 16 Agravanis, Ioannis 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-11-13)13 November 1998 G 21 Moraitis, Dimitrios 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 25 – (1999-02-03)3 February 1999 C 22 Mavroeidis, Dimitrios 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 39 – (1985-07-04)4 July 1985 PF 23 Kamperidis, Michalis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 G/F 27 Rogkavopoulos, Nikos 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001 F 35 Sy, Bandja 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 34 – (1990-07-30)30 July 1990	Head coach Sotiris Manolopoulos Assistant coach(es) Thanasis Papachatzis Alexis Falekas Kostas Mamalis Athletic trainer(s) Nikos Papavasileiou Team Manager Georgios Hinas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 15, 2017

On loan

AEK B.C. players out on loan
Nat.	Player	Position	Team	On loan until
	Dionysis Skoulidas	SF	Koroivos	30 June 2018

Transfers 2017-18

Players In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
	PG		Vassilis Zarkadoulas	16	AEK U18		From the youth squad	8 years	Free	June 7, 2017
	PG		Alkis Ioannou	17	Peristeri		From the youth squad	6 years	Free	June 14, 2017
	SF		Nikos Kamarianos	20	Nea Kifissia		End of loan	–	Free	July 1, 2017
23	PF		Michalis Kamperidis	23	Rethymno Cretan Kings		End of loan	–	Free	July 1, 2017
4	PG		Vassilis Xanthopoulos	33	Aris		End of contract	2 years	Free	July 5, 2017
13	G/F		Kelsey Barlow	26	Trikala Aries		End of contract	2 years	Free	July 5, 2017
27	G/F		Nikos Rogavopoulos	16	Doukas		Transfer	6 years	Undisclosed	July 13, 2017
2	G/F		Mike Green	32	Pınar Karşıyaka		End of contract	1 year	Free	August 2, 2017
16	SF		Ioannis Agravanis	18	Doukas		Transfer	5 years	Undisclosed	August 9, 2017
1	F		Delroy James	30	Best Balıkesir		End of contract	1 year	Free	August 9, 2017
3	G		Manny Harris	27	Anhui Wenyi		End of contract	1 year	Free	August 12, 2017
0	C		Chinemelu Elonu	30	Capitanes de Arecibo		End of contract	1 year	Free	August 18, 2017
	SF		Cleanthony Early	26	Santa Cruz Warriors		End of contract	1 year	Free	September 2, 2017
	G		Stergios Prapas	15	Aris		End of contract	8 years	Free	September 4, 2017
35	F		Bandja Sy	27	ASVEL Basket		End of contract	1 year	Free	September 15, 2017

Players Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
4	C		Chinemelu Elonu	30	Capitanes de Arecibo		Expired contract	Free	June 5, 2017
18	SF		Brad Newley	32	Sydney Kings		Expired contract	Free	July 1, 2017
1	G		Roko Ukić	32	Cedevita		Expired contract	Free	July 1, 2017
3	G		Donnie McGrath	33	Real Betis Energía Plus		Expired contract	Free	July 1, 2017
9	C		Dimitrios Charitopoulos	33	Iraklis Thessaloniki		Expired contract	Free	July 1, 2017
32	C		Loukas Mavrokefalidis	32	Free agent		Expired contract	Free	July 1, 2017
8	F		Milan Milošević	31	Free agent		Expired contract	Free	July 1, 2017
31	G/F		Nick Paulos	25	Free agent		Expired contract	Free	July 1, 2017
	SG		Philip Scrubb	24	Skyliners Frankfurt		Expired contract	Free	July 1, 2017
20	PG		Nikola Ivanović	23	Budućnost Podgorica		Contract terminated	Free	July 13, 2017
7	G/F		Kostas Vasileiadis	33	Free agent		Contract terminated	Free	July 24, 2017
11	G		Michael Dixon	26	SIG Strasbourg		Transfer	Undisclosed	August 5, 2017
24	SF		Dionysis Skoulidas	20	Koroivos		Loan	Free	September 3, 2017
	SF		Cleanthony Early	26	Free agent		Contract terminated	Free	September 9, 2017

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Loss

AEK v medi bayreuth

9 September 2017 1	AEK	90–85	medi bayreuth	Charleroi
13:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 21-18, 26-13, 22-32
	Pts: Barlow 22		Pts: Brooks 18	Arena: RTL Spiroudome

Proximus Spirou v AEK

10 September 2017 2	Proximus Spirou	91–98	AEK	Charleroi
16:30 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 18-31, 20-23, 26-19, 27-25
	Pts: Gibbs 17		Pts: Larentzakis 23	Arena: RTL Spiroudome

AEK v CSKA Moscow

13 September 2017 3	AEK	78–69	CSKA Moscow	Athens
20:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 23-16, 20-13, 17-16, 18-24
	Pts: Šakota 14 Rebs: Mavroeidis 6 Asts: Barlow, Larentzakis 4		Pts: Higgins 15 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Katsivelis 3	Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall Referees: Schinas, Somos, Manos

AEK v Basketball Löwen Braunschweig

15 September 2017 4	AEK	100–97	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig	Würzburg
18:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 26-14, 27-28, 26-33
	Pts: Barlow 25 Rebs: Tsalmpouris, Mavroeidis 4 Asts: Xanthopoulos 6		Pts: Eatherton 18 Rebs: Eatherton 12 Asts: Janavičius 7	Arena: s.Oliver Arena

s.Oliver Würzburg v AEK

16 September 2017 5	s.Oliver Würzburg	85–87	AEK	Würzburg
20:00 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 26-24, 26-24, 15-14, 18-25
	Pts: Olisevičius 22		Pts: Green 17	Arena: s.Oliver Arena

AEK v UNICS

19 September 2017 6	AEK	88–85	UNICS	Athens
19:30 (EET)	Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 24-24, 22-25, 26-18
Cosmote Sport 4HD	Pts: Larentzakis, Green 18		Pts: Colom 21	Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall Referees: Anastopoulos, Manos, Psarianos

AEK v AEK Larnaca

22 September 2017 7	AEK	vs.	AEK Larnaca	Nicosia
18:30 (EET)
				Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall

AEK v Rethymno Cretan Kings

23 September 2017 8	AEK	vs.	Rethymno Cretan Kings	Nicosia
17:00 (EET)
				Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall

APOEL v AEK

24 September 2017 9	APOEL	vs.	AEK	Nicosia
16:30 (EET)
				Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Greek Basket League	Matchday 1	—	—	7 October 2017	—
Greek Cup	Quarterfinals	—	—	4 October 2017	—
Champions League	Matchday 1	—	—	10 October 2017	—

Updated to match played June 1, 2017
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
Greek Basket League	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Greek Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Champions League	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: June 1, 2017
Source: Competitions

Greek League

Main article: 2017–18 Greek League

League table

Pos	Team	Total							Home		Away
		Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	D	W	L	W	L
1.	AEK	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0
2.	Aris	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0
3.	GSL Faros	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0
4.	Kolossos H Hotels	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0
5.	Koroivos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 7 October 2017. Source: ESAKE

Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference, *=2018–19 Euroleague

Qualified to League Playoffs

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: June 1, 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

  Win   Loss

AEK v Trikala Aries

Aris v AEK

AEK v Rethymno Cretan Kings

Kolossos H Hotels v AEK

28 October 2017 4	Kolossos H Hotels	vs.	AEK	Rhodes
		Boxscore		Arena: Venetokleio Indoor Hall

AEK v Koroivos

AEK v Panionios

Lavrio v AEK

2 December 2017 7	Lavrio	vs.	AEK	Laurium
		Boxscore		Arena: Lavrio Indoor Hall

AEK v Olympiacos

PAOK v AEK

16 December 2017 9	PAOK	vs.	AEK	Thessaloniki
		Boxscore		Arena: P.A.O.K. Sports Arena

AEK v GSL Faros

Promitheas Patras v AEK

6 January 2018 11	Promitheas Patras	vs.	AEK	Patras
		Boxscore		Arena: Dimitris Tofalos Arena

AEK v Panathinaikos Superfoods

Kymis v AEK

20 January 2018 13	Kymis	vs.	AEK	Kymi
		Boxscore		Arena: Tasos Kabouris Hall

Trikala Aries v AEK

27 January 2018 14	Trikala Aries	vs.	AEK	Trikala
		Boxscore		Arena: Trikala Municipal Sports Hall

AEK v Aris

Rethymno Cretan Kings v AEK

14 February 2018 16	Rethymno Cretan Kings	vs.	AEK	Rethymno
		Boxscore		Arena: Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall

AEK v Kolossos H Hotels

Koroivos v AEK

10 March 2018 18	Koroivos	vs.	AEK	Amaliada
		Boxscore		Arena: Amaliada Indoor Hall

Panionios v AEK

17 March 2018 19	Panionios	vs.	AEK	Nea Smyrni
		Boxscore		Arena: Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall

AEK v Lavrio

Olympiacos v AEK

31 March 2018 21	Olympiacos	vs.	AEK	Piraeus
		Boxscore		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium

AEK v PAOK

GSL Faros v AEK

14 April 2018 23	GSL Faros	vs.	AEK	Larissa
		Boxscore		Arena: Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena

AEK v Promitheas Patras

Panathinaikos Superfoods v AEK

AEK v Kymis

Results overview

  Win   Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Aris
GSL Faros
Kolossos H Hotels
Koroivos
Kymis
Lavrio
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos Superfoods
Panionios
PAOK
Promitheas Patras
Rethymno Cretan Kings
Trikala Aries

Greek Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Greek Cup

  Win   Loss

Quarterfinals

AEK v Rethymno Cretan Kings

4 October 2017 Quarterfinals	AEK	vs.	Rethymno Cretan Kings	Athens
19:00 (EET)
				Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall

Champions League

Main article: 2017–18 Champions League

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: June 1, 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Regular season

Main article: 2017–18 Champions League

  Win   Loss

AEK Athens v

10 October 2017 1	AEK Athens	vs.		Athens
19:30 (EET)
Nova Sports				Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall

Umana Reyer Venezia v AEK Athens

AEK Athens v Banvit

24 October 2017 3	AEK Athens	vs.	Banvit	Athens
19:30 (EET)
		Boxscore		Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall

AEK Athens v

1 November 2017 4	AEK Athens	vs.		Athens
19:30 (EET)
				Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall

SIG Strasbourg v AEK Athens

7 November 2017 5	SIG Strasbourg	vs.	AEK Athens	Strasbourg
		Boxscore		Arena: Rhénus Sport

AEK Athens v Olimpija

15 November 2017 6	AEK Athens	vs.	Olimpija	Athens
21:30 (EET)
		Boxscore		Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall

medi bayreuth v AEK Athens

6 December 2017 7	medi bayreuth	vs.	AEK Athens	Bayreuth
		Boxscore		Arena: Oberfrankenhalle

v AEK Athens

12 December 2017 8		vs.	AEK Athens

AEK Athens v Umana Reyer Venezia

Banvit v AEK Athens

10 January 2018 10	Banvit	vs.	AEK Athens	Bandırma
		Boxscore		Arena: Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall

v AEK Athens

17 January 2018 11		vs.	AEK Athens

AEK Athens v SIG Strasbourg

23 January 2018 12	AEK Athens	vs.	SIG Strasbourg	Athens
19:30 (EET)
		Boxscore		Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall

Olimpija v AEK Athens

30 January 2018 13	Olimpija	vs.	AEK Athens	Ljubljana
		Boxscore		Arena: Arena Stožice

AEK Athens v medi bayreuth

6 February 2018 14	AEK Athens	vs.	medi bayreuth	Athens
19:30 (EET)
		Boxscore		Arena: Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall

Results overview

  Win   Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Banvit
medi bayreuth
Olimpija
SIG Strasbourg
Umana Reyer Venezia
Vacant
Vacant