Makedonikos B.C.

Makedonikos B.C., full name Makedonikos Neapolis B.C. (Greek: Μακεδονικός Νεάπολης K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece. The parent athletic club was founded in 1928, and the basketball department was founded in 1948. Makedonikos means "Macedonian" in Greek.

Makedonikos Neapolis B.C.
Μακεδονικός Νεάπολης K.A.E.
Makedonikos Neapolis B.C. Μακεδονικός Νεάπολης K.A.E. logo
LeaguesGreek 3rd Division
Founded1948
History1948 – Present
ArenaMakedonikos Indoor Hall
Capacity600
LocationNeapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece
Team colorsGreen, White
   
PresidentAthanasios Angelopoulos
ChampionshipsGreek Second Division: (2)
(2000, 2002)
Websitemakedonikos.gr

History

Makedonikos won the Greek A2 League, which is the second-tier league in Greece, in the years 2000 and 2002. During the 2001–02 season, the team set the then A2 season record for most wins, with 24. Makedonikos was the runner-up of the EuroCup's 2004–05 season.

Since its foundation in 1948, Makedonikos' home city was Thessaloniki, Greece. Otherwise, when the team was bought by Dimitris Mesaikos, the franchise was moved to Kozani, Greece, in the mid 2000s, to play in a newer, larger arena that had just opened there.[1] The team returned to Thessaloniki, Greece, after it had financial problems while playing in Kozani.

Makedonikos competed in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for several years, until going bankrupt in 2007, when it was relegated to the third-tier level Greek B League.

Arenas

Makedonios plays its domestic home games at the 600 seat Makedonikos Indoor Hall, which is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. When the club was located in Kozani, Greece, they played their homes games at the 1,500 seat Ioannis Skarkalas Indoor Hall.

Honours and titles

Domestic competitions
  • Greek 2nd Division
    • Winners (2): 2000, 2002

International competitions

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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
  • Greece Georgios Balogiannis
  • Greece Nikos Boudouris
  • Greece Kostas Charalampidis
  • Greece Panagiotis Kafkis
  • Greece Lefteris Kakiousis
  • Greece Vangelis Karampoulas
  • Greece Sotiris Karapostolou
  • Greece Manthos Katsoulis
  • Greece Markos Kolokas
  • Greece Nestoras Kommatos
  • Greece Panagiotis Liadelis
  • Greece Pantelis Papaioakeim
  • Greece Manos Papamakarios
  • Greece Dimitris Papanikolaou
  • Greece Alekos Petroulas
  • Greece Georgios Sigalas
  • Greece Dimitris Spanoulis
USA
Europe
  • Serbia-Greece Dušan Jelić
  • Serbia Dušan Kecman
  • Ukraine Grigorij Khizhnyak
  • Serbia Dragan Lukovski
  • Russia Nikita Morgunov
  • Croatia Slaven Rimac
  • Sweden Bojan Stević
Oceania

Head coaches
  • Greece Soulis Markopoulos
  • Israel Zvi Sherf
  • Greece Argyris Pedoulakis
  • Greece Kostas Flevarakis
  • Greece Antonis Baksevanis

References
  1. "H "μετακόμιση" της ομάδας στην Κοζάνη έφερε αποτέλεσμα". kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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