Peristeri B.C.

Peristeri
Nickname The Doves
Leagues Greek Basket League
Founded 22 October 1971 (1971-10-22)
Arena Peristeri Arena
Capacity 4,000
Location Peristeri, Athens, Greece
President Fillipos Kotsis
Head coach Argyris Pedoulakis
2017–18 position Greek A2 League, 1st (promoted)
Championships 3 Greek A2 Championships
3 Greek B Championships
Website gsperisteri.gr
Uniforms
Departments of G.S. Peristeri
Basketball (men's) Basketball (women's) Swimming
Water polo (men's) Water polo (women's)

Peristeri B.C. (Greek: Περιστερίου K.A.E.), is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens. It is a part of the G.S. Peristeri (Γ.Σ. Περιστερίου) multi-sports club. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou K.A.E. (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Περιστερίου K.A.E.).

The club's emblem is the dove symbol, and the club's colors are yellow and blue. For the 2018–19 season, the team will compete in the Greek Basket League, the first tier league in Greece.

Logos

History

In 1983, Peristeri Athens won first place in the second division of pro Greek basketball, the Greek A2 League. In 1989, Peristeri again won the A2 Division Championship, for the first time while competing under the Greek basketball's current pro competition format. In the following season of 1989–90, Peristeri played games for the first time in the top-tier level Greek League.

In the subsequent years in that era, the team was very successful, and many well-known basketball players played for the club. During this era, Peristeri competed in the European 3rd-tier level Korać Cup 7 times (in the years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000). Well-known players such as Marko Jarić, Milan Gurović, Angelos Koronios, Michalis Pelekanos, Kostas Tsartsaris, and Alphonso Ford played for the club in that era.

In 2001, led by the great scorer Ford, Peristeri finished in second place in the Greek League in the regular season. The club also competed in the European 1st-tier level EuroLeague competition, during the Euroleague 2000–01 and the Euroleague 2001–02 seasons. In 2003, Peristeri competed in the European 4th-tier level FIBA EuroCup Challenge. In the year 2004, the club played in the European 3rd-tier level FIBA EuroChallenge.

Following the 2003–04 season, Peristeri was downgraded to the Greek B League, due to great financial troubles within the sports club. For the 2007–08 season, Peristeri Athens returned to the A2 Division, after finishing in second place in the Greek B League in the 2006–07 season. Cezary Trybański signed with the team for the 2007–08 season. After the 2012–13 Greek Basket League season, Peristeri was again relegated to the Greek A2 League. On account of economic weakness, the club did not take part in the A2 League in the following season, and instead competed in the Greek B League (the 4th division overall, and third national league of the Greek basketball league system).[1]

In the 2014–15 season, Peristeri finished at 4th place in the 1st group of the Greek B League. Nevertheless, due to the withdrawal of Panionios from the Greek A2 League, Peristeri was promoted back to the A2 League, as they replaced Panionios in the competition.[2]

In the 2017–18 season, Peristeri won its third A2 League championship, and was promoted to the Greek Basket League for the 2018–19 season. The team broke the won/loss record during the season, and finished with a record of 29 wins and just 1 loss.[3]

In Europe

Peristeri has an overall record, from 1991–92 (first participation) to 2003–04 (last participation) of: 67 wins and 58 losses, plus 1 tie in, 126 games played in all the European-wide professional club basketball competitions.

Arena

Peristeri plays its home games in the Peristeri Arena, which has a seating capacity of 4,000 people.[4]

Roster

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

Peristeri Athens roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F/C 0 United States Allen, Jeff  2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1987-06-12)12 June 1987
C 4 Greece Skordilis, Gaios 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 125 kg (276 lb) 30 – (1987-12-06)6 December 1987
G 5 Greece Stavrakoukas, Vassilis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 17 – (2001-07-23)23 July 2001
G 6 Greece Vissariou, Tilemachos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 16 – (2002-01-28)28 January 2002
G 7 Greece Mouratos, Vassilis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – (1997-11-24)24 November 1997
G/F 11 Greece Agravanis, Ioannis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 – (1998-11-13)13 November 1998
PF 12 Greece Filippakos, Panos 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1994-04-09)9 April 1994
F/C 17 United States Daniel, Ed 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 28 – (1990-06-13)13 June 1990
PG 18 Greece Karabelas, Zois 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2001-04-27)27 April 2001
F/C 19 Greece Kadras, Konstantinos 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 17 – (2001-10-03)3 October 2001
F 21 Greece Vasilopoulos, Panagiotis (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 34 – (1984-02-08)8 February 1984
PG 23 Bulgaria Clark, Keydren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 34 – (1984-10-08)8 October 1984
SF 31 Croatia Širko, Henrik 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 25 – (1993-01-23)23 January 1993
G/F 32 United States Gray, Steven 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1989-04-08)8 April 1989
PF 50 Ghana Bentil, Ben 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 23 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
PG 55 United States Harrow, Ryan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 27 – (1991-04-22)22 April 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: September 30, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ed Daniel Gaios Skordilis Jeff Allen
PF Ben Bentil Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Panos Filippakos Konstantinos Kadras
SF Henrik Širko Ioannis Agravanis
SG Steven Gray Vassilis Mouratos Vasilis Stavrakoukas
PG Ryan Harrow Keydren Clark Zois Karabelas Tilemachos Vissariou

Out on loan

Date Pos. Name To
5 August 2018 PF Greece Thanasis Domprogiannis Greece Dafni Dafniou
5 August 2018 C Greece Sakis Tataris Greece Dafni Dafniou
5 August 2018 SG Greece Diogenis Gorgonis Greece Dafni Dafniou
5 August 2018 SG Greece Yaser Saleh Greece Dafni Dafniou

Titles

  • Total titles: 6

Seasons

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Season Greek League Greek Cup Europe Head Coach Roster
1999–00 5th place Last 16 FIBA Korać Cup
Last 16		 Argyris Pedoulakis Giannis Kritikos, Manolis Papamakarios, Kostas Gagaoudakis, Santiago Abad, Dejan Vostić, Jose Lasa, Alphonso Ford, Kostas Tsartsaris, Erik Meek, Robert Reisenbuchler, Hugues Occansey, John Brougos, Michalis Pelekanos, Alekos Petroulas
2000–01 3rd place Last 16 EuroLeague
Last 16		 Argyris Pedoulakis Giannis Kritikos, Manolis Papamakarios, Alexis Papadatos, Michalis Pelekanos, Aleksey Savrasenko, Byron Dinkins, Alphonso Ford, Kostas Tsartsaris, Fabio Ribeiro, Robert Reisenbuchler, Michael Andersen, John Brougos, Thanasis Efthimiou
2001–02 6th place Last 16 EuroLeague
Group stage		 Argyris Pedoulakis Gary Grant, Manolis Papamakarios, Alexis Papadatos, Michalis Pelekanos, Ferran Martínez, Giorgos Pantazopoulos, Adam Wójcik, Kostas Tsartsaris, Agi Ibeja, Maurice Carter, Michael Andersen, Thanasis Efthimiou, Giannis Mitropoulos, Alexander Kühl, Byron Dinkins
2002–03 3rd place Semi-Finals FIBA Europe Champions Cup
Semis		 Argyris Pedoulakis Mirza Kurtović, Manolis Papamakarios, Ray Weathers, Michalis Pelekanos, Alphonso Johnson, Dejan Jovanovski, Giannis Mitropoulos, Andreas Glyniadakis, Agi Ibeja, Piotr Szybilski, Periklis Dorkofikis, Erick Barkley, Darren Mclinton, Larry Stewart, Andre Hutson, Milan Radovanović
2003–04 7th place 3rd place FIBA Europe League
Group Stage		 Argyris Pedoulakis Mirza Kurtović, Manolis Papamakarios, Ioannis Sioutis, Michalis Pelekanos, Larry Stewart, Giorgos Melas, Franco Nakić, Grigorij Khizhnyak, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Antonis Mantzaris, Eric Cuthrell, Dimitris Makris, Giorgos Kalamaras, Vassilis Soulis, Pete Mickeal
2005–06 14th place Phase one Giorgos Meletis Dimitris Karatzios, Stergios Tsiabalis, Spyros Katsafouris, Nasos Houbavlis, Antonis Mantzaris, Giorgos Kalamaras, Efthimis Kiritsis, Giorgos Petropoulos, Dario Livajić, Gorjan Latific
2006–07 1st place Phase one Manos Manouselis Panagiotis Mantzanas, Giannis Dip, Franchisco Amato, Antonis Mantzaris, Dimos Fotiou, Giorgos Bozikas, Nemanja Ćuk, Giorgos Kalamaras, Christos Deligiannis, Vangelis Morfis, Nikos Kotinis, Vangelis Mantzaris
2007–08 5th place Phase two Manos Manouselis / Dimitris Tziallas Panagiotis Mantzanas, Filippos Moschovitis, Franchisco Amato, Antonis Mantzaris, Nikos Kokkalis, Vangelis Mantzaris, Nemanja Ćuk, Vangelis Margaritis, Christos Deligiannis, Cezary Trybański, Ralph Bucci, Nikos Kotinis
2008–09 1st place Phase one Nikos Karagiannis Angelos Siamandouras, Filippos Moschovitis, Darrel Lewis, Vangelis Mantzaris, Nikos Kokkalis, Antonis Mantzaris, Nikos Koumoulos, Vangelis Margaritis, Christos Deligiannis, Alexis Tsamatos, Ralph Bucci, Dimitris Despos, Sokratis Psaropoulos
2009–10 9th place Phase two Thanasis Skourtopoulos Cliff Hammonds, Will Daniels, Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Vangelis Mantzaris, Michael Bramos, Rudy Mbemba, Antonis Mantzaris, Vangelis Margaritis, Christos Deligiannis, Sokratis Psaropoulos, Georgios Tsiakos, Jamie Arnold, Marcus Faison, Shaun Pruitt, Spencer Nelson, Gary Wilkinson, Reece Gaines, Lazaros Agadakos
2010–11 7th place Phase two Argyris Pedoulakis Vangelis Mantzaris, Mike King, Sokratis Psaropoulos, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Antonis Mantzaris, Ernest Scott, Georgios Tsiakos, Alekos Petroulas, Julian Sensley, Kurt Looby, Jure Močnik, Duane Woodward
2011–12 12th place Phase two Argyris Pedoulakis Nondas Papantoniou, Panagiotis Kafkis, Sokratis Psaropoulos, Charis Giannopoulos, Richard Roby, Ernest Scott, Eric Boateng, Alekos Petroulas, Emir Zimić, Georgios Bogris, Jure Močnik, Gavin Edwards, Theodoros Tsiloulis, Georgios Papagiannis, Boško Jovović, Aleksandar Mitrović
2012–13 13th place Phase two Dimitris Koustenis Nondas Papantoniou, Dimitris Kompodietas, Smush Parker, Dwight Thorne, Andreas Kanonidis, Verdell Jones, Antonis Mantzaris, Darrin Williams, Tyler Hines, Alekos Petroulas, Petros Melissaratos, Christos Lakkas, Andreas Psaropoulos, Jonathan Mitchell, Giorgos Galiotos, Georgios Papagiannis

Notable players

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Retired numbers

Papagou B.C. retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure Date Retired
10United StatesAlphonso FordSG1996–1997
13GreeceNikolaos FasourasC

Head coaches

References

  1. ↑ "Στη Β' Εθνική το Περιστέρι". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Στην Α2 το Περιστέρι, στη Β' ο Πανιώνιος". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Χωρίς Καραγιάννη στη Stoiximan.gr Basket League το Περιστέρι" (in gr). Sport24.gr. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Ιστορία Οι αθλητές (in Greek).
  5. ↑ Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Στιβ Γιατζόγλου (in Greek).
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