Promitheas Patras B.C.

Promitheas Patras
Leagues Greek League
Greek Cup
FIBA Champions League
Founded 1986 (1986)
History Promitheas Patras B.C.
1986–present
Arena Dimitrios Tofalos Arena
Capacity 5,150
Location Patras, Greece
Team colors Black, White, and Orange
              
Main sponsor Coffee Island
President Vangelis Liolios
Head coach Makis Giatras
Team captain Nikos Gikas
Ownership Vangelis Liolios
Championships 1 Greek 3rd Division
1 Greek 4th Division
Website www.promitheasbc.gr
Uniforms

Promitheas Patras B.C. (Greek: Προμηθέας Πατρών K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Patras, Greece.[1][2] It is a part of the Greek multi-sports club A.S. Promitheas Patras. The club's full name can be rendered as either A.S.P. Promitheas B.C. or A.S. Promitheas Patras B.C. With the A.S. standing for Athlitikos Syllogos (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος).

The club is owned by Vangelis Liolios, who is also the owner of the Greek coffee company, Coffee Island.

History

The parent athletic club of A.S. Promitheas Patras was founded in 1985, with the men's basketball section being started in the 1986–87 season. The club managed to achieve multiple promotions from 2013 to 2015, when they were promoted to the Greek Second Division, for the first time.

Promitheas played in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for the first time, in the 2016–17 season, after Faros Keratsiniou withdrew from their place top-tier Greek League. Prior to the Greek Basket League 2016–17 season, Promitheas named Nikos Vetoulas as head coach of the club, and managed to make several good free agent player signings, such as Mouhammad Faye, Zisis Sarikopoulos, Nikos Gikas, and Angelos Tsamis. The club played in a European-wide league for the first time, in the 2018–19 season, when it competed in the 3rd-tier level Basketball Champions League.

Arenas

Promitheas Patras previously played their home games at the 1,500 seat A.E.P. Indoor Hall. The club currently plays its home games at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which has a capacity of 4,150, and can seat up to 5,150, with lower tier retractable seating added.

Logos

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Greek Cup European competitions
2013–14 4 C Basket League 1st
2014–15 3 B Basket League 1st
2015–16 2 A2 Basket League 3rd
2016–17 1 Basket League 9th 10–16 Quarterfinals
2017–18 1 Basket League 4th 17–9

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

Roster

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

Promitheas Patras B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 United States Hall, Langston 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1991-11-01)1 November 1991
G/F 3 Ukraine Lypovyy, Oleksandr 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1991-10-09)9 October 1991
PG 8 Greece Gikas, Nikos (C) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 – (1990-11-22)22 November 1990
F/C 9 Greece Tsairelis, Michalis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 30 – (1988-02-23)23 February 1988
PF 10 Greece Geromichalos, Petros 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (1994-01-01)1 January 1994
SF 14 Greece Kaselakis, Leonidas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 28 – (1990-06-01)1 June 1990
G/F 15 Greece Saloustros, Christos 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1990-03-29)29 March 1990
PG 19 Greece Katsivelis, Dimitrios 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991
PF 20 Greece Gatzios, Panagiotis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2000-04-11)11 April 2000
PF 21 United States Meier, Tony 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1990-06-03)3 June 1990
SG 25 United States Brown, Rion 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991
C 32 United States Ellis, Octavius 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (1993-03-10)10 March 1993
C 43 United States Parks, Terell Allen 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1991-02-25)25 February 1991
F 72 Greece Mantzoukas, Lefteris 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 15 – (2003-07-08)8 July 2003
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Giannis Eleftheriadis
  • Greece Konstantinos Ntouvas
  • Greece Alexandros Velissarakos
Team Manager
  • Greece Kostas Rakintzis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: September 20, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Octavius Ellis Michalis Tsairelis Terell Allen Parks Dimitris Karaiskos
PF Tony Meier Petros Geromichalos Panagiotis Gatzios
SF Christos Saloustros Leonidas Kaselakis Lefteris Mantzoukas
SG Oleksandr Lypovyy Rion Brown Chrisostomos Sandramanis
PG Nikos Gikas Langston Hall Dimitrios Katsivelis

Notable players

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Head coaches

Head Coach Years
Greece Giannis Kotsonis
2007–2010
Greece Nikos Karagiannis
2010–2012
Greece Kostas Douvas
2012–2013
Greece Christos Milas
2013
Greece Makis Giatras
2013–2016
Greece Nikos Vetoulas
2016
Greece Vangelis Angelou
2016–2017
Greece Makis Giatras
2017–present

References

  1. ↑ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΑΣ (in Greek).
  2. ↑ Foresight - a closer look at Promitheas BC.
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