Amyntas B.C.

Amyntas B.C. (Greek: Α.Ο. Αμύντας), commonly known as Amyntas, is a Greek professional basketball club. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Amyntas Ymittos B.C. The club is located in Dafni-Ymittos, Dafni, a suburb of Athens, Greece. The colors of the team are blue and orange. The club is named after the father of Philip II of Macedon, and grandfather of Alexander the Great, Amyntas III of Macedon. The club's emblem is King Amyntas.

Amyntas
LeaguesGreek A2 League
Greek Cup
Founded1950 (1950)
HistoryAmyntas Ymittos B.C.
1950–2010
Amyntas Dafnis–Ymittos B.C.
2010–2011
Amyntas B.C.
2011–present
ArenaPyrkal Ymittos Indoor Hall
Capacity600
LocationDafni-Ymittos, Dafni, Athens, Greece
Head coachSpyros Samolis
Websiteamyntas.gr

History

Amyntas B.C. was originally founded in 1950. In 2010, Dafni and A.O. Amyntas merged, creating A.O. Amyntas Dafnis - Ymittos. The club then competed in the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, during the 2010–11 season. After that, the two clubs separated again.

Arena

Amyntas plays its home games at the 600 seat Pyrkal Ymittos Indoor Hall.

Roster

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Amyntas B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 4 Zoupas, Leonidas 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 38 – (1982-01-18)18 January 1982
G 5 Angelopoulos, Ioannis 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1988-07-19)19 July 1988
G/F 6 Topalli, Adriano 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1994-02-01)1 February 1994
F 7 Diamantopoulos, Spyros 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 37 – (1983-04-024)24 April 1983
SF 9 Vardianos, Thodoris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 41 – (1978-10-23)23 October 1978
G/F 10 Mansarai, Vaggelis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (1996-08-06)6 August 1996
C 11 Dorkofikis, Periklis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 39 – (1980-08-30)30 August 1980
G 13 Barbas, Christos 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 38 – (1982-04-29)29 April 1982
C 15 Kampouris, Nikos 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1992-06-02)2 June 1992
F/C 16 Vogiatzis, Kostas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1983-09-16)16 September 1983
F/C 16 Koukounias, Panagiotis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1988-05-28)28 May 1988
Head coach
  • Spyros Samolis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 15, 2017

Notable players

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