| AEK Athens | ||||
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| Leagues | Greek League Champions League | |||
| Founded | 1924 | |||
| History | AEK B.C. (1924–present) | |||
| Arena | SUNEL Arena | |||
| Capacity | 9,025[1] | |||
| Location | Athens, Greece | |||
| Team colors | Yellow, black | |||
| Main sponsor | Betsson | |||
| President | Evangelos Angelopoulos | |||
| Head coach | Dragan Šakota | |||
| Ownership | Makis Angelopoulos (76%)[2] Vertical Solutions (24%)[3] | |||
| Championships | 1FIBA Intercontinental Cup 1FIBA Champions League 2FIBA Saporta Cups 8Greek Championships 5Greek Cups | |||
| Retired numbers | 3 (6,10,13) | |||
| Website | aekbc.gr | |||
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AEK Basketball Club (Greek:ΚΑΕ ΑΕΚGreek pronunciation:[ˈaek]; Αθλητική Ένωσις ΚωνσταντινουπόλεωςAthlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupóleos, "Athletic Union of Constantinople"), officiallyAEKBetsson BC for sponsorship reasons,[4] and also known asAEK B.C. orAEK, or more commonly known in European competitions asAEK Athens,[5] is a Greek professionalbasketball club based inAthens,Attica,Greece, part of the major multi-sport clubAEK. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees fromConstantinople in the wake of theGreco-Turkish War (1919–1922).
AEK B.C. is considered as one of the three best Greek teams in all sports, at either thesports club ornational team level, in 1965, 1966, and 1968, by SJA of Greece (the Sports Journalists' Association of Greece,Greek:ΠΣΑΤ). AEK was the first-ever Greek basketball team, not only to reach aEuropean CupFinal, but also to win a European title. On 4 April 1968, AEK defeatedSlavia VŠ Praha by a score of 89–82, in Athens in front of 80,000 fans. They have won theGreek League 8 times (1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02), and theGreek Cup 5 times (1980–81, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2017–18, 2019–20), while they have also twice won theFIBA Saporta Cup (former European Cup Winners' Cup) (1967–68 and 1999–00). AEK won theChampions League on 6 May 2018, defeatingMonaco by a score of 100–94, and theFIBA Intercontinental Cup on 17 February 2019, defeatingFlamengo by a score of 86–70.[6]
The team's main sponsor, since 2020, and its naming sponsor since 2023,[7] is the multinational online casino companyBetsson.[8]
Well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included:Rolando Blackman,Ricky Pierce,Danny Vranes,Ruben Patterson,Kurt Rambis,J.R. Holden,Willie Anderson,Joe Arlauckas,Anthony Bowie,Arijan Komazec,Martin Müürsepp,Josh Owens,Clint Richardson,Bill Edwards,Victor Alexander,Claudio Coldebella,İbrahim Kutluay,Pero Antić,Carl English,Pops Mensah-Bonsu,Bane Prelević,Georgios Amerikanos,Georgios Trontzos,Vassilis Goumas,Minas Gekos,Pavlos Stamelos,Kostas Patavoukas,Angelos Koronios,Michalis Kakiouzis,Nikos Chatzis,Jake Tsakalidis,Nikos Zisis,Nasos Galakteros, Vassilis Lanes,Dimos Dikoudis,Dimitris Papanikolaou,Ioannis Bourousis,Mario Chalmers,Jonas Mačiulis andKeith Langford.
The large Greek population ofConstantinople, not unlike those of the other Ottoman urban centres, continued its athletic traditions in the form of numerous athletic clubs. Clubs such asEnosis Tataoulon (Ένωσις Ταταούλων), from theTatavla district,Megas Alexandros (Μέγας Αλέξανδρος),Hermes (Ερμής) ofGalata,Olympias (Ολυμπιάς) of Therapia, andKati Kioi (Κατί Κίοϊ) ofChalcedon, existed to promoteHellenic athletic and cultural ideals. These were amongst a dozen Greek-backed clubs that dominated the sporting landscape of the city in the years preceding World War I. After the war, with the influx of mainly French and English soldiers to Constantinople, many of the city clubs participated in regular competitions, with teams formed by foreign troops.Taxim,Pera, andTatavla became the scene of weekly competitions in not onlyfootball, but ofathletics, cycling,boxing, andtennis.
Of the clubs in the city though, football was dominated by Enosis Tataoulon and Hermes. Hermes, one of the more popular clubs, was formed in 1875, by the Greek community of Pera (Galata). Forced by theKemalist regime to change its name toPera Club in 1923, many of its athletes fled to Greece, and settled inAthens andThessaloniki.[9] The basketball team of AEK is actually the most successful amongAEK's athletic departments. The obvious reason isthe successes in general of Greek basketball, and that AEK's basketball team was the first ever Greek team to win an international trophy, in any team sport. Under Kostas Karamanlis' guidance, AEK won the club's first Greek League championship in 1958.[10]
Kostas Dimopoulos, one of the creators of the AEK athletic club and footballer of the early years, had the idea of also creating a basketball team. His efforts quickly were matched by others who loved the sport of basketball. He then took over the leadership of the club's basketball department, and together with theSimeonidi brothers,Eumenes Athanasiadis and others, created the club's first basketball team. In the beginning, they took part infriendly games, where they made a good impression. After that, AEK won the first regional basketball championship that was played in Athens, which was organized by the localYMCA, in 1924.
In 1928, AEK took part in the first Greek basketball championship, in the Athens-Piraeus 1927–28 regional championship. In 1929, the Greek basketball championship was not held, and AEK did not play in any league. In 1930, the basketball section was not declared in any organized competition, with the effective efforts of Kostas Dimopoulos and his associates to do so, failing. The club's basketball section then remained in obscurity for many years. However, in 1949, it reappeared, and the club's administration of that time created a new and competitive team. In the 1952–53 season, AEK played in the Greek basketball championship for the first time since 1928. In the 1954–55 Greek League championship AEK had an impressive run, however, they finished behindPanellinios.
In 1958, AEK B.C., led by the player-coach Kostas Karamanlis, won their first Greek League championship, after defeatingPanellinios in the final, by a score of 67–54.
The club also founded a women's section at this time, which lasted for a short time. The department had success with the four sisters Chorianopoulou sisters. However, the club did not give the necessary importance to the department, and it was later dissolved.
"The Union", in the early 1960s, won the Athens-Piraeus Regional Championship two times in a row (1960, 1961), but did not manage to become the national league champion of Greece. But the 1960s decade was to be the most important in the history of AEK's basketball club. The team's head coach of the time,Missas Pantazopoulos, created a great roster and led the team to the top of Greece. The club's leading figure during these years wasGeorgios Amerikanos, who was nicknamed "Global".[citation needed]
In the 1962–63 season, AEK won the first of four consecutive Greek League championships. In the next season, AEK's leading scorer wasAntonis Christeas (4th overall in the league), and the club was once again the Greek League champion. In the 1964–65 season,Georgios Amerikanos wasthe top scorer of the league, and AEK were once again the Greek League champions.[citation needed]
In the following 1965–66 season, AEK won its 4th consecutive Greek League championship, and also became the first Greek basketball team to play in the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Champions Cup (now called theEuroLeague), as they played at the1966 Final Four, which was held in Italy. These successes were accompanied by an unfortunate large loss for the team. As one of the team's players, Giorgos Moschos had contracted cancer, but he managed to participate in certain competitions that year, before he died on 29 December 1966, at age 29.[citation needed]
The next season, AEK lost the Greek League championship toPanathinaikos. However, a year later, under head coachNikos Milas, AEK returned to the top of Greece, as they won the 1967–68 Greek League season championship, without losing a game. Georgios Amerikanos was again the Greek League's Top Scorer.[citation needed]
AEK was the first ever Greek basketball team to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called theEuroLeague)Final Four,in 1966, which was held in Bologna, Italy. Two years later, AEK was the first-ever Greek team, not only to reach aFIBA European Cup Winners' CupFinal, but also to win a European-wide title.[11] On April 4, 1968, AEK defeatedSlavia VŠ Praha, by a score of 89–82, in Athens, in front of 80,000 spectators (at the time, theGuinness world record in basketball attendance) inKallimarmaron Stadium.[12] In 1970, AEK reached the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, where the team was eliminated byJA Vichy, France, in what turned out to be the last year of the first "Golden Era" of the club's history. It was called the "Golden Era" because AEK dominated Greek basketball during the 1960s, winning theGreek League championship 4 consecutive years, in 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966, as well as in 1968 and 1970; for a total of 6 titles in 8 years.
Although there are no official records with regards to theGreek Cup before 1975, according to some sources,[13] AEK won the Greek Cup in the years of 1967 and 1971.
Over the next decades, AEK lost its prestige and managed to win only one trophy, theGreek Cup in 1981, under the direction of Coach Fred Develey, an American coach who previously was the head coach ofMaccabi Tel Aviv andAris of Greece, with superstarNick Galis. In addition to winning the Greek Cup in 1981, AEK was also a finalist in the Greek Cup in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1988, and 1992, but failed to win in any of those years.
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AEK made a comeback in the late 1990s, when the team played in six consecutiveGreek Cup Final Fours in the years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, four consecutive Greek Cup Finals in the years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, winning the Greek Cup in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, AEK won theGreek League championship for the first time in 32 years, becoming the first team to win the Greek League championship after having lost the first two games of a 5-game playoff series. AEK lost the first two games of the series toOlympiacos, but managed to win the next 3 games, and take the series and the title 3–2. AEK also reached the Greek Playoff Finals in the years 1997, 2003, and 2005, and the Greek Cup Semi-finals in the year 2006.
In this same era, AEK again reached a high level in European-wide competitions. The team reached theFIBA EuroLeague'sFinal Four in Barcelona in 1998, and beatBenetton Treviso, by a score of 69–66, before losing in theEuroLeague Final toKinder Bologna, by a score of 58–44.[14] In 2000, on 11 April, AEK won their second international trophy, theFIBA Saporta Cup, by defeatingKinder Bologna 83–76.[15] The next year, 2001, AEK reached the EuroLeague semi-finals, where they lost their playoff series againstTau Cerámica, in 3 straight games. AEK had success in the EuroLeague in the 2002 season, reaching the Top 16 phase, but the 2003 and 2004 seasons were disasters in the EuroLeague. In 2005, AEK once again shined and reached the Top 16, but a few losses prevented the team from reaching the EuroLeague playoffs.
After the 2005–06 season, the owner of the club and major shareholder cut off the club's funding, and various management schemes each year assumed the financial obligations of the club.As a result, the roster gradually weakened year after year, the group declined each year to lower-level league positions and had even less success in European competitions, and the club's debtsthat were accrued were impossible to pay. In April 2011, AEK wasrelegated down to theGreek Second Division (A2) due to serious financialproblems and there was a great danger for its participation in the next championships.
A new administration council, with Nikos Georgantzoglou as a president, defined by the Athens Court on 12 September 2011 so that the club could be saved and play in the A2 division.AEK had a record of 20 wins and 10 losses during the 2011–12 Greek A2 Basket League season.In the summer of 2012, AEK's board of directors announced its participation in the Greek 3rd national categoryGreek B League ("B Ethniki") "Southern Group",for the 2012–13 season, as an amateur club. The team had a record of 22 wins and 3 losses and was promoted to the A2 category.In the 2013–14 season, AEK once again played in theGreek Second Division. Finally, AEK was the winner of the second division championship and won the league promotion to be able to play in thetopGreek League again, after a 3-year period of absence. AEK had a record of 23 wins and 3 losses during theGreek A2 Basket League 2013–14 season.
In September 2014, AEK overcame heavy financial problems, afterMakis Angelopoulos bought the majority stake of the club's shares, just to return to the Greek elite level, and thus wanted to showcase its tradition and ambition in Greece and Europe. In the 2014–15 season, AEK finished in fifth place in the top-tier levelGreek League, with 15 wins and 11 losses.[16]
In the2015–16 season, AEK returned to theEuropean-wide 2nd-tier levelEuroCup, for the first time since the2006–07 season. AEK returned to the EuroCup, after having come off a return-to-form season, in which it finished fifth overall in the first-tier level Greek League, to reach the Greek League playoffs, after a seven-year absence.[17][18] AEK then joined the newly formedFIBA Champions League, for the2016–17 season.[19][20] The team reached the2016–17 FIBA Champions League Round 16.
On 17 February 2018, AEK won the2018 Greek Cup Final againstOlympiacos, by a score of 88–83, atHeraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on theisland of Crete.[21][22][23] It was AEK's first top-tier title won since they won the2001–02 Greek Basket League season's championship.
On 6 May 2018, AEK won the2018 FIBA Champions League final against the French clubAS Monaco by a score of 100–94 in theNikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall of Athens.[24][25][26][27][28] By winning the FIBA Champions League trophy, AEK earned the right to add a third star to its club crest. The team also qualified to participate in the next edition of theFIBA Intercontinental Cup tournament.[29] In the followingFIBA Champions League competition AEK was knocked out of the competition in the quarter-finals by the German sideBrose Bamberg.[30][31][32] Nevertheless, a bit earlier in the 2018–19 season, AEK became the global basketball champions, for the first time in their perennial history, by winning the2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup final against the Brazilian clubFlamengo by a score of 86–70 in theCarioca Arena 1 ofRio de Janeiro.[33][34][35] That marked the third FIBA Intercontinental Cup championship that was won by a Greek club, afterPanathinaikos had won the1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, andOlympiacos had won the2013 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[36][37]
On 16 February 2020, AEK won the2020 Greek Cup final againstPromitheas Patras, by a score of 61–57, atHeraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on theisland of Crete. It was AEK's second national top-tier title in two years.[38][39][40] On 4 October 2020, AEK lost by 85–74 from the Spanish sideSan Pablo Burgos in the2019–20 FIBA Champions League final that was held in theNikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall ofAthens.[41] This was the secondFIBA Champions League final in three years for AEK Athens. The team also holds theFIBA Champions League highest attendance record, as 17,984 fans attended the2017–18 FIBA Champions League final in theNikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall.[42]
In 1924, AEK adopted as their emblem, the image of adouble-headed eagle. When AEK was created by Greek refugees fromConstantinople, in the years following theGreco-Turkish War, and subsequentpopulation exchange, the emblem and colours (yellow and black) were chosen as a reminder of lost homelands; they represent the club's historical ties toConstantinople. After all, the double-headed eagle is featured in the flag of theGreek Orthodox Church, whose headquarters are in Constantinople, and served as theImperial emblem under thePalaiologos dynasty. The emblem of the department of AEK basketball has evolved over time. From 1924 to 2015, the emblem of the department was similar to that of the football club. Since 2015, AEK B.C. has created a new version of the emblem, by adding to it two stars at its center, which symbolize the club's 2FIBA Saporta Cup European-wide titles.
The colours of yellow/gold, black and Imperial purple were adopted from AEK's connections withConstantinople and theByzantine Empire.[43]
| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor |
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| 1976–82 | Adidas | Akai |
| 1982–85 | Diadora | Syrtex |
| 1985–87 | asics | Akai |
| 1987–88 | Converse | Casio |
| 1988–89 | Nike | Strong Security |
| 1989–90 | PRO-PO | |
| 1990–91 | Robe di Kappa | Syrtex |
| 1991–92 | Fujitsu | |
| 1992–93 | Converse | Fyrogenis |
| 1993–94 | Kronos | — |
| 1994–95 | KANAKI Dough Products | |
| 1995–97 | Pony | General Bank of Greece |
| 1997–01 | Nike | |
| 2001–02 | Champion | |
| 2002–04 | Piraeus Bank | |
| 2004–07 | Fage | |
| 2007–08 | Wilkinson Sword | |
| 2008–09 | k1x | Husqvarna Motorcycles |
| 2009–10 | Reebok | Sixt |
| 2010–11 | Champion | Chillo Energy Drink |
| 2011–12 | Nickan | Byzantine Incorporated |
| 2012–14 | Diamonds Shipping and Trading | |
| 2014–15 | Skrats | |
| 2015 | Adidas | |
| 2015–2018 | Fila[44] | |
| 2018–2021 | betshop.gr | |
| 2021–2023 | Betsson | |
| 2023–2028 | Macron[45] | Betsson |
AEK has a large fan base all over Greece. The majority of AEK supporters are refugees or have refugee descent fromConstantinople, and people from the population exchange of the Minor Asia Catastrophe.Original 21 is the largest supporters group. The first attempt to organize AEK supporters wasGate 21 (formed in 1975), which took its name from the gate in theNikos Goumas Stadium atNea Filadelfia, where the most hardcore fans of the club gathered. AEK also has many supporters worldwide, most of them being Greek immigrants, in places like North America, UK, Australia, andCyprus.
The main rivalries of the AEK are the ones withPanathinaikos andOlympiacos. Against Panathinaikos, the rivalry started not only because of both competing for titles, but also because of the refugee ancestry of AEK fans, and by contrast, that Panathinaikos was considered to be the representative club of the old Athenian high class society. Against Olympiacos, the rivalry is mostly related to the football rivalry of the two clubs.
Note: The capacities listed are the capacities of the arenas at the time AEK used them, and are not necessarily the same as the arena's current capacities. Also, the capacities only list the arena's all-seatseating capacity (if applicable), and not the arena's total capacities. In addition, in some cases, the listed capacities only reflect the number of seats currently made publicly available for use, and may not reflect the number of total seats actually in the arena.
| Stadium / Arena | Seating Capacity | Usage |
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| Nea Filadelfeia Outdoor Hall (Outdoor Stadium) | 500 | 1952 to early 1960s |
| Kallimarmaron Stadium (Outdoor Stadium) | 60,000 | Mid to late 1960s |
| Sporting Sports Arena | 1,862 | 1970s, 2008–2009 |
| A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall | 1,500 | 1980s |
| Peace and Friendship Stadium | 14,940 | 1988–89 |
| "Georgios Moschos" Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Hall | 2,000 | 1989–1995 |
| Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall | 18,989 | 1995–2002, 2006–2008, 2014–2021 |
| Zofria Indoor Hall | 2,500 | 2002–2004, 2011–2014 |
| Chalkiopoulio Sports Hall (Lamia) | 2,600 | 2002–2003 |
| Galatsi Olympic Hall | 5,141 | 2004–2006 |
| Hellinikon Olympic Arena | 8,000 | 2009–2011 |
| SUNEL Arena(Ano Liosia Olympic Hall) | 9,025 | 2021– |
| AEK B.C. Stadiums / Arenas Image Gallery |
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| Date | Pos. | Player | From |
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| 27 July 2024 | PG |  Prentiss Hubb |  Dolomiti Energia Trento |
| 30 July 2024 | C | Grant Golden | Vanoli Cremona |
| 31 July 2024 | SG | Nahiem Alleyne | St. John's Red Storm |
| 9 August 2024 | SG /PG |  Giorgos Fillios | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 11 August 2024 | PF | Tasos Kamateros | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 14 August 2024 | C | Gaios Skordilis | Milon |
| 14 August 2024 | SG | Hunter Hale | Promitheas Patras |
| 31 August 2024 | SG /SF | C. J. Bryce |  Parma Basket |
| 2 September 2024 | C | Jadyn Parker | East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
| 29 November 2024 | SF /SG |  Joshua Obiesie |  Dijon |
| 20 February 2025 | SG /SF | Nikos Arsenopoulos |  CD Póvoa |
| Date | Pos. | Player | To |
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| 30 May 2024 | PF /C | Dimitrios Agravanis |  Hefei Kuangfeng |
| 20 June 2024 | C | Manolis Chatzidakis | Aris |
| 30 June 2024 | PG /SG | Chasson Randle | Iowa Wolves |
| 30 June 2024 | PG | Langston Hall | Karditsa |
| 30 June 2024 | SG /PG | Brandon Knight | Free agent |
| 30 June 2024 | SF /SG | Jordan McRae |  Al Ittihad Alexandria |
| 30 June 2024 | SF /SG | Austin Hollins | Free agent |
| 30 June 2024 | C /PF | Justin Tillman | Nanterre 92 |
| 30 June 2024 | C /PF | / Jordan Morgan |  Suwon KT Sonicboom |
| 30 June 2024 | PF | Manolis Mataliotakis | Doxa Lefkadas |
| 11 November 2024 | C | Jadyn Parker |  APOEL |
| 22 November 2024 | SG | Nahiem Alleyne |  Trefl Sopot (on loan) |
| 3 December 2024 | PG /SG | Giorgos Fillios | Aris |
| 14 December 2024 | PF | Tasos Kamateros | Proteas Voulas |
| 11 January 2025 | SF | Alfis Pilavios | Ermis Schimatariou |
Winners (1):2019
Winners (1):2013–14
Runners-up (1): 2011–12Winners (4): 1924–25, 1927–28, 1959–60, 1960–61Winners (2): 1966–67, 1970–71| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |||
| 2019 | Champions | defeatedSan Lorenzo 86–64 in the semi-final and defeatedFlamengo 86–70 in the final atRio de Janeiro | |
| FIBA European Champions Cup - EuroLeague | |||
| 1964–65 | Quarter-finals | eliminated on aggregate byOKK Beograd, 85–78 (W) inAthens and 84–101 (L) inBelgrade | |
| 1965–66 | Semi-finals | lost toSlavia VŠ Praha 73–103 in the semi-final, and lost toCSKA Moscow 62–85 in the consolation final inMilan | |
| 1997–98 | Final | defeatedBenetton Treviso 67–66 in the semi-final, and lost toKinder Bologna 44–58 in the final atBarcelona | |
| 2000–01 | Semi-finals | eliminated byTau Cerámica, 67–70 (L), 65–90 (L) inAthens, and 62–76 (L) inVitoria-Gasteiz | |
| FIBA Champions League | |||
| 2017–18 | Champions | defeatedUCAM Murcia 77–75 in the semi-final, and defeatedMonaco 100–94 in the final atAthens | |
| 2018–19 | Quarter-finals | eliminated on aggregate byBrose Bamberg, 67–71 (L) inBamberg and 69–67 (W) inAthens | |
| 2019–20 | Final | defeatedCasademont Zaragoza 99–75 in the semi-final, and lost toSan Pablo Burgos 74–85 in the final atAthens | |
| 2022–23 | Quarter-finals | eliminated byHapoel Jerusalem, 55–64 (L), 51–91 (L) inJerusalem and 94–78 (W) inAthens | |
| FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup - Saporta Cup | |||
| 1967–68 | Champions | defeatedIgnis Varese 132–130 in the semi-final games, and defeatedSlavia VŠ Praha 89–82 in the final atAthens | |
| 1969–70 | Semi-finals | eliminated byJA Vichy, 60–78 (L) inVichy and 74–65 (W) inAthens | |
| 1971–72 | Quarter-finals | defeatedLevski 184–170 in the second-round games, and eliminated in group stage byCrvena zvezda andSimmenthal Milano | |
| 1988–89 | Quarter-finals | defeatedPully Foxes 173–168 in the eight-final games, and eliminated in group stage byŽalgiris,Cibona andSteiner Bayreuth | |
| 1999–00 | Champions | defeatedKK Zadar 152–142 in the semi-final games, and defeatedKinder Bologna 83–76 in the final atLausanne | |
1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
| 1999–00 FIBA Saporta Cup
| 2017–18 FIBA Champions League
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AEK was one of three Greek teams that had always competed in thefirst tier Greek competition until it first experiencedrelegation following the2010–11 season, and thus did not play in the top-tier in the2011–12 season. The following table illustrates the performance of AEK in the national divisions over the years.
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| No. | Player | Nationality | Position | Playing career | Coaching career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Georgios Trontzos | | C | 1963–80 | 1979–80 |
| 10 | Georgios Amerikanos | | SG | 1959–75 | 1986–87 |
| 9 | Minas Gekos | | PG | 1976–91 1994–95 | 2009–01/2011 |
| 8 | Christos Zoupas | | PG | 1962–74 | – |
| 9 | Nikos Chatzis | | SG | 1995–05 2007–09 | 2017–present |
| No. | Player | Nationality | Position | Playing career | Coaching career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Georgios Trontzos | | C | 1963–80 | 1979–80 |
| 10 | Georgios Amerikanos | | SG | 1959–75 | 1986–87 |
| 13 | Stevan Jelovac |  | PF | 2021 |
| Player | Nationality | Debut | Last Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vangelis Dermanoutsos | | 1955 | 1967 |
| Nikos Nesiadis | | 1964 | 1976 |
| Thanasis Skourtopoulos | | 1982 | 1991 |
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Owner | Makis Angelopoulos |
| President &CEO | Evangelos Angelopoulos |
| Vice President | Eduardos Karrer |
Source: AEK B.C.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| General manager | Kostas Kotsis |
| Venue Consultant | Savvas Anestiadis |
| Venue technical consultant | Ioannis Lampropoulos |
| Sponsoring Marketing Manager | Christos Liarakos |
| Press Officer | George Nikolaou |
| Social Media Manager | Christos Papadopoulos |
| Marketing Manager | Pantelis Nikolaidis |
| Head Operations | Panagiotis Mantzos |
| Security Manager | Evangelos Christakopoulos |
Source: AEK B.C.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dragan Šakota |
| Assistant coaches | Andrea VicenzuttoMiloš Šakota Marinos Konstantis |
| Fitness coach | Μilijan Nikolić |
| Team Manager | Fanis Koumpouras |
| Equipment Manager | George Stathopoulos |
Source: AEK B.C.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Medical Director | Fragiskos Xipnitos |
| Doctor | Stefanos Kaiafas |
| Head of Physiotherapy | Stavros Toilos |
| Physiotherapists | Gerasimos Ardavanis Giannis Chotzalis |
| Chiropractor | Kostas Psarogiorgos |
Source: AEK B.C.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Georgios Amerikanos (1959–1975)Ioannis Athinaiou (2014–2015)Georgios Bogris (2021–2022)Ioannis Bourousis (2001–2006)Nikos Chatzis (1995–2005, 2007–2009)Manos Chatzidakis (2016–2019, 2023–) Vangelis Dermanoutsos (1955–1967)Dimos Dikoudis (1998–2003, 2010–2011)Antonis Christeas (1962–1970) Vangelis Fotsis (1977–1988)Nasos Galakteros (1989–1993)Minas Gekos (1976–1991, 1994–1995)Charis Giannopoulos (2018–2020)Michalis Giannouzakos (1974–1981)Nikos Gkikas (2019–2021)Andreas Glyniadakis (2003–2005, 2007)Vassilis Goumas (1979–1985)Michalis Kakiouzis (1995–2002) Konstantinos Karamanlis (1951–1959)Vassilis Kikilias (2000–2003)Giannis Kalampokis (2005–2006, 2015–2016)Akis Kallinikidis (2009–2011)Leonidas Kaselakis (2014–2015)Dimitrios Katsivelis (2015–2016, 2020–2021)Vassilis Kavvadas (2017–2019)Apostolos Kontos (1983–1987)Nestoras Kommatos (2006–2007)Antonis Koniaris (2021–2023)Angelos Koronios (1998–2000) Eas Larentzakis (1962–1972)Giannoulis Larentzakis (2016–2019)Dimitrios Mavroeidis (2015–2018, 2019–2023)Loukas Mavrokefalidis (2015–2016, 2017)Georgios Moschos (1961–1966) Nikos Nesiadis (1964–1976)Makis Nikolaidis (1996–1999, 2006–2007, 2009–2011)Dimitris Papadopoulos (1995–1999)Dimitris Papanikolaou (2007–2009)Nikos Pappas (2021–2022)Kostas Patavoukas (1985–1993)Michalis Pelekanos (2004–2006)Michalis Polytarchou (2012–2015)Nikos Rogkavopoulos (2017–2021)-Dušan Šakota (2014–2019)Thanasis Skourtopoulos (1982–1991)Pavlos Stamelos (1979–1981)Christos Tapoutos (2001–2004, 2006–2009)-
Jake Tsakalidis (1996–2000)Georgios Trontzos (1963–1980) Lakis Tsavas (1962–1969)Kostas Vasileiadis (2016–2017) Stelios Vasileiadis (1962–1975)Panagiotis Vasilopoulos (2018)Vassilis Xanthopoulos (2017–2019)Nikos Zisis (2000–2005, 2020–2021)Christos Zoupas (1962–1974)Victor Alexander (1997–1998)Willie Anderson (1997–1998)Joe Arlauckas (1998–1999)William Avery (2007–2008)Toby Bailey (2004–2005)-
Rolando Blackman (1994–1995)Anthony Bowie (1999–2000)Tony Campbell (1995)Chris Carr (2001–2002)Lionel Chalmers (2005–2006)Mario Chalmers (2019–2020)Joe Crispin (2003)Dionte Christmas (2016)Lloyd Daniels (1998–1999)Bill Edwards (1996–1997)Erick Green (2021–2022)Mike Green (2017–2018)Anthony Grundy (2010–2011)Malik Hairston (2015–2016)Jack Haley (1993)Manny Harris (2017–2018, 2021)Ian Hummer (2021–2022)Vince Hunter (2018–2019)Horace Jenkins (2003–2004)Thomas Jordan (1990–1992)Kannard Johnson (1993)Brandon Knight (2024–)Keith Langford (2019–2021, 2022)Ricky Ledo (2024–)Marcus Liberty (1995–1996)Daryl Macon (2021)Carlton McKinney (1992)Jordan McRae (2023–)Ben McLemore (2023)Jordan Morgan (2024–)Dan O'Sullivan (1999–2000)Ruben Patterson (1998)Ricky Pierce (1997)-Kurt Rambis (Kyriakos Rambidis) (1980–1981)Chasson Randle (2023–)Kendrick Ray (2019–2020)Richard Rellford (1990)Clint Richardson (1988–1989)Brent Scott (2006–2007)Marcus Slaughter (2019–2021)Terence Stansbury (1997–1998)Dean Tolson (1983)Danny Vranes (1988–1989)K'zell Wesson (2007–2008)Tony White (1993–1994)Jawad Williams (2016–2017)
Michael Andersen (1997–1999, 2008–2009)
Pero Antić (2001–2005)
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-Malcolm Armstead (2015)
Edin Atić (2015–2019)Miloš Babić (1992–1993)
Andrew Betts (2000–2003)
Alexander Madsen (2022–2023)Jim Bilba (2001–2002)
-Roderick Blakney (2002–2003)Rastko Cvetković (1993–1994)Roberto Chiacig (1996–1997)Claudio Coldebella (1996–1998)
Quino Colom (2021–2022)
Tomas Delininkaitis (2014–2015)-Michael Dixon (2016–2017)-Taurean Green (2009–2010, 2016)-Milan Gurović (2000)
Dror Hajaj (2005–2006)
Geert Hammink (2000–2001)-J. R. Holden (2001–2002)
Nikola Ivanović (2016–2017)
Arijan Komazec (2001)Davor Kus (2004–2005)
İbrahim Kutluay (2000–2001)Mindaugas Kuzminskas (2023–)
-Darrel Lewis (2008)
-Matt Lojeski (2020–2021)Jonas Mačiulis (2018–2021)
-Donnie McGrath (2009–2010, 2017)Pops Mensah-Bonsu (2014–2015)Milan Milošević (2014–2017)
Martin Müürsepp (1999–2001)Sandro Nicević (2004–2005)-Bane Prelević (1997–1999)Slaven Rimac (2005–2006)-Tyrese Rice (2020)Blagota Sekulić (2003–2004)Vrbica Stefanov (2000–2001)-Jordan Theodore (2019)Roko Ukić (2016–2017)-Scottie Wilbekin (2015)
Jānis Strēlnieks (2022–2023)
Braian Angola (2021–2022)
Mfiondu Kabengele (2023)Carl English (2014–2015)Andy Rautins (2022)Xavier Rathan-Mayes (2018)
Ramón Rivas (1997–1998)
Howard Sant-Roos (2018–2020)Philip Scrubb (2015)Akil Mitchell (2022–2023)
Brad Newley (2017)
Yanick Moreira (2020–2021)AEK B.C.team captains, since the 1951–52 season:
| Period | Captain |
|---|---|
| 1951–1959 | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| ?–1975 | Georgios Amerikanos |
| 1975–1980 | Georgios Trontzos |
| 1980–1991 | Minas Gekos |
| 1991–1993 | Kostas Patavoukas |
| 1993–1994 | Alexis Giannopoulos |
| 1994–1995 | Minas Gekos |
| 1995–1997 | Dimitris Podaras |
| 1997–1999 |  Bane Prelevic |
| 1999–2005 | Nikos Chatzis |
| 2005–2006 | Georgios Tsiaras |
| 2006–2007 | Makis Nikolaidis |
| 2007–2009 | Nikos Chatzis |
| 2009–2011 | Periklis Dorkofikis |
| 2011–2012 | Fotis Vasilopoulos |
| 2012–2014 | Alexis Falekas |
| 2014–2015 | Michalis Polytarchou |
| 2015–2019 | Dušan Šakota |
| 2019–2020 | Jonas Mačiulis |
| 2020–2021 | Nikos Zisis |
| 2021–2023 | Dimitrios Mavroeidis |
| 2023–present | Dimitris Flionis |
| Head Coach | From | To | Titles & Honors |
|---|---|---|---|
 Konstantinos Karamanlis | 1957 | 1958 | Greek League Champion (1958) |
| Missas Pantazopoulos | 1962 | 1966 | EuroLeague Final Four (1966) 4×Greek League Champion (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) |
| Themis Cholevas | 1965 | 1966 | EuroLeague Final Four (1966) Greek League Champion (1966) |
| Nikos Milas | 1967 | 1974 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champion (1968) 2×Greek League Champion (1968, 1970) |
| Kostas Mourouzis | 1974 | 1977 | Greek CupFinalist (1976) |
| Georgios Amerikanos | 1977 1978 | 1986 1987 | Greek CupFinalist (1978) |
| Faidon Matthaiou | 1977 | 1979 | |
| Georgios Trontzos | 1979 | 1980 | Greek CupFinalist (1980) |
| Fred G. Develey | 1980 | 1981 | Greek Cup Winner (1981) |
| Vangelis Nikitopoulos | 1982 1987 1989 1991 | 1986 1988 1990 1992 | 2×Greek CupFinalist (1988, 1992) |
| Michalis Anastasiadis | 1986 | 1987 | |
| Kostas Anastasatos | 1987 | 1987 | |
 Krešimir Ćosić | 1988 1990 | 1989 1991 | |
| Nikos Nesiadis | 1988 1993 1996 | 1989 1993 1996 | |
| Richard Dukeshire | 1993 | 1993 | |
| Michalis Kyritsis | 1992 | 1993 | |
| -Steve Giatzoglou | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Apostolos Kontos | 1994 | 1994 | |
| -Vlade Đurović | 1994 1995 | 1995 1996 | |
| -Slobodan Subotić | 1996 | 1996 | |
| Giannis Ioannidis | 1996 | 1998 | EuroLeagueFinalist (1998) Greek CupFinalist (1998) |
| Georgios Kalafatakis | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Kostas Politis | 1999 | 1999 | Greek CupFinalist (1999) |
| Dušan Ivković | 1999 | 2001 | EuroLeagueSemi-finals (2001) FIBA Saporta Cup Champion (2000) 2×Greek Cup Winner (2000, 2001) |
| --Dragan Šakota | 2001 2014 2017 | 2003 2015 2018 | FIBA Champions League Champion (2018) Greek League Champion (2002) Greek Cup Winner (2018) |
| Fotis Katsikaris | 2003 | 2005 | |
| Costas Oikonomakis | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Dimitris Liogas | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Dimitris Papanikolaou | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Nikos Karagiannis | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Dimitris Papadopoulos | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Vangelis Ziagkos | 2012 | 2014 | |
| Jure Zdovc | 2015 | 2017 | |
| Sotiris Manolopoulos | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Luca Banchi | 2018 | 2019 | FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion (2019) |
| Ilias Papatheodorou | 2019 | 2021 | Greek Cup Winner (2020) |
| Vangelis Angelou | 2021 | 2021 | |
| Stefanos Dedas | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Curro Segura | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Ilias Kantzouris | 2022[47] | 2023[48] | |
| Joan Plaza | 2023[49][50] | 2024 |
| Chairman | Years |
|---|---|
| Konstantinos Spanoudis | (1924–1932) |
| Alexandros Strogilos | (1932–1933) |
| Konstantinos Sarifis | (1933–1935) |
| Konstantinos Theofanidis | (1935–1937) |
| Konstantinos Chrisopoulos | (1937–1938) |
| Vassilios Fridas | (1938–1940) |
| Emilios Ionas | (1945–1949) |
| Spiridon Skouras | (1949–1950) |
| Georgios Melas | (1950–1952) |
| Eleftherios Venizelos | (1952) |
| Georgios Chrisafidis | (1952–1957) |
| Nikolaos Goumas | (1957–1963) |
| Alexandros Makridis | (1963–1966) |
| Georgios Toubalidis | (1966) |
| Michail Trikoglou | (1966–1967) |
| Emmanuil Calitsounakis | (1967) |
| Kosmas Kiriakidis | (1967–1968) |
| Ilias Georgopoulos | (1968–1969) |
| Georgios Chrisafidis | (1969–1970) |
| Chairman | Years |
|---|---|
| Kosmas Chatzicharalabous | (1970–1973) |
| Dimitrios Avramidis | (1973) |
| Ioannis Theodorakopoulos | (1973–1974) |
| Loukas Barlos | (1974–1979) |
| Kosmas Chatzicharalabous | (1979–1986) |
| Dimitris Rousakis | (1986–1987) |
| Takis Dimitrakopoulos | (1987–1988) |
| Chrysostomos Psomiadis | (1988–1989) |
| Takis Dimitrakopoulos | (1989–1990) |
| Dimitris Rousakis | (1990–1991) |
| Konstantinos Voutsopoulos | (1991–1993) |
| Chrysostomos Psomiadis | (1993–1994) |
| Michalis Lefakis | (1994–1995) |
| Ioannis Filippou | (1995–2006) |
| Ioannis Granitsas | (2006–2007) |
| Vasilis Tzivelekis | (2007–2008) |
| Charalambos Karamanlis | (2008–2011) |
| Nikos Georgantzoglou | (2011–2014) |
| Makis Angelopoulos | (2014–present) |
AEK has links with many basketball clubs in Greece, and other countries where Greek immigrants and friends of the club live, likeΑΕΚ Stockholm B.C. in Sweden, and Greek clubs likeAEK Argos B.C. andAEK Tripolis B.C.
Με ανακοίνωσή της, η «Ένωση» ευχαρίστησε τη FILA για τη συνεργασία των οκτώ προηγούμενων χρόνων.
Η Macron και η ΑΕΚ BC ανακοινώνουν, ότι από την ερχόμενη περίοδο και έως το 2028 θα πορεύονται μαζί, αφού η "Bασίλισσα" του ελληνικού μπάσκετ θα φορά ΜΑCRON HERO.
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