Peristeri B.C.
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Peristeri B.C., or Peristeri Athens B.C. (Greek: Περιστερίου K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is both a city and a suburb in the western part of the Athens agglomeration. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou K.A.E. (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Περιστερίου K.A.E.). It is a part of the G.S. Peristeri (Γ.Σ. Περιστερίου) multi-sports club. The club was founded on October 22, 1971.
The club's emblem is the dove symbol, and the club's team colors are yellow and blue. For the 2023–24 season, the team competes in the Greek Basket League, which is the top-tier level league in Greece, as well as in the European-wide secondary level competition, the FIBA Basketball Champions League (BCL).
History
Early years and rise of the club
The club began play in the 1971–72 season. In the 1977–78 season, Peristeri Athens won the third level championship of Greek pro basketball, under head coach Faidon Matthaiou. In the 1982–83 season, under head coach Thanasis Christoforou, Peristeri won the second level championship of Greek pro basketball, which was at that time, the Greek B League. In the following 1983–84 season, Peristeri played games for the first time, in the top-tier level Greek Basket League. Peristeri won the Greek 2nd Division championship again, in the 1988–89 season.
In the subsequent years, 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 FIBA Korać Cup seven times (in the seasons 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1999–00). Well-known players such as: Audie Norris, Marko Jarić, Milan Gurović, Angelos Koronios, Michalis Pelekanos, Kostas Tsartsaris, Alphonso Ford, Benoit Benjamin, Gary Leonard, Randy White, Marlon Maxey, and Conner Henry played for the club in that era.
In the 2000–01 season, led by the great scorer Ford, Peristeri finished in second place in the top-tier Greek League, in the regular season. The club also competed in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague competition, during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons. In the 2002–03 season, Peristeri competed in the European third-tier level FIBA Europe Champions Cup. In the 2003–04 season, the club played in the European 3rd-tier level FIBA Europe League.
Decline of the club
Following the 2003–04 Greek Basket League season, Peristeri was downgraded to the second division Greek A2 League for the 2004–05 season, due to great financial troubles within the Peristeri Sports Club. The club also competed in the Greek 2nd Division in the 2005–06 season. The club was then relegated down to the Greek 3rd Division, for the 2006–07 season. After winning the Greek 3rd Division championship, in the 2006–07 season, Peristeri returned to the Greek 2nd Division, for the 2007–08 season. Peristeri then won the Greek 2nd Division championship, in the 2008–09 season.
Peristeri then competed in the top-tier level Greek 1st Division, in the 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2012–13 seasons. After the 2012–13 Greek Basket League season, Peristeri was again relegated down to the second-tier level Greek A2 League. However, due to economic issues, the club did not take part in the A2 League in the following season, and instead competed in the third-tier level Greek B League, during the 2013–14 season.[1]
Peristeri managed to win the 2014–15 edition of the Greek 2nd-tier level ESKA Cup competition. While in that same 2014–15 season, Peristeri finished in fourth place, in the First Group of the third-tier level Greek B League, and thus did not earn a direct league promotion. Nevertheless, due to the withdrawal of Panionios Athens from the second-tier level Greek A2 League, Peristeri was then promoted back up to the A2 League, as they replaced Panionios in the competition, for the 2015–16 season.[2] However, following that season, the club was relegated back down to the Greek 3rd Division, for the 2016–17 season.
Return to European-wide competitions
Peristeri won the Greek 3rd Division in the 2016–17 season. Then, in the following 2017–18 season, Peristeri won its third Greek 2nd Division championship. The team broke the league's win–loss record during that season, and finished with an overall record of 29 wins and just 1 loss.[3] Thus, the club was promoted up to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, for the 2018–19 season. The return arrival of head coach Argyris Pedoulakis proved to be a key factor for the team. With Pedoulakis coaching, and with a core of quality players, Peristeri finished second in the regular season, and in fourth place overall at the end of the league's playoffs, which thus secured the team's return to European-wide competitions.
The club then joined one of the two European-wide secondary leagues, the FIBA Basketball Champions League (BCL), for the 2019–20 season. The team had a successful BCL season, as they managed to progress to the round of 16 of the FIBA Champions League, where they were ultimately eliminated by the Israeli Super League club Hapoel Jerusalem. Peristeri finished in the third position of the 2019–20 Greek Basket League season, although the Greek League season ended prematurely, in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece.
Peristeri were the finalists of the 2020 edition of the Greek Super Cup competition, after they defeated the Greek EuroLeague giants Panathinaikos Athens, by a score of 90–82 in the semifinals. They lost to Promitheas Patras, by a score of 82–74 in the finals. Peristeri's 2020–21 Greek Basket League season wasn't as successful as the previous one, as they finished in sixth place in the league. In European-wide play, they also competed in the 2020–21 FIBA Champions League season. During that season, the team used three different head coaches. The team also struggled to develop proper player chemistry throughout the duration of the season. Ultimately, Peristeri was unable to match their high points of the previous two seasons.
Under head coach Milan Tomić, Peristeri finished the 2021–22 Greek Basket League season in 8th place. While in Pan-European competition, they competed in the European-wide fourth-tier level FIBA Europe Cup competition's 2021–22 season. In August 2022, the team was given the new sponsorship name of Peristeri B.C. Athens Bwin, after the club secured a naming rights deal with Bwin, for the purposes of increasing the team's budget, as part of an overall effort by the club to position itself in a higher echelon within the Greek Basket League.
An international legend becomes the head coach
Peristeri hired international basketball legend Vassilis Spanoulis to its head coaching position, for the 2022–23 season.[4][5] Spanoulis guided the team to its first ever appearance in the Final of the Greek Cup competition. However, they were defeated in the 2022–23 Greek Cup final by the EuroLeague giants Olympiacos Piraeus. In the 2022–23 Greek Basket League season, Peristeri finished in third place in the league, after they beat the Greek Fiba Champions League club PAOK Thessaloniki, in the league's third-place series. During the season, Peristeri managed to beat the EuroLeague giants Panathinaikos Athens, three different times during the overall season. In European-wide play, Peristeri also competed in the 2022–23 FIBA Champions League season, where they were eliminated in the play-ins by the French Pro A League club JDA Dijon, 2–1 in a three game series.
In the 2023–24 FIBA Champions League season, Peristeri had an astonishing year and for the first time in team's history,the team reached the 2024 FIBA Champions League Final Four. In the semifinals, Peristeri was knocked out of the Final Four tournament, after a 97–94 defeat to the Spanish ACB League club Tenerife.[6] Ultimately, Peristeri finished in fourth place in the FIBA Champions League season, after they lost the bronze medal game against the Spanish ACB League club UCAM Murcia, by a score of 87–84.[7] Spanoulis was ultimately named the FIBA Champions League's Best Coach of the Season.[8][9][10][11]
In Greek national domestic competitions, Peristeri made it to the semifinals of the 2023 Greek Super Cup competition, where they lost to Olympiacos Piraeus. They took the 3rd place by beating PAOK. Peristeri also made it to the quarterfinals of the 2023–24 Greek Cup competition, where they again lost to Olympiacos. In the 2023–24 Greek Basket League season, Peristeri once again finished in third place in the league, after they beat the Greek EuroCup club Aris Thessaloniki, in the league's single third-place match.
Logos
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(The official logo of Peristeri's parent club.)
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(The official alternate logo of Peristeri's parent club.)
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(Peristeri B.C.'s official dove symbol.)
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(Peristeri B.C.'s official basketball club logo.)
In international competitions
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From the 1991–92 season, to the 2003–04 season, Peristeri Athens had an overall win/loss record of: 67 wins and 58 losses, plus 1 tie, in a total of 126 games played in all of their European-wide professional club basketball competitions.
Arenas
Peristeri plays its home games at the Peristeri Indoor Hall Andreas Papandreou, which has a seating capacity of 4,000 people.[12] The club played his home games at the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hallduring the 2014-2015 season,,as a result of the significant damages that the Peristeri Indoor Hall Andreas Papandreou suffered due to flooding.
Roster
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Depth chart
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Titles and honours
European competitions
Domestic competitions
- Greek Cup:
- Finalists (1): 2022–23
- Greek Super Cup:
- Finalists (1): 2020
- Greek A2 League (2nd Division):
- Champions (3): 1988–89, 2008–09, 2017–18
- Greek B League (2nd Division / 3rd Division):
- Champions (3): 1982–83 (2nd Division), 2006–07 (3rd Division), 2016–17 (3rd Division)
- Greek 3rd Division:
- Champions (1): 1977–78 (ESKA)
- Greek 2nd Tier ESKA Cup:
- Winners (1): 2014–15
Seasons
Notable players
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Greece:
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Agravanis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Athinaiou
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Neoklis Avdalas
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Bourousis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Efthimis Bakatsias
- File:Flag of Greece.svg File:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bramos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Chougkaz
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Christidis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Linos Chrysikopoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Despos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Periklis Dorkofikis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Charis Giannopoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg File:Flag of Serbia.svg Vlado Janković
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Argiris Kambouris
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Leonidas Kaselakis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Katsivelis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Kompodietas
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Angelos Koronios
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Makaras
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Antonis Mantzaris
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vangelis Mantzaris
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vangelis Margaritis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Mavroeidis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Loukas Mavrokefalidis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Milonas
- File:Flag of Greece.svg File:Flag of Canada.svg Elijah Mitrou-Long
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Moraitis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Mouratos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Christos Myriounis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Manolis Papamakarios
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Papanikolaou
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Papagiannis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg George Papas
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Argyris Pedoulakis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Pelekanos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Alekos Petroulas
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Polytarchou
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Stelios Poulianitis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Christos Saloustros
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Sioutis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Gaios Skordilis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Tsairelis
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Tsartsaris
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Tsiakos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Panos Vasilopoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Xanthopoulos
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Vangelis Zougris
Europe:
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Miro Bilan
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Andersen
- File:Flag of Serbia.svg-File:Flag of Greece.svg Milan Gurović
- File:Flag of Serbia.svg-File:Flag of Greece.svg Marko Jarić
- File:Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Dangubić
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Jure Močnik
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Moretti
- File:Flag of France.svg Hugues Occansey
- File:Flag of France.svg Sylvain Francisco
- File:Flag of Russia.svg-File:Flag of Greece.svg Aleksey Savrasenko
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gielo
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Cezary Trybański
USA:
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Benoit Benjamin
- File:Flag of the United States.svg-File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Kee-Kee Clark
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Byron Dinkins
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Denmon
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Alphonso Ford
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Reece Gaines
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Gary Grant
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Steven Gray
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Jaylen Hands
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrow
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Conner Henry
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Buck Johnson
- File:Flag of the United States.svg-File:Flag of Dominica.svg Garth Joseph
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Priest Lauderdale
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Gary Leonard
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Jermaine Love
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Audie Norris
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Hutson
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Pete Mickeal
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Marlon Maxey
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Terran Petteway
- File:Flag of the United States.svg-File:Flag of Liberia.svg Joe Ragland
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Nate Renfro
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Larry Stewart
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Thompson
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Randy White
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Williams
Africa:
Retired numbers
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| #10 | Template:Flagicon | Alphonso Ford | SG | 1999–2001 |
| #13 | Template:Flagicon | Nikos Fasouras | C | 1984–1996 |
Head coaches
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| Template:Flagicon Faidon Matthaiou | 1976–1978 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Vassilis Fragkias | 1993 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Kostas Missas | 1994–1995 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Ilias Zouros | 2004, 2019 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Georgios Meletis | 2005–2006 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Manos Manouselis | 2006–2008 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Dimitris Tziallas | 2008 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Nikos Karagiannis | 2004–2005, 2008–2009, 2015–2018 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Thanasis Skourtopoulos | 2009–2010 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Tzimis Koustenis | 2012–2013 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Vangelis Vlachos | 2013 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Nasos Choumpalis | 2013–2014 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Kostas Papamarkos | 2014–2015 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Nikos Papanikolopoulos | 2019–2020 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Sotiris Manolopoulos | 2021 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon-Template:Flagicon Milan Tomić | 2021–2022 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Vassilis Spanoulis | 2022–2024 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Georgios Limniatis | 2024–2025 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Template:Flagicon Vasilis Xanthopoulos | 2025- present Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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References
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External links
- Peristeri B.C. official site Template:In lang
- G.S. Peristeri official site Template:In lang
- Greek Basket League team profile
- Greek Basket League team profile Template:In lang
- Eurobasket.com Peristeri BC Athens team profile
- Euroleague.net Peristeri team profile
- Official fan site Template:In lang
- Official YouTube channel Template:In lang
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