# Apollon Patras B.C.

Apollon Patras B.C., named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. Apollon Patras B.C. is the men's basketball club of the Greek multi sports athletic union A.S. Apollon Patras. The club's name sponsorship is Apollon Patras B.C. Carna. Currently, Apollon competes in the Greek A2 Basket League, which is the 2nd-tier level basketball division in Greece.

## History

The club's parent athletic club, A.S. Apollon Patras, was founded in 1926. The club's men's basketball section, Apollon Patras B.C., was founded in the year 1947. Apollon Patras B.C. has competed in the top division Greek Basket League, in a total of 32 different seasons so far, being one of the constant teams in the Greek League's top division over the years.
The club competed in the top division for the first time in the 1971–72 season. Apollon won the local Achaea regional tournament 4 times, in the years 1956, 1958, 1971, and 1973.
In the 1996–97 season, Apollon B.C. had one of its most successful seasons, finishing in the 7th place of the Greek League, and reaching the Round of 16 at the Saporta Cup. The club also made it to the final of the Greek Cup, for the first time in its history, but they were defeated by Olympiacos. In that particular season, Olympiacos had what is considered to be one of the greatest teams in European basketball history, as they had won the 1997 Triple Crown.
One more successful season followed in the 1997–98 season, in which Apollon finished in the 6th place of the Greek League, and made it to the Saporta Cup Round of 32. The following year (1998–99), the team was relegated down to the Greek A2 Basket League (Greek 2nd Division).
In 2003, Apollon B.C. won the Greek Second Division championship, and subsequently returned to the Greek first division for four straight seasons (2004 to 2007). The team was relegated to the second division again after the 2006–07 season, and returned to the top division Greek Basket League in the 2012–13 season. In that season, Apollon made the league's playoffs, and finished in 8th place in the league's final standings.
Apollon played in the 2015 Greek Cup Final, where they lost to Panathinaikos, by a score of 68–53.

## Arenas

Apollon Patras plays its home games at the 3,500 seat Apollon Patras Indoor Hall. They have also played home games at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which can seat 4,200.

## Titles and honours

National competitions: (11×)
* Greek League
** Winners (3): 1927, 1948, 1956
* Greek Cup
** Winners (4): 1951, 1964, 1970, 1973
* Greek 2nd Division (4×): 1976, 1979, 1992, 2003
** Greek B League (2×): 1976, 1979
** Greek A2 League (3×): 1992, 2003, 2021
Local competitions: (4×)
* Achaia Regional Championship (4×): 1956, 1958, 1971, 1973
National honours:
* Greek Cup Finalist (2×): 1997, 2015
* Greek Basket League Playoff Appearances (8×): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2013, 2014
European honours:
* FIBA Saporta Cup: Round of 16 (1997), eliminated by Türk Telekom (140–155)
* FIBA Saporta Cup: Round of 32 (1998), eliminated by Hapoel Eilat (173–180)
* FIBA Korać Cup: Round of 16 (1999), eliminated by JDA Dijon (122–135)

## Apollon Patras' season by season rankings

* Bold indicates seasons in which the club made the Greek top-tier level league's playoffs.
* Italics indicates seasons in which the club competed in levels below the Greek top-tier level.
| Season | Greek Division | Place |
| 1979–80 | Basket League | 10th |
| 1980–81 | Basket League | 11th |
| 1981–82 | Basket League | 10th |
| 1982–83 | Basket League | 9th |
| 1983–84 | Basket League | 12th |
| 1984–85 | Basket League | 11th |
| 1985–86 | Basket League | 6th |
| 1986–87 | Basket League | 9th |
| 1987–88 | Basket League | 8th |
| 1988–89 | Basket League | 6th |
| 1989–90 | Basket League | 8th |
| Season | Greek Division | Place |
| 1990–91 | Basket League | 11th |
| 1991–92 | A2 Basket League | 1st |
| 1992–93 | Basket League | 10th |
| 1993–94 | Basket League | 11th |
| 1994–95 | Basket League | 11th |
| 1995–96 | Basket League | 8th |
| 1996–97 | Basket League | 7th |
| 1997–98 | Basket League | 6th |
| 1998–99 | Basket League | 13th |
| 1999–00 | A2 Basket League | 3rd |
| 2000–01 | A2 Basket League | 4th |
| Season | Greek Division | Place |
| 2001–02 | A2 Basket League | 4th |
| 2002–03 | A2 Basket League | 1st |
| 2003–04 | Basket League | 11th |
| 2004–05 | Basket League | 9th |
| 2005–06 | Basket League | 10th |
| 2006–07 | Basket League | 13th |
| 2007–08 | A2 Basket League | 13th |
| 2008–09 | A2 Basket League | 10th |
| 2009–10 | B Basket League | 5th |
| 2010–11 | A2 Basket League | 5th |
| 2011–12 | A2 Basket League | 2nd |
| Season | Greek Division | Place |
| 2012–13 | Basket League | 8th |
| 2013–14 | Basket League | 8th |
| 2014–15 | Basket League | 10th |
| 2015–16 | Basket League | 10th |
| 2016–17 | Basket League | 13th |
| 2017–18 | A2 Basket League | 4th |
| 2018–19 | A2 Basket League | 11th |
| 2019–20 | A2 Basket League | 4th |
| 2020–21 | A2 Basket League | 1st |

### Retired numbers

Apollon Patras retired numbers :
| No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date retired |
| #5 | | Nikos Argyropoulos | PG/SG | 1996–2005, 2010–2016 | 2019 |
| #7 | | Kostas Petropoulos | SG/SF | 1968–1987 | 2016 |

## Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
* Georgios Amerikanos
* Vangelis Angelou
* Nikos Argyropoulos
* Nikos Barlos
* Giorgos Bogris
* Christos Charissis
* Giorgos Diamantakos
* Dimitris Dimakopoulos
* Nikos Diplaros
* Zois Karampelas
* Vassilis Kikilias
* Panagiotis Liadelis
* Sarantis Mastrogiannopoulos
* / Bill Melis
* Ioannis Milonas
* Giannis Molfetas
* Vassilis Mouratos
* Christos Myriounis
* Vassilis Niforas
* Argiris Papapetrou
* Kostas Petropoulos
* Giorgos Tsalmpouris
* Nikos Vetoulas
* Fotios Zoumpos
Europe:
* Edin Bavčić
* Amin Hot
* Mirko Milićević
* Mladen Šekularac
* / Gerasimos Tzakis
* Ratko Varda
* / Dušan Vukčević
USA:
* Danya Abrams
* Ashraf Amaya
* Chad Brown
* / Steve Burtt Jr.
* Orlando Coleman
* A. J. Davis
* Tony Dawson
* Pat Durham
* Harold Ellis
* Joseph Forte
* Todd Fuller
* Chris Garner
* Derrick Hamilton
* Anthony Hickey
* Buck Johnson
* Dontae' Jones
* Reggie Jordan
* Tyler Kalinoski
* Tevin Mack
* Errick McCollum
* Tre McLean
* Erik Meek
* Terence Morris
* Jimmy Oliver
* Malik Osborne
* Brandon Penn
* Mark Petteway
* Cadarian Raines
* Terrence Rencher
* Eric Riley
* Rod Sellers
* John Shasky
* Gerel Simmons
* TJ Starks
* Jamel Thomas
* Larry Turner
* Alonzo Verge Jr.
* Desi Washington
Rest of the Americas:
* Andrés Guibert
* Wayne Yearwood
* Elijah Mitrou-Long
Oceania:
* Andrew Gaze

## Head coaches

* Kimon Agathos
* Kostas Parisis
* Stathis Vergos
* Georgios Amerikanos
* Bata Djordjević
* Vojislav Vezović
* Rade Georgievski
* Kosta Jankov
* / Dragan Šakota
* Kostas Petropoulos
* Vangelis Alexandris
* Kostas Diamantopoulos
* Kostas Missas
* Dirk Bauermann
* Georgios Kalafatakis
* Minas Gekos
* Darko Ruso
* Miroslav Nikolić
* Yannis Christopoulos
* Manos Manouselis
* Ivica Burić
* Kostas Keramidas
* Dimitris Papadopoulos
* Nikos Vetoulas
* Thanasis Papachatzis
* Kostas Mexas
* Thanasis Skourtopoulos
* Nikos Vournas
* Kostas Delegkos

## Sponsorships

* Great Shirt Sponsor: LOUX
* Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Nickan
* Great Sponsor: Oscar