Sporting B.C.

A.O. Sporting Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ
Leagues	Greek A2 League Greek Cup
Founded	1924 (Istanbul) 1936 (Athens)
History	Sporting Club Istanbul 1924 – 1936 Sporting Club Athens 1936 – Present
Arena	Sporting Sports Arena
Capacity	2,500
Location	Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece
Team colors	Red and Blue
President	Vassilis Sakopoulos
Head coach	Alexis Papadatos
Championships	A2 Championships: (3) (1988, 1991, 2007)
Website	sportingbc.gr
Home Away

Sporting B.C. (Greek: ΚΑΕ Σπόρτιγκ) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece, at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The club's full name is A.O. Sporting Athens B.C. (Greek: Α.Ο. Σπόρτιγκ Αθήνα KAE).

History

The A.O. Sporting parent athletic association was founded in 1936, after a group of Greeks moved the Sporting Istanbul (Constantinople) club that had been founded in 1924, to Athens. Sporting began with sports departments in basketball and volleyball, and later added the sports of boxing, swimming, and ping pong. Today, the A.O. Sporting athletic club has only the basketball department, A.O. Sporting B.C.

Over the years, some of the players from Sporting B.C. played for the senior men's Greek National Basketball Team. The team competed in the FIBA Korać Cup competition in the 1979–80, 1980–81, 1995–96, and 1996–97 seasons. Sporting won the Greek Second Division championship three times, in 1988, 1991 and 2007.

In international competitions

Arena

Sporting B.C. plays its home games at the 2,500 seat Sporting Sports Arena.^[1]

Titles and honors

National:

• Greek 2nd Division: (3)
  • 1988, 1991, 2007

Notable players

Head coaches

• Kostas Diamantopoulos
• Steve Giatzoglou
• Vassilis Fragkias
• Kostas Petropoulos
• Aris Lykogiannis
• Angelos Koronios

See also

• Sporting Athens women's basketball

References

External links

• Sportingbc.gr Official Team Website (in Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile

This page was last edited on 27 March 2021, at 18:58