AO Pagrati BC
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A.O. Pagrati Athens BC commonly known as Pagrati BC, is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Athens
, Greece
. The team competes in the Greek League's
A2 Ethniki
division.
In 1988, the club returned to the Greek A1 League
and stayed in the Greek A1 Division for the next 6 years. After this 6 year run in the top Greek level of the A1
, the club again struggled in the lower Greek divisions until it was promoted up to the A2
for the 2006-07 season.
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The team competes in the Greek League's
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
A2 Ethniki
A2 Ethniki
The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...
division.
History
The AO Pagrati Athens AC parent sports athletic association was founded in the year 1929. The sport club's basketball department, AO Pagrati BC, was founded in the year 1938. Around the era of 1950, was the basketball club's first peak period, which established it as one of the big Greek clubs of that era. In 1979, the team was in a downward spiral as it was downgraded to the Greek B division.In 1988, the club returned to the Greek A1 League
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
and stayed in the Greek A1 Division for the next 6 years. After this 6 year run in the top Greek level of the A1
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
, the club again struggled in the lower Greek divisions until it was promoted up to the A2
A2 Ethniki
The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...
for the 2006-07 season.
Notable players
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Notable coaches
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Makis DendrinosMakis DendrinosMakis Dendrinos is a Greek professional basketball coach.He was the coach of the Greek National Squad from 1994 to 1996. He won the 4th place at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, the 5th place at the Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 4th place at Eurobasket 1995... - - Steve GiatzoglouSteve GiatzoglouSteve Giatzoglou AKA Steve Young is a retired American turned Greek former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek A1 Division...
- Rajko ToromanRajko ToromanRajko Toroman is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He is currently the Philippines National Team Project Director for Basketball having been hired by country’s basketball federation Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...