AEL 1964 BC
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| AEL 1964 Larissa BC Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας 1964 |
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| Leagues | Greek League, EuroCup |
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| Founded | 1928
Gymnastikos S. Larissas |
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| History | 1928 - present | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Larissa Neapolis Arena (seating capacity: 3,958 5,500 with seat extension) |
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| Location | Larissa, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team colors | Maroon and white | |||||||||||||||||||||
| President |  Ioannis Latsios |
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| Vice-presidents | Panagiotis Saxonis Theodoros Kalogeropoulos |
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| Head coach | Konstantinos Pilafidis |
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| Championships | none | |||||||||||||||||||||
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AEL 1964 Larissa BC (in Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας 1964 or PAE Athlitiki Enosi Larisas 1964), the Athletic Union of Larissa 1964 BC, is a Greek professional basketball team that was established in 1928. The club was previously widely known under the name Gymnastikos S. Larissas from 1928-2006.
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[edit] Club Description
The team's home is in Larissa, Greece, a city that is part of the Thessaly periphery and has a population of around 150,000 people. AEL 1964 BC hosts its home games in the Larissa Neapolis Arena.
AEL 1964 BC is part of the HEBA, which stands for The Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association or the Esake in Greek. The team competes in the Greek League, which is ranked as one of the top 2 professional national domestic basketball leagues in the world, excluding the NBA.
[edit] History
[edit] Gymnastikos S. Larissas Merger With AEL 1964
From its founding in the year 1928, up until the year 2006, AEL 1964 BC was part of the Gymnastikos S. Larissas athletic association and therefore the club was named Gymnastikos S. Larissas BC. However, since 2006, the club has been named AEL 1964 BC after it was merged with the parent athletic association of AEL 1964.
In 2006, the basketball team of the Gymnastikos S. Larissas athletic association merged with the football club of the AEL 1964 athletic association to form a new parent athletic association for AEL 1964, which included both the AEL 1964 football club as well as the Gymnastikos S. Larissas basketball club. The Gymnastikos S. Larissas basketball club, Gymnastikos S. Larissas BC, was re-named AEL 1964 BC after the merger.
[edit] Results
The team finished in 2nd place in the A2 Ethniki in 1992. The club finished in 11th place of the A1 in the A1 Ethniki 2006-07 season. They went 8-18 during the regular season.
[edit] Current Squad
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AEL 1964 Larissa BC roster
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[edit] Notable Players
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[edit] NBA Players
The team has in the past featured former NBA players like:
[edit] Club Names
- Gymnastikos S. Larissas (1928-2006)
- AEL 1964 Larissa (2006-present)
[edit] External Links
- AEL 1964 BC team website
- eurobasket.com AEL 1964 BC page
- Official HEBA Site
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site
- A1 League at Sportime magazine (Greek)
- vitisport.cz AEL 1964 BC page
- French wiki article
- basketpedya.com AEL 1964 BC player roster
- Galanis Sports Data
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