Maroussi BC

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Maroussi Athens B.C.

Μαρούσι

Leagues

Greek League,
ULEB Cup

Founded

1950

History

1950 - present

Arena

Maroussi Indoor Hall

(capacity 1,350)

Location

Maroussi, Athens, Greece

Team colors

Yellow and Black

President

Aris Vovos

Head coach

Soulis Markopoulos

Championships

1 Saporta Cup 2001

Website

http://www.maroussibasket.gr/

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Maroussi Athens BC (in Greek: Μαρούσι) , is a Greek professional basketball club based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club competes in the Greek League.

1 History
2 Dark Years
3 Glory Years
4 Current Era
5 Stadium
6 Current Roster
7 Notable Players
8 Notable Coaches
9 Honours
10 External Links

[edit] History

Maroussi Basketball Club (BC) is the basketball department of one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece (third oldest, founded in 1896) with a strong tradition of excellence in what is described as the country's favorite sport.

The basketball club, founded in 1950, is also known as the Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou (GSA) and is located in Marousi, a northern suburb of Athens. The emblem of Maroussi BC is identical with the crest of the former Anavryta School, a highly regarded lyceum of Athens, traditionally the school of the Greek royal family, that used to have strong connections with the club. The basketball team (Maroussi BC) has since its creation been the preeminent department of the club. It is one of the original members of the Greek Basketball Championship and had excellent results, both domestically, and representing Greece in Europe during the 1960s and 1970s.

[edit] Dark Years

The dark period for the club started in the 1980s and continued through the 1990s. During those years the club lost its standing in the Greek A1 League HEBA and participated (often with great success) in the A2 Ethniki and B Leagues, but without being able to complete a comeback. Maroussi regained its A1 status in the late 1990s (1998) and made it clear that it was there to stay. The team is known in European basketball as a model team and one of the best places to play basketball in Greece. The professional staff and support from the city of Marousi and Greek businessman Aris Vovos have created a very competitive team, a combination of younger and older players that in the following years left no opponent undefeated.

[edit] Glory Years

The year 2001 was the breakthrough year for Maroussi. The team participated in the final of the European Saporta Cup and won its first European trophy The Saporta Cup (the 6th Greek team to achieve a European cup). After that the team was transformed. With The Greek National Team's head coach, Greek basketball legend Panagiotis Giannakis (2005 European Champions/2006 World Championship runner-ups) at the head of the bench and with the young national team star Vassilis Spanoulis (Houston Rockets) [1]) at point guard, the team started dominating the Greek championship, earning respect within Greek basketball.

The team made it to the championship final of the 2003-2004 season in the Greek A1 Basketball League losing to Panathinaikos Athens. Maroussi also finished in second place in the European EuroCup Championship in 2004 losing to UNICS Kazan in the championship game. In those years the team participated in 2 European Final Fours in the EuroCup. The team made it to the finals game of the Greek Championship Cup in 2002, losing the championship game to Euroleague powerhouse Olympiacos BC. In the 2004-2005 season Maroussi finshed second in the Greek League in the regular season behind only Panathinaikos BC. In 2006, Maroussi again made it to the finals game of the Greek Championship Cup. This time losing to Euroleague powerhouse Panathinaikos BC in the championship game.

[edit] Current Era

Maroussi, without its star coach Panagiotis Giannakis, faces the new period that began in the 2006-2007 era as a challenge. The team is considered to be one of the 7 best teams in Greek League basketball along with the 3 Greek Euroleague teams Panathinaikos BC, Olympiacos BC, Aris BC and the other Greek league powers AEK Athens BC, PAOK BC and Panionios BC. Maroussi remains a much feared and respected opponent in Greece. In the current season, after a bad start, the new coach Soulis Markopoulos (after the fire of Russo) gave a fresh in the team. Maroussi finished in the 6th position in the regular season. Now, it will play agaist Aris BC in the play-off series.

[edit] Stadium

The home stadium of Maroussi Honda is Agios Thomas Basketball Hall (Maroussi Indoor Hall), a small arena with a capacity of 1,350[2] located in Maroussi, Attica. The stadium always sports a nice family atmosphere for games, unlike many other Greek halls and stadiums.

[edit] Current Roster

Maroussi Athens BC Roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos.	Νο.	Nat.	Name	Ht.
3.0 SF	4	USA	Stevenson, Jarod	78.75 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
3.0 SF	5	Greece	Noeas, Petros	80.25 6 ft 8.25 in (2.04 m)
1.0 PG	6	Greece	Haralampidis, Kostas	74.5 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
1.5 G	7	Greece	Boudouris, Nikos	75.75 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
5.0 C	8	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Javzin, Ermin	82.75 6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
4.0 PF	9	USA	Bryant, Travon	81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
1.0 PG	10	Greece	Stefanidis, Christoforos	73.25 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
4.5 F/C	11	Greece	Mavroeidis, Dimitris	82.25 6 ft 10.25 in (2.09 m)
3.0 SF	12	Serbia	Kojadinovic, Feliks	78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
3.5 F	13	Greece	Paragios, Michalis	81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
5.0 C	14	Greece	Glyniadakis, Andreas	85 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
4.0 PF	15	Greece	Kaimakoglou, Kostas	80.75 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
5.0 C	16	Greece	Toutziarakis, Stavros	82.75 6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
1.5 G	17	Greece	Papantoniou, Manolis	74.75 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
1.0 PG	18	Serbia	Milisavljevic, Branko	76.25 6 ft 4.25 in (1.94 m)
2.0 SG	19	Montenegro	Bakic, Bojan	77.5 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)

Head coach

Soulis Markopoulos

Assistant coach(es)

Nikos Linardos
Konstantinos Karampelias
Andreas Gkatzoulis

Legend

(C) Team captain

[edit] Notable Players

Renaldas Seibutis
Pat Burke
Michael Koch
Vasili Evthimov
Ivan Grgat
Oliver Popovic
Aleksandar Smiljanic
Mark Dickel
Blagota Sekulić
Branko Milisavljevic

[edit] Notable Coaches

Panagiotis Giannakis

[edit] Honours

Saporta Cup: 1
- 2001
FIBA Europe EuroCup League Runners-Up
- 2004
A1 Greek League Championship Runners-Up
- 2004
Greek Championship Cup Runners-Up:
- 2002, 2006

[edit] External Links

A1 Greek Basketball League 2007-2008

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International basketball

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Africa: FIBA Africa – Africa Championship Americas: FIBA Americas – Americas Championship Asia: FIBA Asia – Asian Championship Europe: FIBA Europe – EuroBasket Oceania: FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship