Promitheas Patras B.C.

Promitheas Patras
Leagues	Greek League Greek Cup
Founded	Parent Athletic Club: 1985 Men's Basketball Section: 1986
Arena	Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Arena Capacity	4,150 (permanent upper-tier seats) 5,150 (with retractable lower-tier seats)
Location	Patras, Greece
Team colors	Black, White, and Orange
President	Vangelis Liolios
Head coach	Nikos Vetoulas
Championships	1 Greek B League North Division (Beta Ethniki) (2015) 1 Grek C League Third Group (Gamma Ethniki) (2014)
Website	asp-promitheas.gr
Uniforms
Home Away

Promitheas Patras B.C. (Greek: Προμηθέας Πατρών K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Patras, Greece. It is a part of the Greek multi-sports club A.S. Promitheas Patras. The club's full name can be rendered as either A.S.P. Promitheas B.C. or A.S. Promitheas Patras B.C. With the A.S. standing for Athlitikos Syllogos (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος).

The club is owned by Vangelis Liolios, who is also the owner of the Greek coffee company, Coffee Island.

History

The parent athletic club of A.S. Promitheas Patras was founded in 1985, with the men's basketball section being started in the 1986–87 season. The club managed to achieve multiple promotions from 2013 to 2015, when they were promoted to the Greek Second Division, for the first time.

Promitheas played in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for the first time, in the 2016–17 season, after Faros Keratsiniou withdrew from their place top-tier Greek League. For the Greek Basket League 2016–17 season, Promitheas named Nikos Vetoulas as head coach of the club, and managed to make several good free agent player signings, such as Mouhammad Faye, Zisis Sarikopoulos, Nikos Gikas, and Angelos Tsamis.

Arenas

Promitheas Patras previously played their home games at the 1,500 seat A.E.P. Indoor Hall. The club currently plays its home games at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which has a capacity of 4,150, and can seat up to 5,150, with lower tier retractable seating added.

Season by season

Championships

• Total Titles: 2
• Divisional: 2
  • Greek B League North Division (Beta Ethniki):
    • 2015
  • Greek B Cup (Beta Ethniki Cup):
    • 2015
  • Greek C League Third Group (Gamma Ethniki):
    • 2014

Roster

Promitheas Patras B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 1.0 !PG 5000000000000000000♠00 BUL ! Clark, Keydren 7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 7001840000000000000♠84 kg (185 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-10-08)8 October 1984 2.5 !G/F 7000500000000000000♠5 USA ! Kromah, Lasan 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 3.0 !SF 7000700000000000000♠7 GRE ! Giannikopoulos, Vasilis 7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 1.0 !PG 7000800000000000000♠8 GRE ! Gikas, Nikos 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-11-22)22 November 1990 2.5 !G/F 7000900000000000000♠9 GRE ! Pettas, Nikos 7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 7001350000000000000♠35 – (1981-02-28)28 February 1981 4.0 !PF 7001100000000000000♠10 GRE ! Geromichalos, Petros 7000202000000000000♠2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-01-01)1 January 1994 4.5 !F/C 7001110000000000000♠11 SEN ! Faye, Mouhammad 7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 7001980000000000000♠98 kg (216 lb) 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 3.5 !F 7001120000000000000♠12 GRE ! Gravas, Dimitris 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1993-05-12)12 May 1993 2.0 !SG 7001130000000000000♠13 GRE ! Tsamis, Angelos 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001980000000000000♠98 kg (216 lb) 7001350000000000000♠35 – (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 1.5 !G 7001190000000000000♠19 USA ! Moore, McKenzie 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 5.0 !C 7001340000000000000♠34 GRE ! Sarikopoulos, Zisis 7000213000000000000♠2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 7002120000000000000♠120 kg (265 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-03-31)31 March 1990	Head coach Nikos Vetoulas Assistant coach(es) Giannis Eleftheriadis Giorgos Stathatos Kostas Douvas Team Manager Stavros Daniil Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 28th, 2016

Depth chart

Notable players

Notable coaches

• Nikos Vetoulas

References

External links

• Official Website (Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page

Basketball in Greece
Hellenic Basketball Federation
National Teams	Men's A Men's B Women's A Men's Under-21 Men's Under-20 Men's Under-19 Men's Under-18 Men's Under-17 Men's Under-16
League Competitions	Greek Basket League Greek A2 Basket League Greek B Basket League Greek C Basket League Greek Women's Basket Greek A2 Women's Basket Greek Basket League System
Cup Competitions	Greek Cup Greek Women's Cup
Other	HEBA Greek All-Star Game Greek League Awards Greek League MVP Greek League Finals MVP Greek Cup MVP Greek Clubs Greek clubs in Europe Acropolis Tournament Greek NBA Players / NBA Draft Picks Greek League Statistical Leaders Greek Clubs By Number Of Titles List of indoor arenas in Greece

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16
Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.