Peristeri B.C.

G.S. Peristeri
Nickname The Doves
Leagues Greek A2 Basketball League
Founded October 22, 1971
History 1971 - Present
Arena Peristeri Arena
(capacity: 4,000)
Location Peristeri, Athens, Greece
Team colors Blue and Yellow
         
President Stephen Kiourtzoglou
Head coach Nikos Karagiannis
Championships A2 Championships: (3)
(1983, 1989, 2009)
Website gsperisteri.gr
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Peristeri B.C. (Greek: Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou KAE), is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens. The team competes in the Greek A2 Basketball League.

History

Peristeri BC's symbolic dove logo.

In 1983, Peristeri Athens won the first place of the second division of pro Greek basketball, the Greek A2 League. In 1989, Peristeri again won the A2 Division Championship, for the first time while competing under the Greek League's current competition format. In the following season of 1989–90, Peristeri played games for the first time in the top Greek League.

In the subsequent years in that era, the team was very successful, and many well-known basketball players played for the club. During this era, Peristeri competed in the 3rd-tier Korać Cup 7 times (in the years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000). Well-known players such as Marko Jarić, Milan Gurović, Angelos Koronios, Michalis Pelekanos, Kostas Tsartsaris, and Alphonso Ford played for the club in this era.

In 2001, led by the great scorer Ford, Peristeri finished in second place in the Greek League in the regular season. The club also competed in the 1st-tier Euroleague competition during the Euroleague 2000–01 and the Euroleague 2001–02 seasons. In 2003, Peristeri competed in the 4th-tier FIBA EuroCup Challenge. In the year 2004, the club played in the 3rd-tier FIBA EuroChallenge.

Following the 2003–04 season, Peristeri was downgraded to the Greek B League, due to great financial troubles within the sports club. For the 2007–08 season, Peristeri Athens returned to the A2 Division, after finishing in second place in the Greek B League in the 2006–07 season. Cezary Trybański signed with the team for the 2007–08 season. In the 2012–13 season, Peristeri was relegated to the Greek A2 League. On account of economic weakness, the club did not take part in the A2 League, and instead competed in the Greek B League (the 4th division and third national league of the Greek basketball league system).[1]

In the 2014–15 season, Peristeri finished in the 4th place of the 1st group of the Greek B League. Nevertheless, due to the withdrawal of Panionios, Peristeri was promoted back to the A2 League, as they replaced Panionios in the competition.[2]

Roster

Peristeri Athens roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 4 Greece Lakkas, Christos 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (1991-12-05)5 December 1991
SG 5 Greece Gorgonis, Diogenis 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 17 – (1998-04-28)28 April 1998
PG 6 Greece Papadionisiou, Giorgos  1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (1995-08-17)17 August 1995
PG 7 Greece Tsiotras, Thodoris 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1987-08-04)4 August 1987
SG 8 Greece Polytarchou, Michalis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 32 – (1983-06-23)23 June 1983
PF 9 Greece Papadonakos, Kostas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 24 – (1991-12-23)23 December 1991
SF 10 Greece Skoulidas, Dionysis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 18 – (1997-07-29)29 July 1997
SG 11 Greece Psaropoulos, Sokratis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992
C 12 Greece Katiakos, Dimitris 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 29 – (1987-03-10)10 March 1987
PF 14 Greece Petroulas, Alekos 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 37 – (1978-06-02)2 June 1978
C 15 United Kingdom Gilchrist, Robert 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1990-10-14)14 October 1990
PF 18 United States Greece Blankenship, Jacob 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 27 – (1989-03-15)15 March 1989
Head coach

Nikos Karagiannis

    Assistant coach(es)

    Sakis Panagakis

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured

    Roster
    Updated: 2016-03-08

    Depth chart

    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
    C Dimitris Katiakos Jacob Blankenship
    PF Robert Gilchrist Alekos Petroulas Kostas Papadonakos
    SF Dionysis Skoulidas Sokratis Psaropoulos
    SG Michalis Polytarchou Thodoris Tsiotras Diogenis Gorgonis
    PG Christos Lakkas Giorgos Papadionisiou

    Titles

    Notable players

    Notable coaches

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Στη Β’ Εθνική το Περιστέρι.". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
    2. ↑ "Στην Α2 το Περιστέρι, στη Β’ ο Πανιώνιος.". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

    External links

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