Olympias Patras B.C.

Main article: A.E.P. Olympias Patras

A.E.P. Olympias Patras B.C. (Greek: Α.Ε.Π. Ολυμπιάς), is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. The club is also known as Olimpiada Patron B.C.

A.E.P. Olympias Patras
Founded	1961; 63 years ago (1961)
History	Olympiada Patras B.C. (1961–present)
Arena	Dimitris Tofalos Arena Olympiada Indoor Hall
Capacity	4,150 2,500
Location	Patras, Greece
Team colors	Orange and White
President	Nikolaos Bogonikolos
Head coach	Takis Kalatzis
Championships	1 Greek A2 Championship
Website	olympiasclub.org
Home Away

Logos

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  (The former official logo of the club.)
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  (The current official logo of the club.)

History

The basketball team participated in the Greek A2 League from 1977 until 1981. The club competed in the top Greek League in the 2006–07 season and the 2007–08 season. Olympias Patras' basketball club also participated in the FIBA EuroCup during the 2007–08 season.

Arenas

Olympias' home arena is the 2,500 seat Olympiada Indoor Hall. The club has also used the 4,150 seat Dimitris Tofalos Arena, to host home games.

Titles

• Greek A2 League
  • Champions (1): 2005–06
• Greek C League
  • Champions (1): 2002–03
• Achaea Regional Champion
  • Champions (4): 1965, 1967, 1968, 1998

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Greek Cup	European competitions
2004–05	3	B League	1st
2005–06	2	A2 League	1st
2006–07	1	A1 League	10th
2007–08	1	A1 League	14th		3 FIBA EuroCup	QR2	3–1
2008–09	2	A2 League	12th
2009–10	2	A2 League	5th
2010–11	2	A2 League	14th
2011–12	4	C League	11th
2012–	Lower divisions

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Ilias Tomaras   Vassilis Malakis   Dimitris Spanoulis   Kostas Charissis   Antonis Asimakopoulos   Ioannis Gagaloudis   Nikos Kourtis   Giorgos Theodorakos   Angelos Tsamis   Kostas Kakaroudis

Simon Petrov   Aleksej Nešović   Branko Jorović  /  Maurice Whitfield   Steve Burtt, Jr.   Rod Brown   Derrick Dial   Guillermo Diaz

Head coaches

•   Dimitris Tsolakis
•   Yannis Christopoulos
•   Nikos Oikonomou

External links

• AEP Olympias - Official Website (in Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page
• Dimitris Tofalos Arena In Patras