February 08, 2012
AEK
AEK fans at the 1998 Euroleague Final Four AEK AthensFounding year: 1924

Neighborhood: Nea Philadelphia

Colors: yellow and black

Nickname: "Dikefalos" (Two-headed Eagle)

Website: www.aekbc.gr

Trophies: eight Greek championships(1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 2002), three Greek Cups (1981, 2000, 2001), two Cup Winners' Cups (1968, 2000)

Legends: Three players from the 1968 Cup Winners' Cup squad, which had won four consecutive Greek League titles, as well: leader Giorgos Amerikanos (nicknamed "Worldwide"), playmaker Christos Zoupas (now the mayor of Athens suburb Imittos), and center Giorgos Trontzos, a giant of his time at 2.16 meters. More recent greats include international guards Minas Ghekos and Costas Patavoukas, forward Nassos "Spring in his Soles" Galakteros and current national team captain Michalis Kakiouzis

AEK won the 2002 Greek championshipHome court: Athens Olympic Indoor Arena (OAKA) (capacity: 18,500)

Famous fans' chant: "Play hard, AEK, to become Europe's queen again"

Arch-rivals: Panathinaikos

Fact file: Hall-of-fame Croatian center Kresimir Cosic coached AEK in the late '80s and former NBA all-star Rolando Blackman has dressed in the team's yellow jersey...Reached the Euroleague final in 1998 under legendary coach Yannis Ioannidis, but lost the final to Kinder Bologna...In 2002, led by Michalis Kakiouzis, Dimos Dikoudis, Nikos Zisis and Nikos Chatzis, AEK won the Greek League title after a 32-year drought, beating Olympiacos 3-2 in the finals despite having lost the first two games. It was the only time a team accomplished such a turnaround in the Greek League finals.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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