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 Founding 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
 Home 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.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Euroleague.net
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