Pagrati B.C. (alternate spellings: Pagkrati, Pagratiou, Pagkratiou, Pangrati, Pangratiou, Pangkrati, Pangkratiou) is a Greek professional

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club. The club is located in the

Pangrati Pangrati or Pagrati ( el, Παγκράτι) is a neighborhood in Central Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates ("All Powerful"), its frontage runs from Vasil ...

neighborhood of

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. The team competes in the Greek 2nd Division.

History

The A.O. Pagrati Athens parent sports athletic association was founded in 1929. The sport club's basketball department, Pagrati B.C., was founded in 1938.Ιστορία Τμήματος Μπάσκετ Ανδρών .
/ref> Around the era of 1950, was the basketball club's first peak period, which established it as one of the big Greek clubs of that era. In 1979, the team was in a downward spiral, as it was downgraded to the Greek 3rd Division. In 1988, the club returned to the top-tier level Greek League, and it stayed in the top Greek Division for the next 6 years. After that 6-year run in the Greek top-tier level ( A1), the club again struggled in the lower Greek divisions, until it was

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up to the Greek 2nd Division, for the 2006–07 season.

Arena

Pagrati B.C. plays its home games at the METS Indoor Hall, which is located in the

neighborhood of

. The arena features two basketball courts, as well as

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and handball courts. The arena is used by all of Pagrati's major athletic departments. The

teams of Panathinaikos VC Men and

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, have also used the venue to host home games. The arena has also been used to

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matches. For basketball games, the arena has a

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of 1,500 people.

Season by season

Notable players

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* Sakis Tzalalis *

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Head coaches

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Steve Giatzoglou Stylianos "Steve" Giatzoglou (alternate spellings: Yatzoglou, Yantzoglou; Greek: Στυλιανός "Στηβ" Γιατζόγλου; born 11 December 1949), is a Greek American professional basketball coach, and the president of the Union of Greek ...

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Aris Lykogiannis Aris Lykogiannis (Greek: Άρης Λυκογιάννης; born 10 April 1969) is a Greek professional basketball coach, most recently managing Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. Coaching career He coached Ikaros Kallitheas from 2009 to ...

Vassilis Fragkias Vassilis Fragkias (alternative spellings: Vasilis, Fragias; born 24 August 1961) is a Greek former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Playing career Fragkias played club basketball with the Greek club Zografou. Coaching caree ...

* Dimitris Papadopoulos *

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Notes

References

External links

Official Team Website

Eurobasket.com Team Profile
{{Greek A2 Basket League Pagrati B.C. 1938 establishments in Greece Basketball teams established in 1938 Basketball teams in Greece