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Maroussi B.C. ( gr, K.A.E. Μαρούσι, link=off) alternately translated as Marousi, Amaroussi, or Amaroussion, is a professional
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club that is based in
Marousi Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the History of Athens, ancient Athenian Republic; its ancie ...
, a northern suburb of
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, in
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. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Maroussi Basketball Club, which is commonly abbreviated as G.S. Maroussi B.C. The
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has played for many years in the top-tier level
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. The club currently plays in the Greek 2nd Division.


History


1950–1998

The multi-sports club Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou (Amarousi Sports Club) was founded in 1896, the same year that Maroussi native
Spyridon Louis Spyridon Louis ( el, Σπυρίδων Λούης , sometimes transliterated ''Spiridon Loues''; 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), commonly known as Spyros Louis (Σπύρος Λούης), was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day ...
won the
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at the
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. The club's men's basketball section started in 1950. The basketball section played in the Greek minor leagues for the first two decades of its existence. It reached the Greek top division, the A National Category (Alpha League) in 1969, where it played for one season before being
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. In the 1970s, the club was led by Nikos Darivas at
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and
Dimitris Fosses Dimitris Fosses (Greek: Δημήτρης Φωσσές; born November 14, 1952 in Greece) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and coach. At 6'6 " (2.00 m) in height, he played at the power forward and center positions. Profession ...
at
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, and starting with the 1971–72 season, the club played in the Greek top division for all but one year of the following decade. Maroussi qualified for the European third-tier level
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's 1978–79 season. The club was then relegated after the 1980–81 season, and alternated between the second-tier level A2 League and the third-tier level B League for the next 18 years.


1998–2010

Maroussi was promoted back up to the Greek First Division for the 1998–99 season, and moved from the Spiros Louis Gym to the newly constructed
Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall, or Maroussi Agios Thomas Indoor Hall (alternate spelling: Marousi), is an indoor sporting arena that is located in the city of Athens in Maroussi area, Greece. The arena is only about away from the Athens Oly ...
. Maroussi won the title of the European second-tier level
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, during the 2000–01 season. That team was coached by
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, and it featured the inside-outside scoring tandem of Jimmy Oliver and
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, as well as the rebounding skills of
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."2008-09 Club Profile: Maroussi Costa Coffee."
' EuroCup'', 1 September 2008. Retrieved on 27 April 2015.
Maroussi became the sixth Greek team to win a European continental-wide title. The club at this time received financial backing from Greek businessman
Aris Vovos Armodios "Aris" C. Vovos (Greek: Αρμόδιος "Άρης" Βωβός; born 21 October 1964) is a Greek businessman. The family business Babis Vovos Constructions filed for bankruptcy protection in 2015. Vovos is a rally driver and was presiden ...
. The club then played in the second-tier level
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, and its successor, the EuroCup, the third-tier level
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, and the fourth-tier level
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. Maroussi reached the final of the third-tier level
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's (later called
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) 2003–04 season, but they lost in the final to the Russian club
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. In the
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, Maroussi reached the Greek Cup Final Four in the 1999–00 season and the Greek Cup Final in the 2001–02 season. Under the club's
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at the time,
Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was primarily a poin ...
, and with the young star play-maker of the club at the time,
Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis "Billy" Spanoulis ( el, Βασίλης Σπανούλης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. S ...
(recipient of the Greek League Best Young Player and Greek League Most Improved Player awards in 2003 and 2004), the club finished in second place in the 2003–04 regular season, with a 21–5 record. It then beat
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and
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, which had been the league's runner-up the preceding year, and the league's champions the year before that, in the playoffs, before ultimately losing in the Greek League Finals to
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
. In the 2004–05 season, the club was second in the Greek League regular season again, and finished fourth in the league overall, after postseason losses to
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in the semifinals, and
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in the 3rd place playoff series. Spanoulis then moved to
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
in the summer of 2005. In the 2005–06 season, Maroussi finished the regular season in third place, behind Panathinaikos and
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
, and was subsequently defeated Olympiacos in the playoff semifinals. Maroussi then lost the 3rd place playoff series against
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. In that season's Greek Cup, they were beaten in the Greek Cup Final. Coach Giannakis then left Maroussi in 2006, to concentrate on managing the senior men's
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. In the following 2006–07 season, the Maroussi side finished the regular season in 8th place, and reached the first round of the playoffs, where they lost to Panathinaikos. In the 2007–08 season,
Soulis Markopoulos Anastasios "Soulis" Markopoulos ( el, Ἀναστάσιος "Σούλης" Μαρκόπουλος; born March 1, 1949) is a Greek former professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He last coached Aris of the Greek Basket L ...
joined the team as its new head coach, and Maroussi finished in 6th place in the regular season. In the playoffs, Maroussi beat
Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
in the first round, and then took
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
to a 5th and deciding game in the semi-finals, which Maroussi lost by just one point (64–63). The team then lost the 3rd place playoff series to
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. Under head coach Markopoulos (who was Greek League Coach of the Year in 2008), Maroussi finished in 4th place in the Greek Basket League 2008–09 regular season. They then beat
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in the first round of the playoffs, before losing to Olympiacos in the playoff semifinals. However, they won the 3rd place playoff series against Aris, and thus qualified for the European top-tier level EuroLeague. In 2010, Markopoulos left Maroussi for PAOK, and he and was replaced as the team's head coach by
Georgios Bartzokas Georgios Bartzokas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George, Mpartzokas) ( el, Γιώργος Μπαρτζώκας, born June 11, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current head coach for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League ...
, a former Maroussi player. Maroussi beat fellow Greek League club
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, and the German League club
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, in the EuroLeague 2009–10 season's
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, to reach the regular season group stage of the competition. In the EuroLeague's Group C, they beat the Israeli League club
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at home, and reached the EuroLeague Top 16 Phase, where they beat fellow Greek club Panathinaikos and the
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club
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, while playing home games at the
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. In the 2009–10 season, Maroussi finished the regular season in third place. They then beat Kolossos in the first round of the playoffs, but they were then beaten in the semi-final of the playoffs by
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
. In the 3rd place playoff series, they beat
Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greece, Greek sports club, mult ...
, to again qualify for the next season of the EuroLeague. Maroussi player
Kostas Kaimakoglou Konstantinos "Kostas" Kaimakoglou ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Καϊμακόγλου; born on March 15, 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player who last played for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the Eur ...
was selected to the Greek League Best Five team, and
Georgios Bartzokas Georgios Bartzokas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George, Mpartzokas) ( el, Γιώργος Μπαρτζώκας, born June 11, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current head coach for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League ...
became the third Maroussi head coach in five years to receive the Greek League's Best Coach award.


2010–present


The club's decline

Club President
Aris Vovos Armodios "Aris" C. Vovos (Greek: Αρμόδιος "Άρης" Βωβός; born 21 October 1964) is a Greek businessman. The family business Babis Vovos Constructions filed for bankruptcy protection in 2015. Vovos is a rally driver and was presiden ...
left the club during the 2010 off-season, leaving a big gap in the club's finances. After a consortium led by Giorgos Gamaris and Thanasis Maris, failed to gain control of the club, its ownership reverted to the club's
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section in October. The team was then only allowed to be registered to the top-tier level
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's 2010–11 season on appeal. The player's union criticized the club for late salary payments. The EuroLeague revoked the club's licence to play in the Qualifying Rounds of the competition. The former
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club
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player
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, a
Marousi Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the History of Athens, ancient Athenian Republic; its ancie ...
native who had played youth basketball with the team, was named Team President in October. Head coach
Vangelis Alexandris Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αλεξανδρής; born February 2, 1951) is a Greek professional basketball coach and a retired professional player. During his playing career, his nickname was "The Ti ...
returned to replace the departing Bartzokas, whilst experienced players such as
Nestoras Kommatos Nestoras Kommatos (Greek: Νέστορας Κόμματος; born May 4, 1977) is a Greek former professional basketball player and, as of recently, the team manager for Larisa (formerly known as Ermis Agias) of the Greek Basket League. During his ...
,
Ioannis Gagaloudis Ioannis "Gaga" Gagaloudis (alternate spellings: Yannis, Giannis, Gagaloudes, Gkagkaloudis) ( el, Γιάννης Γκαγκαλούδης; born August 22, 1978) is a Greek professional basketball player for Esperos Kallitheas B.C. of the Greek B B ...
, and
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were brought into the team to form a new squad following a player exodus. Maroussi finished the 2010–11 season in 5th place in the regular season standings. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to
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. By finishing in the top 5 in the Greek League, they qualified for the next season's edition of the European 2nd-tier level EuroCup, but they were not permitted to participate in the competition, due to financial issues. In May 2011, Maroussi was ordered by
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's Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) to pay thousands of
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to former player Jared Homan in unpaid salaries and bonuses. Maroussi was unable to pay Homan, or
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, who won a similar ruling against the club in August of that year. Due to this, the club was then banned by FIBA from being able to register any new players in the Greek League, in November 2011. A temporary financial agreement with Homan, led to the suspension of the ban on registering any new players for one day, during which
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was recruited to the club.
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became the team's new head coach for the 2011–12 season, which began with a long losing streak, despite Maroussi player
Nestoras Kommatos Nestoras Kommatos (Greek: Νέστορας Κόμματος; born May 4, 1977) is a Greek former professional basketball player and, as of recently, the team manager for Larisa (formerly known as Ermis Agias) of the Greek Basket League. During his ...
being one of the league's top scorers, and Maroussi player
Ioannis Gagaloudis Ioannis "Gaga" Gagaloudis (alternate spellings: Yannis, Giannis, Gagaloudes, Gkagkaloudis) ( el, Γιάννης Γκαγκαλούδης; born August 22, 1978) is a Greek professional basketball player for Esperos Kallitheas B.C. of the Greek B B ...
being one of the league's assists leaders. The team's financial crisis deepened. Gagaloudis, Kommatos, Charitopoulos, and Elegar all left the club, due to unpaid salaries. Teenagers from the club's youth team, such as
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and Lampros Tsontzos, were then moved into the team's starting five for Greek League games. The club was also prohibited from selling any tickets to home games, due to unpaid taxes, and it ceased paying its players and training staff. Maroussi finished the 2011–12 season with a 1–23 regular season record, winning their only game of the season against
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, another team that was suffering from financial problems at the time.Maguire, Ken
"Victory at last: Maroussi wins 58-52."
''KingsofMaroussi.com'', Marousi, 3 March 2012. Retrieved on 27 April 2015.
Due to going into bankruptcy, the club was then demoted to the third-tier level
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competition, the Greek B Basket League, Greek B League, for the 2012–13 season. The club was then demoted to the fourth-tier level Greek C Basket League, Greek C League, for the 2015–16 season. For the 2016–17 season, the club was promoted up to the Greek B League. Then, for the 2017–18 Greek A2 Basket League, 2017–18 season, the club was promoted up to the second-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, Greek A2 League. In the 2019–20 season, the club played in the Greek 3rd Division, and in the 2020–21 season, the club played in the Greek 2nd Division.


Arenas

Maroussi plays its national domestic home games at the 1,700 seat capacity
Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall, or Maroussi Agios Thomas Indoor Hall (alternate spelling: Marousi), is an indoor sporting arena that is located in the city of Athens in Maroussi area, Greece. The arena is only about away from the Athens Oly ...
, which is leased to the club by the municipality of
Marousi Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the History of Athens, ancient Athenian Republic; its ancie ...
. The club played its EuroLeague home games in Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos BC Arena which is
Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (honorarily named ''Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall'' since 2016), which is a part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (O.A.C.A.) «Spyros Louis» ( el, O.A.K.A. «Σπύρος Λούης»), was completed i ...
.


Honours and titles


Seasons


Notable players

Greece: *
Georgios Bartzokas Georgios Bartzokas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George, Mpartzokas) ( el, Γιώργος Μπαρτζώκας, born June 11, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current head coach for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League ...
* Marios Batis * Nikos Boudouris * - Pat Calathes * Kostas Charalampidis * Nikos Darivas *
Georgios Diamantopoulos Georgios "Giorgos" Diamantopoulos (; born on February 15, 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 6'5" (1.96 m) tall, he played as a shooting guard-small forward. In the prime of his career, he possessed great scori ...
* Alexis Falekas *
Dimitris Fosses Dimitris Fosses (Greek: Δημήτρης Φωσσές; born November 14, 1952 in Greece) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and coach. At 6'6 " (2.00 m) in height, he played at the power forward and center positions. Profession ...
* Andreas Glyniadakis *
Kostas Kaimakoglou Konstantinos "Kostas" Kaimakoglou ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Καϊμακόγλου; born on March 15, 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player who last played for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the Eur ...
* Georgios Karagkoutis * - John Korfas * Angelos Koronios * Fanis Koumpouras * Alexis Kyritsis * Nikos Liakopoulos * Dimitris Marmarinos * Dimitris Mavroeidis * Loukas Mavrokefalidis * - Igor Milošević * - Makis Nikolaidis * - Pete Papachronis * Spyros Panteliadis * Michalis Pelekanos * Grigoris Rallatos *
Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis "Billy" Spanoulis ( el, Βασίλης Σπανούλης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. S ...
* Tzanis Stavrakopoulos * Vangelis Vourtzoumis * Pavlos Xydas Europe: * Stephen Arigbabu * - Roderick Blakney * Pat Burke * - Vasco Evtimov * Ivan Grgat * - Jared Homan * Michael Koch (basketball), Michael Koch * Branko Milisavljević * Stevan Nađfeji * Nikolay Padius * Oliver Popović * Renaldas Seibutis * Blagota Sekulić * Aleksandar Smiljanić * - Anatoly Zourpenko USA: * Danya Abrams * - Lance Allred *
Ashraf Amaya Ashraf Omar Amaya (born November 23, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. High school career Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to ...
* Junior Burrough * Travon Bryant * Marty Conlon * Jamon Gordon * Andre Hutson * Billy Keys * Erik Meek * Jimmy Oliver * Chris Owens (basketball), Chris Owens * - William Warren Phillips, Bill Phillips * Craig Robinson (basketball coach), Craig Robinson * Dickey Simpkins * Larry Stewart (basketball), Larry Stewart * Donell Taylor * - Chris Thomas (basketball), Chris Thomas * Andy Toolson * - Henry Turner (basketball), Henry Turner Rest of Americas: * - Levon Kendall Oceania: * - Mark Dickel


Maroussi players that played in the NBA

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Ashraf Amaya Ashraf Omar Amaya (born November 23, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. High school career Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to ...
* - Lance Allred * Pat Burke * Junior Burrough * Marty Conlon * Andreas Glyniadakis * Jimmy Oliver * Chris Owens (basketball), Chris Owens * Dickey Simpkins *
Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis "Billy" Spanoulis ( el, Βασίλης Σπανούλης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. S ...
* Larry Stewart (basketball), Larry Stewart * Donell Taylor * Andy Toolson * / Henry Turner (basketball), Henry Turner


Head coaches

* Kostas Petropoulos *
Vangelis Alexandris Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αλεξανδρής; born February 2, 1951) is a Greek professional basketball coach and a retired professional player. During his playing career, his nickname was "The Ti ...
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Nikos Linardos Nikos Linardos ( el, Νίκος Λινάρδος; born August 26, 1963, in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.03 m (6'8") tall, he played at the power forward position ...
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Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was primarily a poin ...
* Darko Russo *
Soulis Markopoulos Anastasios "Soulis" Markopoulos ( el, Ἀναστάσιος "Σούλης" Μαρκόπουλος; born March 1, 1949) is a Greek former professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He last coached Aris of the Greek Basket L ...
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Georgios Bartzokas Georgios Bartzokas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George, Mpartzokas) ( el, Γιώργος Μπαρτζώκας, born June 11, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current head coach for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League ...
* Kostas Keramidas


Sponsorship names

* TIM Hellas, Telestet: (2001–03) * Telecom Italia Mobile, TIM: (2003–04) * Honda: (2004–07) * Costa Coffee: (2007–09)


References


External links


Official website

"Maroussi BC at."
''RealGM''. Retrieved on 28 April 2015.
"Maroussi BC at"
''Eurobasket.com''. Retrieved on 28 April 2015.
"Maroussi (Team History - EuroCup 2008) at."
''FIBA Europe''. Retrieved on 14 April 2015. {{Maroussi B.C. 2000–01 Saporta Cup Winners Maroussi B.C., Basketball teams established in 1950 Basketball teams in Greece Marousi