P.A.O.K. B.C. ( el, Κ.Α.Ε. Π.Α.Ο.Κ., Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstantinopolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonikian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans"), commonly known in European competitions as PAOK, is the professional

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department of the major

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multi-sports club A.C. PAOK, which was founded in 1926, and is based in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

. The club's basketball section was founded in 1928. The club's home arena is the

PAOK Sports Arena P.A.O.K. Sports Arena ( el, Κλειστό γήπεδο ΠΑΟΚ) is an indoor arena located in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece, and it hosts the men's basketball, women's basketball, men's volleyball and women's volleyball departments of the mul ...

, which is an

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with a

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of 8,142 people. Over the years, the PAOK basketball club has established itself with a firm reputation in Greek pro basketball, especially due to its successes in European-wide competitions. In the past, the club has won Greece's top-tier level

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twice, in the years 1959 and 1992. The club has also won the top national

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competition three times, in the years 1984, 1995, and 1999. In Pan-European competitions, PAOK has also won two European Cup titles. They won the now defunct European-wide secondary level competition, the

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, in the 1990–91 season. They also won the now defunct European-wide third level competition, the

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, in the 1993–94 season. In addition, PAOK was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals' runner-up in both the 1991–92 and 1995–96 seasons. On the European-wide top-tier level, PAOK competed in the EuroLeague's concluding championship tournament, the Final Four, at the 1993 Athens EuroLeague Final Four, where they finished in third place.

History

1928–1980

The men's basketball section of the multi-sports club

PAOK AC PAOK ( el, ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans' ...

was created in 1928, when Alekos Alexiadis, a young member of the administration council of PAOK AC (founded in 1926), took the initiative to create a men's basketball team. He "gave birth" to the basketball department again, after

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. After the war, Alekos Alexiadis began to organize a basketball team from the children that played at the only basketball court in

. The first honor for PAOK's basketball section was the win of the 1958–59 Greek League championship. The team was crowned the Champions of Greece, with the following players; Dapontes, Kyriakou, Oikonomou, Paschalis, Stalios, Kokkos, Theoridis, Angelidis, Stergiou, Konstantinidis, and

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Irakleios Klagas. The next year, PAOK competed for the first time in a European-wide competition and was eliminated in the first round of the European Champions Cup by the Romanian champions

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. Three years later, the Greek League was reconstructed into a Nation-wide League, but PAOK was placed in the Second National Division, where they won an immediate league promotion to the first division the next year. The worst season of the club to date was in 1976–77, when PAOK avoided

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, with a 66–53 play-out win over Dimokritos.

1981–1990

PAOK met

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 its first

Final, in 1982. The Athenians managed to scrape through to a two-point victory, despite the game being played in

Alexandreio Melathron Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall (Greek: Αλεξάνδρειο Μέλαθρον, Σάλα Νίκος Γκάλης) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is also often referred to as the Palais des Sports (Gre ...

, which was PAOK's home arena at that time. In the following 1982–83 season, the team finished in second place behind

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. The success of both Aris and PAOK, fueled the ongoing rivalry between the clubs, that had long been established in

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. In 1984, the two teams reached the Greek Cup Final. PAOK's head coach at that time,

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, in trying to boost his team's morale, ordered the players to completely shave their heads. PAOK won the Greek Cup by four points (74–70), in what is now remembered as the "final of the shaven heads". The then 22-year-old Bane Prelević, debuted with the club in the 1988–89 season. He became the definitive leader of PAOK, and a fan favorite. He was often compared to the great

Nikos Galis Nikolaos Georgalis ( el, Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis ( el, Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playin ...

, who was at the time the

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of Aris. Prelević was often quoted for his loyalty to the team. He had a number of injuries and medical emergencies because of weak legs, but he would constantly choose to take heavy dosages of painkillers, rather than missing out on important games. During the 1980s decade, PAOK was second in the Greek League only to Aris.

1991–2000

PAOK won the now defunct European second-tier level

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's (

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's) 1990–91 season championship, when PAOK defeated the

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club

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, by a score of 76–72, on March 26, 1991. On April 10, after the defeated

final against

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

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, a car with PAOK supporters were violently attacked with an improvised molotov cocktail by unknown hooligans on

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. Two people burned alive and other two people were seriously injured, but they survived. The perpetrators were never found. In the following 1991–92 season, PAOK once again reached

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of the same competition (then called the

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), but they lost to the Spanish League club Real Madrid Asegurator, by a score of 65–63. The game was heading to

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, as the two teams were equal at 63 points, when

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lost the ball to

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in the last 2 seconds of the game, and Real Madrid scored an unexpected basket. The same year, PAOK won the Greek League championship, by beating

in the league's final four mini stage, and then

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in the playoff's finals. In the 1992–93 season, PAOK had a starting five unit of

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, Bane Prelević,

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and

, and was led by head coach

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. In that season, the club competed in Europe's premier club basketball competition, the FIBA European League (now called EuroLeague), which marked the club's first appearance in the top-tier level European league. PAOK reached the 1993 Athens Final Four. PAOK lost in the semifinal game to the then defending

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champions Benetton Treviso, which was led by the Croatian star

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, by a score of 79–77. Two days later, in the third-place game, PAOK defeated Spain's Real Madrid Teka, which was led by the Lithuanian star

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and American

. In the 1993–94 season, PAOK returned to European success, by winning the European third-tier level

competition, in a two-legged final against the Italian League club

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. PAOK won both at home and away, by 9 points. The following year, PAOK won the

title, in a 19-point victory against Chipita Panionios, by a score of 72–53. In the 1995–96 season, PAOK once again reached the final of the

(Saporta Cup), but they lost to the Spanish club Taugrés, by a score of 88–81. Three years later in 1999, PAOK again won the Greek Cup title, by defeating

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

, by a score of 71–54. The new home of PAOK, the

, able to hold 8,500 fans, was inaugurated on 17 March 2000. That marked the end of a long period of time, in which the club had shared the home court of

with

. Bane Prelević returned to PAOK, after having quick spells at Kinder Bologna and

, and then quit playing basketball at the end of the 1999–00 season. He later returned to PAOK in the 2001–02 season, as an

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. During the 1990s decade, PAOK was one of the top teams in the Greek League. They won the Greek League championship in 1992, and also played in the league's finals in 1994, 1998, and 2000. In addition to that, PAOK also made it to the league's semifinals each year, and they finished in 3rd place in the Greek league 1993, 1997, and 1999.

2001–2010

PAOK played in

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's inaugural 2000–01 season, where they made it to the Round of 16, and lost to the Slovenian League club

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. However, a difficult financial situation led the previous season's Greek League finalists to struggle in the Greek League, where they finished in 8th place in the 2000–01 Greek League season. In the 2001–02 season, PAOK again finished in 8th place in the Greek League. Prelević became the team's

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for the 2002–03 season, and he led them to a short winning streak during the year. PAOK ended up in 7th place in the Greek League in the 2002–03 season. PAOK also competed in

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-organized Pan-European club competitions at that time. They competed in the European third-level 2001–02 FIBA Korać Cup, and in the European third-level 2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup (

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). PAOK finished in 6th place in the 2003–04 Greek League season, with a squad full of talented young players, like

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Kostas Vasileiadis Konstantinos "Kostas" Vasileiadis (alternate spellings include: Costas, Vasiliadis, Vassiliadis) ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Βασιλειάδης; born March 15, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for Cá ...

and

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. During the season, PAOK withdrew from FIBA-run competitions, and in the 2004–05 season, the team made its debut in the European-wide secondary level ULEB Cup ( EuroCup) competition. PAOK made it to the ULEB Cup's quarterfinals that season, where they lost to the Lithuanian League club

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. In the Greek League, PAOK finished in 6th place. In the 2005–06 season, PAOK finished in 6th place in the Greek League. During a 2006–07 Greek League season game, PAOK and

put on a spectacular show, that PAOK ended up winning, after two

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in the league's playoffs. PAOK also played in the ULEB Cup (EuroCup) in the 2006–07 season. They made it to the league's Top 16 Round that season, where they lost to the

club

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. The 2007–08 Greek League season was one of the worst in PAOK's history, with PAOK finishing in a disastrous 12th place in the league. However, during that Greek League season, PAOK picked up a great victory against Olympiacos. In that same 2007–08 season, PAOK also had a disappointing finish in the now defunct European-wide third- level competition, the

FIBA EuroCup FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...

(

). Because of that, PAOK's management decided for the club to take a break from Pan-European leagues, and to instead focus mainly on the Greek League. So the club did not compete in any European-wide leagues in the following 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. PAOK finished in 7th place in the 2008–09 Greek League season. Prior to the start of the 2009–10 season, PAOK hired

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 ...

to be the team's new head coach. PAOK finished in 5th place in the 2009–10 Greek League season.

2010–2020

PAOK finished 3rd place in the Greek League in the 2010–11 season. That success allowed PAOK to play in the EuroLeague's qualifying tournament in the 2011–12 season. However, in the 2011–12 season, PAOK finished in a disappointing 8th place in the Greek League, and thus missed out on European-wide competition for the 2012–13 season. In the 2012–13 season, PAOK finished in 5th place in the Greek League, and was then able to return to European competition for the following season. In the next season, they competed in the 2nd-tier level EuroCup. In the Greek League, PAOK finished in 3rd place, in both the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In the 2015–16 season, PAOK finished in 5th place in the Greek League. After the 2015–17 FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy, PAOK decided to return to

organized competitions, and chose to play in the

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, rather than in the EuroCup. After finishing in 5th place in the Greek League in the 2016–17 season, the club replaced head coach

with Ilias Papatheodorou. In the 2017–18 season, PAOK finished in 3rd place in the Greek League. The 2019–20 season was the worst on PAOK history because PAOK finished in the last place of Greek basketball league; but due to

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, it wasn't relegated.

2020–present

2020–21 PAOK started the new decade from the scratch, with a new contributor Mr.

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, PAOK kept the team's leader Vangelis Margaritis, brought in some talented young players such as Elijah Mitrou-Long and gave more playing time to athletes from his academy, like

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. These changes seem to be the first step in returning to the higher positions of the Greek League, as well as a steady comeback to European competitions.

Arenas

In earlier times, PAOK played its home games at the

Thessaloniki Forum The Thessaloniki Forum (Greek: Φόρουμ Θεσσαλονίκης) was an indoor sports arena that was located near the center of the city of Thessaloniki, in Greece. The venue was used to host basketball games, handball games, ice hockey game ...

. After that, PAOK played its home games for many years at the 5,183 seat

(Nick Galis Hall). In 2000, the club moved to the 8,500 seat

Roster

Depth chart

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Greek League : Winners (2): 1958–59, 1991–92 : Runners-up (8): 1959–60, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–00 *

: Winners (3): 1983–84, 1994–95, 1998–99 : Runners-up (5): 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2018–19

European competitions

* EuroLeague : 3rd place (1): 1992–93 : Final Four (1):

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(defunct) : Winners (1): 1990–91 : Runners-up (2): 1991–92, 1995–96 : Semifinalists (1): 1989–90 *

(defunct) : Winners (1): 1993–94

Individual honours

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50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors *

Greek Basket League MVP *

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(1997–98) Greek League Top Scorer * Rawle Marshall (2010–11) Greek League Top Rebounder *

(1986–87) * Keith Clanton (2016–17) Greek League Assist Leader *

(1989–90) *

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(1998–99) *

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(2003–04, 2004–05) * D. J. Cooper (2013–14) Greek League Coach of the Year *

(2013–14) Greek Cup MVP * Bane Prelević (1994–95) * Walter Berry (1998–99)

European record

International record

The road to the European Cup victories

1990–91 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup * The game was held at

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Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipali ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

1993–94 FIBA Korać Cup

Season-by-season

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Notable players

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Scott Skiles Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American former basketball coach and player. He coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ...

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* Nikos Filippou * Ioannis Gagaloudis * Nasos Galakteros * Giannis Giannoulis * - Steve Giatzoglou * Memos Ioannou * Lefteris Kakiousis * Takis Karatzoulidis * Manthos Katsoulis * Nestoras Kommatos * -

* Takis Koroneos * Angelos Koronios * Panagiotis Liadelis * Georgios Makaras * Achilleas Mamatziolas * Sotiris Manolopoulos (basketball, born 1987), Sotiris Manolopoulos * Vangelis Margaritis *

* Lazaros Papadopoulos * - Panagiotis Papachronis, Pete Papachronis * Efthimios Rentzias * Georgios Sigalas * Sofoklis Schortsanitis * Nikos Stavropoulos * Christos Tsekos (basketball), Christos Tsekos * Apollon Tsochlas *

* Panagiotis Vasilopoulos ;USA * Rafael Addison * Victor Alexander * Wendell Alexis *

* Walter Berry * Anthony Bonner * Matt Bullard * Anthony Cook (basketball), Anthony Cook * D. J. Cooper * Bill Edwards (basketball), Bill Edwards * Lawrence Funderburke * Phil Goss * Will Hatcher * Mike Fritzthadus Jones, Mike Jones *

* Jermaine Love * Conrad McRae * Jerrod Mustaf * Mark Payne (basketball), Mark Payne * Kasib Powell * - Ron Rowan * Trevor Ruffin * Charles Shackleford *

* - Bill Varner * - Darius Washington Jr., Darius Washington * C.J. Watson ;Europe * Martynas Andriuškevičius * - Sergei Bazarevich * Claudio Coldebella * Tomas Delininkaitis * Mamoutou Diarra * Peja Drobnjak * Todor Gečevski *

* Branko Milisavljević * Juan Antonio Morales * -

* - Rasho Nesterovič * Žanis Peiners * - Bane Prelević * Zoran Savić * Vlado Šćepanović * Blagota Sekulić * -

* Dejan Tomašević ;South America * - Rawle Marshall ;Africa * Mamadou N'Diaye (basketball, born 1975), Mamadou N'Diaye ; Oceania * Matt Nielsen * Steve Leven

Club captains

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Head coaches

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This is a list of P.A.O.K.. B.C. head coaches since the 1957–58 season:

Sponsorships

*Great Sponsor: Village Cinemas *Official Sponsor: CYTA *Official Supporter: Makedonia Palace, Loux (company), Loux

References

Sources

ESAKE Official Website

Eurobasket PAOK BC Page

Galanis Sports Data

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