HANTH B.C. is the men's

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department of the Greek multi-sports club HANTH. It was founded in 1919. The club 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 metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

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. The club's

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name is X.A.N.Θ (Χριστιανική Αδελφότητα Νέων Θεσσαλονίκης), which means ''

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of Thessaloniki''. Common alternate names of the club include HANTh B.C. and HAN Thessaloniki B.C. The club is also known as being the YMCA Thessaloniki Association's basketball club, or YMCA Thessaloniki B.C.

History

In 1919, organized basketball began to be played by HANTH locally. Then in 1921, the parent athletic club Χ.Α.Ν.Θ. (English: YMCA) was formed, and it included the basketball section. HAN Thessaloniki was one of the founding members of the first Thessaloniki regional basketball tournament (1925–26), and it finished in second place in that tournament, behind

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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. HAN won the Greek 2nd Division championship in the 1968–69 season. The club played in Europe's third-tier level league, the

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competition, in the 1973 season, the 1973–74 season, and in the 1974–75 season. HAN also won the Greek 2nd Division championship in the 1976–77 season. The club won the Greek 4th Division championship in the 1991–92 season. Over the years, HAN Thessaloniki has played in the top-tier level Greek League in a total of 22 seasons.

Arena

In earlier times, HAN Thessaloniki played its home games at the

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outdoor stadium. HAN Thessaloniki's current home indoor arena, is the Y.M.C.A. New Sports Center, which has a

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of 1,500.

Titles and honors

National: * Greek 2nd Division: (2×) Champion: **(1969, 1977) * Greek 4th Division: Champion: **(1992) Regional: * Trophy(transp)

Thessaloniki Regional Championship: 16× Champion (record): **(1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)

Notable players

Michalis Giannouzakos Michalis Giannouzakos ( el, Μιχάλης Γιαννουζάκος; born 1949) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and basketball coach. Playing career Club playing career Giannouzakos began playing club basketball with the Greek ...

Vassilis Lipiridis Vassilis Lipiridis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Lypiridis) ( el, Βασίλης Λυπηρίδης; born January 1, 1967, in Edessa, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, he played at the p ...

Sotos Nikolaidis Sotiris "Sotos" Nikolaidis ( el, Σωτήρης "Σώτος" Νικολαΐδης; (born May 25, 1974, in Thessaloniki, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his club playing career, at a ...

Anestis Petalidis Anestis is a Greek given name. Notable people with the name include: * Anestis Anastasiadis (born 1983), Greek footballer * Anestis Argyriou (born 1988), Greek footballer * Anestis Agritis (born 1981), Greek footballer * Anestis Chatziliadis (born ...

* /

Vladimir Petrović-Stergiou Vladimir "Vlado" Petrović-Stergiou ( sr-cyr, Владимир "Владо" Петровић-Стергиоу, gr, Βλάντιμιρ "Βλάντο" Πέτροβιτς–Στεργίου; born January 27, 1977) is a Serbian-Greek former professi ...

Christoforos Stefanidis Christoforos Stefanidis (alternate spelling: Christophoros, gr, Χριστόφορος Στεφανίδης; born July 28, 1980), is a Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Stefanidis played two seasons with Kolossos Rodou ...

Takis Taliadoros Dimitrios "Takis" Taliadoros (1925 – 25 May 2011) was a Greek basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...

* Georgios Trontzos * Lakis Tsavas * Mimis Tsikinas * Kostas Vlasios *

Nikos Zisis Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis (alternate spelling: Zissis; el, Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Ζήσης; born August 16, 1983) is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of ...

Retired numbers

Head coaches

: (2016–2018)

Greek basketball museum

The club's headquarters also houses a Greek national basketball museum.Επέκταση για το μουσείο μπάσκετ της ΧΑΝΘ.
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References

External links

Y.M.C.A. Official Site

Eurobasket.com Team page
{{Greek B Basket League HANTH 1919 establishments in Greece Basketball teams in Greece Sports clubs founded by the YMCA