Amyntas B.C. (), commonly known as Amyntas, is a Greek professional

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club. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Amyntas Ymittos B.C. The club is located in

Dafni-Ymittos Dafni-Ymittos () is a municipality in the Central Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders ...

, Dafni, a suburb of

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. The colors of the team are blue and orange. The club is named after the father of

Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Macedon (; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (''basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...

, and grandfather of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

Amyntas III of Macedon Amyntas III () was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 393/2 to 388/7 BC and again from 387/6 to 370 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty through his father Arrhidaeus, a son of Amyntas, one of the sons of Alexander I. His ...

. The club's emblem is King Amyntas.

History

Amyntas B.C. was originally founded in 1950. In 2010, Dafni and A.O. Amyntas merged, creating A.O. Amyntas Dafnis - Ymittos. The club then competed in the 2nd-tier level

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, during the 2010–11 season. After that, the two clubs separated again.

Arena

Amyntas plays its home games at the 600 seat Pyrkal Ymittos Indoor Hall.

Roster

Notable players

Dimitris Cheilaris Dimitris Cheilaris (, ; born August 18, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Charilaos Trikoupis of the Greek A2 Basket League. Born in Leonidio, he started his professional career with Amyntas. Subsequently, he mov ...

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Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis (; born August 30, 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career During his pro career, Dorkofikis played ...

Ioannis Karamalegkos Ioannis Karamalegkos (alternative spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Karamalegos) (Greek: Ιωάννης Καραμαλέγκος; born 19 September 1994 in Maroussi, Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ...

Dimitrios Lolas Dimitrios Lolas (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτριος Λόλας; born January 31, 1986) is a Greek professional basketball player for Niki Volou of the Greek 3rd division. At a height of 6'8" (2.03 m), he can play at both th ...

Costas Rigas Costas Rigas (, born 29 March 1944, in Greece), is a retired Greek pro basketball player, and a former pro basketball referee. Rigas is a member of the EuroLeague's 50 greatest contributors. In 2013, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame ...

Christos Zoupas Christos Zoupas (Greek: Χρήστος Ζούπας, born 26 November 1944) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the point guard position. Club career Zoupas started playing club basketball with Amynt ...

External links

Official Team Website

Eurobasket.com Team Profile
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