Basketball Agia Paraskevi ( - Kalathosfairisi Agia Paraskevi), officially abbreviated as K.A.P. (Κ.Α.Π.), is a Greek

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club that is based in

Agia Paraskevi Agia Paraskevi (, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which ...

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. It was founded in 1986, and so far it has twice played in the Greek 2nd Division. The club currently plays in the Greek 4th Division.

History

Agia Paraskevi was founded in 1986, with the merger of two of the local clubs of

, Keravnos and Pegasus. It was originally named O.F.K. Agia Paraskevi (Omilos Filon Kalathosfairisis Agias Paraskevis), but in 2001, it was renamed to its current name. In 2012, the club earned a league

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up to the Greek 2nd Division, for first time in its history. However, it only remained in the Greek 2nd Division for two years, and in 2014, it was

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down again to the Greek 3rd Division. In the 2014–15 season, Agia Paraskevi finished in 11th place in the Greek 3rd Division, was again relegated down to the Greek 4th Division.

Recent seasons

Notable players

Makis Nikolaidis Prodromos "Makis" Nikolaidis (alternate spelling: Nikolaides) (Greek: Πρόδρομος "Μάκης" Νικολαΐδης; born July 13, 1978) is a former Greek-Cypriot professional basketball player. At a height of tall, and in weight, he cou ...

Head coaches

* Kostas Keramidas

References

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