Dafnis B.C. is a Greek professional

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club. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Dafnis B.C., or A.O. Dafnis B.C. The club is located in

Dafni, Athens Dafni () is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dafni-Ymittos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Geography Dafni is an inner suburb of Athens, 2& ...

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. The colors of the team are yellow and black, and the team's symbol is the laurel branch.

History

The athletic organization's parent athletic union, the A.O. A.C. Dafni, was founded in 1939, when the sports club started with a

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club. In 1967, the athletic union added the basketball club, A.O. Dafni B.C., as one of its sports sections. In 1969, the team competed in the top-tier level

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for the first time, and stayed there until 1975. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the club often competed in the Greek top-tier league ( A1). Legendary

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player

Theo Papaloukas Theodoros Papaloukas (Greek: Θεόδωρος Παπαλουκάς; born 8 May 1977), commonly known as Theo Papaloukas or Thodoris Papaloukas, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was a four-time All-EuroLeague selection, a mem ...

, played with the club from 1997 to 1999. In the 1998–99 season, Papaloukas led Dafni B.C. to the Greek 2nd Division championship. In 2010, Dafni and A.O. Amyntas merged, creating A.O. Amyntas Dafnis. In 2015, the two clubs broke their merger, and Dafni was reformed.

Championships and honors

*Divisional: ** Greek A2 League: 1 ***1999

Notable players

Fanis Christodoulou Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou (; born May 22, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He played mainly at the small forward position, but his complete all-around skills allowed him to play at all five basketball positions. Durin ...

* Tzanis Stavrakopoulos *

Dinos Angelidis Konstantinos "Dinos" Angelidis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Ντίνος" Αγγελίδης; born 5 April 1969) is an Austrian-born former Greek professional basketball player of mixed Greek- Austrian descent. Born in Vienna, he played prof ...

* Ioannis Sioutis * Ioannis Milonas *

Makis Dreliozis Prodromos "Makis" Dreliozis (Greek: Πρόδρομος "Μάκις" Δρελιώζης; born March 31, 1975, in Athens, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.01 m (6 ft. 7 in.) in height and 91 kg. (200 l ...

Nikos Liakopoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Liakopoulos (; born March 16, 1983, in Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player for KAO Korinthou of the Greek 3rd division. He is a tall point guard-shooting guard. Professional career Liakopoulos has played at the p ...

Ioannis Gagaloudis Ioannis "Gaga" Gagaloudis (alternate spellings: Yannis, Giannis, Gagaloudes, Gkagkaloudis) (; born August 22, 1978) is a Greek professional basketball player for Esperos Kallitheas B.C. of the Greek B Basket League. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in) ...

* Fotios Vasilopoulos *

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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. Professio ...

* Dimitris Lolas *- Vasco Evtimov *

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* Rodrick Rhodes *

Zendon Hamilton Zendon Alphonso Hamilton (born April 29, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2000 to 2006. Amateur career Hamilton, a 6'11" center played high school ...

* Richard Rellford *

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Derrick Chievous Derrick Joseph Chievous (born July 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he played at the small forward position. Chievous played three seasons in the National Basketball Association, after b ...

* Gary Plummer *

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* Geno Carlisle

Head coaches

Dirk Bauermann Dirk Bauermann (born 10 December 1957) is a German professional basketball coach. Playing career Bauermann played sports club, club basketball in the German senior club of BBC Krefeld, from 1975 to 1981. Club coaching career Bauermann was an ass ...

Kostas Missas Konstantinos "Kostas" Missas (alternate spelling: Constandinos, Costas) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Μίσσας; born August 15, 1953, in Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player, and current professional baske ...

Vassilis Fragkias Vassilis Fragkias (alternative spellings: Vasilis, Fragias; born 24 August 1961) is a Greek former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Playing career Fragkias played club basketball with the Greek club Zografou. Coaching career ...

Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guar ...

External links

Eurobasket.com Team Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amyntas Dafnis B.C. Basketball teams in Greece Basketball teams established in 1967