M.E.N.T. B.C., officially known as the Educational Union of Toumba Youth (, ''Morfotiki Enossis Neoleas Toumbas'') or M.E.N.T. B.C., is a Greek professional
basketball
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club that was founded in 1926. The team is located in
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...
,
Greece
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. M.E.N.T. B.C. currently competes in the
third-tier level division of Greece, the
Greek C League.
History
Originally, the
club's parent athletic association included the sports of basketball,
football
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,
cycling
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, and also a literary and entertainment section. Today, there are departments only for the basketball club and the
volleyball
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club. In 2004, M.E.N.T. B.C. finished in 2nd place in the
Greek 2nd Division, and thus earned a
league promotion, and then competed in the top-tier level
Greek Basket League
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, in the following
2004–05 season.
Roster
Notable players
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Costas Christou
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Georgios Dedas
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Michalis Giannakidis
Michalis Giannakidis (alternate spellings: Michail, Mihalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Γιαννακίδης; born 6 April 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player and current basketball executive. During his club playing career, at a height ...
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Giannis Giannoulis
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Vangelis Karampoulas
Evangelos "Vangelis" Karampoulas (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Karaboulas) (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Καράμπουλας; born November 18, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a tall shooting guard–s ...
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Sakis Karidas
Athanasios "Sakis" Karidas (alternate spelling: Karydas) (Greek: Αθανάσιος "Σάκης" Καρύδας; born November 4, 1979) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall, he played at th ...
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Vassilis Lipiridis
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Milan Sagias
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Dimitris Spanoulis
Dimitrios Spanoulis (alternate spelling: Dimitris, Dimitri) (Greek: Δημήτρης Σπανούλης; born October 11, 1979) is a Greek former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 3 in (1.92 m) t ...
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Miljan Goljović
Miljan Goljović (born August 27, 1971) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He was a 2.03 m tall small forward, that was a remarkable talent on offense.
Club career
Goljović was the EuroLeague Top Scorer, Top Scorer of the Eur ...
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Goran Kalamiza
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Dylan Page
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Marcus Taylor
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Clay Tucker
Head coaches
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Dimitrios Itoudis
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Stefanos Dedas
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Sotos Nikolaidis
External links
M.E.N.T. B.C. - Official Website
Eurobasket.com Team Page
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Basketball teams established in 1926
Basketball teams in Greece