Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., or simply Cretan Kings (

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club that was founded on the Greek island of

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, in

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, in 1986. The

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is also commonly known as Rethymno B.C. (Ρέθυμνο K.A.E.). The team was previously known as Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Ρέθυμνο Aegean K.A.E.), or Athlitikos Gymnastikos Omilos Rethymnou (Α.G.Ο.R.) (Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Όμιλος Ρεθύμνου (Α.Γ.Ο.Ρ.). The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1965.

History

To date, Rethymno's greatest accomplishment occurred during the 2006–07 season, when the team qualified to play in the final of the

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, after defeating the top-tier level Greek League teams

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

, Sporting, and Kolossos Rodou. Rethymno was finally defeated by the

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powerhouse

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, by a score of 87–48, in the final game of the 2007

, but nevertheless, Rethymno secured a new strong place in the Greek pro leagues after the team's showing. After previously being named Rethymno Aegean, the club changed its name to Rethymno Cretan Kings, or simply Cretan Kings, in 2015. In the summer of 2020, after the departure of owner Kostis Zobanakis, it was decided that the club would be voluntarily relegated to the local divisions and start anew.

Logos

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Arena

Rethymno plays its home games at the

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. The arena originally had a capacity of 1,100, but it was expanded to 1,600, when the club first joined the top-tier level

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Season by season

Honors and titles

*Runner-up (1): 2006–07

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*Champions (1): 2004–05

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2nd Group *Champions (1): 2003–04

Notable players

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* Georgios Dedas *

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* Charis Giannopoulos *

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* Apollon Tsochlas *

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* Brian Fitzpatrick *

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* Shaquille Goodwin * Ryan Harrow *

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* Damian Hollis * Paris Horne * Aaron Jones * Walter Lemon Jr. *

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* Brent Petway *

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Head coaches

References

External links

Official Team Page

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