Xanthi B.C. ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ξάνθη) was a Greek professional
basketball club that is located in
Western Thrace
Western Thrace or West Thrace ( el, �υτικήΘράκη, '' ytikíThráki'' ; tr, Batı Trakya; bg, Западна/Беломорска Тракия, ''Zapadna/Belomorska Trakiya''), also known as Greek Thrace, is a Geography, geograp ...
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Xanthi
Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit of the modern regions of Greece, region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
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Greece. Xanthi competed in the
Greek 2nd Division.
History
Xanthi competed in the
2nd-tier level Greek 2nd Division, and then merged with
Koroivos in 2010. Koroivos then took over Xanthi's place in the Greek 2nd Division in the following season.
After Koroivos took Xanthi's place in the Greek 2nd Division, Xanthi was then
relegated down to the
5th-tier level league in Greece, due to the club's financial problems.
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The club then merged with A.P.S. Aspida Xanthi
A.P.S. Aspida Xanthi (Athletic and Cultural Club Aspida Xanthi) is an athletic club in the city of Xanthi, Greece. It was founded in 1922. It maintains departments of football and basketball. Its name means ''shield'' and its colours are cyan and ...
for the 2010–11 season.
Arena
The club's home arena is Xanthi Arena
Xanthi Arena, AKA Philippos Amiridis Arena is an indoor sporting arena that is located in the city of Xanthi, in the region of Western Thrace, Greece. The arena can be used for both basketball and volleyball games. Its capacity is 3,957 seats. Th ...
. Its capacity is 5,000.
Notable players
* Dimitrios Spanoulis
Dimitrios Spanoulis (alternate spelling: Dimitris, Dimitri) (Greek: Δημήτρης Σπανούλης; born October 11, 1979) is a former Greek professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 3 in (1.92 m) t ...
* 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 t ...
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Team Page
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Basketball teams in Greece
Defunct basketball teams in Greece
Xanthi
Basketball teams disestablished in 2010