Promitheas Patras B.C.

Promitheas Patras
Leagues	Greek League Greek Cup
Founded	Parent Athletic Club: 1985 Men's Basketball Section: 1986
Arena	Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Capacity	4,150 (permanent upper-tier seats) 5,150 (with retractable lower-tier seats)
Location	Patras, Greece
Team colors	Black, White, and Orange
President	Vangelis Liolios
Head coach	Nikos Vetoulas
Championships	1 Greek B League North Division (Beta Ethniki) (2015) 1 Grek C League Third Group (Gamma Ethniki) (2014)
Website	asp-promitheas.gr
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Promitheas Patras B.C. (Greek: Προμηθέας Πατρών K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Patras, Greece. It is a part of the Greek multi-sports club A.S. Promitheas Patras. The club's full name can be rendered as either A.S.P. Promitheas B.C. or A.S. Promitheas Patras B.C. With the A.S. standing for Athlitikos Syllogos (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος).

The club is owned by Vangelis Liolios, who is also the owner of the Greek coffee company, Coffee Island.

History

The parent athletic club of A.S. Promitheas Patras was founded in 1985, with the men's basketball section being started in the 1986–87 season. The club managed to achieve multiple promotions from 2013 to 2015, when they were promoted to the Greek Second Division, for the first time.

Promitheas played in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for the first time, in the 2016–17 season, after Faros Keratsiniou withdrew from their place top-tier Greek League. For the Greek Basket League 2016–17 season, Promitheas named Nikos Vetoulas as head coach of the club, and managed to make several good free agent player signings, such as Mouhammad Faye, Zisis Sarikopoulos, Nikos Gikas, and Angelos Tsamis.

Arenas

Promitheas Patras previously played their home games at the 1,500 seat A.E.P. Indoor Hall. The club currently plays its home games at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which has a capacity of 4,150, and can seat up to 5,150, with lower tier retractable seating added.

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	Greek Cup	Europe
2013–14	4	C Basket League	1	Promoted	—	—
2014–15	3	B Basket League	1	Promoted	—	—
2015–16	2	A2 Basket League	3	Promoted	—	—

Championships

• Total Titles: 2
• Divisional: 2
  • Greek B League North Division (Beta Ethniki):
    • 2015
  • Greek B Cup (Beta Ethniki Cup):
    • 2015
  • Greek C League Third Group (Gamma Ethniki):
    • 2014

Roster

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Promitheas Patras B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 00 Clark, Keydren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – 8 October 1984 G/F 5 Kromah, Lasan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – 24 June 1991 SF 7 Giannikopoulos, Vasilis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – 24 October 1988 PG 8 Gikas, Nikos 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 26 – 22 November 1990 G/F 9 Pettas, Nikos 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 35 – 28 February 1981 PF 10 Geromichalos, Petros 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – 1 January 1994 F/C 11 Faye, Mouhammad 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – 14 September 1985 F 12 Gravas, Dimitris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – 12 May 1993 SG 13 Tsamis, Angelos 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 35 – 2 October 1981 G 19 Moore, McKenzie 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – 11 May 1992 C 34 Sarikopoulos, Zisis 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 26 – 31 March 1990	Head coach Nikos Vetoulas Assistant coach(es) Giannis Eleftheriadis Giorgos Stathatos Kostas Douvas Team Manager Stavros Daniil Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 28th, 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Zisis Sarikopoulos
PF	Mouhammad Faye	Petros Geromichalos
SF	Lasan Kromah	Nikos Pettas	Dimitris Gravas
SG	McKenzie Moore	Angelos Tsamis	Vasilis Giannikopoulos
PG	Keydren Clark	Nikos Gikas

Notable players

• Vladimir Petrović-Stergiou
• Angelos Tsamis
• Fanis Koumpouras
• Steve Panos
• Nikos Pettas
• Zisis Sarikopoulos
• Nikos Gikas
• Keydren Clark
• Mouhammad Faye
• Eli Carter
• McKenzie Moore
• Cavell Johnson
• Rashad Anderson
• Lasan Kromah

Notable coaches

• Nikos Vetoulas

References

External links

• Official Website (Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page