Peristeri B.C.

Peristeri B.C. (Greek: Περιστερίου K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality in west Athens. It is a part of the G.S. Peristeri (Γ.Σ. Περιστερίου) multi-sports club. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou K.A.E. (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Περιστερίου K.A.E.).

Peristeri BC
LeaguesGreek Basket League
Founded22 October 1971 (1971-10-22)
ArenaPeristeri Arena
Capacity4,000
LocationPeristeri, Athens, Greece
PresidentGeorge Pantazopoulos
Head coachMilan Tomić
Team captainChristos Saloustros
2020–21 positionGreek League, 6th
Championships3 Greek A2 League
3 Greek B League
Retired numbers2 (10, 13)
Websiteperisteribc.gr
Departments of G.S. Peristeri
Basketball (men's) Basketball (women's) Swimming
Water polo (men's) Water polo (women's)

The club's emblem is the dove symbol, and the club's colors are yellow and blue. For the 2021-22 season, the team will compete in the Greek Basket League, the first tier league in Greece as well as the FIBA Europe Cup.

History

Early years and rise

The club began play in the 1971–72 season. In the 1982–83 season, Peristeri Athens won the second level of Greek pro basketball, which was at that time, the Greek B League. In the 1988–89 season, Peristeri won the new Greek 2nd Division championship. In the following season, of 1989–90, Peristeri played games for the first time, in the top-tier level Greek League.

In the subsequent years in that era, the team was very successful, and many well-known basketball players played for the club. During this era, Peristeri competed in the European 3rd-tier level FIBA Korać Cup 7 times (in the seasons 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1999–00). Well-known players such as Marko Jarić, Milan Gurović, Angelos Koronios, Michalis Pelekanos, Kostas Tsartsaris, and Alphonso Ford played for the club in that era.

In the 2000–01 season, led by the great scorer Ford, Peristeri finished in second place in the Greek League, in the regular season. The club also competed in the European 1st-tier level EuroLeague competition, during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons. In the 2002–03 season, Peristeri competed in the European 4th-tier level FIBA EuroCup Challenge. In the 2003–04 season, the club played in the European 3rd-tier level FIBA EuroChallenge.

Decline

Following the 2003–04 season, Peristeri was downgraded to the Greek B League, due to great financial troubles within the Peristeri Sports Club. For the 2007–08 season, Peristeri Athens returned to the A2 Division, after finishing in second place in the Greek B League, in the 2006–07 season. Cezary Trybański signed with the team for the 2007–08 season. After the 2012–13 Greek Basket League season, Peristeri was again relegated to the Greek A2 League. Due to economic issues, the club did not take part in the A2 League in the following season, and instead competed in the Greek B League (the 3rd division of the Greek basketball league system).[1]

In the 2014–15 season, Peristeri finished in 4th place, in the 1st group of the Greek B League. Nevertheless, due to the withdrawal of Panionios from the Greek A2 League, Peristeri was promoted back to the A2 League, as they replaced Panionios in the competition.[2]

On the rise again

In the 2017–18 season, Peristeri won its third A2 League championship. The team broke the league's win–loss record during the season, and finished with a record of 29 wins and just 1 loss.[3] Thus, the club was promoted to the Greek Basket League for the 2018–19 season. The arrival of coach Argiris Pedoulakis proved to be a key factor for the team. With Pedoulakis coaching and a core of quality players, Peristeri finished second in the regular season and fourth overall, securing its return to European competitions. The club joined one of the two European-wide secondary leagues, the FIBA Champions League, for the 2019–20 season. The team had a successful season, managing to progress in the round of 16 of Basketball Champions League, where the team was eliminated by powerhouse Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. Peristeri finished in third position of the 2019–20 Greek Basket League, although the season ended prematurely in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Peristeri didn't have a successful 2020–21 Greek Basket League, finishing in sixth position. The team changed 3 coaches during the season, plus it struggled with player chemistry throughout the duration of the season. In the end, Peristeri could not match the highs of the previous 2 years.

Logos

In international competitions
Main article: Peristeri B.C. in international competitions

Peristeri has an overall record, from 1991 to 1992 (first participation) to 2003–04 (last participation) of: 67 wins and 58 losses, plus 1 tie in, 126 games played in all the European-wide professional club basketball competitions.

Arenas

Peristeri plays its home games at the Peristeri Arena, which has a seating capacity of 4,000 people.[4] The club has also played home games at the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Peristeri BC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 0 Fytros, Giannis 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 19 – (2003-04-29)29 April 2003
PG 0 Bilalis, Konstantinos 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2004-03-25)25 March 2004
PG 3 Cosey, Glenn 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 30 – (1992-02-17)17 February 1992
G/F 5 Petteway, Terran 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1992-09-08)8 September 1992
G 6 Moraitis, Dimitrios 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1999-02-03)3 February 1999
F/C 12 Gielo, Tomasz 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1993-01-04)4 January 1993
C 14 Christidis, Vassilis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 23 – (1998-07-10)10 July 1998
PF 15 Chrysikopoulos, Linos (S) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992
PG 19 Katsivelis, Dimitrios (S) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 30 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991
C 21 Brown, Chad 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 25 – (1996-09-06)6 September 1996
G/F 22 Saloustros, Christos (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1990-03-29)29 March 1990
G/F 31 Giannopoulos, Charis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989
SG 32 Gray, Steven 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 33 – (1989-04-08)8 April 1989
F 34 Filippas, Nikos 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 17 – (2004-09-27)27 September 2004
F/C 35 Zougris, Vaggelis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 17 – (2004-10-14)14 October 2004
PG 36 Manias, Ilias 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 18 – (2003-08-01)1 August 2003
G/F 37 Efstathiadis, Ioannis 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2003-04-29)29 April 2003
F/C 44 Agbelese, Danny 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 32 – (1990-03-13)13 March 1990
F 77 Stavrakopoulos, Sotiris 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 17 – (2004-11-29)29 November 2004
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: April 18, 2022

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Inactive
C Danny Agbelese Chad Brown Vaggelis Zougris
PF Tomasz Gielo Vassilis Christidis Sotiris Stavrakopoulos Linos Chrysikopoulos (S)
SF Terran Petteway Charis Giannopoulos Ioannis Efstathiadis Nikos Filippas
SG Steven Gray Christos Saloustros Giannis Fytros
PG Dimitris Moraitis Glenn Cosey Ilias Manias Konstantinos Bilalis Dimitris Katsivelis (S)

Titles and honours
  • Total titles: 6
  • Greek A2 League (2nd Division)
    • Champions (3): 1988–89, 2008–09, 2017–18
  • Greek B League: (2nd Division / 3rd Division)
    • Champions (3): 1982–83 (2nd), 2006–07 (3rd), 2016–17 (3rd)

Seasons
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Season Greek League Greek Cup Europe Head Coach Roster
1999–00 5th place Last 16 FIBA Korać Cup
Last 16		 Argyris Pedoulakis Giannis Kritikos, Manolis Papamakarios, Kostas Gagaoudakis, Santiago Abad, Dejan Vostić, Jose Lasa, Alphonso Ford, Kostas Tsartsaris, Erik Meek, Robert Reisenbuchler, Hugues Occansey, John Brougos, Michalis Pelekanos, Alekos Petroulas
2000–01 3rd place Last 16 EuroLeague
Last 16		 Argyris Pedoulakis Giannis Kritikos, Manolis Papamakarios, Alexis Papadatos, Michalis Pelekanos, Aleksey Savrasenko, Byron Dinkins, Alphonso Ford, Kostas Tsartsaris, Fabio Ribeiro, Robert Reisenbuchler, Michael Andersen, John Brougos, Thanasis Efthimiou
2001–02 6th place Last 16 EuroLeague
Group stage		 Argyris Pedoulakis Gary Grant, Manolis Papamakarios, Alexis Papadatos, Michalis Pelekanos, Ferran Martínez, Giorgos Pantazopoulos, Adam Wójcik, Kostas Tsartsaris, Agi Ibeja, Maurice Carter, Michael Andersen, Thanasis Efthimiou, Giannis Mitropoulos, Alexander Kühl, Byron Dinkins
2002–03 3rd place Semifinals FIBA Europe Champions Cup
Semifinals		 Argyris Pedoulakis Mirza Kurtović, Manolis Papamakarios, Ray Weathers, Michalis Pelekanos, Alphonso Johnson, Dejan Jovanovski, Giannis Mitropoulos, Andreas Glyniadakis, Agi Ibeja, Piotr Szybilski, Periklis Dorkofikis, Erick Barkley, Darren Mclinton, Larry Stewart, Andre Hutson, Milan Radovanović
2003–04 7th place 3rd place FIBA Europe League
Group Stage		 Argyris Pedoulakis Mirza Kurtović, Manolis Papamakarios, Ioannis Sioutis, Michalis Pelekanos, Larry Stewart, Giorgos Melas, Franco Nakić, Grigorij Khizhnyak, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Antonis Mantzaris, Eric Cuthrell, Dimitris Makris, Giorgos Kalamaras, Vassilis Soulis, Pete Mickeal
2004–05 9th place (A2) Nikos Karagiannis
2005–06 14th place (A2) Phase one Georgios Meletis Dimitris Karatzios, Stergios Tsiabalis, Spyros Katsafouris, Nasos Choubavlis, Antonis Mantzaris, Giorgos Kalamaras, Efthimis Kyritsis, Giorgos Petropoulos, Dario Livajić, Gorjan Latific
2006–07 1st place (B) Phase one Manos Manouselis Panagiotis Mantzanas, Giannis Deep, Franchisco Amato, Antonis Mantzaris, Dimos Fotiou, Giorgos Bozikas, Nemanja Ćuk, Giorgos Kalamaras, Christos Deligiannis, Vangelis Morfis, Nikos Kotinis, Vangelis Mantzaris
2007–08 5th place (A2) Phase two Manos Manouselis / Dimitris Tziallas Panagiotis Mantzanas, Filippos Moschovitis, Franchisco Amato, Antonis Mantzaris, Nikos Kokkalis, Vangelis Mantzaris, Nemanja Ćuk, Vangelis Margaritis, Christos Deligiannis, Cezary Trybański, Ralph Bucci, Nikos Kotinis
2008–09 1st place (A2) Phase one Nikos Karagiannis Angelos Siamandouras, Filippos Moschovitis, Darrel Lewis, Vangelis Mantzaris, Nikos Kokkalis, Antonis Mantzaris, Nikos Koumoulos, Vangelis Margaritis, Christos Deligiannis, Alexis Tsamatos, Ralph Bucci, Dimitris Despos, Sokratis Psaropoulos
2009–10 9th place Phase two Thanasis Skourtopoulos Cliff Hammonds, Will Daniels, Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Vangelis Mantzaris, Michael Bramos, Rudy Mbemba, Antonis Mantzaris, Vangelis Margaritis, Christos Deligiannis, Sokratis Psaropoulos, Georgios Tsiakos, Jamie Arnold, Marcus Faison, Shaun Pruitt, Spencer Nelson, Gary Wilkinson, Reece Gaines, Lazaros Agadakos
2010–11 7th place Phase two Argyris Pedoulakis Vangelis Mantzaris, Mike King, Sokratis Psaropoulos, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Antonis Mantzaris, Ernest Scott, Georgios Tsiakos, Alekos Petroulas, Julian Sensley, Kurt Looby, Jure Močnik, Duane Woodward
2011–12 12th place Phase two Argyris Pedoulakis Nondas Papantoniou, Panagiotis Kafkis, Sokratis Psaropoulos, Charis Giannopoulos, Richard Roby, Ernest Scott, Eric Boateng, Alekos Petroulas, Emir Zimić, Georgios Bogris, Jure Močnik, Gavin Edwards, Theodoros Tsiloulis, Georgios Papagiannis, Boško Jovović, Aleksandar Mitrović
2012–13 13th place Phase two Tzimis Koustenis Nondas Papantoniou, Dimitris Kompodietas, Smush Parker, Dwight Thorne, Andreas Kanonidis, Verdell Jones, Antonis Mantzaris, Darrin Williams, Tyler Hines, Alekos Petroulas, Petros Melissaratos, Christos Lakkas, Andreas Psaropoulos, Jonathan Mitchell, Giorgos Galiotos
2015–16 13th place Nikos Karagiannis Christos Lakkas, Thodoris Tsiotras, Giorgos Papadionisiou, Michalis Polytarchou, Sokratis Psaropoulos, Dionisis Skoulidas, Kostas Papantonakos, Robert Gilchrist, Alekos Petroulas, Dimitris Katiakos, Georgios Galiotos
2016–17 1st place (B) Phase one Nikos Karagiannis Alkis Pappas, Diogenis Gorgonis, Christos Ntakoulias, Antonis Mantzaris, Michalis Polytarchou, Spyros Magkounis, Kostas Papantonakos, Christophoros Likogiannis, Dimitris Katiakos, Lazaros Tasopoulos, Thanasis Dombrogiannis
2017–18 1st place (A2) Phase one Nikos Karagiannis Keydren Clark, Alkis Pappas, Igor Milošević, Thanos Konstantakopoulos, Giorgos Aggelou, Michalis Polytarchou, Antonis Mantzaris, Spyros Magounis, Alexandros Sigkounas, Tasos Dimitriadis, Gaios Skordilis, Vassilis Simtsak
2018–19 4th place Quarter finals Argyris Pedoulakis Zois Karampelas, Ryan Harrow, Keydren Clark, Jordan Callahan, Scoochie Smith, Steven Gray, Vassilis Mouratos, Ramone Moore, Henrik Sirko, Ioannis Agravanis, Chris Flemmings, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Panagiotis Fillipakos, Ben Bentil, Ed Daniel, Gaios Skordilis
2019–20 3rd place Semifinals 2019–20 Basketball Champions League Playoffs
 Ilias Zouros/Nikos Papanikolopoulos Zois Karampelas, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, William Hatcher, Scoochie Smith, Isaiah Cousins, Steven Gray, DeAndre Kane, Christos Saloustros, Brayon Blake, Ioannis Agravanis, Moses Kingsley, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Yanick Moreira, Mike Morrison, Kostis Gontikas, Gaios Skordilis

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Greece:

Europe:

USA:

Africa:

Retired numbers
Peristeri B.C. retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure
10Alphonso FordSG1999–2001
13Nikos FasourasC1984–1996

Head coaches
Head Coach Years
Spyros Foskolos
Faidon Matthaiou
1976–1977
- Thanasis Christoforou
1983–1985
Kostas Petropoulos
1991–1993
Vassilis Fragkias
1993
- Steve Giatzoglou[5]
1994
Kostas Missas
1994–1995
- Dragan Šakota
1995–1997
Argyris Pedoulakis
1997–2004, 2010–2012, 2018–2019, 2020–2021
Ilias Zouros
2004, 2019
Georgios Meletis
2005–2006
Manos Manouselis
2006–2008
Dimitris Tziallas
2008
Nikos Karagiannis
2004–2005, 2008–2009, 2015–2018
Thanasis Skourtopoulos
2009–2010
Tzimis Koustenis
2012–2013
Vangelis Vlachos
2013
Nasos Choumpalis
2013–2014
Kostas Papamarkos
2014–2015
Nikos Papanikolopoulos
2019–2020
Sotiris Manolopoulos
2021
Milan Tomić
2021–present

References
  1. Στη Β’ Εθνική το Περιστέρι. (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. Στην Α2 το Περιστέρι, στη Β’ ο Πανιώνιος. (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. Χωρίς Καραγιάννη στη Stoiximan.gr Basket League το Περιστέρι (in Greek). Sport24.gr. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. Ιστορία Οι αθλητές. gsperisteri.gr (in Greek).
  5. Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Στιβ Γιατζόγλου. esake.gr (in Greek).
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