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Panathinaikos Basketball Club (Greek name: Κ.Α.Ε. Παναθηναϊκός, transliterated into English: K.A.E. Panathinaikos) is the basketball team of the Athens-based Greek sport club Panathinaikos. It is owned by pharmaceutical magnates Pavlos and Thanassis Giannakopoulos. It was founded in 1922 and has developed into the most successful basketball team in Greece and among the best in Europe. They have won 28 national championships, 10 Greek Cups, 4 European Championships and 1 Inter-continental Cup. Legends of world basketball have played with the club (Dominique Wilkins, Byron Scott, Dino Radja, Dejan Bodiroga, Nikos Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Stojan Vrankovic, Fanis Christodoulou, Antonio Davis, Zeljko Rebraca among others). Those players, along with the successful management of Pavlos Giannakopoulos, have made Panathinaikos one of the most successful and well-known teams of the last decade and a half in the continent and the only one that has won four Euroleague titles after the Final Four format was established. On April 1996 in Paris Final Four (F4), Panathinaikos was the first Greek team to win the European Championships (now Euroleague), beating FC Barcelona in a unique final tournament, by 67-66. In September of the same year the team also won the Inter-continental cup, prevailing by 2-1 wins over Olimpia Venado Tuerto of Argentina (83-89, 83-78, 101-76). In 2000 in Thessaloniki F4, Panathinaikos were the Champions of Europe for the second time, beating Maccabi Tel-Aviv 73-67 in the final. In 2002 in Bologna F4, Panathinaikos brought to Athens the most prestigious European trophy for the third time, beating hosts Kinder Bologna 89-83 in the final. In 2007 F4, which was held in its home court in Athens, Panathinaikos became European Champions for the fourth time, beating defending champions CSKA Moscow 93-91 in the final. Panathinaikos has advanced to the F4 of the Euroleague or its predecessors another four times: Tel Aviv in 1994 (3rd), Zaragoza in 1995 (3rd), Paris in 2001 (2nd), Moscow in 2005 (3rd). Other significant successes are: the two participations in the semifinals of the Cup Winners Cup (1969, 1998), the course up to the semi-finals of the Champions Cup for the season 1971-72 (eliminated by Ignis Varese (78-70, 55-69). In the 1981-82 season, Panathinaikos participated in the finals of the Champions Cup of that time, eliminating consecutively CSKA Moscow and Levski Sofia teams. The team, which is famous for it's fans passionate support, also holds the highest attendance record in the Euroleague, which is 20,000 fans, achieved in a home match in OAKA against Benetton Treviso on March 29, 2006, for the second phase of the 2005-06 Euroleague. An attendance of 18,900 fans has also been achieved three times in home matches of the Greens, against Efes Pilsen in 2005 and TAU Ceramica (twice) in 2006. Current Squad As of June 2007 Number Player Position Height (m) 4 Fragiskos Alvertis (C) SF/PF 2.06 Coach: Željko Obradović Selected Former Players
International Record Season Achievement Notes European Champions Cup 1971-72 Semi-final eliminated by Ignis Varese, 78-70 in Athens, 55-69 in Varese 1972-73 Semi-final eliminated by Academica Sofia, 84-78 in Athens, 57-76 in Sofia 1981-82 Final round 5th place 1993-94 Final four 3rd place in Tel Aviv 1994-95 Final four 3rd place in Zaragoza 1995-96 Winner won Barcelona 67-66 in Paris 1996-97 Semi-final eliminated by Olympiacos, 49-69 at home, 57-65 away 1998-99 Quarter-final eliminated by Teamsystem Bologna, 58-63 in Athens, 64-88 in Bologna 1999-00 Winner won Maccabi Tel-Aviv 73-67 in Thessaloniki FIBA Suproleague 2000-01 Final defeated 81-67 by Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Paris Euroleague 2001-02 Winner won Kinder Bologna 89-83 in Bologna 2004-05 Final four 3rd place in Moscow 2005-06 Quarter-final eliminated TAU Cerámica, 84-72 in Athens, 79-85 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, 71-74 in Athens 2006-07 Winner won CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens Cup Winners Cup 1968-69 Semi-final eliminated by Dinamo Tbilisi, 81-67 in Athens, 71-103 in Tbilisi 1997-98 Semi-final eliminated by Stefanel Milano, 77-58 in Athens, 61-86 in Milan Intercontinental Cup 1996 Winner 2-1 wins against Olimpia Venado Tuerto Honours
Women Current Squad Number Name Nationality Position Height(cm) 5 Evina Stamati Greece Guard 178 Coach: Konstantinos Tsafaras Selected Former Players Evina Maltsi Tracy Gahan
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Panathinaikos BC
Leagues A1 Founded 1908 History 1908 - present Arena Athens Olympic Indoor Hall (capacity 19.200) Location Athens, Greece Team Colors Green and white President Pavlos Giannakopoulos Head Coach Željko Obradović Championships (4) European Championships (1) Intercontinental Cup (28) Greek Championships (10) Greek Cups
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