Peristeri B.C.

GS Peristeri (Greek ΓΣ Περιστέρι ), completely Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou (Greek Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Περιστερίου ), is a Greek basketball team from the suburb in Athens Peristeri. The club plays in the 2013/2014 season in the B Ethniki third-rate.

History

Founded in 1971, Peristeri belonged in the 1990s the most important clubs in Greece. During this period, the club was a permanent international presence and in the 2000/2001 season after the regular time even on the second place in the A1 Ethniki. In 2000, the club was one of the participants of the newly founded ULEB Euro League and presented with Alphonso Ford 's most successful basketball player of the competition. In addition, one reached in the 2000 /01 season after the main round in second place, level on points with the defending champion and first Panathinaikos Athens. In the play-offs but it was eliminated in the semi-final against Olympiakos Piraeus. After a further participation in the ULEB Euro League (2001/2002) and participation in the FIBA EuroCup Challenge (2002/2003) as well as the FIBA EuroCup (2003/2004) followed due to insolvency of relegation to the third Greek League (B Ethniki ). 2007, the club rose to the A2 Ethniki. Between 2009 and 2013, played in the Peristeri again highest Greek league.

Other important players from Peristeris most successful periods in the 1980s and 1990s were, among others the future NBA player Marko Jarić, the European champion and two-time winner Euro League Konstantinos Tsartsaris and longtime team captain Angelos Koronios, who leads the statistics for points scored, assists and steals the A1 Ethniki today.

Significant or known former players

  • Greece Argiris Pedoulakis 1977-86, 1993-95
  • Greece Angelos Koronios 1986-98
  • United States Audie Norris 1993/94
  • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992/Griechenland Milan Gurović aka Milan Malatras 1993-98
  • United States Priest Lauderdale 1995/96
  • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992/Griechenland Marko Jarić aka Marko Latsis 1996-98
  • United States Alphonso Ford 1999-2001
  • Greece Konstantinos Tsartsaris 1999-2002
  • Greece Michalis Pelekanos 1999-2004
  • Russia / Greece Alexei Sawrasenko a.k.a. Alexis Amanatidis 2000/ 01
  • Germany Alexander cooling 2001/ 02
  • Greece Andreas Glyniadakis 2001/ 02
  • United States Byron Dinkins 2002/ 03
  • Greece Dimitrios Mavroeidis 2002-05
  • United States Pete Mickeal 2003/ 04
  • Greece Giannis Sioutis 2003/ 04
  • Ukraine Hrihoryi Chischnjak 2003/ 04
  • Greece Dimitrios Tsaldaris 2004/ 05
  • Greece Antonis Mantzaris 2004-11, 2012/13
  • Greece Vangelis Mantzaris 2007-11
  • United States Clifford Hammonds 2009/10
  • United States Spencer Nelson 2009/10
  • United States / Greece Michael Bramos 2009/10
  • United States / Belgium Marcus Faison 2009/10
  • United States / Germany Julian Sensley 2010/11
  • Greece Dimitris Papanikolaou 2010/11
  • United States Smush Parker 2013

Significant or known former coach

  • Greece Argiris Pedoulakis
Greek Basket League Euroleague Basketball National Basketball Association Kostas Tsartsaris Evangelos Koronios Dimitrios Papanikolaou Eric Boateng Basketball in Greece
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