AEK Athens B.C.
AEK BC (in Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos), the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).
Well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: Rolando Blackman, Ricky Pierce, Danny Vranes, Ruben Patterson, Kurt Rambis, J.R. Holden, Willie Anderson, Joe Arlauckas, Anthony Bowie, Arijan Komazec, Claudio Coldebella, Georgios Amerikanos, Georgios Trontzos, Vasilis Goumas, Minas Gekos, Kostas Patavoukas, Aggelos Koronios, Michalis Kakiouzis, Nikos Hatzis, Jake Tsakalidis, Nikos Zisis, Nasos Galakteros, Dimosthenis Dikoudis, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Giannis Kalampokis.
Read more about AEK Athens B.C.: Crest, Colours and Kit, Arenas, Roster, Technical and Medical Staff & Academies Staff, International Achievements, Seasons, Chairmen History, Relationships With Other Clubs
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“If one doubts whether Grecian valor and patriotism are not a fiction of the poets, he may go to Athens and see still upon the walls of the temple of Minerva the circular marks made by the shields taken from the enemy in the Persian war, which were suspended there. We have not far to seek for living and unquestionable evidence. The very dust takes shape and confirms some story which we had read.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)