History
Makedonikos competed in Greece's A1 League for years until going bankrupt in 2006, and being relegated to the third division of Greek professional basketball. Makedonikos was the runner up of the Eurocup competition in 2005.
Makedonikos won the Greek A2 League, which is the second division of the professional Greek basketball league, in the years 2000 and 2002. During the 2001-02 season, the team set the then A2 season record for most wins, with 24.
Since its foundation Makedonikos' home city was Thessaloniki, Greece. Otherwise, when the team was bought by Dimitris Mesaikos, the franchise was moved to Kozani, Greece for a short period to play in a newer, larger arena that had just opened there. The team returned to Thessaloniki, Greece after it went bankrupt playing in Kozani.
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