Aris Thessaloniki B.C.
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| Nickname | The Emperor | |||
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Greek League Greek Cup Champions League |
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| Founded | 1922 | |||
| History | Aris BC (1922–present) | |||
| Arena |
Alexandreio Melathron (Nick Galis Hall) |
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| Capacity | 5,138 | |||
| Location | Thessaloniki, Greece | |||
| Team colors | Yellow, Black |
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| President | Eleftherios Arvanitis | |||
| Team manager | Vasilis Vourtzoumis | |||
| Head coach | Dimitris Priftis | |||
| Ownership | Nikolaos Laskaris | |||
| 2015–16 position | 4th | |||
| Championships |
10 Greek Championships 8 Greek Cups 1 Saporta Cup 1 Korać Cup 1 EuroCup Challenge |
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| Retired numbers | 6 Nikos Galis | |||
| Website | arisbc.gr | |||
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Aris Basketball Club (Greek: Άρης K.A.E., transliterated into English Aris B.S.A.) known in European competitions as Aris Thessaloniki, is the professional basketball team of the major Thessaloniki-based Greek multi-sport club A.C. Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of the multi-sport club and the football team. Their traditional home arena is Alexandreio Melathron (Nick Galis Hall).
Aris BC is one of the most successful Greek basketball clubs of all time, tallying ten Greek League championships and eight Greek Cups, making the Double four times (1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90). They have also won three European titles: the FIBA Saporta Cup (1992–93), the FIBA Korać Cup (1996-97) and the FIBA EuroCup Challenge (2002–03). They are also one of only two non-relegated teams from the Greek League, with participation in every Greek First Division Championship until today (the other team is Panathinaikos). Aris holds the record for the most straight wins in the Greek League, at an amazing 80 consecutive wins in a row. Before the arrival of Nikos Galis to Aris, and the first European successes of the team, Greek basketball wasn't as competitive as it was in other European countries. Consequently, Aris helped to establish basketball in Greece, and to greatly increase its popularity across the country.
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