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Panionios BC

Panionios B.C.
Panionios B.C. logo
Nickname Historic
Blue–Reds
Panthers
Leagues Greek A2 Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded 1919
History Panionios G.S.S.
(1919–1992)
Chipita Panionios B.C.
(1992–1995)
Panionios B.C. Afisorama
(1995–1997)
Panionios B.C.
(1997–2005)
Panionios B.C. Forthnet
(2005–2009)
Panionios B.C.
(2009–Present)
Arena Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall
Arena Capacity 2,000
Location Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece
Team colors          
President Ion Varouxakis
Head coach Nikos Oikonomou
2015–16 Greek B Basket League position Greek B Basket League, 1st (Promotion)
Championships 1 Greek Cup
Website panioniosbc.gr
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away

Panionios B.C. (Greek: Πανιώνιος KAE), known in European competitions as Panionios Athens is the Greek professional basketball club that plays its home games in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The club is also widely known as Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, or Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis, which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Club of Smyrna. This is usually abbreviated to the club name of Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ. Panionios B.C. is the basketball department of the Panionios Gymnastic Club that is based in Nea Smyrni, Athens.

Panionios B.C. has been a long-time club of the Greek Basket League, which is considered one of the best domestic basketball leagues in Europe. Panionios B.C. has also competed in the Euroleague. For sponsorship reasons, the club has also been known as Panionios On Telecoms, and Panionios Forthnet. The club is currently owned by Ion G. Varouxakis. Recent previous owners of the club were Antonis Margetis, and Elias Lianos, the founder of Proton Bank.

Some of the well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: Faidon Matthaiou, Takis Koroneos, Fanis Christodoulou, Boban Janković, P. J. Brown, Panagiotis Giannakis, Henry Turner, Thurl Bailey, Travis Mays, Žarko Paspalj, Byron Dinkins, Mitchell Wiggins, Theo Papaloukas, Jure Zdovc, Nikos Chatzis, Giorgos Sigalas, Angelos Koronios, Dimos Dikoudis, Nikos Oikonomou, Stratos Perperoglou, Ender Arslan, Alex Stepheson, and Tyrese Rice, among others.


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