Panionios Forthnet
| Panionios B.C. | |||
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| Nickname | Historic Blue–Reds Panthers |
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| Leagues |
Greek A2 Basket League Greek Cup |
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| 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) |
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| Arena | Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Location | Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece | ||
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| 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 | ||
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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 top-tier level Greek Basket League, which is considered one of the best national domestic basketball leagues in Europe. Panionios B.C. has also competed in the European-wide top-tier level 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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