Peristeri BC
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| Nickname | The Doves | ||
| Leagues | Greek B Basket League | ||
| Founded | October 22, 1971 | ||
| History | 1971 - present | ||
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Peristeri Arena (capacity: 4,000) |
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| Location | Peristeri, Athens, Greece | ||
| Team colors | Blue and yellow |
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| President | Fillipos Kotsis | ||
| Head coach | Nikos Karagiannis | ||
| Championships | 3 Greek A2 Championships (1983, 1989, 2009) | ||
| Website | [1] | ||
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Peristeri B.C. (Greek: Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou KAE), is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens. The team competes in the Greek B Basket League.
In 1983, Peristeri Athens won first place in the second division of pro Greek basketball, the Greek A2 League. In 1989, Peristeri again won the A2 Division Championship, for the first time while competing under the Greek basketball's current pro competition format. In the following season of 1989–90, Peristeri played games for the first time in the top-tier level Greek League.
In the subsequent years in that era, the team was very successful, and many well-known basketball players played for the club. During this era, Peristeri competed in the European 3rd-tier level Korać Cup 7 times (in the years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000). Well-known players such as Marko Jarić, Milan Gurović, Angelos Koronios, Michalis Pelekanos, Kostas Tsartsaris, and Alphonso Ford played for the club in that era.
In 2001, led by the great scorer Ford, Peristeri finished in second place in the Greek League in the regular season. The club also competed in the European 1st-tier level EuroLeague competition, during the Euroleague 2000–01 and the Euroleague 2001–02 seasons. In 2003, Peristeri competed in the European 4th-tier level FIBA EuroCup Challenge. In the year 2004, the club played in the European 3rd-tier level FIBA EuroChallenge.
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