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Revision as of 17:04, March 12, 2006
Aris BC is the basketball club of Aris Athletic Club, based in Thessaloniki, Greece.
History
Aris BC were founded in 1922 and win the Greek Championship just 8 years later. Many years would pass before Aris would make their permanent mark on the Greek and European basketball: In 1979 Aris win their second championship. At the same new star appearred in the NCAA in the USA. His name: Nikos Galis. There is a mad scramble among Greek basketball clubs to sign the young Greek-American. Galis decides to sign with the champions of Greece.
The next few years transform Aris into a powerhouse in Greek and European basketball and earn the yellow-black team the nickname "Emperor". Aris won 8 championships (including 7 in a row), 4 domestic doubles (championship and cup) and made 3 consecutive appearances in Euroleague Final Four. The Aris team of the 1980s has subsequently been named "The best club ever, in any sport".
Championships
Greek Cup
European Cup-Winners Cup
European Korac Cup
European Champions Cup
Players
1930s
1980s
- Nikos Galis
- Panagiotis Giannakis
- Nikos Philippou
- Michalis Romanidis
- Papageorgiou
- Doxakis
- Tsitakis
- Lypiridis
- Lefteris Subotic