Makedonikos B.C., full name Makedonikos Neapolis B.C. (Greek: Μακεδονικός Νεάπολης K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece. The parent athletic club was founded in 1928, and the basketball department was founded in 1948. Makedonikos means "Macedonian" in Greek.
History Makedonikos won the Greek A2 League, which is the second-tier league in Greece, in the years 2000 and 2002. During the 2001–02 season, the team set the then A2 season record for most wins, with 24. Makedonikos was the runner-up of the EuroCup's 2004–05 season.
Since its foundation in 1948, Makedonikos' home city was Thessaloniki, Greece. Otherwise, when the team was bought by Dimitris Mesaikos, the franchise was moved to Kozani, Greece, in the mid-2000s, to play in a newer, larger arena that had just opened there. The team returned to Thessaloniki, Greece, after it had financial problems while playing in Kozani.
Makedonikos competed in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for several years, until going bankrupt in 2007, when it was relegated to the third-tier level Greek B League.
Arenas Makedonios plays its domestic home games at the 600 seat Makedonikos Indoor Hall, which is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. When the club was located in Kozani, Greece, they played their homes games at the 1,500 seat Ioannis Skarkalas Indoor Hall.
Honours and titles Domestic competitions Greek 2nd Division Winners (2): 2000, 2002
International competitions EuroCup Runners-up (1): 2005
Notable players
Greece Georgios Balogiannis Nikos Boudouris Kostas Charalampidis Panagiotis Kafkis Lefteris Kakiousis Vangelis Karampoulas Sotiris Karapostolou Manthos Katsoulis Markos Kolokas Nestoras Kommatos Panagiotis Liadelis Pantelis Papaioakeim Manos Papamakarios Dimitris Papanikolaou Alekos Petroulas Georgios Sigalas Dimitris Spanoulis
USA William Avery Walter Berry / Bryan Bracey Elton Brown Terrel Castle Joe Ira Clark Ben Davis Ben Handlogten Jason Hart Andre Hutson Dewayne Jefferson Pete Mickeal Scoonie Penn Rashad Phillips Dickey Simpkins Alvin Sims Charles Smith Major Wingate
Europe - Dušan Jelić Dušan Kecman Grigorij Khizhnyak Dragan Lukovski Nikita Morgunov Slaven Rimac Bojan Stević
Oceania Shane Heal
Head coaches Soulis Markopoulos Zvi Sherf Argyris Pedoulakis Kostas Flevarakis Antonis Baksevanis
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Team Page