Amyntas B.C. (Greek: Α.Ο. Αμύντας), commonly known as Amyntas, is a Greek professional basketball club. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Amyntas Ymittos B.C. The club is located in Dafni-Ymittos, Dafni, a suburb of Athens, Greece. The colors of the team are blue and orange. The club is named after the father of Philip II of Macedon, and grandfather of Alexander the Great, Amyntas III of Macedon. The club's emblem is King Amyntas.

Amyntas
Amyntas logo
LeaguesGreek A2 League
Greek Cup
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
HistoryAmyntas Ymittos B.C.
1950–2010
Amyntas Dafnis–Ymittos B.C.
2010–2011
Amyntas B.C.
2011–present
ArenaPyrkal Ymittos Indoor Hall
Capacity600
LocationDafni-Ymittos, Dafni, Athens, Greece
Head coachDimitris Liogas
Websiteamyntas.gr

History edit

Amyntas B.C. was originally founded in 1950. In 2010, Dafni and A.O. Amyntas merged, creating A.O. Amyntas Dafnis - Ymittos. The club then competed in the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, during the 2010–11 season. After that, the two clubs separated again.

Arena edit

Amyntas plays its home games at the 600 seat Pyrkal Ymittos Indoor Hall.

Roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Amyntas B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 4   Zoupas, Leonidas 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 42 – (1982-01-18)18 January 1982
G 5   Angelopoulos, Ioannis 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1988-07-19)19 July 1988
F 7   Diamantopoulos, Spyros 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 41 – (1983-04-024)24 April 1983
SF 9   Vardianos, Thodoris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 45 – (1978-10-23)23 October 1978
G/F 10   Mansarai, Vaggelis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1996-08-06)6 August 1996
G 13   Barbas, Christos 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 41 – (1982-04-29)29 April 1982
F/C 16   Vogiatzis, Kostas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 40 – (1983-09-16)16 September 1983
F/C 16   Koukounias, Panagiotis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1988-05-28)28 May 1988
G/F   Topalli, Adriano 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1994-02-01)1 February 1994
G/F   Oikonomou, Panagiotis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (2001-03-09)9 March 2001
Head coach
  •   Mais Konstantinidis

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: August 15, 2017

Notable players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

External links edit