Aris B.C.

Further information: Aris Thessaloniki

Aris B.C.
Aris B.C. logo
Nickname	The Emperor The Empire The Yellows
Leagues	Greek League Greek Cup Eurocup
Founded	1922
Arena	Alexandreio Melathron (seating capacity: 5,500)
Location	Thessaloniki, Greece
Team colors	Yellow and Black
President	Giannis Damianidis
Head coach	Slobodan Subotić
Championships	Greek Championships (10): 1930, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Greek Cups (8): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2004 Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1993 Korać Cup (1): 1997 FIBA Europe Cup (1): 2003
Website	arisbc.gr
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Aris Basketball Club (Template:Lang-el, transliterated into English K.A.E. Aris) is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki.

Aris BC is one of the most successful Greek basketball clubs of all times, tallying 10 Greek Championships, 8 Greek cups, and 3 European titles. Under the leadership of the legendary duo of Nikos Galis and Panagiotis Giannakis, Aris was the dominant force in Greek basketball during the 1980s and early 1990s. It is for this period of dominance that Aris BC has been nicknamed "The Emperor" and voted the most successful Greek sporting club of the 20th century.. Aris is also one of the most renown Greek clubs in European basketball, participating in 3 consecutive Euroleague final-fours, and winning 3 European titles. The historic win of the 1997 Korac Cup, in particular, bolstered the notion that Aris has a unique place in the history of Greek basketball, in fact in the history of Greek sports altogether.

Well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: Nikos Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Roy Tarpley, Stojko Vranković, Žarko Paspalj and José Ortiz.

History

Early History

Aris BC, the basketball branch of Aris Thessaloniki was founded in 1922, 8 years after the founding of Aris AC. The sport was still new to Greece, having been introduced in the country in 1919. In those days, the teams shared a single open-air court, and Aris competed in the local Thessaoloniki championship, which it won 5 times in the years 1926-30. The first national Greek Championship was held in 1927-28, and Aris BC won its first Greek championship title on 23 April 1930, beating ΧΑΝΘ with a score of 32-22.

The first appearance by Aris in an official international competition was during the 1967-68 season, when they participated in the European Cup Winner's Cup as the Greek runner-up. From that season onward, Aris acquired the Alexandrio Melathron as its home court, which it still is to this day.

A Greek Legend Arrives

The post-war period was marked by the dominance of teams from Athens, but this all began to change in 1979. In that year, the team won its first Greek Championship in the modern era, largely through the inspired play of Haris Papageorgiou and the coaching of Giannis Ioannidis. It helped provide the spark for the complete domination of Greek basketball by Aris during the second half of the 1980s and the early 1990s.

If that first championship was the spark, then the fuel for Aris' brilliant stint at the top of the sport was undoubtedly Nikos Galis, thought by the vast majority of Greek basketball fans to be the best Greek basketball player of all time, and one of the best ever in Europe. Galis, the son of Rhodian immigrants from New Jersey, signed on in October 1979 and played his first game against Iraklis Thessaloniki in December of that year, scoring 30 points. Fred Develey, the former coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv who became the coach of Aris, was instrumental in convincing the management that Galis would not only change Greek basketball but would change Greek basketball in Europe. The management was more concerned about his lack of height than his ability, until they saw him play.

It would take another four years for Aris to rise to the top again, winning the national championship in 1983, with Galis taking the game in Greece to new heights, showing coordination and creativity then (some would argue even now) unprecedented in Greek courts, and almost single handedly beating powerhouse rivals like Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. That year also marked the return of Giannis Ioannidis to the Aris bench.

A very successful 1983-1984 season had a bitter ending, as Aris battled for both the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup but lost the national cup final to crosstown rivals PAOK and the league championship game to Panathinaikos Athens under dubious circumstances. A taste of things to come, however, had been offered during Aris' games against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the qualifying round for the European Champions' League in the fall of 1983. Aris was narrowly eliminated by the very powerful Israeli League team, but not before posting an away win at Tel Aviv, something that no other European team had managed to do for many years.

The Seven Year Reign

Disappointment did not get much in the way of Aris' progress. Possibly the most crucial transfer in Greece occurred after the 1983-1984 season, bringing Panagiotis Giannakis to Aris from Ionikos Nikea. Nikos Galis now had a first-class partner. The result? Total carnage for other teams. The lethal back court blazed through the Greek League for seven consecutive years, with the help of players such as Nikos Filippou, Michalis Romanidis, Lefteris Subotic, Doxakis, Vasilis Lipiridis, and others, winning 7 championships, and 5 cups (one cup being memorably lost to Panathinaikos in 1986, with Galis performing surprisingly poorly in a single-elimination game in Athens). Especially between 1985–1988, the question was not who the champion would be, but if Aris would go undefeated or not, as the club won an unparalleled 81 games in a row at one point .

European Fame

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Nikos Galis

In 1984-1985 came Aris' first significant European success: Aris reached the semifinals of the Korac Cup, eventually losing to Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian League and without the services of Galis for the first game in Thessaloniki (he was injured in practice 3 days before the game).

Aris formed the backbone of the Greek national team, sending Galis, Giannakis, Filippou, Romanidis, and Lipiridis (to help Greece win the gold medal in Eurobasket 1987 and the silver medal in Eurobasket 1989). The back court of Galis-Giannakis first came to European prominence in the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Spain, where upstarts Greece performed surprisingly well, while Galis won the top-scorer award.

It was during that year, 1986, that Aris made the news in Europe in the Champions' League qualifying round. Having been unceremoniously eliminated by Limoges of The French League in 1985, Aris was arbitrarily paired against Olimpia Milano in the qualifying round. An insurmountable task, considering that Olimpia were arguably the best team in Europe and furthermore had acquired Bob McAdoo, possibly the best American player (still) to ever play in Europe. Aris, sporting Nikos Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Lefteris Subotic, and a third rate American player, Jackson, managed an unbelievable win in Thessaloniki by 31 points, almost assuring the elimination of Olimpia and advancing into the final group of the 6 best European teams. However, the return leg saw Olimpia winning by 34 points and eliminating Aris, since Galis was absent due to an injury problem.

Aris had to wait for another year to compete in Europe again, but their strength had been established. In 1987 Aris was not paired against an established team and thus advanced to the final round of the 8 best European champions. The same was achieved in the next four years, and while Aris did not win the Champions' Cup they were very successful in the tournaments, reaching the final-four in 1987, 1988, and 1989. By then Aris had become a household name in basketball in Europe.

Favorite Team in Greece

The most important contribution of Aris to Greek basketball was the establishment of the sport of basketball in Greece as an almost pure spectacle. Aris (chiefly through the play of Nikos Galis) elevated the measly standards that existed among teams to heights that demanded the attention of the sports fans. It was a team that mesmerized audiences used to boring styles of play, and showed flashes of brilliance night in and night out. The fervent desire to see the team they supported win, quite evident in Greek people, succumbed to the enjoyment that the fans received from watching a team perform in such an entertaining fashion while dismantling their opponents.

Arenas were completely sold out wherever Aris was playing, opponents' fans were applauding Aris for their performance, and streets were empty when Aris played European games, as Greeks throughout the country were glued to their TV sets to watch the inspired play of Galis and company. Such was the impact that basketball overtook football as the most popular sport in Greece. For example: Aris was playing basketball with other European teams every Thursday night. Since then and up to 2003, every Thursday night cinemas in Greece offered tickets at reduced prices.

The Aris-PAOK Rivalry

Special reference must be made to the rivalry between Aris and PAOK. Fierce rivals in all sports, the Aris and PAOK basketball face-offs had a distinct flavor between 1985 and 1992, as those were the two top teams in Greece. In games where a defeat is more than a lost game, the mood of most of the fans of either Aris or PAOK is quite seriously affected for some time following a defeat to their opponents.

The most memorable game was the third playoff game between the two teams in 1991. Aris had a 2 game lead from the regular season, but PAOK managed to even the score with 2 victories in the first 2 playoff games, so, naturally, they had the momentum going into the 5th game of the best-of-seven series. PAOK was up by 4 points almost 10 seconds before the end of that 5th game. What followed left scars in many PAOK fans: Panagiotis Giannakis scored a quick 2-point basket, reducing the deficit to 2 points. A sloppy inbounds pass was stolen by Dinos Angelidis, who passed the ball to Nikos Galis, who (guarded by a frenzied John Korfas) started to penetrate, but then passed the ball to Giannakis, who drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Aris went on to win the next playoff game and thus the 1991 championship.

Decline

Panagiotis Giannakis

In 1992 Aris won the Greek Cup, versus AEK Athens. That final was quite significant since it marked Galis' last game for Aris. The player who almost by himself made basketball hugely popular in Greece had won 8 Greek Championships and 6 Greek Cups with Aris in 13 years.

The team management made what was proven to be a mistake in their plans for the 1992-93 season. The president (Mitroudis) in cooperation with Steve Giatzoglou (the new coach) decided to build the new team around Giannakis instead of Galis. Even though Roy Tarpley was signed and Aris was dominating in the start, things fell apart and irresponsible management in conjunction with lack of discipline led to the 5th spot in the final standings of the Greek League. Yet, another success came for the team, as Aris won the Cup Winners' Cup, beating Efes Pilsen of the Turkish League 48-50 in a very dramatic game.

With the exception of advancing to the semifinals of Cup Winners' Cup of 1994, those two seasons are marked by players (Panagiotis Giannakis, Vagelis Vourtzoumis, Miroslav Pecarski, Vasilis Lipiridis, Michail Misunov) filing suit against the team for not receiving their salary and incentives. Repeated wrong choices for foreign players, changing of coaches, as well as inept management by the ownership were the highlights rather than success on court. Well-known Terry Catledge fled the team, Sam Vincent and Sean Higgins were released, while other inappropriate choices such as Frederick and King were made. Despite all this, the usual support of the fans combined with the rise of some Greek players (Dinos Angelidis, Panagiotis Liadelis) held Aris, and the team managed to qualify for the Korac Cup of next year.

Hope

The 1995-96 season can be considered the messenger of a change in Aris' fate. With Soulis Markopoulos as coach, Aris played disciplined basketball with extra emphasis on defense (perhaps for the first time in Aris' history). Panagiotis Liadelis and Dinos Angelidis, along with the unexpectedly good Harold Ellis started to draw the crowd back into Alexandreio Melathron. That Aris team beat PAOK once during the regular season, while advancing to a 4-team group in Korać Cup, and almost getting first place in that group. It was clear that things were on the upswing. In the summer of 1996 something extraordinary for Aris happened.

The team sponsor, Zafiris Samoladas, spent a huge amount of money and revitalized the team. José Ortíz, Charles Shackleford, Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Floros, Mario Boni, Papadatos, Holopoulos joined the team, which, all of a sudden, appeared very strong and with exceptional depth at every position. The team started well by beating PAOK and Panathinaikos, but faltered against Olympiacos both for the Greek Championship and for the Greek Cup, losing both games in Thessaloniki and prompting the firing of Markopoulos.

Subotic, from the 1987-1992 era, took over as coach and produced some satisfactory results, but Aris still displayed a lot of the disadvantages of a newly formed team. Aris, though, had a spectacular run to the Korac Cup, Beşiktaş of the Turkish League, Beobanka of the Yugoslavian League, Peristeri of the Greek League, and Benetton Treviso of the Italian League were all eliminated in dramatic fashion, with the overtime return leg game in Italy reminding many of the old glory of Aris in Europe. The final was against Tofas Bursa of the Turkish League and there couldn't be a more satisfying way of winning the Korac Cup: Aris, the heavy favorites, lost in shocking fashion by 11 points in the first game in Thessaloniki. Centuries old passions and nationalistic enmity resurfaced, as the Turks, assured of the Korac Cup win at that stage, were waiting to give the final blow in Bursa. Fortunately for Aris' and Greek fans, the difference in talent and coaching showed in the game in Bursa, where Aris dramatically won by 18 points (70-88), in an arena filled with fanatic spectators who finally broke down and started hurling debris towards the court, when the outcome was evident.

It was a remarkable moment as Panagiotis Liadelis, Dinos Angelidis, Giannis Sioutis and the other Greek players, lifted the Korac Cup inside the Turkish arena, and filled millions of Greeks with pride. This last win over Tofas Bursa established Aris as the only Greek team who can rightfully be called "Tourkofagos". That was proven to be the high point of the season. Aris returned to the Greek Championship games and in idiotic fashion lost three games against inferior opponents Panionios, Papagou, and Peiraikos.

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Zarko Paspalj

In the 1997-98 season, which was yet to start, Aris was sort of an enigma. Having retained all but one (Charles Shackleford) of its main players, and having signed Zarko Paspalj, Tiit Sokk, and Nasos Galakteros, the talent was still there, although rebounding problems were sure to appear. The hiring of Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou as coach was viewed skeptically by many, as he was regarded as an old-fashioned coach who employed aged and predictable tactics for his teams' play. Samoladas had stepped down from the sponsor position, and the team still did not have a wealthy sponsor or a certain source of revenue to pay for players' high salaries. Qualification for the Euroleague was critical that season, but not many of Aris' fans believed it was a realistic goal, as Olympiacos, AEK Athens, and Panathinaikos seemed to be way ahead in terms of personnel and financial status. Still, miracles can happen.

A Miracle

Miracles can happen, and this sentence was perfectly understood by the club players. Suddenly José Ortíz left at mid-January, due to the fact that the team hadn't had the money to pay him. Tiit Sokk followed his way as well. Leadership of Lefteris Hatzopoulos quit, Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou was no longer the coach and Aris was on God's hands while some of the most dramatic moments in the club's history were taking place. The club had no money, but they had plenty of soul. Within two weeks, they beat all of the considered to be big teams of Greece (Olympiacos, PAOK, Panathinaiks and AEK), the two last ones in the Final Four of the Greek Cup and they became winners of the 1997-98 Greek Cup. Mario Boni was about to leave the team too before the Final Four but he stayed because he loved the team and its fans, and he helped a lot in this tremendous effort. Then he moved on join Virtus Roma as he couldn't stand it anymore either. Braveheart Aris continued with just 8 players thereafter in the season.

Recent history

2002-03 Season

Willie Solomon

In October, Aris beat Peristeri at the eighth-finals of the Greek Cup and proceeded to the Greek Cup Final Four for the first time since 1999. Aris fans realized that the best was yet to come, as together with the qualification Aris was a very competitive team that was among the top teams in FIBA's FIBA Europe Cup. Among others, Aris had in its squad, players such as Willie Solomon, Ryan Stack, Feodor Lickholitov, Miroslav Raičević, Ivan Grgat.

However, the first attempt to re-gain the throne of the Greek Cup was unsuccessful. The final four of the competition, held in Larissa, was the great rendezvous for all Aris fans around Greece. There were 3,500 crazy Aris fans in the sold out 5,500 capacity stadium of Larissa Neapolis Arena and they did their best to support the team, in order to win the first Aris title since 1998. In the semi-final, Aris came back from a -24 point deficit and finally beat Makedonikos 92-86, proceeding to the great final against rival Panathinaikos, whose task was much easier, as it needed only to overcome Iraklio in the other semi-final.

The great final, held the next day, was a very tight and competitive game, but at the end, some critical and partial decisions of the referees in favor of Panathinaikos, as well as the fatigue of Aris players from the previous day's semi-final, were the decisive factors that gave Panathinaikos the title. However, Aris fans renewed their rendezvous for the upcoming final four of EuroCup, that was going to take place in Alexandreio, at Thessaloniki.

In front of 6,000 crazy fans, that filled the Alexandreio Melathron stadium as early as 2 hours before the starting jump-ball, Aris hosted KK Hemofarm of the Serbian League for the semi-final game of the competition, on 2 May 2003. Aris was very nervous and needed a sudden wake-up in the second half to overcome the difficulties of the game and overcome the Serbian rivals. Aris was back in a European final. After 6 difficult and unbearable years. Now, there was only one game left to win a championship. The game would be against Prokom Trefl Sopot of the Polish League. Aris fans were again at their positions and created a unique atmosphere that remained the trademark of the competition. So on May 5, 2003, Aris and Prokom battled or the title. The game was almost the same as the previous one for Aris, and although a second-halftime wake-up call gave the impression that Aris had won the game, Prokom made an unexpected return and was in the lead 83-81, after a successful 3-point shot by Tomas Masiulis, with only 6 seconds left in the game. At that time, the "ghost" of "The Empire", the one that "led" Aris to its great 7-year reign during the late 1980s, appeared once again in the Alexandreio Melathron. Willie Solomon drew a foul for Aris against Prokom. He made the first free throw, then missed the second free throw, but Miroslav Raičević grabbed the rebound and put the ball in the basket and Aris won the game at the very end by a score of 84-83.

2003-04 Season

The beginning of the 2003-2004 season found Aris as a nomad inside its own city. Alexandreio Melathron was closed down in order to get renovated for the 2004 Olympic Games, and Aris was obliged to play its home games in the 2,443 seat Ivanofio Indoor Hall, the home court of Iraklis. The season tickets were sold-out and available tickets for each game were out of sight at each occasion. The constant packed atmosphere helped to lead Aris to great moments.

Aris was lucky enough that season to have probably its strongest team in a decade, as the club had well-known players that season like Smush Parker, Toby Bailey, Nestoras Kommatos, Ryan Stack, Feodor Lichkolitov, and Miroslav Raičević. Aris eliminated Iraklis during the Greek Cup and proceeded to the Greek Cup Final Four for the second consecutive season. The Cups Final Four that year was held at Lamia Indoor Hall Halkiopoulio in March.

2,600 Aris fans cheered the team on as they overcame Apollon Patras in the Cup semi-final game and proceeded to the final game against rival Olympiacos. During the Cup final game against Olympiacos, some Olympiacos fans acted out with some serious violent behavior, throwing fire rockets into the stands where the Aris fans were seated and both teams' fans were subsequently forced by the referees to evacuate the arena. Because of the delay caused by this, the game lasted more than 4 hours.

The game continued after the fans were escorted out. Aris' players were able to remain concentrated on the game and were able to pull out the victory by a score of 73-70, giving the club its 8th Greek Cup Championship. The Aris fans that had evacuated the stadium, had remained in their cars to listen to the radio broadcast of the game and had also gathered at roadside cafes and bars in order to be able watch the rest of the game on television.

After the victory, the fans rushed out into the streets to celebrate and were soon joined by the team itself in the street celebration that eventually formed into a celebration convoy that head back to Thessaloniki. At Thessaloniki, Aris' supporters gathered at The White Tower of Thessaloniki, which is the symbol of the city. The team's players climbed up to the top of the White Tower to watch the crowd below them and to celebrate with them.

On the other hand though, that same season Aris was eliminated in the FIBA EuroCup by fellow Greek League club Maroussi and it's rising star player Vassilis Spanoulis. Aris lost the best of 3 games series 2 games to 1 in the final eight round versus Maroussi. That same season Aris was eliminated in the Greek Championship playoffs by AEK Athens, who managed to beat Aris at Ivanofio in the quarterfinals. The Greek League playoff loss to AEK knocked Aris out of a Euroleague position for the next season.

2004-05 Season

The next season Aris returned to its home arena, the newly renovated Alexandreio. Aris changed almost its entire squad that year, and added the young and talented player Sofoklis Schortsanitis. In October, Aris drew a bracket match up to play against Makedonikos in the Greek Cup semifinals. That season there was no Final Four system, and the semifinal match up was a 2 game series, rather than a single-elimination game..

Aris had to play its "home" game in the match up at the Larissa Neapolis Arena instead of at Alexandreio Melathron as a punishment for what had happened at the previous Greek Cup final game against Olympiacos where the fans of both clubs had gotten out of control. Aris lost the game in Larissa, the first in the 2 game series 73-74. The second game was held in Kozani at Makedonikos' home.

Makedonikos decided to make tickets for the game unavailable to Aris supporters. Nonetheless, about 500 Aris fans went to Kozani and were able to secure tickets. They cheered the club on as it won the second game by a score of 89-78 and Aris advanced to the Greek Cup final game as it had outscored Makedonikos by 10 points over the 2 games and thus won the tie breaker. Aris had to play the Euroleague powerhouse Panathinaikos in the final.

The Cup final took place at Irakleio, on Crete and the Hellenic Basketball Federation decided not to allow any tickets to the game to be sold to the fans of the two teams, but instead only to the local people of the Irakleio area. However, about 150 Aris fans were able to manage their way into the arena to help support the club. The Cup final was a tough and hard fought game. Aris played well but lost to Panathinaikos by a 72-68 margin. The Aris players complained during the game (fairly in some of the cases) about the refereeing. Although many Aris supporters felt the game was not reffed fairly, many other Greek fans did believe that Panathinaikos won the game fairly.

That same season Aris participated in a ULEB competition for the first time as it was a part of the ULEB Cup that year. The club's goal was of course to win the ULEB Cup so that the team would secure a birth in the Euroleague competition the following season. Aris proceeded to the Top-16 round of the ULEB Cup, where it was matched up against Lietuvos Rytas of the Baltic League (Lietuvos Rytas would be the team that would eventually go on to win the ULEB Cup championship) in a 2 game series.

Aris split the two games with Rytas but lost the series on the points aggregate differential -2 points. That same season Aris was also eliminated from the Greek Championship without taking home the national championship. The club was eliminated in a fashion that at the time the worst possible scenario for both the team's players and fans as Aris lost in the playoffs once again to AEK Athens. But what made the loss even more painful was that AEK managed to secure the clinching series victory at Aris' home arena the Alexandreio Melathron.

2005-06 Season

Aris finished the regular season of the Greek A1 league in 4th place, with a 15-11 win-loss record. Aris lost to Panathinikos during the play-off semifinals, and had to face Marousi in a best-of-5 series for third place. With the series tied at 2-2, Aris went on to beat Marousi BC 59-63 in a dramatic game 5 in Athens. This earned Aris a return to the Euroleague after a 14-year absence, to the delight of its fans.

Although Aris was eliminated from the Greek Cup, they managed to reach the ULEB Cup final game, which was held at the Spiroudomein Charleroi, Belgium. Aris proceeded from the group phase to the Top 16 stage, where the team eliminated fellow Greek club Panionios in a 2 game series. Aris won the first game in the series by a score of 72-70 in Athens. In the second game at Alexandreio, Aris defeated Panionios 112-105 in double overtime. Aris then eliminated the French Pro A League club ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne with 2 victories by scores of 67-60 and 77-67.

In the semifinals, Aris then faced Hemofarm in a repeat of the semifinal of the 2003 Champion's Cup. Aris lost by a score of 74-71 in the game in Serbia and needed a late victory in the game in Thessaloniki to make it to the final against Dynamo Moscow. On April 11, Dynamo Moscow defeated Aris 73-60 in the final and won the ULEB Cup championship.

2006-07 Season

Aris performed outstandingly during the 2006-07 season of the Greek A1 League, finishing the regular season in second place with a 21-5 win-loss record. Although this gave Aris a home court-advantage in the Best-of-5 playoff semi-final against Olympiakos, Aris lost game five in 75-83 and had to face Panionios BC for the 3rd place series and a renewed Euroleague berth. Aris defeated Panionios 73-60 in game 5, securing their second consecutive Euroleague appearance.

The 2006-07 season also marked the return of Aris to the Euroleague for the first time since the 1988-1989 season, an 18-year absence. Aris was placed in Group C, with CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona, Benetton Treviso, Pau Orthez, Eldo Napoli, Fenerbahçe, and Žalgiris Kaunas. With a 6-8 win-loss record, Aris managed to clinch 5th place in the group and thus qualify to the Top 16. Aris was then placed in Group D, alongside Unicaja Malaga, Dynamo Moscow, and Benetton Treviso. Aris was eliminated from the competition, only managing a 1-5 win-loss record and finishing at the bottom of the group.

Roster

Out on loan

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	On loan to
SG	19		Spyros Mourtos	1.98		34	OFI BC

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Bryant Dunston	John Thomas	Gaios Skordilis
PF	Edin Bavčić	Christos Tapoutos	Michalis Tsairelis
SF	Linos Chrysikopoulos	Brendan Winters
SG	Kostas Charalampidis	Nikos Hatzivrettas	Dimitrios Verginis
PG	Bobby Brown	Konstantinos Sloukas	Fanis Koumpouras

Honors

Basketball (21 Titles)

• Greek Championships

(10) 1930, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
(7) Runner Up 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1982, 1984

• Greek Cups

(8) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2004
(4) Runner Up 1984, 1993, 2003, 2005

• Cup Winners' Cup

(1) 1993

• Korać Cup

(1) 1997

• EuroCup Challenge

(1) 2003

• ULEB Cup

(1) Runner Up 2006

• Euroleague Final Four

(3) 1988, 1989, 1990

The road to the three European Cup victories

European Cup 1993 Round Team  Home   Away  1st Round Bye 2nd Round Dinamo Minsk 107–70 117–59 3nd Round Śląsk Wrocław 102–75 90–80 Group Stage Hapoel Galil Elyon 88–75 69–80 Cholet 104–72 70–60 Benfica 83–72 75–67 KK Split 89–56 76–66 Budivelnyk Kyiv 67–61 94–80 Semifinals CAI Zaragoza 82–66 86–84 Final Efes Pilsen 50–48

Korać Cup 1997 Round Team  Home   Away  Prelim. Round Bye Group Stage USK Praha 77–65 90–88 Maribor Ovni 77–55 75–70 Olimpija Osijek 74–67 74–71 2nd Round Beşiktaş 77–64 65–64 3rd Round Beobanka 80–68 61–70 Quarter finals Peristeri 75–65 64–71 Semifinals Benetton Treviso 77–73 86–87 Finals Tofaş 66–77 88–70

EuroCup Challenge 2003 Round Team Home  Away  Group Stage 1 (Southern Group) Bnei HaSharon 75–78 101–92 Maroussi 87–78 78–90 Keravnos Strovolou 83–67 69–61 KK Split 111–88 97–79 Final Four (Southern Region) Peristeri 86–84 Academic Sofia 80–81 Group Stage 2 Strasbourg 93–87 83–103 Khimki Moscow 83–80 79–75 Hapoel Tel Aviv 96–84 71–75 Quarter finals Academic Sofia 91–73 67–77 Semifinal Hemofarm 73–66 Final Prokom Trefl Sopot 84–83

The road to the Great European Journeys

FIBA European Champions Cup 1988 Round Team  Home   Away  1st Round Pully Lausanne 113-104 127-125 Group Stage Pau-Orthez 92-86 81-97 FC Barcelona 93-107 89-88 Maccabi Tel Aviv 93-77 91-95 BSC Saturn Köln 107-101 100-98 Partizan Belgrade 96-87 94–101 EBBC Den Bosch 120-99 87-88 Philips Milano 120-95 82-97 Final Four Philips Milano 82-87 Partizan Belgrade 93-105

FIBA European Champions Cup 1989 Round Team  Home   Away  1st Round A.E. Limassol 115-67 115-75 2nd Round Södertälje 105-82 85-93 Group Stage EBBC Den Bosch 116-83 90-85 FC Barcelona 80-84 81-97 Maccabi Tel Aviv 90-102 97-77 CSKA Moscow 89-83 100-88 KK Jugoplastika 96-85 83-94 Limoges 80-77 106-115 Scavolini Pesaro 79-72 92-99 Final Four Maccabi Tel Aviv 86-99 FC Barcelona 88-71

FIBA European Champions Cup 1990 Round Team  Home   Away  1st Round BC Balkan 119-88 107-91 Group Stage KK Poznań 116-92 103-78 FC Barcelona 94-100 56-90 Philips Milano 95-77 92-100 Limoges 89-79 84-94 Commodore Den Helder 110-102 99-72 KK Jugoplastika 79-80 89-85 Maccabi Tel Aviv 98-81 92-94 Final Four FC Barcelona 83-104 Limoges 91-103

ULEB Cup 2006 Round Team  Home   Away  Group Stage ALBA Berlin 97-87 89-86 Euphony Basket Bree 81-74 64-69 BK Ventspils 96-78 76-96 Adecco Estudiantes 73-69 89-76 Lukoil Academic 97-91 65-66 Eightfinals Panionios 112-105 72-70 Quarter Finals ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne 77-67 67-60 Semifinals Hemofarm 82-77 71-74 Final Dynamo Moscow 60-73

Aris Greek national team players

These players have played for both Aris and the Greek national basketball team:

Fedon Mattheou Giorgos Papathanasiou Petros Petrakis Stergios Bousvaros Stelios Gousios Giorgos Tsitouras Giannis Ioannidis Kostas Parisis Vangelis Alexandris Haris Papageorgiou Diamantis Skondras Vasilis Paramanidis Dionusis Ananiadis Nikos Galis Michalis Romanidis Michalis Giannouzakos Nikos Filippou Dimitris Kokolakis Panagiotis Giannakis Vasilis Lipiridis

Dimitris Avdalas Manthos Katsoulis Vangelis Vourtzoumis Ntinos Aggelidis Memos Ioannou Michalis Pournaras Giorgos Gasparis Panagiotis Liadelis Giannis Sioutis Giorgos Chrysanthopoulos Tzanis Stavrakopoulos Aris Holopoulos Nasos Galakteros Giorgos Sigalas Christos Myriounis Nikos Papanikolopoulos Dimitris Charitopoulos Alexis Kyritsis Nestoras Kommatos Nikos Vetoulas

Antonis Asimakopoulos Sofoklis Schortsanitis Dimitris Karadolamis Giorgos Kalaitzis Savas Iliadis Giannis Giannoulis Dimitris Tsaldaris Gaios Skordilis Kostas Papanikolaou Nikos Barlos Nikos Hatzivrettas Dimos Dikoudis Michalis Kakiouzis Christos Tapoutos Fanis Koumpouras

Seasons

Season	A1 Ethniki	Cup	Europe	Coach	Roster
1927-28	3rd place				Armenian, Manolis Achelleos, Daniil Daneilan, Panagiotis Dimoudis, Panagiotis Iasonidis, Karampetian, Parseh Kontaxian, N. Marasian, Argyris Termentzis
1928-29	5th place				Manolis Achelleos, Daniil Daneilan, Panagiotis Dimoudis, Panagiotis Iasonidis, Patrik Benlian, Argyris Termentzis
1929-30	Champion				Manolis Achelleos, Daniil Daneilan, Panagiotis Dimoudis, Zografos, Panagiotis Iasonidis, Karatzas, Patrik Benlian, Papafotiou
1939-40					Kostas Dimitriou, Charis Theocharidis, Kolias Karazisis, Takis Kurou, Petros Ladenis, Takis Nikolaidis, Christos Tsakiris, Mimis Charpidis, Menelaos Chatzigeorgiou, Hatzi
1945-46					Giorgos Vlasiadis, Vagelis Theodorou, Tilemahos Theodorou, Charis Theocharidis, Petros Ladenis, Petros Lekkas, Fedon Mattheou, Christos Tsakiris, Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Kostas Chatziparaskeuas, Nasos Chatzopoulos
1946-47					Giorgos Vlasiadis, Vagelis Theodorou, Tilemahos Theodorou, Charis Theocharidis, Petros Ladenis, Petros Lekkas, Fedon Mattheou, Vasilis Mpataras, Christos Tsakiris, Menelaos Chatzigeorgiou, Nasos Chatzopoulos
1947-48					Kostas Vintsentzatos, Vagelis Theodorou, Tilemahos Theodorou, Koulaxidis, Petros Ladenis, Petros Lekkas, Fedon Mattheou, Vasilis Mpataras, Nikos Nikolaidis, Christos Tsakiris, Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Kostas Chatziparaskeuas, Nasos Chatzopoulos
1948-49	6th place				Kostas Vintsentzatos, Giorgos Vlasiadis, P. Vragkos, Panagiotis Gounaris, Vagelis Theodorou, Tilemahos Theodorou, Kostas Kazampampas, Kalogiannis, Dimitris Karthasiadis, Giorgs Karidas, Giorgos Lappas, Dimitris Leontidis, Fedon Mattheou, Giorgos Meimaridis, Vagelis Mikromastoras, Moscholios, Nikos Nikolaidis, Fedon Papasynnefakis, Giannis Papacharisis, Antonis Trakatellis, Christos Tsakiris, Antonis Flokas, Filippos Charisis, Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Kostas Chatziparaskeuas
1949-50					Petros Vasilakos, Kostas Vintsentzatos, Giorgos Vlasiadis, Giorgos Gkioulmichalakis, Vagelis Theodorou, Kostas Kazampampas, Kalogiannis, Dimitris Karthasiadis, Giorgos Meimaridis, Nikos Nikolaidis, Christos Tsakiris, Antonis Flokas, Filippos Charisis, Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Kostas Chatziparaskeuas
1950-51					Giorgos Vlasiadis, Giorgos Gkioulmichalakis, Kostas Thionusopoulos, Alekos Kalnteremtzidis, Giorgos Meimaridis, Takis Nikolaidis, Nikos Nikolaidis, Giorgos Papathanasiou, Stavros Tazedakis, Kostas Taliathoros, Antonis Flokas, Filippos Charisis, Kostas Chatziparaskeuas
1951-52					Giorgos Gkioulmichalakis, Kostas Thevetzis, Nikos Thellios, Kostas Thionusopoulos, Alekos Kalnteremtzidis, Tasos Kortesis, Nikos Makris, Giorgos Meimaridis, Vagelis Mikromastoras, Giorgos Bousvaros, Nikos Nikolaidis, Giorgos Papathanasiou, Giannis Paraschos, Petros Petrakis, Polys Raptopoulos, Stavros Tazedakis, Kostas Taliathoros, Antonis Flokas, Filippos Charisis, Lakis Chatzigiannakis
1952-53				Anestis Petalidis	Sakis Thaskalou, Kostas Thevetzis, Nikos Thellios, Kostas Thionusopoulos, Tasos Kortesis, Nikos Makris, Giorgos Bousvaros, Giorgos Papathanasiou, Petros Petrakis, Polys Raptopoulos, Stavros Tazedakis, Kostas Taliathoros, Antonis Flokas, Filippos Charisis, Lakis Chatzigiannakis
1953-54				Anestis Petalidis	Kostas Devetzis, Tasos Kortesis, Grigoris Ladas, Nikos Makris, Thodoros Ballidis, Giorgos Bousvaros, Stergios Bousvaros, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Giorgos Papathanasiou, Petros Petrakis, Nikos Stagkos, Stavros Tazedakis, Kostas Taliathoros, Lakis Chatzigiannakis
1954-55				Anestis Petalidis	Kostas Valaouris, Vasilis Vasiakostas, Stelios Gousios, Tasos Kortesis, Antonis Konstantaras, Grigoris Ladas, Nikos Makris, Thodoros Ballidis, Thanasis Bacharidis, Stergios Bousvaros, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Giorgos Papathanasiou, Petros Petrakis, Panagiotis Spyrou, Nikos Stagkos, Filippos Charisis, Lakis Chatzigiannakis
1955-56				Anestis Petalidis	Epameinondas Anastasiadis, Dimitris Vlahopoulos, Stelios Gousios, Thomas Guikoas, Giannis Devetzis, Tasos Kortesis, Antonis Konstantaras, Christos Lolas, Nikos Makris, Thodoros Ballidis, Stergios Bousvaros, Manolis Papadakis, Antonis Papantonis, Petros Petrakis, Nikos Stagkos, Leuteris Tsaousis, Lakis Chatzigiannakis
1956-57				Anestis Petalidis	Epameinondas Anastasiadis, Alexis Vasileiadis, Stelios Gousios, Antonis Konstantaras, Christos Lolas, Nikos Makris, Thodoros Ballidis, Stergios Bousvaros, Manolis Papadakis, Nikos Papaioannou, Antonis Papantonis, Petros Petrakis, Nikos Stagkos, Leuteris Tsaousis, Lakis Chatzigiannakis
1957-58	Runner Up			Anestis Petalidis	Mikos Amarantidis, Stelios Gousios, Kostas Dionusopoulos, Giorgos Karamitsos, Antonis Konstantaras, Christos Lolas, Nikos Makris, Thodoros Ballidis, Stergios Bousvaros, Manolis Papadakis, Anestis Petalidis, Petros Petrakis, Kostas Skufalidis, Panagiotis Spiliakos, Antonis Flokas, Dimitris Fourountzopoulos
1958-59	Runner Up			Anestis Petalidis	Antonis Antonakis, Michalis Vagianos, Stelios Gousios, Kostas Dionusopoulos, Giorgos Karamitsos, Antonis Konstantaras, Christos Lolas, Nikos Makris, Pantelis Markakis, Thodoros Ballidis, Stergios Bousvaros, Manolis Papadakis, Nikos Papaioannou, Anestis Petalidis, Petros Petrakis, Panagiotis Spiliakos, Antonis Flokas, Dimitris Fourountzopoulos
1959-60	4th place			Anestis Petalidis	Antonis Antonakis, Michalis Vagianos, Stelios Gousios, Giorgos Karamitsos, Antonis Konstantaras, Christos Lolas, Nikos Makris, Giorgos Bousvaros, Stergios Bousvaros, Manolis Papadakis, Dimitris Rokkos, Josef Tsiggros, Giorgos Tsitouras, Antonis Flokas, Dimitris Fourountzopoulos
1960-61	4th place			Anestis Petalidis	Giorgos Anastasopoulos, Antonis Antonakis, Roulis Arguropoulos, Stelios Gousios, Giannis Ioannidis, Giorgos Karamitsos, Antonis Konstantaras, Christos Lolas, Nikos Makris, Kostas Metallidis, Giorgos Bousvaros, Stergios Bousvaros, Ntinos Palmas, Manolis Papadakis, Dimitris Rokkos, Leuteris Tsavdaroglou, Josef Tsiggros, Giorgos Tsitouras, Dimitris Fourountzopoulos, Leuteris Hatzopoulos
1961-62				Anestis Petalidis	Giorgos Anastasopoulos, Antonis Antonakis, Michalis Vagianos, Giannis Ioannidis, Savvas Kalpidis, Giorgos Karamitsos, Themis Katrios, Antonis Konstantaras, Christos Lolas, Stergios Bousvaros, Ilias Panteliadis, Dimitris Pesmatzoglou, Stefanos Rammos, Giorgos Sountouridis, Giorgos Tsitouras, Leuteris Hatzopoulos
1962-63	5th place			Anestis Petalidis	Giorgos Anastasopoulos, Antonis Antonakis, Stelios Gousios, Giannis Ioannidis, Savvas Kalpidis, Giorgos Karamitsos, Themis Katrios, Giorgos Krystalidis, Antonis Konstantaras, Stergios Bousvaros, Kostas Parisis, Dimitris Rokkos, Giorgos Sountouridis, Giorgos Tsitouras, Takis Tsolos, Kostas Chatzistavrou, Leuteris Hatzopoulos
1963-64	5th place			Anestis Petalidis	Giorgos Anastasopoulos, Antonis Antonakis, Stelios Gousios, Giannis Ioannidis, Giorgos Karamitsos, Themis Katrios, Antonis Konstantaras, Stergios Bousvaros, Dimitris Rokkos, Giorgos Sountouridis, Giorgos Tsitouras, Kostas Chatzistavrou, Leuteris Hatzopoulos
1964-65	Runner Up			Anestis Petalidis	Antonis Antonakis, Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Stelios Gousios, Kostas Dionusopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Themis Katrios, Antonis Konstantaras, Stergios Bousvaros, Dimitris Rokkos, Giorgos Sountouridis, Giorgos Tsitouras, Kostas Chatzistavrou, Leuteris Hatzopoulos, Giannis Hortis
1965-66	Runner Up			Anestis Petalidis	Tasos Avanoglou, Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Themis Katrios, Stergios Bousvaros, Thodoros Rodopoulos, Giorgos Sountouridis, Giorgos Tsitouras, Kostas Chatzistavrou, Leuteris Hatzopoulos, Giannis Hortis
1966-67	3rd place		European Cup 1st Round	Anestis Petalidis	Tasos Avanoglou, Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Kostas Kaloudis, Themis Katrios, Stergios Bousvaros, Kostas Parisis, Thodoros Rodopoulos, Giorgos Tsitouras, Kostas Chatzistavrou, Leuteris Hatzopoulos, Giannis Hortis
1967-68	3rd place			Anestis Petalidis	Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Kostas Kaloudis, Haris Karapalisis, Themis Katrios, Stergios Bousvaros, Kostas Parisis, Thodoros Rodopoulos, Giorgos Tsitouras, Kostas Chatzistavrou, Leuteris Hatzopoulos, Giannis Hortis
1968-69	4th place			Anestis Petalidis	Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Giannis Kallipolitis, Kostas Kaloudis, Themis Katrios, Stergios Bousvaros, Kostas Parisis, Giorgos Tsitouras, Leuteris Hatzopoulos
1969-70	4th place			Anestis Petalidis	Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Nikos Drakopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Kostas Kaloudis, Themis Katrios, Vasilis Mpaxevanos, Kostas Parisis, Giorgos Tsitouras, Leuteris Hatzopoulos
1970-71	6th place			Anestis Petalidis	Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Dimitris Darnakas, Nikos Drakopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Kostas Kaloudis, Themis Katrios, Makis Tzoumelas, Giorgos Tsakiris, Giorgos Tsitouras, Nikos Fessas, Leuteris Hatzopoulos
1971-72	8th place			Anestis Petalidis	Giannis Ioannidis, Themis Katrios, Giorgos Tsitouras, Dimitris Darnakas, Haris Papageorgiou, Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Vangelis Alexandris, Kostas Kaloudis, Kostas Xatzistavrou, Stergios Bousvaros, Giorgos Tsakiris, Giorgos Pagonis, Takis Symeonidis
1972-73	8th place			Anestis Petalidis	Leuteris Xatzopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Dimitris Nastos, Tasos Spartalis, Dimitris Darnakas, Haris Papageorgiou, Giorgos Antonakopoulos, Vangelis Alexandris, Giorgos Tsakiris, Kostas Kaloudis, Panagiotis Kontogiannis, Nikos Nikolis, Giorgos Pagonis, Dimitris Rokkos, Nikos Fessas
1973-74	3rd place			Fedon Mattheou	Leuteris Xatzopoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, Themis Katrios, Giorgos Chalatsiadis, Dimitris Nastos, Giorgos Tsitouras, Dimitris Darnakas, Haris Papageorgiou, Michalis Spiliotis, Vangelis Alexandris, Dimitris Papaioannou, Tasos Spartalis, Minas Kalogridis
1974-75	8th place		Korac Cup 1st Round	Anestis Petalidis	Giannis Ioannidis, Stelios Kalantidis, Dimitris Nastos, Stavros Holopoulos, Diamantis Skondras, Tasos Spartalis, Dimitris Darnakas, Haris Papageorgiou, Michalis Spiliotis, Vangelis Alexandris, Apostolos Hatziioannou, Themis Katrios, Dimitris Rokkos, Mpampis Tsontzos, Dimitris Tsoumas
1975-76	Runner Up	Last 16		Harry Pappas	Giorgos Tsakiris, Giannis Ioannidis, Stelios Kalantidis, Stavros Holopoulos, Dimitris Nastos, Diamantis Skondras, Tasos Spartalis, Dimitris Darnakas, Haris Papageorgiou, Michalis Spiliotis, Vangelis Alexandris
1976-77	4th place	Last 8	Korac Cup 1st Round	Harry Pappas	Giorgos Tsakiris, Giannis Ioannidis, Stelios Kalantidis, Stavros Holopoulos, Dimitris Nastos, Diamantis Skondras, Tasos Spartalis, John Viskos, Haris Papageorgiou, Michalis Spiliotis, Vangelis Alexandris, Apostolos Hatziioannou, Kostas Stilianou, Dean Rougas
1977-78	8th place	Last 8	Korac Cup 1st Round	Irakleios Klaglas	Dimitris Darnakas, Giannis Ioannidis, Stelios Kalantidis, Stavros Holopoulos, Tasos Spartalis, Diamantis Skondras, Vasilis Paramanidis, Dimitris Nastos, Haris Papageorgiou, Michalis Spiliotis, Vangelis Alexandris, Apostolos Hatziioannou, Lazaros Voreadis, Kostas Stilianou, Lazaros Lazaridis
1978-79	Champion	Last 16		Giannis Ioannidis	Isaak Degemertzis, Dionisis Ananiadis, Stelios Kalantidis, Stavros Holopoulos, Tasos Spartalis, Diamantis Skondras, Vasilis Paramanidis, Dimitris Nastos, Haris Papageorgiou, Michalis Spiliotis, Vangelis Alexandris, Stratos Vamvakoudis, Lazaros Voreadis, Kostas Stilianou
1979-80	2rd place	Last 8	Euroleague 1st Round	Fred Develey	Tasos Thomaidis, Dionisis Ananiadis, Stelios Kalantidis, Nikos Galis, Tasos Spartalis, Diamantis Skondras, Vasilis Paramanidis, Dimitris Nastos, Haris Papageorgiou, Kostas Stilianou, Vangelis Alexandris, Stratos Vamvakoudis, Stavros Holopoulos
1980-81	3rd place	Last 32	Korac Cup Last 16	Dušan Ivković	Nikos Tsahtanis, Dionisis Ananiadis, Tasos Oikonomou, Nikos Galis, Tasos Spartalis, Diamantis Skondras, Vasilis Paramanidis, Dimitris Nastos, Kostas Stilianou, Nikos Georgiadis, Stratos Vamvakoudis, Stavros Holopoulos, Michalis Romanidis, Tasos Tsitakis
1981-82	Runner Up	Last 8	Korac Cup 2nd Round	Dušan Ivković	Nikos Tsahtanis, Dionisis Ananiadis, Nikos Galis, Michalis Giannouzakos, Nikos Georgiadis, Michalis Romanidis, Vasilis Paramanidis, Nikos Filippou, Haris Papageorgiou, Kostas Stilianou, Giorgos Doxakis, Stratos Vamvakoudis, Petros Stamatis, Nikos Zeimpekis
1982-83	Champion	Last 4	Korac Cup 2nd Round	Giannis Ioannidis	Nikos Tsahtanis, John Karagiorgis, Nikos Galis, Grigoris Christofakis, Nikos Georgiadis, Michalis Romanidis, Vasilis Paramanidis, Nikos Filippou, Haris Papageorgiou, Kostas Stilianou, Giorgos Doxakis, Petros Stamatis, Diamantis Skondras, Tasos Tsitakis, Minas Toukmenidis
1983-84	Runner Up	Runner Up	Euroleague 2nd Round	Giannis Ioannidis	Nikos Tsahtanis, John Karagiorgis, Nikos Galis, Dan Nikitas, Nikos Georgiadis, Mihalis Romanidis, Vassilis Paraminidis, Nikos Filippou, Antonis Stamatis, Giorgos Doxakis, Dimitris Kokolakis, Tasos Tsitakis, Giannis Mantopoulos
1984-85	Champion	Winner	Korac Cup Last 4	Giannis Ioannidis	Nikos Tsahtanis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Dimitris Nastos, Grigoris Christofakis, Michalis Romanidis, Vasilis Paramanidis, Nikos Filippou, Petros Stamatis, Giorgos Doxakis, Dimitris Kokolakis, Tasos Tsitakis, George Wenzel, David Binion
1985-86	Champion	Last 4	Euroleague 2nd Round	Giannis Ioannidis	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Giannis Mantopoulos, Tasos Tsitakis, Michalis Romanidis, Petros Stamatis, Nikos Filippou, Haris Papageorgiou, Giorgos Doxakis, Dimitris Kokolakis, Tom Scheffler, Brett Vroman
1986-87	Champion	Winner	Euroleague 2nd Round	Giannis Ioannidis	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Slobodan Subotić, Tasos Tsitakis, Michalis Romanidis, Petros Stamatis, Nikos Filippou, Haris Papageorgiou, Giorgos Doxakis, Dimitris Kokolakis, Vangelis Athanasiadis, Giorgos Kasmeridis, Stratos Karamanolis, Dimitris Karamanolis, Andreas Parisis, Will Jackson
1987-88	Champion	Winner	Euroleague 4th place	Giannis Ioannidis	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Slobodan Subotić, Vangelis Athanasiadis, Michalis Romanidis, Petros Stamatis, Nikos Filippou, Dimitris Bousvaros, Giorgos Doxakis, Giorgos Kasmeridis, Argiris Daliaris, Stratos Karamanolis, Michail Misounov, Greg Wiltjer
1988-89	Champion	Winner	Euroleague 3rd place	Giannis Ioannidis	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Slobodan Subotić, Michail Misounov, Michalis Romanidis, Dimitris Avdalas, Nikos Filippou, Manthos Katsoulis, Giorgos Doxakis, Greg Wiltjer, Vagelis Vourtzoumis, Larry Kaptsik
1989-90	Champion	Winner	Euroleague 4th place	Giannis Ioannidis	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Slobodan Subotić, Michail Misounov, Michalis Romanidis, Vagelis Vourtzoumis, Nikos Filippou, Manthos Katsoulis, Giorgos Doxakis, Stojko Vranković, Kostas Baltatzis, Nikos Tsirakidis, Mike Jones
1990-91	Champion	Last 8	Euroleague Last 8	Lazaro Lesić Michalis Kyritsis	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Slobodan Subotić, Michail Misounov, Michalis Romanidis, Vagelis Vourtzoumis, Nikos Filippou, Dinos Angelidis, Giorgos Doxakis, Brad Sellers, Kostas Baltatzis, Dimitris Bousvaros, Argiris Daliaris, Argiris Piaras, Dimitris Kalogiros, Vaios Gioras, Goran Sobin
1991-92	3rd place	Winner	Euroleague Last 16	George Fisher, Lazaro Lesić Michalis Kyritsis Memos Ioannou	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Galis, Slobodan Subotić, Michail Misounov, Michalis Romanidis, Vagelis Vourtzoumis, Miroslav Peckarski, Dinos Angelidis, Kostas Baltatzis, Edgar Jones, Igor Moraitis, Theodosis Paralikas, Kleanthis Gallos, Tasos Kotzagkiaouridis, Giorgos Kuriazis, Haris Mpimpisidis, Sakis Nikoloudis, Michalis Pournaras, Dimitris Tolios, Memos Ioannou, Walter Berry
1992-93	5th place	Runner Up	European Cup Winner	Steve Yatzoglou, Zvi Sherf	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Slobodan Subotić, Michail Misunov, Giorgos Gasparis, J.J. Anderson, Miroslav Pecarski, Dinos Angelidis, Vagelis Vourtzoumis, Memos Ioannou, Roy Tarpley, Igor Moraitis, Theodosis Paralikas, Reggie Theus
1993-94	7th place	Last 8	European Cup Last 4	Vlado Djurovic, Memos Ioannou	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Liadelis, Igor Moraitis, Michail Misunov, Theodosis Paralikas, Giorgos Maslarinos, Miroslav Peckarski, Dinos Angelidis, Vangelis Vurtzumis, Sam Vincent, Sean Higgins, Mihalis Pournaras, Kleanthis Galos, Giorgos Gasparis, Zdravko Radulovic, Anthony Frederick,
1994-95	6th place	Last 4	Korac Cup Last 32	Memos Ioannou, Soulis Markopoulos	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Liadelis, Igor Moraitis, Michail Misunov, Tony White, Theodosis Paralikas, Mihalis Pournaras, Dinos Angelidis, Vangelis Vurtzumis, Kleanthis Galos, Chris King, Fotis Takianos, Srdjan Jovanovic, Terry Catledge
1995-96	5th place	Last 16	Korac Cup Last 16	Soulis Markopoulos	Vasilis Lipiridis, Panagiotis Liadelis, Igor Moraitis, Michail Misunov, Yannis Siutis, Giorgos Chrysanthopoulos, Mihalis Pournaras, Dinos Angelidis, Harold Ellis, Srdjan Jovanovic, Ed Stokes, Samir Gouda, Stelios Kostis, Vasilis Kasianos, Rodney Dent
1996-97	6th place	Last 16	Korac Cup Winner	Soulis Markopoulos, Slobodan Subotić	José Ortiz, Panagiotis Liadelis, Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Giannis Sioutis, Giorgos Floros, Mike Nahar, Dinos Angelidis, Aris Holopoulos, Walter Berry, Mario Boni, Alexis Papadatos, Michail Misunov, Srdjan Jovanovic, Charles Shackleford, Alan Tomidy
1997-98	9th place	Winner	Korac Cup Last 8	Eftimis Kioumourtzoglou, Christos Magotsios	Andreas Balis, Panagiotis Liadelis, Giorgos Chrysanthopoulos, Zarko Paspalj, Yannis Siutis, Nasos Galakteros, Mike Nahar, Dinos Angelidis, Giorgos Floros, Hartmut Ortmann, Kuriakos Trouliaris, Filippos Symeonidis, Mario Boni, José Ortiz, Tiit Sokk
1998-99	4th place	Last 4	Saporta Cup Last 4	Soulis Markopoulos, Zvi Sherf	Giorgos Floros, Panagiotis Liadelis, Giorgos Chrysanthopoulos, Giorgos Sigalas, Yannis Siutis, Nasos Galakteros, Alexander Kühl, Dinos Angelidis, Dimitris Makris, Martin Muursepp, Randy White, Andreas Balis, Michalis Pournaras, Mark Nees, Gary Grant, Mikhail Mikhailov, Stanley Roberts
1999-00	8th place	Last 8	Korac Cup Last 16	Soulis Markopoulos, Christos Magotsios	Joe Arlauckas, Panagiotis Liadelis, Giorgos Sigalas, Giorgos Chrysanthopoulos, Giorgos Floros, Vladimir Petrovic-Stergiou, Torgeir Bryn, Giorgos Papaulidis, Yannis Gakis, Cristos Miriunis, Andreas Balis, Cheikou N'Diaye, Philippe Urie, Darnell Robinson, Khalid Reeves, David Booth
2000-01	12th place	Last 8	Saporta Cup Last 16	Dragan Sakota, Steve Yatzoglou	Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Andreas Balis, Yannis Lappas, Sasa Markovic, Yannis Siutis, Giorgos Floros, Vladimir Petrovic-Stergiou, Gordon Firic, A.J. English, James Forrest, Kostas Kakarudis, Miroslav Raicevic, Milos Sakota, Tim Nees, Anthony Bowie, Josh Grant
2001-02	10th place	Last 8		Steve Yatzoglou, Milan Minic	Apostolos Koutroulias, Yorick Williams, Yannis Lappas, Robert Renfroe, Franco Nakic, Yannis Gagaludis, Kostas Kakarudis, Steve Bucknall, Torraye Braggs, Geert Hammink, Miroslav Raicevic, Joseph Nikolaidis, Nikos Orfanos, Nikos Savvoulifdis, Frankie King, Isaiah Morris, Brandon Wolfram
2002-03	5th place	Runner Up	EuroCup Challenge Winner	Milan Minic, Vangelis Alexandris	Will Solomon, Alan Gregov, Giannis Lapas, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Dimitris Haritopoulos, Giannis Gagaloudis, Dimitar Agelov, Kostas Kakaroudis, Fedar Licolitov, Ryan Stack, Ivan Grgat, Miroslav Raičević, Nikos Orfanos, Dimitris Meraxtsakis, Giorgos Brozos, Xristos Papanikolaou
2003-04	5th place	Winner	FIBA EuroCup Last 8	Vangelis Alexandris, Charles Burton	Smush Parker, Nikos Orfanos, Yannis Lappas, Alexis Kiritsis, Dimitris Haritopoulos, Nestoras Kommatos, Nikos Vetulas, Toby Bailey, Fedor Likholitov, Ryan Stack, Antti Nikkila, Miroslav Raičević, Diamantis Koukouvinos, Jermaine Jackson, Anthony Goldwire
2004-05	5th place	Runner Up	ULEB Cup Last 16	Charles Burton	DeJuan Collins, Terrel Castle, Alexis Kiritsis, Arthur Johnson, Dimitris Haritopoulos, Antonis Asimakopoulos, Yahor Meshcharakou, Nikolay Padius, Sotiris Karapostolou, Ryan Stack, Sofoklis Schortsianitis, Miroslav Raičević, Nikos Orfanos, Desmond Farmer, Jermaine Walker
2005-06	3rd place	Last 8	ULEB Cup Runner Up	Elias Zouros, Andrea Mazzon	Terrel Castle, Giorgos Sigalas, Savas Kamberidis, Corey Brewer, Dimitris Haritopoulos, Antonis Asimakopoulos, Mike Wilkinson, Nikolay Padius, Panagiotis Karavanas, Ryan Stack, Ante Grgurevic, Nikos Orfanos, Dimitris Karadolamis, Marios Matalon, Vladimir Petrovic-Stergiou, Alexander Koul, Kenny Taylor, Kevin Freeman, Melvin Scott
2006-07	3rd place	Last 16	Euroleague Last 16	Andrea Mazzon	Terrel Castle, Giorgos Sigalas, Simonas Serapinas, Alex Scales, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Savas Iliadis, Mike Wilkinson, Kevin Fletcher, Panagiotis Karavanas, Jeremiah Massey, Giannis Giannoulis, Dimitris Tsaldaris, Spiros Panteliadis, Marios Matalon, Gaios Skordilis, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
2007-08	5th place	Last 4	Euroleague Last 16	Gordon Herbert	Reyshawn Terry, Darius Washington, Bracey Wright, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Savas Iliadis, Vladimir Boisa, Gaios Skordilis, Hanno Mottola, Jeremiah Massey, Lazaros Agadakos, Dimitris Tsaldaris, Spiros Panteliadis, Dimitris Karadolamis, Michalis Tsairelis, Terrel Castle, Simonas Serapinas
2008-09	4th place	Last 8	ULEB Eurocup Last 32	Andrea Mazzon	Keydren Clark, Bracey Wright, Andrew Betts, Nikos Argiropoulos, Savas Iliadis, Anton Gavel, Gaios Skordilis, Kostas Papanikolaou, Lazaros Agadakos, Nikos Barlos, Dimitrios Tsaldaris, Spencer Nelson, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Spyros Mourtos, Blagota Sekulic, Sean Marshall
2009-10	7th place	Last 4	ULEB Eurocup Quarterfinals	Andrea Mazzon, Fotis Katsikaris, David Blatt	Keydren Clark, Andrew Betts, Nikos Argiropoulos, Matt Walsh, Jeremy Richardson, Nikos Hatzivrettas, Dimos Dikoudis, Gaios Skordilis, Ivan Paunić, Michalis Kakiouzis, Nikos Barlos, Christos Papanikolaou, Aaron Miles, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Spyros Mourtos, (Dragan Labović, Juan Dixon, Quinton Day, Corey Belser left during the season)

Notable Aris basketball players

Greece Fedon Mattheou Giannis Ioannidis Vangelis Alexandris Haris Papageorgiou Vasilis Paramanidis Dionisis Ananiadis - Nikos Galis Michalis Romanidis Nikos Filippou Giorgos Doxakis Dimitris Kokolakis Panagiotis Giannakis Vasilis Lipiridis Manthos Katsoulis Vagelis Vourtzoumis Dinos Angelidis Memos Ioannou Giorgos Gasparis Panagiotis Liadelis Giannis Sioutis Giorgos Chrysanthopoulos Tzanis Stavrakopoulos Giorgos Floros Nasos Galakteros Giorgos Sigalas Christos Myriounis Giannis Lappas Giannis Gagaloudis Prodromos Nikolaidis Alexis Kyritsis Nestoras Kommatos Nikos Vetoulas Antonis Asimakopoulos Sofoklis Schortsianitis Giorgos Kalaitzis Savas Iliadis Giannis Giannoulis Dimitris Tsaldaris Lazaros Agadakos Kostas Papanikolaou Nikos Barlos Nikos Chatzivrettas Dimos Dikoudis Michalis Kakiouzis

USA Tim Joyce Phil Taylor Grover Woodland Howard McNeal David Binion George Wenzel Brett Vroman Tom Scheffler Will Jackson Mike Jones Brad Sellers Walter Berry Edgar Jones J.J. Anderson Roy Tarpley Reggie Theus Anthony Frederick Sam Vincent Sean Higgins Tony White Terry Catledge Chris King Harold Ellis Rodney Dent Ed Stokes Charles Shackleford Gary Grant Randy White Darnell Robinson David Booth Khalid Reeves Joe Arlauckas - Josh Grant Anthony Bowie James Forrest A. J. English Brandon Wolfram - Rob Renfroe Frankie King Isaiah Morris Torraye Braggs Will Solomon - Ryan Stack Anthony Goldwire Toby Bailey

Jermaine Jackson Smush Parker DeJuan Collins Jermaine Walker Desmon Farmer - Terrel Castle Corey Brewer - Mike Wilkinson Melvin Scott Kevin Freeman Kenny Taylor Alex Scales - Kevin Fletcher - Jeremiah Massey Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Reyshawn Terry Bracey Wright - Darius Washington Jr. - Keydren Clark Sean Marshall Spencer Nelson Laron Quinton Day Jeremy Richardson Corey Belser Aaron Miles Juan Dixon Matt Walsh Pierre Pierce Bryant Dunston Rest of America Greg Wiltjer José Ortiz (Piculín) Former USSR --Michail Misounov Mikhail Mikhailov Fedor Likholitov Nikolay Padius - Igor Moraitov - Vladimir Boisa - Tiit Sokk Martin Müürsepp Yegor Mescheriakov Alexander Koul Simonas Serapinas

Former Yugoslavia - Slobodan Subotić Stojko Vranković Goran Sobin Zdravko Radulović - Franko Nakić Ivan Grgat Alan Gregov Ante Grgurevic - Miroslav Pecarski - Srdjan Jovanovic - Vladimir Petrović - Sasa Markovic - Miroslav Raičević - Milos Sakota Dragan Labovic Ivan Paunic Žarko Paspalj Blagota Sekulić - Gordan Firić Rest of Europe Mike Nahar Geert Hammink Mario Boni Alan Tomidy Hurtmut Ortmann Mark Nees Alexander Kühl Tim Nees Philippe Urie Torgeir Bryn Yorick Williams Steve Bucknall Andrew Betts Dimitar Anguelov Antti Nikkilä Hanno Möttölä Africa Samir Gouda - Cheikou N'Diaye

Aris coaches by season

Season	Coach	Season	Coach	Season	Coach
1952-53	Anestis Petalidis	1972-73	Anestis Petalidis	1992-93	- Steve Giatzoglou, Zvi Sherf
1953-54	Anestis Petalidis	1973-74	Fedon Mattheou	1993-94	Vlado Djurović, Memos Ioannou
1954-55	Anestis Petalidis	1974-75	Anestis Petalidis	1994-95	Memos Ioannou, Soulis Markopoulos
1955-56	Anestis Petalidis	1975-76	- Harry Pappas	1995-96	Soulis Markopoulos
1956-57	Anestis Petalidis	1976-77	- Harry Pappas	1996-97	Soulis Markopoulos, - Slobodan Subotić
1957-58	Anestis Petalidis	1977-78	Irakleios Klaglas	1997-98	Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Christos Magotsios
1958-59	Anestis Petalidis	1978-79	Giannis Ioannidis	1998-99	Soulis Markopoulos, Zvi Sherf
1959-60	Anestis Petalidis	1979-80	Anestis Petalidis, Fred G. Develey	1999-00	Soulis Markopoulos, Christos Magotsios
1960-61	Anestis Petalidis	1980-81	Dušan Ivković	2000-01	Dragan Šakota, - Steve Giatzoglou
1961-62	Anestis Petalidis	1981-82	Dušan Ivković	2001-02	- Steve Giatzoglou, Milan Minić
1962-63	Anestis Petalidis	1982-83	Giannis Ioannidis	2002-03	Milan Minić, Vangelis Alexandris
1963-64	Anestis Petalidis	1983-84	Giannis Ioannidis	2003-04	Vangelis Alexandris, Charles Barton
1964-65	Anestis Petalidis	1984-85	Giannis Ioannidis	2004-05	Charles Barton
1965-66	Anestis Petalidis	1985-86	Giannis Ioannidis	2005-06	Ilias Zouros, Andrea Mazzon
1966-67	Anestis Petalidis	1986-87	Giannis Ioannidis	2006-07	Andrea Mazzon
1967-68	Anestis Petalidis	1987-88	Giannis Ioannidis	2007-08	- Gordon Herbert
1968-69	Anestis Petalidis	1988-89	Giannis Ioannidis	2008-09	Andrea Mazzon
1969-70	Anestis Petalidis	1989-90	Giannis Ioannidis	2009-10	Andrea Mazzon, Fotis Katsikaris, - David Blatt
1970-71	Anestis Petalidis	1990-91	Lazaro Lesić, Michalis Kyritsis	2010-11	Sharon Drucker, - Slobodan Subotić
1971-72	Anestis Petalidis	1991-92	George Fisher, Lazaro Lesić, Michalis Kyritsis, Memos Ioannou	2011-12

See also

• Aris BC Games
• Nick Galis
• Panagiotis Giannakis
• Aris Thessaloniki
• Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
• Aris VC

External links

• Official Basketball Website Template:El icon and Template:En icon
• BASKET ARIS - Unofficial Fan Site Dedicated to B.C. ARIS
• Emperor Fans' Portal Template:El icon
• Super3 Official Website Template:El icon
• Official Website Of Members "Club Friends of Aris" Template:El icon
• Galanis Sports Data