Sporting BC

Infobox Basketball club
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name =AO Sporting BC Athens
ΑΟ ΣΠΟΡΤΙΓΚ KAE
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leagues =Greek A2 League
founded =1936
history =1936 - present
arena =Sporting Sports Arena(capacity: 2,200)
location =Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece
colors = Red and Blue
president = Vassilis Sakopoulos
coach = Dimitris Nasoufis
website = [http://www.sportingbc.gr www.sportingbc.gr]
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A.O. Sporting BC Athens (in Greek: ΑΟ ΣΠΟΡΤΙΓΚ KAE) is a Greek professional basketball team that was founded in the year 1936. The team is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The team currently competes in the Greek A League second division, the A2 Ethniki. The club is owned by Dimitris Drosos.

History

The AO Sporting parent athletic association began with sports departments in basketball and volleyball and later added the sports of boxing, swimming, and ping pong. Today, the AO Sporting athletic club contains only the basketball department, AO Sporting BC. Over the years, some of the players from Sporting BC played for the Greek National Basketball Team.

The team competed in the Korac Cup competition in the years 1996 and 1998. Sporting won the Greek A League second division championship the A2 Ethniki in the years 1988, 1991 and 2007.

Titles Won

Men

*Total Titles: 3

*Divisional:
**Greek A2 League: 3
***1988
***1991
***2007

Women

*Greek Championships: 21
**1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004

Notable Players

Notable Coaches

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External links

* [http://www.sportingbc.gr Sportingbc.gr Official team website] (in Greek)
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=GRE&Team=355 Eurobasket.com team profile page]