Nea Kifissia B.C.

Nea Kifissia or Nea Kifisia B.C., or New Kifissia B.C. (Greek: Νέας Κηφισιάς KAE), is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Kifissia, a suburban town in the Athens urban area, Greece. The club's full name is Athletic Union Nea Kifissia (Αθλητική Ένωση Νέας Κηφισιάς), which is also abbreviated as Α.E.Ν.Κ., which is the club's common name. The club is also known by the name A.E.N. Kifissia (Α.Ε.Ν. Κηφισιάς).

AENK Dimoulas
AENK Dimoulas logo
NicknameNeophytes
LeaguesGreek B League
Greek Cup
Founded1996 (1996)
HistoryNea Kifissia B.C.
(1996–present)
ArenaZirineio Indoor Hall
Capacity1,500
LocationKifissia, Greece
Team colorsRed, White, and Blue
     
PresidentPanagiotis Latsoudas
2015–16 positionGreek Basket League 6th
Championships1 Greek A2 League (2013)
Websiteaenkbc.gr

History
Nea Kifissia B.C. English logo.

A.E.N.K. was founded in 1994, with the men's basketball section being started in 1996. The club competed in the Greek Second Division, for the first time, during the 2011–12 season. The club won the Greek Second Division championship in 2013.[1]

They played in the top league in Greece, the Greek Basket League, for the first time in the 2013–14 season. The club's first season in the league was amazing, considering it was their first time competing in Greece's top division. They finished in fifth place in the regular season.

The success of the club has been compared with the success that Maroussi had in the Greek League in the recent previous years, in where a nearby local Athens community club (Marousi and Kifissia are located near each other) was able to achieve good results on the Greek national level.


In the 2016–17 season, the club qualified play for the first time in a European-wide league tournament, as they qualified to play in the Champions League. However, the club refused its place in the Champions League, due to financial issues. Nowadays the team competes in Greek C League.

In 2016, the club was relegated down from the first-tier Greek Basket League, to the third-tier Greek B League, due to financial problems.[2]

Championships
Winners (1): 2012–13

Roster

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

Nea Kiffisia B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 3 Greece Moschovitis, Filippos 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 44 – (1978-11-26)26 November 1978
G 6 Greece Michalos, Nikos (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 46 – (1977-05-21)21 May 1977
G 7 Greece Flionis, Dimitris 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-04-08)8 April 1997
C 8 United States Buckner, Eric 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – (1990-04-26)26 April 1990
F 9 Greece Kouzeloglou, Giannis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-01-07)7 January 1995
C 15 Greece Karavanas, Panagiotis 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 39 – (1984-08-26)26 August 1984
F 22 Azerbaijan Caner-Medley, Nik 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 39 – (1983-10-20)20 October 1983
F 23 United States Milbourne, Landon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 36 – (1987-06-29)29 June 1987
SF 31 Greece Giannopoulos, Charis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989
PF 34 United States Jefferson, Cory 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 32 – (1990-12-26)26 December 1990
C 44 Jamaica Jordan, Jerome 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 37 – (1986-09-29)29 September 1986
F/C 50 Nigeria Eric, Micheal 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 35 – (1988-06-24)24 June 1988
G 99 United States Triche, Brandon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95.4 kg (210 lb) 32 – (1991-02-21)21 February 1991
Head coach

Dimitris Liogas

  • Greece vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2016-7-29

Notable players

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.

Head coaches

References
  1. Sport24.gr Νίκη στην τρίτη παράταση και άνοδο για την Κηφισιά. (in Greek)
  2. Η Κηφισιά ενημέρωσε τον ΕΣΑΚΕ πως δεν θα παίξει στην Basket League (in Greek).


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