Apollon Limassol B.C.

Apollon Limassol Basketball Club (Greek: Καλαθοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Απόλλων Λεμεσού), is an Cypriot basketball club. The team competes in the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top tier of Cypriot basketball. The team represents the city of Limassol, Cyprus.

Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol logo
LeaguesCyprus Division A
Founded1967 (1967)
History1967–present
ArenaApollon Arena
Capacity1,700
LocationLimassol, Cyprus
Team colorsBlue and white
Head coachPanayiotis Yiannaras
ChampionshipsCypriot Cup (2):
2002, 2014
Cypriot Super Cup (1): 2005

Having been one of the founding members of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, Apollon Limassol have been a regular in the first division for many years. Despite this, the team has yet to see significant success both domestically and internationally.

History

The Apollon Limassol sports club was founded in the year 1954, the basketball section of Apollon Limassol was formed in 1967. The team was one of the original founding member of the Cyprus Basketball Federation, one of the first professional basketball leagues in Cyprus.

Since the teams inception in 1967, Apollon Limassol has regularly participated in the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the first tier of Cypriot Basketball. The titles in the history of the basketball department are Cypriot Basketball Cups in 2002 and 2014, and a Super Cup in 2004-05.

Despite having stayed in the first tier for many years, Apollon Limassol have yet to achieve greater success in the league. Having failed to win the league since its inception, and as well as having not finished runners-up in the league since 2001.

Apollon Limassol have briefly participated in international competitions such as the now defunct FIBA Korać Cup and the FIBA EuroChallenge, however, the team has not participated in any competitions internationally since 2013. Recently, the team lack of success domestically has proven it difficult to qualify for either the Basketball Champions League or the FIBA Europe Cup.

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. Cypriot Cup European competitions
1991–92 1Division A 4th
1993–94 1Division A 5th
1997–98 1Division A 8th
1998–99 1Division A 2nd
1999–00 1Division A 2nd 3 Korać Cup3R
2000–01 1Division A 2nd 3 Korać Cup2R
2001–02 1Division A 3rd Champion 3 Korać Cup1R
2002–03 1Division A 3rd 4 EuroCup ChallengeSF
2003–04 1Division A 4th Runner-up
2004–05 1Division A 4th
2005–06 1Division A 4th 4 EuroCup ChallengeR16
2006–07 1Division A 5th 4 EuroCup ChallengeSF
2007–08 1Division A 7th
2008–09 1Division A 3rd
2009–10 1Division A 5th
2010–11 1Division A 5th
2011–12 1Division A 3rd
2012–13 1Division A 5th 3 EuroChallengeRS
2013–14 1Division A 3rd Champion
2014–15 1Division A 5th
2015–16 1Division A 4th
2016–17 1Division A 6th

Honours

Total titles: 3

Domestic competitions
Runners-up: 1999, 2000, 2001
Winners: 2002, 2014
Runners-up: 2004
Winners: 2005
Runners-up: 2002, 2014

European competitions
Semifinalist (2): 2002–03, 2006–07

European cups
  • 1999–00: Korać Cup
  • 2000–01: Korać Cup: lost to Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hemofarm Vršac in eliminations
  • 2001–02: Korać Cup
  • 2002–03: FIBA Regional Challenge Final 4: lost to eventual Challenge Cup winners CyprusAEL Limassol by 73–52.
  • 2003–04: FIBA Europe Cup: took 2nd place (2-2) in Group D of South Conference
  • 2004–05: FIBA Europe Cup: took 3rd place (1-3) in Conference South Group C
  • 2005–06: EuroCup Challenge: took 1st place (3-1) in Group G, lost to Ukraine Khimik in 1/8 Finals
  • 2006–07: Europe Cup Challenge: took 1st place (4-2) in Group A, lost to Russia Samara 77–75, 50–76 in the Semifinals
  • 2012–13: EuroChallenge: took 4th place (1–5) in Group G

Current roster

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

Apollon Limassol roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 1 Cyprus King, Anthony 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 38 – (1985-01-22)22 January 1985
SF 3 Cyprus Eleftheriou, Rafail 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1994-08-16)16 August 1994
SG 4 United States Pridgett, Sayeed 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1998-05-22)22 May 1998
G 5 United States Bogues, Shannon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1997-02-20)20 February 1997
PG 6 Cyprus Iliadis, Stefanos 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (1994-09-17)17 September 1994
PF 7 United States Finke, Michael 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 27 – (1996-04-26)26 April 1996
PF 8 Cyprus Georgiou, Marios 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 32 – (1991-08-29)29 August 1991
PG 10 United States Holton Jr., Mike 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1990-11-27)27 November 1990
SG 11 Cyprus Tompazos, Artemis 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1989-05-12)12 May 1989
G/F 14 Serbia Zdravic, Petar 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997
F 16 Cyprus Muosa, Fahad 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2003-06-01)1 June 2003
C 17 Cyprus Loizides, Christos 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 – (1991-03-20)20 March 1991
PG 21 Cyprus Evzonas, Christos 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (1998-10-31)31 October 1998
G/F 22 United States Cheatham, Haanif 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1996-09-06)6 September 1996
F 32 Cyprus Virardi, Rolandos 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996
Head coach
  • Cyprus Panayiotis Yiannaras
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cyprus Stergios Xystouris
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 March 2022

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.

Notable managers
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