AEK Larnaca B.C.

AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca
Leagues	Cypriot Division 1,; Cypriot Cup,; FIBA Europe Cup
Founded	1994; 31 years ago
Arena	Kition Athletic Center
Capacity	3,000
Location	Larnaca, Cyprus
Team colors	Green and Yellow;
President	Andreas Lefkaritis
Head coach	Linos Gavriel
Championships	2 Cypriot Championships; 2 Cypriot Super Cup
Website	www.aek.com.cy
Uniforms
Home	Away

Petrolina AEK Larnaca B.C. (in Greek: ΑΕΚ Λάρνακας), is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in Larnaca, Cyprus. The club competes in the Cypriot Basketball League. The president of the team is Andreas Lefkaritis and the current head coach is Linos Gavriel.

History

AEK Larnaca B.C. was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The team has many participations in the Cyprus Basketball Division 1 but had also relegated to the second division. Before the merger of the two teams, Pezoporikos won the championship four times (1973, 1991, 1992, 1994). As AEK the team has won the two titles of the second division. In 2013, the team achieved its first Championship as AEK, after beating APOEL in the finals by 3–1.

League positions

Season	Div.	Pos.
1998–99	Div 1	8th
1999–00	Div 1	9th
2000–01	Div 1	5th
2001–02	Div 1	5th
2002–03	Div 2	10th
2003–04	Div 2	10th
2004–05	Div 2	1st
2005–06	Div 1	8th
2007–08	Div 1	6th
2008–09	Div 1	6th
2009–10	Div 1	7th
2010–11	Div 1	7th
2011–12	Div 1	4th
2012–13	Div 1	1st
2013–14	Div 1	2nd
2014–15	Div 1	1st

League achievements

Cyprus First Division Champions:
- 2013, 2015
- 1973, 1991, 1992, 1994 (As Pezoporikos)
Cyprus Second Division Champions:
- 2005, 2007
Cypriot Basketball Cup:
- 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1992 (As Pezoporikos)
Cyprus Cup Semifinals:
- 2009, 2013
Cypriot Super Cup:
- 2013, 2015

European competitions

1989–1990: Korać Cup
1991–1992: FIBA European Cup
1992–1993: FIBA European Cup
1993–1994: Korać Cup
1994–1995: FIBA European Cup
1995–1996: Korać Cup
2001–2002: Korać Cup
2015–2016: FIBA Europe Cup

Roster

Petrolina AEK Larnaca B.C. Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Νο.	Name	Ht.
PG	2	Palalas, Georgios	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG	3	Leontiou, Christoforos	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PG	5	Brown, Parrish	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C	7	Brezec, Primoz	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
G/F	8	Kilaras, Gabriel	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F	10	Petrovic, Tomislav	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
SG	12	McFadden, Thaddus	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
SF	14	Psaras, Nicolas	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
C	15	Garcia, Joseph Roundy	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
F/C	30	Trisokkas, Panagiotis	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PF	33	Bowman, Brandon	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
G	44	Panteli, Iakovos (C)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)