Kastoria B.C.

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AS Kastoria Arosis
Kastoria BC official logo.png
Leagues Greek 4th Division
Greek Cup
Founded1980;43 years ago (1980)
HistoryKastoria B.C.
(1980–present)
ArenaDimitris Diamantidis Indoor Hall
Capacity650
Location Kastoria, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Black
  
PresidentIoannis Kotsis
Vice-president(s)Tasos Langiotis
Argyris Kranias
Team managerPapadimitriou Vasilis
Panagioris Kalogiros
Head coachGeorgios Karataglidis
Championships Greek 3rd Division (2017)
Website askastorias.gr

Kastoria B.C. (Greek: Καστοριάς K.A.E.), is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Kastoria, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Kastorias (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Καστοριάς), which is abbreviated as A.S. Kastoria (Α.Σ. Καστοριάς). The club's colors are white and black, and the team's emblem is a beaver.

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History

Kastoria played in the Greek 4th-tier level, the Greek C League, in the 2006–07 season. The club was promoted up to the 3rd-tier level, the Greek B League, for the 2015–16 season. The club then moved up to the 2nd-tier level, the Greek A2 League, for the 2017–18 season.

The well-known Greek player, Dimitris Diamantidis, began his career with the club's youth teams. [1]

Arena

Kastoria plays its home games at the Dimitris Diamantidis Indoor Hall, [2] which is named after the well-known Greek basketball player, Dimitris Diamantidis.

Season by season

Season Tier DivisionPos.W–L Greek Cup European competitions
2006–074 C Basket League 12th8–18
2013–144 C Basket League 9th9–13
2014–154 C Basket League 3rd20–6
2015–163 B Basket League 4th19–9
2016–173 B Basket League 1st25–5
2017–18 2 A2 Basket League

Honours

Total titles: 1

Domestic competitions

Winners (1): 2016–17

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.

Youth players

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