Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C.
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Rethymno Cretan Kings logo | |||
Leagues | Greek Local 1st Division, Crete (EKASK) | ||
Founded | 1986 | ||
History | List
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Arena | Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall | ||
Capacity | 1,600 | ||
Location | Rethymno, Crete, Greece | ||
Team colors | Gold and Wine | ||
Main sponsor | Cretan Kings Zythos | ||
President | Giannis Kalaitzakis | ||
Head coach | Dimitris Mitropoulos | ||
2019–20 position | Greek League, 11th | ||
Championships | 1 Greek 3rd Division 1 Greek 4th Division | ||
Website | rethymnobc.gr | ||
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Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., or simply Cretan Kings (Greek: Ρέθυμνο Κρητικοί Βασιλιάδες K.A.E.), is a Greek formerly professional sports basketball club that was founded on the Greek island of Crete, in Rethymno, Greece, in 1986. The club is also commonly known as Rethymno B.C. (Ρέθυμνο K.A.E.).
The team was previously known as Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Ρέθυμνο Aegean K.A.E.), or Athlitikos Gymnastikos Omilos Rethymnou (Α.G.Ο.R.) (Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Όμιλος Ρεθύμνου (Α.Γ.Ο.Ρ.). The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1965.
History
To date, Rethymno's greatest accomplishment occurred during the 2006–07 season, when the team qualified to play in the final of the Greek Cup, after defeating the top-tier level Greek League teams PAOK, Panionios, Sporting, and Kolossos Rodou. Rethymno was finally defeated by the EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos, by a score of 87–48, in the final game of the 2007 Greek Cup, but nevertheless, Rethymno secured a new strong place in the Greek pro leagues after the team's showing.
After previously being named Rethymno Aegean, the club changed its name to Rethymno Cretan Kings, or simply Cretan Kings, in 2015.
In the summer of 2020, after the departure of owner Kostis Zobanakis, it was decided that the club would be voluntarily relegated to the local divisions and start anew.
Logos
- A.G.O.R. B.C. logo.jpg
(to 2010)
- Agor logo.gif
(2010–2015)
- Rethymno B.C. logo.jpg
(2015–2018)
- Rethymnobclogo.png
(2018–present)
Arena
Rethymno plays its home games at the Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall. The arena originally had a capacity of 1,100, but it was expanded to 1,600, when the club first joined the top-tier level Greek Basket League. There are currently plans to further expand the arena again, in the near future.[1]
Season by season
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2000–01 | 4
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C Basket League | 6th
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2001–02 | 4
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C Basket League | 3rd
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2002–03 | 4
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C Basket League | 4th
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2003–04 | 4
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C Basket League | 1st
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Promoted | —
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2004–05 | 3
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B Basket League | 1st
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Promoted | —
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2005–06 | 2
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A2 Basket League | 3rd
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2006–07 | 2
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A2 Basket League | 3rd
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Promoted | Runner-up | — | ||||
2007–08 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 13th
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Relegated | —
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2008–09 | 2
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A2 Basket League | 6th
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2009–10 | 2
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A2 Basket League | 7th
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2010–11 | 2
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A2 Basket League | 2nd
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Promoted | —
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2011–12 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 5th
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Quarterfinalist | —
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2012–13 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 5th
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Fourth place | —
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2013–14 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 9th
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2014–15 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 6th
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Quarterfinalist | —
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2015–16 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 8th
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Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinals | — | ||||
2016–17 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 6th
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Quarterfinalist | —
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2017–18 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 10th
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2018–19 | 1
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Greek Basket League | 9th
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Honors and titles
- Runner-up (1): 2006–07
- Champions (1): 2004–05
Greek C Basket League 2nd Group
- Champions (1): 2003–04
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Nikos Angelopoulos
Georgios Dedas
Periklis Dorkofikis
Ioannis Gagaloudis
Charis Giannopoulos
Andreas Glyniadakis
Kostas Kakaroudis
Giannis Kalampokis
Akis Kallinikidis
Sotirios Karapostolou
Nestoras Kommatos
Fanis Koumpouras
Spyros Magkounis
Nikos Papanikolaou
Ioannis Psathas
Apollon Tsochlas
Ian Vougioukas
Gregor Arbet
Brian Fitzpatrick
Charlon Kloof
Roeland Schaftenaar
Uroš Duvnjak
Dejan Kravić
Damir Latović
Stevan Nadjfeji
Milenko Topić
Tomas Delininkaitis
Yaroslav Korolev
Tarick Johnson
Mouhammad Faye
Steve Burtt Jr.
Zack Wright
Kwame Alexander
Robert Arnold
J'Covan Brown
T. J. Carter
Dionte Christmas
Keith Clanton
Vincent Council
Travis Daniels
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick
Reggie Freeman
Kenny Gabriel
Shaquille Goodwin
Ryan Harrow
Anthony Hickey
Damian Hollis
Paris Horne
Aaron Jones
Walter Lemon Jr.
Rashad Madden
Stefan Moody
Larry O'Bannon
Brent Petway
Gabe Pruitt
Trevis Simpson
Tyler Stone
Gary Talton
David Young
Conner Frankamp
Head coaches
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2003–2007
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2007–2008
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2008–2009
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2009
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2009–2010
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2010
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2010–2013
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2013–2014
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2014
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2014–2016
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2016
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2016–2017
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2017–2018
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2018
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2018–2020
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References
External links
- Official Team Page (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page
- Rethymno Cretan Kings history at Charityidols.com
Media