Rethymno Cretan Kings | |
Leagues: | Greek Local 1st Division, Crete (EKASK) |
Arena: | Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall |
Capacity: | 1,600 |
Location: | Rethymno, Crete, Greece |
Colors: | Gold and Wine |
President: | Giannis Kalaitzakis |
Coach: | Dimitris Mitropoulos |
Sponsor: | Cretan Kings Zythos |
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.
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.
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 | Tier | Division | Pos. | Greek Cup | Europe | ||||||
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2000–01 | C Basket League | — | |||||||||
2001–02 | C Basket League | — | |||||||||
2002–03 | C Basket League | — | |||||||||
2003–04 | C Basket League | bgcolor= gold | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF | Promoted | — | ||||||
2004–05 | B Basket League | bgcolor= gold | bgcolor=#97DEFF align=left | Promoted | — | ||||||
2005–06 | A2 Basket League | — | |||||||||
2006–07 | A2 Basket League | bgcolor=#97DEFF align=left | Promoted | bgcolor=silver align=left | Runner-up | — | |||||
2007–08 | Greek Basket League | Relegated | — | ||||||||
2008–09 | align=left | A2 Basket League | — | ||||||||
2009–10 | align=left | A2 Basket League | — | ||||||||
2010–11 | align=left | A2 Basket League | bgcolor=silver | bgcolor=#97DEFF align=left | Promoted | — | |||||
2011–12 | Greek Basket League | Quarterfinalist | — | ||||||||
2012–13 | Greek Basket League | Fourth place | — | ||||||||
2013–14 | Greek Basket League | — | |||||||||
2014–15 | Greek Basket League | Quarterfinalist | — | ||||||||
2015–16 | Greek Basket League | Quarterfinalist | align=left | Quarterfinals | — | ||||||
2016–17 | Greek Basket League | Quarterfinalist | — | ||||||||
Greek Basket League | — | — | |||||||||
Greek Basket League | — | — |
Greek C Basket League 2nd Group
Head coach | Years | |
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Stavros Mykoniatis | ||
Nikos Karagiannis | ||
Stavros Mykoniatis | ||
Thanasis Giaples | ||
Stavros Mykoniatis | ||
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