Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. Explained

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.

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

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

SeasonTierDivisionPos.Greek CupEurope
2000–01C Basket League
2001–02C Basket League
2002–03C Basket League
2003–04C Basket Leaguebgcolor= goldalign=left bgcolor=#97DEFF Promoted
2004–05B Basket Leaguebgcolor= goldbgcolor=#97DEFF align=left Promoted
2005–06A2 Basket League
2006–07A2 Basket Leaguebgcolor=#97DEFF align=left Promotedbgcolor=silver align=left Runner-up
2007–08Greek Basket LeagueRelegated
2008–09align=left A2 Basket League
2009–10align=left A2 Basket League
2010–11align=left A2 Basket Leaguebgcolor=silver bgcolor=#97DEFF align=left Promoted
2011–12Greek Basket LeagueQuarterfinalist
2012–13Greek Basket LeagueFourth place
2013–14Greek Basket League
2014–15Greek Basket LeagueQuarterfinalist
2015–16Greek Basket LeagueQuarterfinalistalign=left Quarterfinals
2016–17Greek Basket LeagueQuarterfinalist
Greek Basket League
Greek Basket League

Honors and titles

Greek Cup

Greek B Basket League

Greek C Basket League 2nd Group

Notable players

Head coaches

Head coachYears
Stavros Mykoniatis
Nikos Karagiannis
Stavros Mykoniatis
Thanasis Giaples
Stavros Mykoniatis

External links

Media

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/OmadesBasket/A2Agor/zompanakhs-hmastan-konta-ston-mpirts-gia-ligo-den-ekleise.4326277.html Ζομπανάκης: "Ήμασταν κοντά στον Μπιρτς, για λίγο δεν έκλεισε" .