Milon B.C. or Milonas B.C. (Greek: Μίλων) is a professional basketball team, based in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. It is a part of the multisport club AONS Milon. The club's home arena is the Milon Indoor Hall, which is also located in Nea Smyrni.[1] The team's colours are green and black.
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| League | National League 1 | ||
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| History | 1928 – present | ||
| Arena | Kroisos Persis Indoor Hall | ||
| Capacity | 1,300 | ||
| Location | Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece | ||
| Team colors | Green and Black | ||
| President | Michael Sakellaridis | ||
| Head coach | Antonis Kourmoulis | ||
| Championships | 1 Greek A2 Elite League | ||
| Website | aonsmilon.gr | ||
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For the 2024–2025 season, the club will be competing in the Greek Basket League for the third time in its history.
History
editThe basketball section of the club was founded in the year 1937, nine years after the official founding of the parent athletic club (AONS Milon was founded in 1928). Milon played for many years in the second-tier division of Greece (Greek A2 League), and Greek B National League, in earlier years. The club achieved promotion to the top-tier level Greek Basket League for first time, in the 1993–94 season. That season, Milon had the top scorer of the Greek League championship, Mitchell Wiggins,[2] but didn't achieve to remain in the first division, and was relegated down again to the Greek A2 League.
The club returned to the top Greek division in the 2000–01 season. That was the club's last season in the first division. During those years, several well-known players played in Milon, such as Mitchell Wiggins, Ioannis Sioutis, Vangelis Sklavos, and others. In recent years, the club has played in the lower level tiers of the Greek basketball league system.
In 2010, Milon was relegated to the A ESKANA, the local regional championship of Athens, or the 5th tier of the Greek basketball league system. After almost a decade in the local Athens regional championship, Milon was promoted to the 4th-tier level Greek C National League in 2019. During the 2020–21 season, Milon was leading the Greek C Basket League's 2nd Group, with a record of 3–0. However, the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece.
For the 2023-24 season, Milon competed to the Greek A2 Elite League. After finishing 3rd in the regular season, Milon gained the promotion to the Greek Basket League for the first time after 23 years.[3]
Arena
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Milon plays its home games at the 1,300-seat[4] Kroisos Persis Indoor Hall, which is also known as the Milon Indoor Hall.
Roster
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Notable players
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Head coaches
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Kostas Anastasatos- George Dikaioulakos
- Nikos Karagiannis
- Takis Panoulias
- George Philippakis
- Dimitris Aposkitis
- Kostas Mourouzis
- Phaedon Matthaiou
- Achilleas Menzos
- Giannis Sgouros
- Apostolos Kontos
- David Stergakos
- Nikos Pavlou
References
edit- ^ "Milon Gymnasium". stadia.gr. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Η μεγάλη των σκόρερ σχολή". ebasket.gr. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Semi-Finals Game 1: Panionios - Milonas 79-87". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ ΚΑΡΑΜΟΥΖΑ, ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ (2023-06-21). "Ο Πανιώνιος μετακομίζει στο γήπεδο του Μίλωνα για τη σεζόν 2023/24". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 29 September 2023.