Milon B.C.

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.For the 2023-2024 season,the club is competing in the Greek A2 Basket League

Milon
Milon logo
LeagueGreek A2 Basket League
Founded1928
History1928 – Present
ArenaKroisos Persis Indoor Hall
Capacity1,300
LocationNea Smyrni, Athens, Greece
Team colorsGreen and Black
   
PresidentMichael Sakellaridis
Head coachNikos Karagiannis
Websiteaonsmilon.gr

History

The 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.

Arena
Milon Gymnasium

Milon plays its home games at the 1,300-seat[3] Kroisos Persis Indoor Hall, which is also known as the Milon Indoor Hall.

Roster

2023–24 Season[4]

Head Coach: GreeceNikos Karagiannis

Assistant Coaches: GreeceVaggelis Vasilopoulos GreeceGrigoris Katomeris

Trainer: GreeceThanasis Alexandrakis

Physical Therapist: GreeceGiannis Makrogiannakis

Team Manager: GreeceNikos Psileas

Team Players

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.

Head coaches

References
  1. "Milon Gymnasium". stadia.gr. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. "Η μεγάλη των σκόρερ σχολή". ebasket.gr. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. "Aonsmilon".
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