Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C.
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.).
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| 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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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
(to 2010)
(2010–2015)
(2015–2018)- (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
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | P/S | Greek Cup | Europe | ||||
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| 2000–01 | 4 |
C Basket League | 6th |
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| 2001–02 | 4 |
C Basket League | 3rd |
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| 2002–03 | 4 |
C Basket League | 4th |
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| 2003–04 | 4 |
C Basket League | 1st |
Promoted | — |
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| 2004–05 | 3 |
B Basket League | 1st |
Promoted | — |
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| 2005–06 | 2 |
A2 Basket League | 3rd |
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| 2006–07 | 2 |
A2 Basket League | 3rd |
Promoted | Runner-up | — | ||||
| 2007–08 | 1 |
Greek Basket League | 13th |
Relegated | — |
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| 2008–09 | 2 |
A2 Basket League | 6th |
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| 2009–10 | 2 |
A2 Basket League | 7th |
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| 2010–11 | 2 |
A2 Basket League | 2nd |
Promoted | — |
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| 2011–12 | 1 |
Greek Basket League | 5th |
Quarterfinalist | — |
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| 2012–13 | 1 |
Greek Basket League | 5th |
Fourth place | — |
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| 2013–14 | 1 |
Greek Basket League | 9th |
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| 2014–15 | 1 |
Greek Basket League | 6th |
Quarterfinalist | — |
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| 2015–16 | 1 |
Greek Basket League | 8th |
Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinals | — | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 |
Greek Basket League | 6th |
Quarterfinalist | — |
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| 2017–18 | 1 |
Greek Basket League | 10th |
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| 2018–19 | 1 |
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.
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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
| Head Coach | Years |
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| Stergios Koufos | 2003–2007 |
| Argyris Pedoulakis | 2007–2008 |
| Fotis Takianos | 2008–2009 |
| Stavros Mykoniatis | 2009 |
| Nikos Karagiannis | 2009–2010 |
| Stavros Mykoniatis | 2010 |
| Stergios Koufos | 2010–2013 |
| Thanasis Giaples | 2013–2014 |
| Georgios Kalafatakis | 2014 |
| Thanasis Skourtopoulos | 2014–2016 |
| Kostas Flevarakis | 2016 |
 Tony Konstantinidis | 2016–2017 |
| Nikos Vetoulas | 2017–2018 |
| Stavros Mykoniatis | 2018 |
| Vangelis Ziagkos | 2018–2020 |
External links
- Official Team Page (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page
- Rethymno Cretan Kings history at Charityidols.com
Media