AEK Athens

City: Athens
Country: Greece
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Galatsi Olympic Hall (capacity 5,147)
      
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0 Brynton Lemar PG, SG 191 cm 28 yo
1 Antonios Koniaris PG, SG 196 cm 86 kg 26 yo
3 Andreas Petropoulos SF 196 cm 92 kg 29 yo
4 Vassilis Xanthopoulos PG 188 cm 93 kg 39 yo
7 Dimitrios Flionis PG, SG 190 cm 26 yo
8 Cameron McGriff SF 201 cm 26 yo
9 Pierre Oriola PF, C 206 cm 107 kg 31 yo
11 Vladimir Jankovic SF 202 cm 100 kg 33 yo
12 Panagiotis Filippakos SF 202 cm 98 kg 29 yo
15 Isaiah Miles SF, PF 201 cm 98 kg 29 yo
19 Konstantinos Gontikas C 206 cm 102 kg 29 yo
20 Alexander Madsen PF 207 cm 101 kg 28 yo
22 Dimitrios Mavroeidis C 208 cm 38 yo
23 Konstantinos Papadakis PG, SG 191 cm 84 kg 25 yo
24 Kenny Williams SG, PG 193 cm 26 yo
25 Akil Mitchell PF 206 cm 107 kg 31 yo
32 Janis Strelnieks PG 191 cm 85 kg 34 yo
Ilias Kantzouris Head Coach
 
Left the team early:
2 Tim Frazier PG 186 cm 77 kg 32 yo
18 Nikolaos Persidis SF 200 cm 28 yo
GM 2P% 3P% FT% REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
BCL 17 52.9 34.7 73.7 34.0 18.4 7.2 14.2 1.7 - 21.4 - 74.8 63.6 »
2023-09-28
Always smiling, Mindaugas Kuzminskas was obviously in a good mood during AEK Athens' media day. The Greek club made several high-profile signings this past summer, including Jordan McRae, Brian McLemore, Mfiondu Kabengele, and 2018 EuroLeague champion Chasson Randle.
2023-08-13
After recruiting household names in Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Jordan McRae, turning heads with the signing of Ben McLemore, and just one day after adding Langston Hall in the point guard position, AEK Athens have made another move that confirms they've set the bar high ahead of the new season.
2023-08-06
AEK Athens made an impressive move Sunday, when they announced the signing of former NBA first-round pick Ben McLemore. The American shooting guard signed a one-year deal with the Greek side and is slated to make his European and BCL debut. 
2023-07-24
AEK Athens received a positive decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding their fine for the incidents during the FIBA Basketball Champions League quarterfinal against Hapoel Jerusalem. In April, BCL announced that AEK would play all their home games behind closed doors and have to pay a €50,000 thousand fine.
2023-07-22
Lithuanian NT member Mindaugas Kuzminskas is finalizing an agreement with AEK Athens, as reported by BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas. The 33-year-old last played in Turkey, representing Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. He averaged 13.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 14.9 PIR over 22 domestic games last season while Karsiyaka finished second in the Turkish League.
2023-07-09
Before the start of the new 2023-24 season both domestically and internationally, AEK Athens are facing financial issues that must be settled in the upcoming months. Although the season ended a month ago, the Greek club still hasn't paid all the money to its players. According to Michalis Gulenoglou from Gazzetta.gr, there are debts as big as three or four months of unpaid salary.
2023-06-30
Game 2 of the BCL playoffs featuring AEK Athens and Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem on April 12 was marred by serious incidents. As documented by several Israeli news outlets, the Greek fans started throwing various things at the Israeli supporters. One of the fans was injured in the process, Tomer Givati from Israel Hayom reported.
2023-09-28
Always smiling, Mindaugas Kuzminskas was obviously in a good mood during AEK Athens' media day. The Greek club made several high-profile signings this past summer, including Jordan McRae, Brian McLemore, Mfiondu Kabengele, and 2018 EuroLeague champion Chasson Randle.
2023-08-13
After recruiting household names in Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Jordan McRae, turning heads with the signing of Ben McLemore, and just one day after adding Langston Hall in the point guard position, AEK Athens have made another move that confirms they've set the bar high ahead of the new season.
2023-08-06
AEK Athens made an impressive move Sunday, when they announced the signing of former NBA first-round pick Ben McLemore. The American shooting guard signed a one-year deal with the Greek side and is slated to make his European and BCL debut. 
2023-07-24
AEK Athens received a positive decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding their fine for the incidents during the FIBA Basketball Champions League quarterfinal against Hapoel Jerusalem. In April, BCL announced that AEK would play all their home games behind closed doors and have to pay a €50,000 thousand fine.
2023-07-22
Lithuanian NT member Mindaugas Kuzminskas is finalizing an agreement with AEK Athens, as reported by BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas. The 33-year-old last played in Turkey, representing Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. He averaged 13.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 14.9 PIR over 22 domestic games last season while Karsiyaka finished second in the Turkish League.
2023-07-09
Before the start of the new 2023-24 season both domestically and internationally, AEK Athens are facing financial issues that must be settled in the upcoming months. Although the season ended a month ago, the Greek club still hasn't paid all the money to its players. According to Michalis Gulenoglou from Gazzetta.gr, there are debts as big as three or four months of unpaid salary.
2023-06-30
Game 2 of the BCL playoffs featuring AEK Athens and Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem on April 12 was marred by serious incidents. As documented by several Israeli news outlets, the Greek fans started throwing various things at the Israeli supporters. One of the fans was injured in the process, Tomer Givati from Israel Hayom reported.
2023-06-10
It was a slightly cold February evening at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall the place and time Nikos Rogkavopoulos chose to showcase his offensive firepower to those less familiar with his talent. Greece were playing Serbia with a severely short-handed roster, having already secured their spot in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. 
2023-04-19
Ahead of the highly anticipated Basketball Champions League (BCL) quarterfinals Game 3 between Hapoel Jerusalem and AEK Athens, the Israeli supporters decided to make the guests' life harder. As reported by SDNA, several people showed up near the hotel where AEK players stay at around 3 in the morning and fired a series of fireworks, singing club songs and making various other noises.
2023-04-18
AEK Athens received a hefty fine for causing incidents during the game against Hapoel Jerusalem. The Basketball Champions League announced that the Greek club received a €50,000 fine and will play home games behind closed doors for the entire 2023-24 season.  If AEK won't play in the 2023-24 BCL campaign, the ruling will be applied to the next BCL season in which the club will participate.
2023-04-14
After AEK Athens fans attacked Hapoel Jerusalem's supporters causing both basketball executives and government officials to react. With Game 3 of the series on the corner, the Greek team is now facing trouble getting to Jerusalem.
2023-04-13
The attack on Hapoel Jerusalem fans in Athens by AEK supporters shook the basketball world on Wednesday. The day after, authorities from both countries reacted. At the same time, the witnesses told the stories of their experiences in the venue. The owner of the Israeli club, Eyal Chomsky, told ONE that the organization was genuinely concerned about the well-being of its fans in the arena.
2023-04-13
The incident between AEK Athens fans and Hapoel Jerusalem supporters where the Greeks attacked the Israelis during the Basketball Champions League (BCL) game on Wednesday has garnered international attention.
2023-04-13
Hapoel Jerusalem fans that arrived in Greece to support their team were attacked by AEK Athens supporters in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) on Wednesday. The Greek club has released a fiery statement on Facebook, condemning the people who performed the acts of violence:
2023-04-13
AEK Athens' fans violently attacked Hapoel Jerusalem supporters during a Basketball Champions League (BCL) game on Wednesday. The league has begun an official investigation. The next day after the match, the league released an official statement:
2023-04-12
The Basketball Champions League matchup between AEK Athens and Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem caused a serious conflict between the fans of both teams. As documented by several Israeli news outlets, the Greek fans started throwing various things at the Israeli supporters. One of the fans was injured in the process, Tomer Givati from Israel Hayom writes.
2023-03-26
A policeman, who gave the middle finger to the AEK fans, was arrested for inciting violence in the Athens derby vs. Panathinaikos Athens on Saturday night, according to SDNA. The incident occurred in the middle of the first quarter. A policeman was restrained by his fellow officers who were in the same area of the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall.
2023-03-25
Panathinaikos Athens got defeated by AEK Athens in the Greek League (ESAKE) on Saturday. The loss was the club's third in a row, a feat that hadn't been seen for more than three decades.
2023-03-24
Eight clubs that had qualified for the Basketball Champions League Quarter-Finals discovered their paths toward the Final 4, after Friday's draw ceremony, which was highlighted by two special guests -- Fran Vazquez and Jonas Maciulis. The pairings that emerged from the draw are as follows:
2023-03-16
Performed medical tests confirmed the worst-case scenario for AEK Athens veteran guard Janis Strelnieks after the latest BCL game. According to Christos Tsaltas of SDNA, Strelnieks ruptured his Achilles tendon. The 33-year-old Latvian NT member left Wednesday's game vs. Galatasaray early, scoring 15 points in more than 23 minutes.
2023-02-21
Before even the last year's Greek Cup Final Four tipped off in Crete, Vangelis Liolios had made it clear: the next step would be to host a Final 8.
2023-02-13
All around Europe, it's time for a little break in the domestic leagues, which will be filled by the local cups, and the Greek Cup is no exception.   In just a few days, teams will fight for the first domestic title of the season. The tension and the excitement that the domestic cups generate are something that can't usually be found during the regular season of the local leagues.  
2022-12-14
The serious incidents that took place before the tip-off of the BCL contest featuring AEK Athens and Pallacanestro Reggiana a week ago (Dec. 7) didn't go unnoticed or unpunished. The Basketball Champions League Single Judge has decided that the following sanctions shall be imposed on AEK: a) playing the next three BCL home games behind closed doors; 
2022-12-07
Some serious incidents occurred before the tip-off of the BCL contest featuring AEK Athens and Pallacanestro Reggiana.  The Italian team came to Greece with 15 fans on their side ahead of a crucial game that will largely decide the two teams' future in the competition. AEK are 1-3, while Pallacanestro Reggiana stand at 2-2.
2022-11-02
Serbian player Stevan Jelovac passed away due to complications due to a brain hemorrhage a year ago. The club he played for before his sudden death, AEK Athens, have decided to honor the player with a gesture that would stand the test of time.
2022-10-23
The Greek league Round 3 game between Peristeri and AEK Athens at the "Andreas Papandreou" gym in Athens' western suburbs was temporarily interrupted due to incidents. With AEK leading 20-13 and some seconds left to play in the first quarter,  hooligans wearing hoods entered the stadium and attacked people sitting between the media tribune and the VIP seats. 
2022-10-04
Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir began their FIBA ​​Champions League season victoriously (1-0). The Turkish club led by Errick McCollum defeated AEK Athens (0-1) at home with a final score of 91-88 (15-21, 27-21, 27-23, 22-23).
2022-08-10
Basketball Champions League team AEK Athens signed a one-year deal with Latvian veteran Janis Strelnieks, per the official report. The 32-year-old guard is coming off an injury-plagued season with Zalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 6.5 points, 1.8 assists, and 5.6 PIR over 23 EuroLeague games last season. 
2022-06-01

Former AEK Athens and Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir forward Jawad Williams has decided to call it quits. After an international career spanning 11 years and 13 teams, the American player has decided to retire from basketball.

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Basketball Champions League

NO GM MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF RF PTS EFF
0 Brynton Lemar 6 27:57 22/48
(45.8%)
10/22
(45.5%)
20/25
(80%)
2.7
1.8/0.8
2 1.7 3.2 0 2.7 0 15.7 9
1 Antonios Koniaris 12 10:10 6/9
(66.7%)
3/11
(27.3%)
4/5
(80%)
0.8
0.5/0.3
0.8 0.7 0.3 0 1.8 0 2.1 1.3
2 Tim Frazier 10 20:49 7/25
(28%)
12/35
(34.3%)
13/16
(81.3%)
2.5
2.1/0.4
5.2 1 2.4 0 2.6 0 6.3 5.6
3 Andreas Petropoulos 11 5:02 2/4
(50%)
0/8
(0%)
2/2
(100%)
0.9
0.8/0.1
0.1 0.3 0.2 0 0.5 0 0.5 0.3
4 Vassilis Xanthopoulos 15 10:13 4/11
(36.4%)
5/15
(33.3%)
0/6
(0%)
0.5
0.4/0.1
2.1 0.7 0.9 0 1.8 0 1.5 0.6
7 Dimitrios Flionis 14 25:11 23/43
(53.5%)
12/35
(34.3%)
15/22
(68.2%)
3.2
2.5/0.7
3.8 1 1.4 0.4 3.1 0 6.9 7.3
8 Cameron McGriff 10 18:36 14/33
(42.4%)
4/22
(18.2%)
20/21
(95.2%)
3.9
3.1/0.8
0.3 0.2 1.3 0.3 2 0 6 3.6
9 Pierre Oriola 6 19:26 9/17
(52.9%)
3/10
(30%)
5/6
(83.3%)
4.3
3.2/1.2
1.2 1 1.8 0.2 2 0 5.3 5.5
11 Vladimir Jankovic 9 19:04 23/33
(69.7%)
2/16
(12.5%)
16/21
(76.2%)
4
3/1
0.8 0.6 1.4 0 2.2 0 7.6 6
12 Panagiotis Filippakos 3 2:36 0/2
(0%)
0/0 0/0 1
1/0
0 0 0.7 0 0.3 0 0 -0.7
15 Isaiah Miles 14 23:52 14/37
(37.8%)
21/58
(36.2%)
21/23
(91.3%)
4.2
3.5/0.7
1 0.4 1.1 0.3 2 0 8 6.4
18 Nikolaos Persidis 4 8:43 0/1
(0%)
2/5
(40%)
0/2
(0%)
0
0/0
0 0 0.8 0 1.3 0 1.5 -2
19 Konstantinos Gontikas 7 5:01 5/7
(71.4%)
0/0 6/10
(60%)
0.7
0.4/0.3
0.3 0.1 0.4 0 0.6 0 2.3 1.6
20 Alexander Madsen 14 9:57 15/27
(55.6%)
4/10
(40%)
23/32
(71.9%)
2.4
1.8/0.6
0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 0 4.6 3.3
22 Dimitrios Mavroeidis - - -
23 Konstantinos Papadakis 13 5:37 2/4
(50%)
4/11
(36.4%)
7/10
(70%)
0.2
0.1/0.1
0.8 0.2 0.4 0 1 0 1.8 0.5
24 Kenny Williams 16 28:37 20/43
(46.5%)
34/96
(35.4%)
21/26
(80.8%)
2.6
2.2/0.4
1.4 0.9 0.9 0.1 2.1 0 10.2 6.5
25 Akil Mitchell 17 28:29 95/157
(60.5%)
3/15
(20%)
50/81
(61.7%)
8.5
6/2.5
2.9 1.4 2.8 0.6 2.5 0 14.6 16.5
32 Janis Strelnieks 12 24:55 26/42
(61.9%)
30/61
(49.2%)
27/31
(87.1%)
1.1
0.8/0.3
3 0.6 1.3 0.1 1.7 0 14.1 11.7
Statistics


2022/2023

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
BCL 17 52.9%
287/543
34.7%
149/430
73.7%
250/339
34
25/9
18.4 7.2 14.2 1.7 - 21.4 - 74.8


2021/2022

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
BCL 6 51.1%
113/221
30.8%
52/169
71.2%
89/125
31.3
21/10.3
15.3 6.8 10.3 1.8 - 18.3 - 78.5


2020/2021

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
BCL 12 52.9%
248/469
37.3%
91/244
71.3%
174/244
31.6
21.4/10.2
17 6.4 11 2.5 - 21.3 - 78.6


2019/2020

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
BCL 19 54.2%
332/613
36.5%
183/502
71%
230/324
31.1
21.6/9.5
15.8 7.5 11.2 2 - 21.4 - 75.9


2018/2019

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
BCL 18 52.6%
389/739
29.3%
124/423
71.6%
265/370
37.7
27.1/10.7
18.2 9.2 11.6 3.4 - 18.3 - 78.6


2017/2018

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
BCL 16 52.8%
353/668
33.1%
109/329
74.6%
297/398
36.4
25.7/10.8
16.3 7.9 11.6 2.9 - 20.9 - 83.1


2016/2017

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
BCL 18 51.8%
309/597
36.1%
183/507
76.6%
249/325
35.1
23.8/11.3
16.4 7.3 11.6 3.5 - 19.9 - 78.7


2015/2016

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroCup 10 47%
194/413
34.3%
73/213
77.3%
187/242
37.9
26.8/11.1
16.4 6.3 12.9 2 0 22.7 23.6 79.4


2006/2007

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroCup 2 54.2%
32/59
34%
17/50
82%
41/50
28.5
19/9.5
11.5 8.5 10 2 - 22 23.5 78


2005/2006

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroLeague 14 46.3%
249/538
30%
70/233
74.8%
232/310
29.4
19.9/9.5
9.9 10.3 14.1 2 - 22 21.9 67.1


2004/2005

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroLeague 20 51.3%
406/792
36.2%
129/356
74.3%
339/456
30.1
0/0
14.6 6.4 12 2.5 - 25.2 - 76.9


2003/2004

GM 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS
EuroLeague 14 53.8%
295/548
32.9%
82/249
70.8%
230/325
31.1
21.7/9.4
12.3 7.1 12.4 2 - 27.1 0 76.1
Records
Seasons:   All | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 09/10 | 08/09 | 07/08 | 06/07 | 05/06 | 04/05 | 03/04 | 02/03

Basketball Champions League

Personal records - 2022/2023 Season
Efficiency 29 Akil Mitchell Tofas Bursa --
Points 25 Akil Mitchell Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir --
Rebounds 14 Akil Mitchell Tofas Bursa --
Assists 13 Tim Frazier Telekom Baskets Bonn --
Steals 5 Akil Mitchell Hapoel Jerusalem --
Blocks 2 Dimitrios Flionis Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia --
2-pointers made 9 Akil Mitchell CSP Limoges --
3-pointers made 5 Tim Frazier Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir --
Free throws made 8 Brynton Lemar Hapoel Jerusalem --
Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency 2018-2019 72.3
Points 2017-2018 83.1
Rebounds 2018-2019 37.7
Assists 2022-2023 18.4
Steals 2018-2019 9.2
Blocks 2022-2023 1.7
2-pointers made 2020-2021 20.7
3-pointers made 2016-2017 10.2
Free throws made 2017-2018 18.6
Average recors - all seasons
Efficiency Vince Hunter
2018/2019
20.8
Points Keith Langford
2019/2020
18.9
Rebounds Akil Mitchell
2022/2023
8.5
Assists Quino Colom
2021/2022
6.8
Steals Akil Mitchell
2022/2023
1.4
Blocks Vassilis Kavvadas
2018/2019
2
2-pointers made Vince Hunter
2018/2019
7.1
3-pointers made Matthew Lojeski
2019/2020
2
Free throws made Loukas Mavrokefalidis
2016/2017
6