M.E.N.T. B.C.

M.E.N.T. B.C., officially known as the Educational Union of Toumba Youth (Greek: Μορφωτική Ένωσις Νεολαίας Τούμπας, Morfotiki Enosis Neoleas Toumbas) or M.E.N.T. B.C., is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded in 1926. The team is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. M.E.N.T. B.C. currently competes in the third-tier level division of Greece, the Greek C League.

M.E.N.T.
LeaguesGreek C League
Founded1926
History1926 – Present
ArenaToumba Indoor Hall
(capacity: 1,000)
LocationThessaloniki, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Blue
         
Head coachPanos Nomikos
Websitementbc.gr

History

Originally, the club's parent athletic association included the sports of basketball, football, cycling, and also a literary and entertainment section. Today, there are departments only for the basketball club and the volleyball club. In 2004, M.E.N.T. B.C. finished in 2nd place in the Greek 2nd Division, and thus earned a league promotion, and then competed in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, in the following 2004–05 season.

Roster
MENT B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 4 Abatzas, Vaios 24 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996
PG 5 Kalpaxidis, Ilias 36 – (1984-07-07)7 July 1984
SG 6 Papadopoulos, Petros 28 – (1992-05-03)3 May 1992
SF 7 Michailidis, Grigoris (C) 44 – (1976-02-14)14 February 1976
PF 8 Bourazanis, Konstantinos 23 – (1996-10-18)18 October 1996
PF 9 Karanotas, Stanislav 32 – (1988-05-18)18 May 1988
SG 10 Papadopoulos, Aggelos 24 – (1996-07-05)5 July 1996
PF 11 Kappos, Ioannis 32 – (1987-08-27)27 August 1987
SF 12 Tzioufas, Athanasios 24 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996
PG 13 Akseheroglou, Dimitrios 33 – (1987-03-02)2 March 1987
PF 14 Bagdasaryan, Andrey 39 – (1981-06-01)1 June 1981
C 15 Giannoulis, Giannis 44 – (1976-06-05)5 June 1976
SF 17 Velentzas, Dimitrios 21 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
SG - Kourkoulas, Stylianos 21 – (1999-07-20)20 July 1999
PF - Lahanis, Konstantinos 20 – (1999-12-14)14 December 1999
PG - Koniakis, Georgios 21 – (1999-02-12)12 February 1999
PF - Kranias, Evangelos 20 – (1999-11-02)2 November 1999
Head coach
  • Panagiotis Nomikos
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chronis Daskalakis
  • Vasilis Valasiadis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: March 3, 2018

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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