Panathinaikos B.C.
Panathinaikos B.C., also known simply as Panathinaikos, or by its current name Panathinaikos B.C. OPAP for sponsorship reasons, is the professional basketball team of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. It is owned by the billionaire Giannakopoulos family.
The parent athletic club was founded in 1908, while the basketball team was created in 1919, being one of the oldest in Greece. Alongside Aris, they are the only un-relegated teams with participation in every Greek First Division Championship until today.
Panathinaikos has developed into the most successful basketball club in Greek basketball's history, and one of the most successful in European basketball, creating its own dynasty. They have won six EuroLeague Championships, thirty-eight Greek Basket League Championships, nineteen Greek Cups, one Intercontinental Cup and two Triple Crowns. They also hold the record for most consecutive Greek League titles, as they are the only team to have won nine consecutive championships, as well as for the most consecutive Greek Basketball Cup titles, winning six from 2012 to 2017. Panathinaikos counts one more championship that took place in 1921 and was organized by the YMCA. It is however not recognized by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association, as it was before the creation of the Hellenic Basketball Federation. The team plays its home games in the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, which has a maximum capacity of 19,250 for basketball games.
Among the numerous well-known top class players who have played with the club over the years are Dominique Wilkins, Fragiskos Alvertis, Byron Scott, Nick Galis, John Salley, Dimitris Diamantidis, Antonio Davis, Stojko Vranković, Dino Rađja, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Dejan Bodiroga, Oded Kattash, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Panagiotis Giannakis, Fanis Christodoulou, Alexander Volkov, Marcelo Nicola, Hugo Sconochini, Željko Rebrača, Antonis Fotsis, İbrahim Kutluay, John Amaechi, Nikola Peković, Jaka Lakovič, Pepe Sánchez, Kostas Tsartsaris, Mike Batiste, Nick Calathes, Vassilis Spanoulis, Dejan Tomašević, Byron Dinkins, Ferdinando Gentile, Sani Bečirovič, Darryl Middleton, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Žarko Paspalj, Nikos Chatzivrettas, Dimos Dikoudis, Tiit Sokk, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Jason Kapono, Arijan Komazec, Edgar Jones, Romain Sato, Johnny Rogers, Tony Delk, Drew Nicholas, Stéphane Lasme, Roko Ukić, Robertas Javtokas, Jonas Mačiulis, Ioannis Bourousis, James Gist and Keith Langford. Such players, the successful management of former long-time presidents Pavlos Giannakopoulos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos, as well as the long-time guidance of the most successful coach in EuroLeague history, Željko Obradović, turned Panathinaikos into the most successful team in Europe over the last two-and-a-half decades.
Panathinaikos is the only team on the European continent to win as many as six EuroLeague titles, since the establishment of the modern era EuroLeague Final Four format in 1988. They were also EuroLeague runners-up in 2001. They reached the EuroLeague Final Four eleven times altogether.
History
Basketball in Greece (1918–1945)
started as a football club in 1908. In 1919, basketball was still unknown in Greece. During that period Giorgos Kalafatis with other athletes participated in the Inter-Allied Games in Paris and attended basketball games between the Allies of World War I. When he later returned to Greece with the necessary equipment, he set up the Panathinaikos basketball club, led by Apostolos Nikolaidis.In 1919, PAO played their first match against X.A.N. Thessaloniki, another club also pioneer of basketball in Greece, a match which took place at the Panathenaic Stadium.
In 1937, Kalafatis managed to create a new Panathinaikos team that, during the following year, tried to catch up with already established clubs like the YMCA, Ethnikos G.S. Athens, Panionios, Aris and Iraklis. Angelos Fillipou, Nikos Mantzaroglou, Litsas and Dimitrakos were the ringleaders of the group and were later joined by Telis Karagiorgos, Thymios Karadimos, Giorgos Bofilios, Philipos Papaikonomou, Petros Polycratis and Nikos Polycratis. During the German occupation that followed, Dimitris Giannatos was executed by the Nazis for his resistance action.
Postwar history (1946–1970)
In 1946 and 1947, Panathinaikos emerged champions, with the help of players like Ioannis Lambrou, Missas Pantazopoulos, Stelios Arvanitis and Jack Nicolaidis.In 1950 and 1951, Panathinaikos emerged as champions once again with the help of great athletes Faidon Matthaiou and Nikos Milas. In 1954, the club would repeat the success, however the next five years would prove fruitless, and the club, despite its strength, would have to be renewed.
In 1961, Panathinaikos won the Greek League championship with new leaders Georgios Vassilakopoulos, Stelios Tavoularis and Petros Panagiotarakos. In 1962, Panathinaikos made the repeat, and was again the Greek League champion. That was also the year that PAO took part for the first time in a European-wide competition, as they faced Hapoel Tel Aviv in the FIBA European Champions Cup 1961–62 season.
On 23 November 1963, Panathinaikos beat Olympiacos, by a score of 90-48, in the Mantellos Cup, a tournament that was later replaced by the Greek Cup, which made its first appearance in 1976.
In 1967, Panathinaikos were crowned Greek League champions, with Giorgos Kolokithas in their ranks. In 1969, the conquest of the Greek League championship was followed by the first European success of the club, the qualification to the semifinals of the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1968–69 season, where they were eliminated by Dinamo Tbilisi. The next year, 1970, PAO was the first Greek basketball team to use a foreign player in a European game.
The Golden Age (1970–1984)
During these golden years, Panathinaikos won 10 out of 14 Greek League championships, with their great leader and scorer Apostolos Kontos.During this period, Kostas Mourouzis, nicknamed the fox of coaching, managed the team of the 4-K. These players, along with Iordanidis, who functioned as a link with older players, won 5 consecutive Greek League championships, and made the greatest accomplishment of their time by participating in the semifinals of the FIBA European Champions Cup 1971–72 season, when they were aided by American Willy Kirkland. Unfortunately, Ignis Varese, one of the giants of the era, proved an insurmountable obstacle for Panathinaikos.
Over the next 4 seasons, Panathinaikos captured the Greek League championship once, in 1977, and also won their first Greek Cup in 1979. They acquired Memos Ioannou in 1974, and Greek-American David Stergakos in 1979.
In the five years that followed, Panathinaikos won 4 Greek League championships and two Greek Cups. More specifically, in 1982, while coached by Kostas Politis, Panathinaikos succeeded in winning their first Greek double, as well as placing 6th in the FIBA European Champions Cup 1981–82 season. During that season's group stage, Panathinaikos finished ahead of a strong CSKA Moscow team, after winning in the last seconds of a thriller game. The club's last Greek League championship, before the club's decline that followed, was in 1984, when Panathinaikos won the big game title in Corfu, which Liveris Andritsos and Tom Kappos starring for the team.
Panathinaikos had a great chance to avoid their upcoming decline, when they discovered Rony Seikaly, but Greek government bureaucratic problems prevented him from playing in the Greek League as a Greek citizen, despite claims that he was entitled to do so, which ultimately forced him to move to the United States to play college basketball at Syracuse.
The decline of 1985–1992
In 1985, PAO finished in 3rd place in the Greek League. Stergakos, Ioannou, Vidas, Andritsos and Koroneos – who left the following year – were the key players. The balance of the Greek League's power however, had tilted in favour of Aris, and Panathinaikos ceased to be the leader of the league, and were limited to a secondary role. Nevertheless, they remained a worthy adversary. Thus, in 1986, against all odds, they managed to eliminate powerful Aris from the Greek Cup at the semifinal stage. Then Panathinakos went on to beat Olympiacos in the final, and conquered what would be their last title until 1993. During the next 2 seasons, PAO would finish in 5th place In the Greek League.In 1988, the ban on using foreign players in the Greek League was lifted, and Panathinaikos was able to acquire Edgar Jones, from the NBA. He was a capable shooter, scorer and rebounder, and for the next 2 years, he was the star of the team. Although PAO achieved significant wins over the other major Greek teams, they did not manage any notable distinctions. Over the next two years, Antonio Davis, who later made a great career in the NBA, replaced Jones, as the leader of the team. At this point in time, Panathinaikos had also acquired some of the most talented young Greek players, but that did not stop them from experiencing the worst period in the history of the club, as they finished 7th in the Greek League in 1991, and dropped to the 8th position in 1992, which left them outside of European-wide play for the first time since 1967.
Return to distinction (1992–1995)
In 1992, the club's basketball department became professional, under the management of the Giannakopoulos family. In the summer of 1992, Panathinaikos attempted a full reconstruction of the team. Nikos Galis, the top Greek basketball player, was acquired by the club, and was flanked by star players Stojko Vranković, Tiit Sokk, and Arijan Komazec. Thus, Galis lead PAO to a Greek Cup win and also to the Greek League championship finals, where they lost despite having home court advantage. In the next season, 1993–94, Galis, along with Sasha Volkov and Stojko Vranković, led Panathinaikos to a 3rd-place finish at the 1994 FIBA European League Final Four, which was the highest finish in the club's history. Although they did not manage to win the title.The 1994–95 season started with the best conditions, as the club acquired Panagiotis Giannakis and Žarko Paspalj. PAO was again the favourite for all domestic titles. The club started by eliminating Olympiacos from the Greek Cup in a very tough game, before the start of the Greek League championship. However, after the first games of the Greek League, Nikos Galis, the player that had led PAO in the Greek Cup game against Olympiacos, and also in the decisive game of the FIBA European League's 1994–95 season qualifiers, ended his professional basketball playing career. As a consequence, the team, despite playing some great games, only managed to retain the 3rd-place finish in Europe, and make the Greek League finals.
European, Intercontinental and Greek Champions (1996–1999)
During the years 1996–98, Panathinaikos fulfilled all of their objectives by winning the FIBA European League championship, the FIBA Intercontinental Cup and the Greek League championship.In 1996, the expectations of the team had risen a lot, as it was imperative for Panathinaikos to obtain a significant title. In the summer of 1995, they acquired the nine-time NBA All-Star, Dominique Wilkins, one of the top American players that ever played in Europe. The head coach of the team was Božidar Maljković. The former, along with Giannakis, Vranković, Alvertis, and Patavoukas, comprised a very experienced team, which, in 1996, managed an unprecedented success for Greek basketball. Indeed, in April 1996, at the Paris Final Four, Panathinaikos became the first Greek team to lift the FIBA European League championship, by beating Banca Catalana FC Barcelona in the tournament's final, by a score of 67–66. Back in Greece, right after the big win in Paris, Panathinaikos was not able to clinch the Greek League title, after again losing the title to Olympiacos.
In the next season, Maljković removed all the stars from the roster, in an attempt to assemble a squad based on teamwork. With the start of the season, Panathinaikos was crowned 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion, by prevailing by 2–1 wins in a 3-game series over Olimpia of Venado Tuerto, the South American League champions. Unfortunately, the restructuring of the team failed, and Panathinaikos failed to participate in the 1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four, in order to defend their European title. Moreover, they finished in 5th place in the Greek League championship, thus losing the right to participate in next season's EuroLeague.
In the next season, Slobodan Subotić assumed head coaching leadership of the club, and convinced Dino Rađja to come to Panathinaikos. The huge transfer of Radja was accompanied by three-time NBA champion Byron Scott and Fanis Christodoulou, and with the help of Alvertis, Oikonomou, and Koch, Panathinaikos finally won the Greek League again, after 14 years.
In the summer of 1998 Panathinaikos chairman Pavlos Giannakopoulos began assembling a team to conquer Europe. In order to achieve that, he signed the 1998 FIBA World Cup MVP, Dejan Bodiroga, while Nando Gentile, Pat Burke and Nikos Boudouris also joined the team. The 1998–99 season proved very important for Panathinaikos, as Olympiacos, who had gained home court advantage in the Greek League playoffs, were prepared to return to the top. It was at the last game of the Greek League finals, when Panathinaikos achieved one of the most decisive away victories against their rivals, capturing the title.
Obradović era (1999–2012)
The arrival of Željko Obradović to Panathinaikos, during summer 1999, marked the beginning of an extraordinary period for the club, with many major successes, and the establishment of the team as one of the strongest in the history of European club basketball.The first thing that Obradović did, was to adapt the team to Dejan Bodiroga, who was the absolute leader of Panathinaikos. As a result of the success of his strategy, PAO managed to capture 2 EuroLeague titles after 3 consecutive EuroLeague Finals appearances, and also won 3 consecutive Greek League championships. In 2000, at the Thessaloniki EuroLeague Final Four, Panathinaikos became EuroLeague champions for the second time, after beating Macabbi Elite Tel Aviv, 73–67, in the final. In 2002, in Bologna, at the 2002 EuroLeague Final Four, Panathinaikos won the most prestigious European trophy for the third time, after beating hosts Kinder Bologna, by the score of 89–83, in the final.
Nevertheless, in this period they failed to win the Greek Cup, even though they played in two Greek Cup finals. Rebrača, Gentile, Middleton, Alvertis, Kattash, Kutluay, and Fotsis were some of the team's players who excelled during these years. The dominance in the Greek League was finally interrupted in 2002, the year that PAO won their 3rd EuroLeague championship. Also, at the end of the year, there were many significant changes in the team, starting with the withdrawal of Bodiroga, making a renewal of the team's roster an imperative.
lead the EuroLeague in all-time assists, steals and PIR since the 2000–01 season, and was a six time EuroLeague Best Defender.
2002–03 was the year that Obradović used to restructure Panathinaikos, and return them to the top of Greece. He emphatically achieved this objective by leading the team to 9 straight Greek League championships, with 6 doubles in Greece, and 2 triple crowns in the following years, thus creating a dynasty. Panathinaikos had radically changed the style of their game, after replacing Bodiroga. The game contribution of the Serbian player was replaced by an unprecedented model of teamwork, that proved that a superstar was unnecessary. Players such as Lakovič, Alvertis, Diamantidis, Fotsis, Tsartsaris, Batiste, and later Spanoulis, Šiškauskas, and Jasikevičius, who played not for themselves, but for the maximum success of the team, led to the transformation of PAO, into a title-winning machine, that was not hampered by irreplaceable players, and this quality was widely recognized.
At the 2007 EuroLeague Final Four, which was held on their home court of OAKA, in Athens, Panathinaikos became EuroLeague champions for the fourth time, after beating the defending champions at the time, CSKA Moscow, by a score of 93–91 in the final.
The same teams, competed in the final of the 2009 EuroLeague Final Four in Berlin, where Panathinaikos won the trophy again, for the fifth time in their history. The score was 73–71. On 14 December 2009, Panathinaikos was voted the top Greek sports team of 2009, by the Greek Sports Journalists Association, with 1,291 votes. In addition, head coach Želimir Obradović, was voted the top coach, with 1,399 votes.
At the 2011 EuroLeague Final Four in Barcelona, Panathinaikos, after a great performance by Calathes in the semifinal against Montepaschi Siena, won 77–69, and reached the EuroLeague Final against Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv. In the final, the "Great Club" won its sixth EuroLeague title, by holding off Maccabi, by a score of 78-70.
Post-Obradović period (2012–2018)
After the departure of Obradović, Panathinaikos' new head coach, Argiris Pedoulakis, was forced to make massive changes to the team, with 12 new players being added to the roster, including James Gist, Roko Ukić, and NBA players Jason Kapono and Marcus Banks. Team captains Dimitris Diamantidis and Kostas Tsartsaris led the rebuilding effort for the Greens, who reached the EuroLeague quarterfinals, only to fall to FC Barcelona Regal in a 5-game series. Panathinaikos won their 14th Greek Cup, by beating Olympiacos in the final, with a three-point difference. During the same year, Panathinaikos was able to break Olympiacos' home court twice in the Greek League Finals, thus conquering the Greek League championship for the 33rd time in the club's history.Since Dimitris Giannakopoulos first became the chairman of Panathinaikos, he repeatedly attempted to secure marketing deals with Asian corporations. The first step was made when Panathinaikos announced that they had signed Chinese basketball player Shang Ping. This deal made Panathinaikos the first European club to have a Chinese player on its roster. On 12 September 2013, Panathinaikos landed at the airport of Guangzhou, becoming the first European team to make a trip to China via airline. On 13 September 2013, Panathinaikos wrote European history once again, in less than two days, becoming the first European team to ever face a Chinese Basketball Association team. In addition, Panathinaikos became the first European team to win against a Chinese team, the Foshan Dralions, with a score of 66-67.
On 8 March 2014, due to the fans' dissatisfaction with the team's bad record in the EuroLeague, the replacement of the team's head coach, Argiris Pedoulakis, was announced. It was also announced that the team would go to the Greek League Finals under the guidance of the club's legend, Fragiskos Alvertis, who would serve as an interim caretaker coach. After the conquest of another Greek double by beating Olympiacos, Panathinaikos announced the recruitment of Duško Ivanović, to be their new head coach.
On 5 April 2015, Panathinaikos beat Apollon Patras, in the final of the Greek Cup, with a score of 53-68. Earlier in the cup competition, the team had to overcome the obstacles of Olympiacos and PAOK. Panathinaikos made the EuroLeague playoffs. In Greek League, Panathinaikos lost to Olympiacos in the finals, 0-3.
On 30 June 2015, Sasha Đjorđjević was announced by the team, as the club's new head coach. Panathinaikos was able to sign Greek point guard Nick Calathes, and Serbian center Miroslav Raduljica. The debut of the team was dreamy, as on 8 October 2015, Panathinaikos beat and eliminated Olympiacos, in an away match for the Greek Basketball Cup, by a score of 64-70. On 6 March 2016, Panathinaikos won the Greek Cup for the 17th time in the club's history, and for the 5th straight season, with a record score of 101-52 against the Greek 2nd Division club, Faros Keratsiniou.
On 19 April 2016, Sasha Đjorđjević was replaced by Argyris Pedoulakis, who once again took over the team's head coaching position. Despite that, the team lost against Olympiacos in the finals of the Greek League, with a 1-3 series loss.
With the retirement of Dimitris Diamantidis, Panathinaikos turned over to a new page in the club's history. This led the team to increase its budget, and to obtain players such as Mike James, K.C. Rivers, Chris Singleton, and Ioannis Bourousis. Many sponsorship deals were also achieved at the same time, as well as the deal that made OPAP, Greece's biggest betting firm, the team's main sponsor. The appointment of Xavi Pascual as the team's head coach for three years, started a new era for the club.
The next two seasons, 2016/17 and 2017/18, Panathinaikos with coach Xavi Pascual managed to win two back-to-back Greek Basket League Championships against Olympiacos, and the 2017 Greek Basketball Cup against Aris. They also made it to the EuroLeague playoffs, where they faced each year's upcoming champions and eliminated from the EuroLeague Final Four both times. In the fifth Greek Basket League Championship final of 2017, Panathinaikos defeated Olympiacos in their home court, to win the Greek Championship after two years, winning the series with 3-2. The next year, Panathinaikos managed to be the only team in Europe to finish the regular season of their domestic championship undefeated. They remained undefeated until the finals, where they met Olympiacos again, and won the series once more with 3-2.
Despite the difficulties that followed Obradović's departure and the changes in the team's roster and the team's finances, Panathinaikos is the only team in Europe that manages to win at least one title every season, for 25 consecutive seasons, since 1996.
Rick Pitino era (2018–2020)
After two and a half seasons, Panathinaikos parted ways with coach Xavi Pascual, on 20 December 2018. Pasqual paid the price for the teams' poor performance and losing streak in 2018/2019 EuroLeague. Georgios Vovoras served as Panathinaikos' interim head coach for the second time in his career, as the club agreed with Hall-Of-Famer Rick Pitino to be the team's new head coach, until the end of the 2018/2019 season. With coach Pitino on the bench, Panathinaikos transformed into a different team and managed to make an impressive comeback to the EuroLeague, finishing in the sixth place ang getting into the playoffs. There, they faced once again the champions, Real Madrid, and eliminated from the EuroLeague Final Four. The season ended with Panathinaikos winning both the Greek Cup beating PAOK in the Cup Final, and the Greek Basket League Championship sweeping 3-0 Promitheas in the League Finals.Panathinaikos made an offer to coach Pitino, and although he was willing to stay in Greece for the next season, a family matter occurred, so he had to return home. On 24 June 2019, Panathinaikos signed a two-year contract with Greek coach Argyris Pedoulakis once again, being the team's head coach for the third time in seven years. Pedoulakis's third stint ended on 15 November 2019, as Panathinaikos fired him once again, after team's poor performance on EuroLeague and elimination from the Greek Cup. Georgios Vovoras served as interim head coach for the third time.
On 26 November 2019, Rick Pitino typically and officially returned to Panathinaikos, after overcoming the family matter that kept him away from the benches, signing a one-and-a-half year contract, becoming team's head coach until the summer of 2021.
However, on 20 March 2020, Panathinaikos and Pitino have agreed to end their cooperation, in the face of the coronavirus pandemic that has forced the suspension of play in EuroLeague and Greek Basket League. Rick Pitino returned to his family in USA, as he also agreed to be the new head coach of Iona College. Once again, Georgios Vovoras served as interim head coach, for the fourth time.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Retired numbers
Squad changes for the 2020–21 season
In
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To |
| 30 June 2020 | SG |  Andy Rautins | Free agent |
| 30 June 2020 | PG |   Tyrese Rice | Retired |
| 30 June 2020 | SF | Wesley Johnson | Free agent |
| 30 June 2020 | PF | Deshaun Thomas |  Alvark Tokyo |
| 30 June 2020 | PF/C | Jacob Wiley |  Herbalife Gran Canaria |
| 30 June 2020 | PG |  Ioannis Athinaiou | Peristeri |
| 3 July 2020 | PG | Nick Calathes | FC Barcelona |
| 3 July 2020 | SG | Nikos Pappas | Free agent |
| 16 July 2020 | C | Ian Vougioukas | Free agent |
Past rosters
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Greek League
- Greek Cup
European competitions
- EuroLeague
- FIBA Saporta Cup
Worldwide competitions
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Other competitions
- FIBA International Christmas Tournament
- Athens, Greece Invitational Game
- Valjevo, Serbia Tournament
- Gomelsky Cup
- Kruševac, Serbia Invitational Game
- Užice, Serbia Invitational Game
- Kragujevac, Serbia Invitational Game
- Novi Sad, Serbia Invitational Game
- Crete, Greece Invitational Game
- Dimitris Diamantidis Tournament
- Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament
- Portaria-Makrinitsa, Greece Invitational Game
Individual club awards
- Double
- Triple Crown
Crest and colours
Since 1992, the year in which the club's basketball department became professional, Panathinaikos B.C. uses its own logo.
Sponsors and Manufacturers
Since 1982, Panathinaikos has a specific kit manufacturer and a kit sponsor. The following tables detail the shirt sponsors and kit suppliers by year:| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor |
| 1982–1986 | Converse | Motor Oil |
| 1986–1989 | Nike | Motor Oil |
| 1989–1992 | Nike | None |
| 1992–1993 | Reebok | Maxwell House |
| 1993–1994 | Adidas | Maxwell House |
| 1994–1996 | Nike | Beck's |
| 1996–1997 | Pony | Dental V6 |
| 1997–1998 | Pony | None |
| 1998–1999 | Nike | None |
| 1999–2000 | Nike | Bake Rolls |
| 2000–2008 | Adidas | Nokia Series |
| 2008–2011 | Adidas | Cosmote |
| 2011–2014 | Adidas | Pame Stoixima |
| 2014–2016 | Adidas | Stoiximan.gr |
| 2016–present | Adidas | Pame Stoixima |
Current sponsorships
- Great Namming Partner: OPAP
- Great Shirt Sponsor: Pame Stoixima
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Adidas
- Official Sponsor: Altion, Protergia, Cosmote, Avance Car Rental, Coca-Cola 3E, EZA, Electroholic, Aktina, Viva, BP, HEDNO, Molto, Lenovo, Nikas, Nestle, Matrix, The Mall Athens, Pizza Fun, Indiba
- Official Broadcaster: Cosmote TV
- Official Partner: Smartup, Direction Business Network, Leoforos.gr
- Official Health Care Service Provider: Hygeia Medical Center
Historical uniforms
Arena
Panathinaikos' long-time home court is the O.A.K.A., which is the largest indoor venue in Greece. It is located in Marousi, and is a part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. The venue was completed in 1995, and renovated for the 2004 Summer Olympics. It is considered to be one of the biggest and most modern indoor sports arenas in all of Europe. The seating capacity for basketball games is 18,989, however, the arena can hold up to a capacity of 20,000.Supporters
The team, which is famous for its fans' passionate support, also set a record, for the highest home game attendance in the history of the EuroLeague, which was 20,000 fans, achieved at a home game in OAKA, against Benetton Treviso, on 29 March 2006, during the second phase of the 2005–06 EuroLeague.An attendance of 18,900 fans has also been achieved three times in the EuroLeague, in home games of the Greens, against Efes Pilsen in 2005, and TAU Cerámica in 2006. While PAO no longer holds the record for largest EuroLeague home crowd, it still holds the honor of being involved in the record attendance game. PAO was the opponent of Partizan Belgrade, when it drew 22,567 fans to Belgrade Arena, during a 2008–09 EuroLeague game. The EuroLeague attendance record was then broken again by Panathinaikos, on 18 April 2013, on the season's 4th EuroLeague game against FC Barcelona. It was estimated that the number of viewers reached 30,000. However, the EuroLeague does not officially recognize that as the all-time attendance record, since the number of fans in the arena, went over the arena's normal seating capacity.
Mr. Green
"Mr. Green" is the official mascot of Panathinaikos B.C. "Born" in 2006, he is a green muscular basketball player, with a basketball as a head. He wears a jersey with the number "08", which is a reference to 1908, the year Panathinaikos was founded. Creating Mr. Green took a good part of a month, since he is made out of material commonly being used in the Hollywood motion pictures industry for the construction of movie costumes, such as the ones for Batman, Spiderman and other American movies characters. He entertains fans of all ages during game breaks, gives away presents, and participates in all entertainment events inside the court. Mr. Green partakes in each and every game hosted by the team at OAKA, while he always stands by the children, participating in social responsibility events. He has also participated in five All Star Games.Rivalries
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos hold a major long-term rivalry with Olympiacos, and matches between the two teams are referred to as the "Derby of the eternal enemies". Panathinaikos is the most successful basketball club in Greece, with Olympiacos being runners-up. For the eternal enemies are the most traditional basketball powers, as they have been fighting in the top level of the Greek basketball scene longer than any other team.Their rivalry is highly credited, especially in the 1990s-2000s, when they met each other in several regular season and playoff series, and in some EuroLeague matches which marked their history.
Minor rivalries
Panathinaikos used to hold a minor rivalry with Aris, mostly during the 1980s, when Panathinaikos and Aris were the two biggest dynasties in Greek basketball at the time. They also hold a minor rivalry with AEK and PAOK, not for on-court dominance but mostly due to the fanbase of the clubs involved. None of the above rivalries can even be compared to the huge and manifold rivalry with Olympiacos, though.Seasons
| Season | Greek League | Greek Cup | Europe | Head Coach | Roster |
| 1945–46 | Champion | No tournament | No tournament | Missas Pantazopoulos | Giannis Lambrou, Missas Pantazopoulos, Stelios Arvanitis, Jack Nikolaidis, Giorgos Nikolaidis, Thymios Karadimos |
| 1946–47 | Champion | No tournament | No tournament | Missas Pantazopoulos | Giannis Lambrou, Missas Pantazopoulos, Stelios Arvanitis, Jack Nikolaidis, Giorgos Nikolaidis, Dimitrakopoulos |
| 1948–49 | 4th place | No tournament | No tournament | Missas Pantazopoulos | Giannis Lambrou, Stelios Arvanitis, Missas Pantazopoulos, Nikos Milas, Petros Dimitropoulos, Alekos Karalis, Fanis Theofanis, Dimitrakopoulos |
| 1949–50 | Champion | No tournament | No tournament | Missas Pantazopoulos | Fedon Mattheou, Giannis Lambrou, Missas Pantazopoulos, Stelios Arvanitis, Nikos Milas, Petros Dimitropoulos, Alekos Karalis, Panos Koukopoulos, Thanasis Koukopoulos, Fanis Theofanis, Kaligeris, Vithipoulias, Papatheoharis, Giazimis, Genimatas |
| 1950–51 | Champion | No tournament | No tournament | Missas Pantazopoulos | Fedon Mattheou, Giannis Lambrou, Stelios Arvanitis, Nikos Milas, Giorgos Oven, Fanis Theofannis, Kaligeris, Papatheoharis, Tripos, Vithipoulias, Konidis, Filipou, Yiaximis, Genimatas |
| 1952–53 | 2nd place | No tournament | No tournament | Fedon Mattheou, Giannis Lambrou, Stelios Arvanitis, Nikos Milas, Alekos Karalis, Panos Koukopoulos, Yiaximis, Konidis, Kaligeris, Eftaxias | |
| 1953–54 | Champion | No tournament | No tournament | Fedon Mattheou, Stelios Arvanitis, Nikos Milas, Panos Koukopoulos, Stelios Tavoularis, Giorgos Oven, Alekos Karalis, Giannis Malakates, Yiaximis, Varias, Konidis, Yianopoulos, Stamatiou, Kimanis | |
| 1960–61 | Champion | No tournament | No tournament | Nikos Milas | Panos Koukopoulos, Petros Panagiotarakos, Makridis, Liamis, Zanos, Koutsoukos, Tavoularis, Papakonstantopoulos, Mandilaris, Dedes, Katsikidis, Nakios, Sitzakis |
| 1961–62 | Champion | No tournament | Euroleague Last 32 | Kimonas Agathos | Petros Panagiotarakos, Giorgos Vassilakopoulos, Panos Koukopoulos, Liamis, Tavoularis, Katsikidis, Zanos, Makridis, Antoniadis, Mandilaris, Panagiotidis, Papadimitriou |
| 1962–63 | 4th place | No tournament | Euroleague Last 16 | Panos Koukopoulos | Petros Panagiotarakos, Giorgos Vassilakopoulos, Kostas Politis, Panos Koukopoulos, Stelios Tavoularis, Liamis, Katsikidis, Zanis |
| 1963–64 | 3rd place | No tournament | Not participated | Nikos Milas | Kostas Politis, Michalis Kyritsis, Petros Panagiotarakos, Giorgos Vassilakopoulos, Andreas Chaikalis, Gavrilos Antoniadis, Christos Antoniadis, Stelios Tavoularis, Kostas Politis, Papadimitriou |
| 1964–65 | 6th place | No tournament | Not participated | Nikos Milas | Petros Panagiotarakos, Giorgos Vassilakopoulos, Kostas Politis, Michalis Kyritsis, Andreas Chaikalis, Christos Iordanidis |
| 1965–66 | 3rd place | No tournament | Not participated | Mio Stefanović | Giorgos Kolokythas, Petros Panagiotarakos, Giorgos Vassilakopoulos, Kostas Politis, Michalis Kyritsis, Andreas Chaikalis, Christos Iordanidis |
| 1966–67 | Champion | No tournament | Not participated | Kostas Mourouzis | Giorgos Kolokythas, Kostas Politis, Giorgos Vassilakopoulos, Michalis Kyritsis, Petros Panagiotarakos, Thanasis Peppas, Andreas Chaikalis, Kouzoupis, Liamis, Lekkakis, Stefanou |
| 1967–68 | 2nd place | No tournament | Euroleague Last 16 | Kostas Mourouzis | Giorgos Kolokythas, Kostas Politis, Petros Panagiotarakos, Thanasis Peppas, Andreas Haikalis, Michalis Kyritsis |
| 1968–69 | Champion | No tournament | Cup Winners' Cup Last 4 | Kostas Mourouzis | Giorgos Kolokythas, Kostas Politis, Christos Iordanidis, Petros Panagiotarakos, Thanasis Peppas, Andreas Haikalis, Craig Greenwood, Michalis Kyritsis |
| 1969–70 | 2nd place | No tournament | Euroleague Last 16 | Kostas Mourouzis | Apostolos Kontos, Giorgos Kolokythas, Dimitris Kokolakis, Christos Iordanidis, Christos Kefalos, Kostas Politis, Haris Papazoglou, Petros Panagiotarakos, Thanasis Peppas, Andreas Haikalis, Andreas Papantoniou, Michalis Kyritsis |
| 1970–71 | Champion | No tournament | Cup Winners' Cup Last 16 | Kostas Mourouzis | Giorgos Kolokythas, Christos Iordanidis, Kostas Politis, Petros Panagiotarakos, Thanasis Peppas, Andreas Haikalis, Michalis Kyritsis, Charis Papazoglou |
| 1971–72 | Champion | No tournament | Euroleague Last 4 | Kostas Mourouzis | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, Christos Kefalos, Christos Iordanidis, Michalis Kyritsis, Giannis Dimaras, Charis Papazoglou, Andreas Papantoniou, Petros Panagiotarakos, Thanasis Peppas, Andreas Haikalis, Zografos, Zegleris, Paraskevas, Willy Kirkland |
| 1972–73 | Champion | No tournament | Euroleague Last 32 | Kostas Mourouzis | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, Christos Iordanidis, Christos Kefalos, Andreas Papantoniou, Giannis Dimaras, Andreas Haikalis, Charis Papazoglou, Sigas, Houseas, Broutsos, Bogdanos, Poulidis, Michelis |
| 1973–74 | Champion | No tournament | Euroleague Last 16 | Kostas Mourouzis | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Christos Iordanidis, Christos Kefalos, Charis Papazoglou, Andreas Haikalis, Andreas Papantoniou, Giannis Dimaras, Houseas, Poulidis, Koumanakos, Bogdanos |
| 1974–75 | Champion | No tournament | Euroleague Last 16 | Richard Dukeshire | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, Christos Iordanidis, Christos Kefalos, Memos Ioannou, Kostas Batis, Charis Papazoglou, Andreas Papantoniou, S. Kontos, Kabourakis, Spiliopoulos |
| 1975–76 | 3rd place | Last 4 | Euroleague Last 16 | Nikos Milas | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, Christos Iordanidis, Christos Kefalos, Memos Ioannou, Kostas Batis, Charis Papazoglou, Andreas Papantoniou, Andreas Haikalis, Kampourakis, S. Kontos |
| 1976–77 | Champion | Last 4 | Korać Cup Last 27 | Kostas Anastasatos | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, Christos Kefalos, Memos Ioannou, Kostas Batis, Andreas Papantoniou, Charis Papazoglou, S. Kontos, Kakogeorgiou, Kabourakis, Petrakakis |
| 1977–78 | 2nd place | Last 4 | Euroleague Last 18 | Kostas Anastasatos, Michalis Kyritsis | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, Christos Iordanidis, Memos Ioannou, Christos Kefalos, Kostas Batis, Andreas Papantoniou, Charis Papazoglou |
| 1978–79 | 3rd place | Winners | Korać Cup Last 16 | Michalis Kyritsis, Kostas Politis | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, David Stergakos, Kostas Batis, Andreas Papantoniou, Charis Papazoglou |
| 1979–80 | Champion | Last 8 | Cup Winners' Cup Last 8 | Kostas Politis | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, David Stergakos, Memos Ioannou, Kyriakos Vidas, Kostas Batis, Andreas Papantoniou, Charis Papazoglou, Garos, Georganas, Kalogeropoulos |
| 1980–81 | Champion | Last 8 | Euroleague Last 8 | Kostas Politis | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, David Stergakos, Kyriakos Vidas, Memos Ioannou, Andreas Papantoniou, Katsinis, Garos, Georganas, Kalogeropoulos, Metaxas |
| 1981–82 | Champion | Winners | Euroleague Final-6 | Kostas Politis | Apostolos Kontos, Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, David Stergakos, Kyriakos Vidas, Memos Ioannou, Kostas Batis, Andreas Papantoniou, Kim Woolfolk, David Thompson, Katsinis, Georganas, Venieris, Kalogeropoulos, Garos, Karanasos |
| 1982–83 | 3rd place | Winners | Euroleague Last 5 | Christos Kefalos | Dimitris Kokolakis, Takis Koroneos, David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Memos Ioannou, Tom Kappos |
| 1983–84 | Champion | Last 4 | Cup Winners' Cup Last 8 | Michalis Kyritsis | Takis Koroneos, David Stergakos, Memos Ioannou, Liveris Andritsos, Kyriakos Vidas, Giorgos Skropolithas, Tom Kappos, Tolias, Kalogeropoulos, Politis, Tsantilis, Sotiriou |
| 1984–85 | 3rd place | Finalist | Euroleague Last 8 | Michalis Kyritsis | Takis Koroneos, David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Kyriakos Vidas, Memos Ioannou, Giorgos Skropolithas, Tom Kappos, Tolias, Kalogeropoulos, Politis, Tsantilis, Sotiriou |
| 1985–86 | 4th place | Winners | Cup Winners' Cup Last 16 | Michalis Kyritsis | David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Memos Ioannou, Kyriakos Vidas, Argiris Papapetrou, Giorgos Skropolithas, Petroudakis |
| 1986–87 | 5th place | Last 16 | Cup Winners' Cup Last 32 | Kostas Mourouzis | David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Memos Ioannou, Argyris Papapetrou, Giorgos Skropolithas, Kostas Missas, Dimitris Dimakopoulos, Dionysis Fragiskatos |
| 1987–88 | 5th place | Last 16 | Korać Cup Last 32 | Richard Dukeshire | David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Memos Ioannou, Argyris Papapetrou, Giorgos Skropolithas, Kostas Missas, Dimitris Dimakopoulos, Dionysis Fragiskatos |
| 1988–89 | 3rd place | Last 4 | Korać Cup Last 16 | Michalis Kyritsis | Edgar Jones, David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Memos Ioannou, Argyris Papapetrou, Giorgos Skropolithas, Argyris Pedoulakis, Dimitris Dimakopoulos, Dionysis Fragiskatos |
| 1989–90 | 5th place | Last 8 | Korać Cup Last 64 | Christos Iordanidis | Edgar Jones, David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Memos Ioannou, Takis Koroneos, Argyris Papapetrou, Giorgos Skropolithas, Argyris Pedulakis, Dimitris Dimakopoulos, Dionysis Fragiskatos |
| 1990–91 | 7th place | Last 4 | Korać Cup Last 16 | Christos Iordanidis | Antonio Davis, David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Giorgos Skropolithas, Argyris Pedulakis, Argyris Papapetrou, Dimitris Dimakopoulos, Wayne Yearwood, Dinos Kalambakos |
| 1991–92 | 8th place | Last 4 | Korać Cup Last 16 | Željko Pavličević | Fragiskos Alvertis, Antonio Davis, Nikos Ekonomou, Christos Myriounis, Minas Gekos, David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Argyris Papapetrou, Giorgos Skropolithas, Argyris Pedulakis, Dinos Kalambakos Yannis Georgikopoulos, Greg Ikonomu, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Scott Roth |
| 1992–93 | 2nd place | Winners | Not participated | Željko Pavličević | Fragiskos Alvertis, Nikos Galis, Arijan Komazec, Stojko Vranković, Tiit Sokk, Nikos Ekonomou, Christos Myriounis, Argiris Papapetrou, Giannis Georgikopoulos |
| 1993–94 | 3rd place | Last 16 | EuroLeague 3rd place | Kostas Politis | Fragiskos Alvertis, Nikos Galis, Sasha Volkov, Stojko Vranković, Tiit Sokk, Nikos Ekonomou, Christos Myriounis, Costas Patavoukas, Yannis Papayannis, Giannis Georgikopoulos, Minas Gekos, Aivar Kuusmaa, Giorgos Chrysanthopoulos, Dionysis Kourlis |
| 1994–95 | 2nd place | Last 16 | EuroLeague 3rd place | Efthimis Kiumurtzoglou | Fragiskos Alvertis, Nikos Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Žarko Paspalj, Stojko Vranković, Miroslav Pecarski, Tiit Sokk, Nikos Ekonomou, Christos Myriounis, Costas Patavoukas, Yannis Papayannis, Giannis Georgikopoulos, Aivar Kuusmaa, Giorgos Chrysanthopoulos, Dionysis Kourlis |
| 1995–96 | 2nd place | Winners | EuroLeague Champion | Božidar Maljković | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dominique Wilkins, Stojko Vranković, Panagiotis Giannakis, Nikos Ekonomou, Kostas Patavoukas, John Korfas, Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Miroslav Pecarski, Vagelis Vourtzoumis, Christos Myriounis |
| 1996–97 | 5th place | Last 4 | Intercontinental Cup Winner | Božidar Maljković Michalis Kyritsis | |
| 1996–97 | 5th place | Last 4 | EuroLeague Last 8 | Božidar Maljković Michalis Kyritsis | - |
| 1997–98 | Champion | Last 4 | EuroCup Last 4 | Slobodan Subotić | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dino Rađa, Byron Scott, Fannis Christodoulou, Nikos Ekonomou, Antonis Fotsis, Michael Koch, Ferran Martínez, Costas Patavoukas, Sascha Hupmann, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Johnny Branch, Andreas Glyniadakis, Vagelis Vourtzoumis |
| 1998–99 | Champion | Last 8 | EuroLeague Last 16 | Slobodan Subotić | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dejan Bodiroga, Dino Rađa, Nikos Ekonomou, Ferdinando Gentile, Michael Koch, Costas Patavoukas, Nikos Boudouris, Pat Burke, Sascha Hupmann, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Kostas Maglos, Alexandros Anthis |
| 1999–00 | Champion | Finalist | EuroLeague Champion | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dejan Bodiroga, Željko Rebrača, Johnny Rogers, Oded Kattash, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Antonis Fotsis, Ferdinando Gentile, Michael Koch, Nikos Boudouris, Pat Burke |
| 2000–01 | Champion | Finalist | SuproLeague Finalist | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dejan Bodiroga, Željko Rebrača, Johnny Rogers, Pat Burke, Antonis Fotsis, Ferdinando Gentile, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Oded Kattash, Michael Koch, Darryl Middleton, Giorgos Baloyannis, Andreas Glyniadakis, Yannis Rodostoglou, Marios Voulgaridis |
| 2001–02 | 3rd place | Last 4 | Euroleague Champion | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dejan Bodiroga, İbrahim Kutluay, Johnny Rogers, Darryl Middleton, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Damir Mulaomerović, Pepe Sánchez, Giannis Sioutis, Giorgos Balogiannis, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Giannis Giannoulis, Christos Vidalis, Michalis Svoronos, Serafim Theos, Corey Albano |
| 2002–03 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Last 8 | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Jaka Lakovič, Ariel McDonald, Darryl Middleton, Kostas Tsartsaris, Giorgos Balogiannis, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Antonis Fotsis, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Rodney Buford, Jurica Žuža, Christos Vidalis |
| 2003–04 | Champion | Last 32 | Euroleague Last 16 | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Darryl Middleton, Mike Batiste, Ariel McDonald, Jaka Lakovič, Nikos Hatzivrettas, Kostas Tsartsaris, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Giannis Gagaloudis, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Dušan Šakota, Giorgos Maslarinos, Artemis Kouvaris, Haris Mujezinović |
| 2004–05 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague 3rd place | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dimitris Diamantidis, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Jaka Lakovič, İbrahim Kutluay, Vlado Šćepanović, Nikos Hatzivrettas, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Mike Batiste, Kostas Tsartsaris, Lonny Baxter, Darryl Middleton, Patrick Femerling, Dušan Šakota, Vasilis Xanthopoulos |
| 2005–06 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Last 8 | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dimitris Diamantidis, Giorgos Kalaitzis, Jaka Lakovič, Vassilis Spanoulis, Vlado Šćepanović, Nikos Hatzivrettas, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Dušan Šakota, Mike Batiste, Kostas Tsartsaris, Dejan Tomašević, Patrick Femerling, Brandon Hunter |
| 2006–07 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Champion | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Dimitris Diamantidis, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Sani Bečirovič, Mike Batiste, Nikos Hatzivrettas, Dimos Dikoudis, Kostas Tsartsaris, Tony Delk, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Vasilis Xanthopoulos, Dejan Tomašević, Dušan Šakota, Miloš Vujanić, Robertas Javtokas |
| 2007–08 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Last 16 | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Kostas Tsartsaris, Mike Batiste, Nikos Hatzivrettas, Dimitris Diamantidis, Vassilis Spanoulis, Dejan Tomašević, Dimos Dikoudis, Sani Bečirovič, Stratos Perperoglou, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Kennedy Winston, Andrija Žižić, Nikola Prkačin, Aris Tatarounis |
| 2008–09 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Champion | Željko Obradović | Fragiskos Alvertis, Antonis Fotsis, Kostas Tsartsaris, Mike Batiste, Nikos Hatzivrettas, Dimitris Diamantidis, Vassilis Spanoulis, Stratos Perperoglou, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Drew Nicholas, Nikola Peković, Giorgi Shermadini, Dimitris Verginis, Dušan Kecman |
| 2009–10 | Champion | Finalist | Euroleague Last 16 | Željko Obradović | Dimitris Diamantidis, Antonis Fotsis, Kostas Tsartsaris, Mike Batiste, Vassilis Spanoulis, Stratos Perperoglou, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Drew Nicholas, Nikola Peković, Giorgi Shermadini, Dimitris Verginis, Nick Calathes, Milenko Tepić, Georgios Bogris, Jurica Golemac, Marcus Haislip, Ioannis Karamalegkos |
| 2010–11 | Champion | Finalist | Euroleague Champion | Željko Obradović | Dimitris Diamantidis, Antonis Fotsis, Kostas Tsartsaris, Mike Batiste, Stratos Perperoglou, Drew Nicholas, Nick Calathes, Milenko Tepić, Georgios Bogris, Romain Sato, Aleks Marić, Kostas Kaimakoglou, Ian Vougioukas, Fotios Zoumpos, Ioannis Karamalegkos, Paris Maragkos |
| 2011–12 | 2nd place | Winner | Euroleague 4th place | Željko Obradović | Dimitris Diamantidis, Kostas Tsartsaris, Mike Batiste, Stratos Perperoglou, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Nick Calathes, Romain Sato, Aleks Marić, Kostas Kaimakoglou, Ian Vougioukas, David Logan, Steven Smith, Alexis Kyritsis, Pat Calathes, Fotios Zoumpos |
| 2012–13 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Last 8 | Argyris Pedoulakis | Dimitris Diamantidis, Kostas Tsartsaris, Sofoklis Schortsianitis, Stéphane Lasme, Jonas Mačiulis, Mike Bramos, Roko Ukić, James Gist, Marcus Banks, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Charis Giannopoulos, Gaios Skordilis, Vassilis Charalampopoulos, Giorgos Diamantakos, Ramel Curry, R. T. Guinn, Jason Kapono |
| 2013–14 | Champion | Winner | Euroleague Last 8 | Argyris Pedoulakis, Fragiskos Alvertis | Dimitris Diamantidis, Antonis Fotsis, Mike Batiste, Jonas Mačiulis, Mike Bramos, Ramel Curry, Roko Ukić, Stéphane Lasme, James Gist, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Nikos Pappas, Vladimiros Giankovits, Shang Ping, Gaios Skordilis, Vassilis Charalampopoulos, Giorgos Diamantakos, Georgios Apostolidis, Zack Wright |
| 2014–15 | 2nd place | Winner | Euroleague Last 8 | Duško Ivanović, Sotiris Manolopoulos | Dimitris Diamantidis, Esteban Batista, Jānis Blūms, Lefteris Bochoridis, Antonis Fotsis, Vladimiros Giankovits, James Gist, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, DeMarcus Nelson, Nikos Pappas, A.J. Slaughter, Vasileios Charalampopoulos, Giorgos Diamantakos, Antonis Koniaris, Michalis Lountzis, Georgios Papagiannis, D.J. Cooper, Raymar Morgan, Gani Lawal, Julian Wright |
| 2015–16 | 2nd place | Winner | Euroleague Last 8 | Aleksandar Đorđević Argyris Pedoulakis | Dimitris Diamantidis, Aleksandar Pavlović, Vassilis Charalampopoulos, Antonis Koniaris, Lefteris Bochoridis, Vlantimir Giankovits, Antonis Fotsis, Miroslav Raduljica, Nikos Pappas, James Feldeine, James Gist, Nick Calathes, Georgios Kalaitzakis, Konstantinos Papadakis, Georgios Papagiannis, Michalis Lountzis, Ognjen Kuzmić, MarQuez Haynes, Elliot Williams, Vince Hunter |
| 2016–17 | Champion | Winner | EuroLeague Last 8 | Argyris Pedoulakis Georgios Vovoras Xavi Pascual | Antonis Fotsis, Vassilis Charalampopoulos, Nikos Pappas, James Feldeine, James Gist, Nick Calathes, Chris Singleton, K. C. Rivers, Mike James, Demetris Nichols, Lefteris Bochoridis, Kenny Gabriel, Alessandro Gentile, Ioannis Bourousis, Georgios Kalaitzakis, Michalis Lountzis, Kostas Gontikas, Pat Calathes |
| 2017–18 | Champion | Last 4 | EuroLeague Last 8 | Xavi Pascual | Nikos Pappas, James Gist, Nick Calathes, Chris Singleton, K. C. Rivers, Marcus Denmon, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Matt Lojeski, Lukas Lekavičius, Ian Vougioukas, Zach Auguste, Kenny Gabriel, Dinos Mitoglou, Georgios Kalaitzakis, Mike James, Adreian Payne, Lefteris Bochoridis |
Season by season
International record
The road to the six EuroLeague victories
EuroLeague 1996
EuroLeague 2000
EuroLeague 2002
EuroLeague 2007
EuroLeague 2009
EuroLeague 2011
Less significant European successes
Panathinaikos has advanced to the Final Four of the EuroLeague another five times: Tel Aviv in 1994, Zaragoza in 1995, Paris in 2001, Moscow in 2005, and Istanbul in 2012. Other significant successes are: the two appearances in the semifinals of the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup, as well as the road to the semifinals of the FIBA European Champions' Cup in the 1971–72 season. In the 1981–82 season, Panathinaikos participated in the semifinals of the FIBA European Champions' Cup, after eliminating the teams of CSKA Moscow and Levski-Spartak, in that order.Friendly games against NBA and Chinese teams
Panathinaikos has twice made a tour of the United States, for friendly games. In 2003, when they played against the NBA team the Toronto Raptors, and in 2007. On 11 October 2007, Panathinaikos played against the NBA's Houston Rockets, and on 18 October 2007, they played against the defending NBA champions at the time, the San Antonio Spurs.Panathinaikos has also twice made a tour in China for friendly games. In 2013, when they played against Foshan Long Lions. On 28 September 2015, Panathinaikos played against Zhejiang Lions, and on 30 September 2015, they played against the Guangdong Tigers.
Season-by-season records
Notable players
Listed as Green Legends in Panathinaikos B.C. site:- Faidon Matthaiou
- Giorgos Kolokithas
- Takis Koroneos
- Chris Kefalos
- Dimitris Kokolakis
- Apostolos Kontos
- Memos Ioannou
- David Stergakos
- Fragiskos Alvertis
- Antonio Davis
- Nikos Galis
- Stojan Vranković
- Dominique Wilkins
- Panagiotis Giannakis
- Dino Rađja
- Byron Scott
- Fanis Christodoulou
- Antonis Fotsis
- Dejan Bodiroga
- Željko Rebrača
- Darryl Middleton
- Oded Kattash
- Mike Batiste
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Tony Delk
- Sarunas Jasikevicius
- Nick Calathes
- James Gist
Club captains
- Takis Koroneos
- Memos Ioannou
- Liveris Andritsos
- Nikos Galis
- Panagiotis Giannakis
- Nikos Oikonomou
- Kostas Patavoukas
- Fragiskos Alvertis
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Nick Calathes
- Ian Vougioukas
- Nick Calathes
- Ioannis Papapetrou
Head coaches
- Missas Pantazopoulos
- Nikos Milas
- Kostas Mourouzis
- Richard Dukeshire
- Michalis Kyritsis
- Kostas Politis
- Željko Pavličević
- Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou
- Božidar Maljković
- Slobodan Subotić
- Željko Obradović
- Argyris Pedoulakis
- Duško Ivanović
- Sasha Đjorđjević
- Xavi Pascual
- Rick Pitino
- Georgios Vovoras
Honours and statistics
League records
| Outline | Record |
| Champions without a loss | 4 times |
| Champions in a row | 9 seasons |
| Best regular season record in A1 GBL | 26-0 |
| Best playoffs record in A1 GBL | 8-0 |
| Best regular season & playoffs record in A1 GBL | 34-2 |
Cup records
European records
| Outline | Record |
| Most points in a EuroLeague game | 123 points |
Top 10 players in games, points, rebounds and assists in the A1 Division (since the 1986–87 season)
Panathinaikos team leaders in games played, points scored, and rebounds, in games played in the Greek A1 Division, since it was first formed, starting with the 1986–87 season.- * Still active player with the team.
One-club men
| Player | Nationality | Position | Debut | Last Game |
| Fragiskos Alvertis |  | Small forward | 1990 | 2009 |
Individual honours
FIBA Hall of Fame- Nikos Galis
- Dominique Wilkins
- Nikos Galis
- Rick Pitino
- Dino Rađja
- Dino Rađja
- Alexander Volkov
- Giorgos Kolokithas
- Nikos Galis
- Fragiskos Alvertis
- Dejan Bodiroga
- Nikos Galis
- Panagiotis Giannakis
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Božidar Maljković
- Željko Obradović
- Dino Rađja
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Ramūnas Šiškauskas
- Dejan Bodiroga
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Ramūnas Šiškauskas
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Dejan Bodiroga
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Pavlos Giannakopoulos
- Thanasis Giannakopoulos
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Dominique Wilkins
- Željko Rebrača
- Dejan Bodiroga
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Vassilis Spanoulis
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Stéphane Lasme
- Nikos Galis
- Željko Obradović
- Dejan Bodiroga
- Željko Rebrača
- Fragiskos Alvertis
- Jaka Lakovič
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Vassilis Spanoulis
- Mike Batiste
- Stéphane Lasme
- Nick Calathes
- Dino Rađja
- Dejan Bodiroga
- Željko Rebrača
- Jaka Lakovič
- Nikos Chatzivrettas
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Mike Batiste
- Stéphane Lasme
- Dominique Wilkins
- Željko Rebrača
- Fragiskos Alvertis
- Jaka Lakovič
- Kostas Tsartsaris
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Roko Ukić
- Ramel Curry
- Loukas Mavrokefalidis
- James Feldeine
- Nick Calathes
- Giorgos Kolokithas
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Stéphane Lasme
- Nick Calathes
- David Stergakos
- Antonio Davis
- Dino Rađja
- Nikos Galis
- Byron Dinkins
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Vassilis Spanoulis
- Nick Calathes
- Nick Calathes
- Željko Obradović
- Argyris Pedoulakis
- Xavi Pascual
- Kostas Tsartsaris
- Dimitris Diamantidis
- Jaka Lakovič
- Vassilis Spanoulis
- Ramūnas Šiškauskas
- Mike Batiste
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Nikola Peković
- Drew Nicholas
- Stéphane Lasme
- Jonas Mačiulis
- Loukas Mavrokefalidis
- Nick Calathes
- Chris Singleton
- Mike James
- Thanasis Antetokounmpo
- Antonis Fotsis
Management
Ownership & Current Board
Academies staff
Presidential history
Until 1992, the President of Panathinaikos A.C. was responsible for the management of the team. In 1992, the basketball department became professional, with its own President.| Years | President |
| 1992–2000 | Pavlos Giannakopoulos |
| 2000–2002 | Dimitris Panagoulias |
| 2002–2003 | Giorgos Panagoulias |
| 2003–2012 | Pavlos Giannakopoulos Thanasis Giannakopoulos |
| 2012–2014 | Dimitris Giannakopoulos |
| 2014– | Manos Papadopoulos |