EFAO Zografou B.C.


EFAO Zografou B.C., abbreviated as EFAOZ B.C., is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Zografou, Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Enosi Filathlitikou Athlitikou Omilou Zografou, which means Union of Philathletic Athletic Group of Zografou. The club is also commonly known as Filathlitikos B.C. The team's colors are red and white.
The club is mostly known for being the first club that Giannis Antetokounmpo played for, prior to his being selected in the 2013 NBA draft, and playing in the National Basketball Association, as well as for being the club that the eldest Antetokounmpo brothers, played with. The youngest Antetokounmpo brothers, Kostas and Alex, also played with the club's youth teams.

Logos

History

In 1954, the basketball section of Omilos Athlitikos Zografou, or O.A. Zografou, was created. Filathlitikos Athlitikos Omilos Zografou B.C., or Filathlitikos A.O. Zografou, was founded in 1986. Filathlitikos competed in the second tier level of Greek basketball, the Greek A2 Basket League, for the first time, during the 2012–13 season. During that season, Filathlitikos featured players like the Antetokounmpo brothers, Giannis and Thanasis, as well as players like Nikos Gkikas, Michalis Kamperidis, and Christos Saloustros, guided by head coach Takis Zivas. They finished in third place in the A2 League that season.
During the 2013–14 season, Filathlitikos finished in twelfth place in the league, and they were relegated back down to the third tier level of Greek basketball, the Greek B Basket League. In 2016, Filathlitikos merged with O.A. Zografou, to form the newly named club of Filathlitikos Omilos Athlitikos Zografou, abbreviated as FOAZ. In 2018, the club changed its name to Enosi Filathlitikos Athlitikos Omilos Zografou, abbreviated as EFAOZ, and meaning Union of Philathletic Athletic Group of Zografou.

Arena

EFAO Zografou plays its home games at the Zografou AntetokounBros Municipal Gymnasium, which is located in Zografou, a suburb of Athens. In 2019, the arena was named after the Antetokounmpo brothers, all of whom played with the club at various times, whether in the senior men's team, or in the club's youth teams.

Season by season

Notable players

Senior club players