P.A.O.K. BC
P.A.O.K. B.C., commonly known in European competitions as PAOK, is the professional basketball department of the major Greek multi-sports club A.C. PAOK, which was founded in 1926, and is based in Thessaloniki. The club's basketball section was founded in 1928. The club's home arena is the PAOK Sports Arena, which is an indoor arena with a seating capacity of 8,500 people.
Over the years, the PAOK basketball club has established itself with a firm reputation in Greek pro basketball, especially due to its successes in European-wide competitions. In the past, the club has won Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League twice, in the years 1959 and 1992. The club has also won the top national Greek Cup competition three times, in the years 1984, 1995, and 1999.
In Pan-European competitions, PAOK has also won two European Cup titles. They won the now defunct European-wide secondary level competition, the FIBA Saporta Cup, in the 1990–91 season. They also won the now defunct European-wide third level competition, the FIBA Korać Cup, in the 1993–94 season. In addition, PAOK was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals' runner-up in both the 1991–92 and 1995–96 seasons. On the European-wide top-tier level, PAOK competed in the EuroLeague's concluding championship tournament, the Final Four, at the 1993 Athens EuroLeague Final Four, where they finished in third place.
History
1928–1980
The men's basketball section of the multi-sports club PAOK AC was created in 1928, when Alekos Alexiadis, a young member of the administration council of PAOK AC, took the initiative to create a men's basketball team. He "gave birth" to the basketball department again, after World War II. After the war, Alekos Alexiadis began to organize a basketball team from the children that played at the only basketball court in Thessaloniki. The first honor for PAOK's basketball section was the win of the 1958–59 Greek League championship. The team was crowned the Champions of Greece, with the following players; Dapontes, Kyriakou, Oikonomou, Paschalis, Stalios, Kokkos, Theoridis, Angelidis, Stergiou, and Konstantinidis, and player-coach Iraklis Klagas. Four years later, the Greek League was reconstructed into a Nation-wide League, but PAOK was placed in the Second National Division, where they won an immediate league promotion to the first division the next year. The worst season of the club to date was in 1976–77, when PAOK avoided relegation, with a 66–53 play-out win over Dimokritos.1981–1990
PAOK met Panathinaikos in its first Greek Cup Final, in 1982. The Athenians managed to scrape through to a two-point victory, despite the game being played in Alexandreio Melathron, which was PAOK's home arena at that time. In the following 1982–83 season, the team finished in second place behind Aris.The success of both Aris and PAOK, fueled the ongoing rivalry between the clubs, that had long been established in football. In 1984, the two teams reached the Greek Cup Final. PAOK's head coach at that time, Faidon Matthaiou, in trying to boost his team's morale, ordered the players to completely shave their heads. PAOK won the Greek Cup by four points, in what is now remembered as the "final of the shaven heads".
The then 22-year-old Bane Prelević, debuted with the club in the 1988–89 season. He became the definitive leader of PAOK, and a fan favorite. He was often compared to the great Nikos Galis, who was at the time the captain of Aris. Prelević was often quoted for his loyalty to the team. He had a number of injuries and medical emergencies because of weak legs, but he would constantly choose to take heavy dosages of painkillers, rather than missing out on important games. During the 1980s decade, PAOK was second in the Greek League only to Aris.
1991–2000
PAOK brought joy to its fans, by winning the now defunct European 2nd-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup's 1990–91 season championship, when PAOK defeated the Spanish ACB League club CAI Zaragoza in Geneva, by a score of 76–72, on March 26, 1991.In the following 1991–92 season, PAOK once again reached the final of the same competition, but they lost to the Spanish League club Real Madrid Asegurator, by a score of 65–63. The game was heading to overtime, as the two teams were equal at 63 points, when Panagiotis Fasoulas lost the ball to Rickey Brown in the last 2 seconds of the game, and Real Madrid scored an unexpected basket. The same year, PAOK won the Greek League championship, by beating Aris in the league's final four mini stage, and then Olympiacos in the playoff's finals.
In the 1992–93 season, PAOK had a great starting five unit of John Korfas, Bane Prelević, Cliff Levingston, Ken Barlow and Panagiotis Fasoulas, and was led by the legendary head coach Dušan Ivković. In that season, the club competed in Europe's premier club basketball competition, the FIBA European League, which marked the club's first appearance in the top-tier level European league. PAOK managed to reach the 1993 Athens Final Four. PAOK lost in the semifinal game to the then defending Italian League champions Benetton Treviso, which was led by the Croatian star Toni Kukoč, by a score of 79–77. Two days later, in the third-place game, PAOK defeated Spain's Real Madrid Teka, which was led by the Lithuanian star Arvydas Sabonis and American Rickey Brown.
In the 1993–94 season, PAOK returned to European success, by winning the European 3rd-tier level FIBA Korać Cup competition, in a two-legged final against the Italian League club Stefanel Trieste. PAOK won both at home and away, by 9 points. The following year, PAOK won the Greek Cup title, in a 19-point victory against Chipita Panionios, by a score of 72–53. In the 1995–96 season, PAOK once again reached the final of the FIBA European Cup, but they lost to the Spanish club Taugrés, by a score of 88–81. Three years later in 1999, PAOK again won the Greek Cup title, by defeating AEK Athens, by a score of 71–54.
The new home of PAOK, the PAOK Sports Arena, able to hold 8,500 fans, was inaugurated on 17 March 2000. That marked the end of a long period of time, in which the club had shared the home court of Alexandreio Melathron with Aris. Bane Prelević returned to PAOK, after having quick spells at Kinder Bologna and AEK Athens, and then quit playing basketball at the end of the 1999–00 season. He later returned to PAOK in the 2001–02 season, as an assistant coach.
During the 1990s decade, PAOK was one of the top teams in the Greek League. They won the Greek League championship in 1992, and also played in the league's finals in 1994, 1998, and 2000. In addition to that, PAOK also made it to the league's semifinals each year, and they finished in 3rd place in the Greek league 1993, 1997, and 1999.
2001–2010
PAOK played in EuroLeague Basketball's inaugural 2000–01 season, where they made it to the Round of 16, and lost to the Slovenian League club Union Olimpija. However, a difficult financial situation led the previous season's Greek League finalists to struggle in the Greek League, where they finished in 8th place in the 2000–01 Greek League season. In the 2001–02 season, PAOK again finished in 8th place in the Greek League. Prelević became the team's head coach for the 2002–03 season, and he led them to a short winning streak during the year. PAOK ended up in 7th place in the Greek League in the 2002–03 season. PAOK also competed in FIBA-organized Pan-European club competitions at that time. They competed in the European third-level 2001–02 FIBA Korać Cup, and in the European third-level 2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup.PAOK finished in 6th place in the 2003–04 Greek League season, with a squad full of talented young players, like Panos Vasilopoulos, Kostas Vasileiadis and Loukas Mavrokefalidis. During the season, PAOK withdrew from FIBA-run competitions, and in the 2004–05 season, the team made its debut in the European-wide secondary level ULEB Cup competition. PAOK made it to the ULEB Cup's quarterfinals that season, where they lost to the Lithuanian League club Lietuvos Rytas. In the Greek League, PAOK finished in 6th place. In the 2005–06 season, PAOK finished in 6th place in the Greek League.
During a 2006–07 Greek League season game, PAOK and Aris put on a spectacular show, that PAOK ended up winning, after two overtime periods. The team finished that season's Greek League in 6th place, after losing to Olympiacos in the league's playoffs. PAOK also played in the ULEB Cup in the 2006–07 season. They made it to the league's Top 16 Round that season, where they lost to the Italian League club Montepaschi Siena.
The 2007–08 Greek League season was one of the worst in PAOK's history, with PAOK finishing in a disastrous 12th place in the league. However, during that Greek League season, PAOK picked up a great victory against Olympiacos. In that same 2007–08 season, PAOK also had a disappointing finish in the now defunct European-wide third- level competition, the FIBA EuroCup. Because of that, PAOK's management decided for the club to take a break from Pan-European leagues, and to instead focus mainly on the Greek League. So the club did not compete in any European-wide leagues in the following 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.
PAOK finished in 7th place in the 2008–09 Greek League season. Prior to the start of the 2009–10 season, PAOK hired Soulis Markopoulos to be the team's new head coach. PAOK finished in 5th place in the 2009–10 Greek League season.
2010–present
PAOK finished 3rd place in the Greek League in the 2010-11 season. That success allowed PAOK to play in the EuroLeague's qualifying tournament in the 2011-12 season. However, in the 2011-12 season, PAOK finished in a disappointing 8th place in the Greek League, and thus missed out on European-wide competition for the 2012-13 season. In the 2012-13 season, PAOK finished in 5th place in the Greek League, and was then able to return to European competition for the following season. In the next season, they competed in the 2nd-tier level EuroCup. In the Greek League, PAOK finished in 3rd place, in both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. In the 2015-16 season, PAOK finished in 5th place in the Greek League. After the 2015–17 FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy, PAOK decided to return to FIBA organized competitions, and chose to play in the FIBA Champions League, rather than in the EuroCup. After finishing in 5th place in the Greek League in the 2016-17 season, the club replaced head coach Soulis Markopoulos with Ilias Papatheodorou. In the 2017-18 season, PAOK finished in 3rd place in the Greek League.Arenas
In earlier times, PAOK played its home games at the Thessaloniki Forum. After that, PAOK played its home games for many years at the 5,183 seat Alexandreio Melathron. In 2000, the club moved to the 8,500 seat PAOK Sports Arena.Roster
Depth chart
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Greek League
- Greek Cup
European competitions
- EuroLeague
- FIBA Saporta Cup
- FIBA Korać Cup
Individual honours
- Dušan Ivković
- Panagiotis Fasoulas
- Dušan Ivković
- Peja Stojaković
- Rawle Marshall
- Panagiotis Fasoulas
- Keith Clanton
- John Korfas
- Frankie King
- Damir Mulaomerović
- D. J. Cooper
- Soulis Markopoulos
- Bane Prelević
- Walter Berry
European record
International record
The road to the European Cup victories
1990–91 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup- The game was held at Peristeri Arena, in Peristeri, Athens
| Round | Team | Home | Away |
| 3rd |  Stroitel Samara | 101–56 | 81–77 |
| Top 16 |  Caja San Fernando | 92–89 | 87–82 |
| Top 16 |  Recoaro Milano | 71–67 | 74–76 |
| Top 16 |  Zagreb | 84–70 | 91–77 |
| QF | Scavolini Pesaro | 96–58 | 66–82 |
| SF |  Chipita Panionios | 82–64 | 85–83 |
| F | Stefanel Trieste | 75–66 | 100–91 |
Season-by-season
| Season | Greek Basket League| | Greek Basketball Cup| | PAOK B.C. in international competitions| | Head Coach| | Roster |
| 1958–59 | Champion | No tournament | No tournament | Iraklios Klagkas | Orestis Angelidis, Asteriadis, Constantinidis, Giorgos Oikonomou, Kiriakou, Klagkas, Kokkos, Pashalis, Stalios, Stergiou, Dapontes, Theodoridis |
| 1959–60 | Runner Up | No tournament | Euroleague Last 32 | ||
| 1974–75 | 4th place | No tournament | Korać Cup Last 32 | ||
| 1975–76 | 9th place | Korać Cup Last 32 | |||
| 1981–82 | 3rd place | Runner Up | Korać Cup Last 32 | Theodoros Rodopoulos | Vangelis Alexandris, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Manthos Katsoulis, Giannis Politis, Zaharias Katsoulis, Dimitris Kalpakis, Christos Konstantinidis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Gaitanis, Delapashos, Bourlivas, Stratis, Dimitris Tsakagiannis |
| 1982–83 | Runner Up | Last 4 | Cup Winners' Cup Last 16 | Theodoros Rodopoulos | Vangelis Alexandris, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Giannis Politis, Zaharias Katsoulis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Kalpakis, Christos Konstantinidis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Gaitanis, Polichronakos, Bourlivas, Michael Angelidis |
| 1983–84 | 3rd place | Winner | Korać Cup Last 16 | Harry Pappas, Faidon Matthaiou | Panagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Manthos Katsoulis, Vangelis Alexandris, Giannis Politis, Zaharias Katsoulis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Kalpakis, Christos Konstantinidis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Polikratis, Michael Angelidis, Polichronakos |
| 1984–85 | Runner Up | Last 4 | Cup Winners' Cup Last 8 | Josip Gjergja | Panagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Steve Giatzoglou, Manthos Katsoulis, Vangelis Alexandris, Sotiris Sakellariou, Giannis Politis, Zaharias Katsoulis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Kalpakis, Platon Hotokouridis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Bill Varner, Dick Mumma |
| 1985–86 | 5th place | Last 16 | Korać Cup Last 16 | Theodoros Rodopoulos | Takis Koroneos, Nikos Stavropoulos, Manthos Katsoulis, Sotiris Sakellariou, Zaharias Katsoulis, Takis Karatzoulidis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Dontsios, Platon Hotokouridis, Thanasis Koumatsiotis, Panagiotis Kalogiros, Christos Konstantinidis, Bill Varner, Mark Simpson |
| 1986–87 | 3rd place | Last 16 | Korać Cup Last 32 | Orestis Angelidis | Panagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Manthos Katsoulis, Sotiris Sakellariou, Zaharias Katsoulis, Takis Karatzoulidis, Alexis Bakopoulos, John Korfas, Platon Hotokouridis, Giorgos Makaras, Panagiotis Kalogiros, Delaney Rudd, Alvis Rogers, Eddie Kladis |
| 1987–88 | Runner Up | Last 8 | Korać Cup Last 16 | Johnny Neumann | Panagiotis Fasoulas, John Korfas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Manthos Katsoulis, Takis Karatzoulidis, Giorgos Makaras, Alexis Bakopoulos, Zaharias Katsoulis, Sotiris Sakellariou, Platon Hotokouridis, Gerasimos Tzakis, Panagiotis Kalogiros, Delaney Rudd, Mark Petteway, Hatzigeorgiou, Metsas, Eddie Kladis |
| 1988–89 | Runner Up | Runner Up | Korać Cup Last 16 | Johnny Neumann, Kostas Politis | Mike Jones, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Bane Prelević, John Korfas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Takis Karatzoulidis, Giorgos Makaras, Bill Melis, Alexis Bakopoulos, Dimitris Dontsios, Hatzigeorgiou |
| 1989–90 | Runner Up | Runner Up | Cup Winners' Cup Last 4 | Kostas Politis | Anthony Cook, Bane Prelević, Panagiotis Fasoulas, John Korfas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Takis Karatzoulidis, Giorgos Makaras, Nikos Boudouris, Pete Papahronis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Bill Melis, Theodoros Asteriadis, Christos Papasarantou |
| 1990–91 | Runner Up | Runner Up | Cup Winners' Cup Winner | Kostas Politis, Sakis Laios, Dragan Šakota | Kenneth Barlow, Bane Prelević, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Stavropoulos, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Makaras, John Korfas, Pete Papahronis, Memos Ioannou, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Giorgos Valavanidis, Lazaros Tsakiris, Nick Katsikis, Tom Katsikis, Irving Thomas |
| 1991–92 | Champion | Last 4 | European Cup Runner Up | Dušan Ivković | Kenneth Barlow, Bane Prelević, Panagiotis Fasoulas, John Korfas, Nikos Boudouris, Pete Papahronis, Giorgos Makaras, Nikos Filippou, Nikos Stavropoulos, Dimitris Dimakopoulos, Nikos Katsikis, Theodoros Asteriadis, Thanasis Kotsopoulos, Giorgos Kouklakis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Evripidis Meletiadis, Lazaros Tsakiris, Giorgos Valavanidis, Paliouras, Parisopoulos, Tsafrakidis, Karapournos |
| 1992–93 | 3rd place | Last 8 | EuroLeague 3rd place | Dušan Ivković | Cliff Levingston, Kenneth Barlow, Bane Prelević, Panagiotis Fasoulas, John Korfas, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Balogiannis, Nikos Filippou, Christos Tsekos, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Nikos Katsikis, Giorgos Kouklakis, Giorgos Valavanidis, Stavros Koukouvitskas |
| 1993–94 | Runner Up | Last 4 | Korać Cup Winner | Dušan Ivković, Soulis Markopoulos | Walter Berry, Bane Prelević, Zoran Savić, Nasos Galakteros, Efthimis Rentzias, John Korfas, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Balogiannis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Christos Tsekos, Giorgos Valavanidis, Giorgos Kouklakis, Thanasis Kotsopoulos, Fotis Takianos |
| 1994–95 | 4th place | Winner | EuroLeague Last 16 | Dragan Šakota, Sakis Laios, Vangelis Alexandris | Bane Prelević, Zoran Savić, Jerrod Mustaf, Matt Bullard, John Korfas, Nasos Galakteros, Giannis Giannoulis, Nikos Boudouris, Efthimis Rentzias, Peja Stojaković, Giorgos Balogiannis, Christos Tsekos, Lemone Lampley, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Kostas Christou, Milan Relic |
| 1995–96 | 4th place | Last 16 | European Cup Runner Up | Vangelis Alexandris, E. Kioumourtzoglou, Željko Lukajić, Dimitris Itoudis | Bane Prelević, Lawrence Funderburke, Dean Garrett, Trevor Ruffin, Peja Stojaković, Efthimis Rentzias, Giorgos Balogiannis, Nikos Boudouris, Giannis Giannoulis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Christos Tsekos, Kostas Christou, Dimitris Koptis |
| 1996–97 | 3rd place | Last 16 | Korać Cup Last 16 | Michel Gomez, Scott Skiles | Scott Skiles, Peja Stojaković, Anthony Bonner, Dell Demps, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Balogiannis, Efthimis Rentzias, Giannis Giannoulis, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Christos Tsekos, Stefan Baeck, Dimitris Despos, Giorgos Gallos, Dimitris Koptis, Thanasis Kotsopoulos |
| 1997–98 | Runner Up | Last 16 | EuroLeague Last 16 | Zvi Sherf | Peja Stojaković, Charles Shackleford, Rafael Addison, Conrad McRae, Giorgos Balogiannis, Nikos Boudouris, Giannis Giannoulis, Lefteris Kakiousis, Giorgos Maslarinos, Juan Antonio Morales, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Ricardo Peral Antunez, Federico Pieri, Ron Rowan, Dimitris Despos, Dimitris Nesteropoulos, Vasilis Tsolakidis |
| 1998–99 | 3rd place | Winner | EuroLeague Last 32 | Zvi Sherf, Kostas Flevarakis | Walter Berry, Frankie King, Claudio Coldebella, Giorgos Balogiannis, Giannis Giannoulis, Lefteris Kakiousis, Juan Antonio Morales, Ricardo Peral Antunez, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Giorgos Maslarinos, Dimitris Nesteropoulos, Kostas Christou, Dimitris Despos, Vasilis Tsolakidis, Dimitris Iliopoulos, Giannis Papahristou |
| 1999–00 | Runner Up | Last 16 | EuroLeague Last 16 | Petar Skansi, Kostas Flevarakis | Victor Alexander, Bill Edwards, Bane Prelević, Sergei Bazarevich, Dinos Angelidis, Giorgos Balogiannis, Claudio Coldebella, Giannis Giannoulis, Sotiris Nikolaidis, Ricardo Peral Antunez, Nikos Vetoulas, Giorgos Maslarinos, Giannis Papahristou, Dimitris Iliopoulos |
| 2000–01 | 8th place | Last 8 | Euroleague Last 16 | Kostas Flevarakis, Ioannis Sfairopoulos | Angelos Koronios, Panagiotis Liadelis, Anthony Avent, Joseph Blair, Giorgos Sigalas, Giannis Giannoulis, Giorgos Limniatis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Jorge Racca, Josep Cargol, Claudio Coldebella, Frédéric Weis, Valeri Dainenko, Giorgos Apostolidis, Efthimios Galis, Theodoros Triftanidis |
| 2001–02 | 8th place | Last 16 | Korać Cup Last 32 | Slobodan Subotić, Vangelis Alexandris | Bill Edwards, Norman Nolan, Andre Woolridge, Panagiotis Liadelis, Nestoras Kommatos, Giorgos Sigalas, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Kostas Vasileiadis, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Claudio Coldebella, Juan Antonio Morales, Giorgos Limniatis, Giorgos Apostolidis, Perry Carter Greene, Daniel Callahan, Kostas Vathis |
| 2002–03 | 7th place | Last 16 | EuroCup Challenge Last 16 | Bane Prelević | Brent Scott, Wendell Alexis, Branko Milisavljević, Nestoras Kommatos, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Kostas Vasileiadis, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Giorgos Apostolidis, Giorgos Limniatis, Torraye Braggs, Predrag Materić, Kostas Christou, Dimitris Koptis, Pashalis Panagiotidis, Perry Carter Greene, Kostas Vathis, Savvas Manousos |
| 2003–04 | 6th place | Last 16 | EuroChallenge Withdrawn | Bane Prelević | Damir Mulaomerović, Kasib Powell, Kostas Vasileiadis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Ivica Jurković, Ronnie Fields, Alexander Okunsky, Aleksandar Radojević, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Spyros Panteliadis, Thanasis Kamariotis, Kosta Karamanolev, Charis Markopoulos, Giorgos Pasalidis, Ilias Tevetzidis |
| 2004–05 | 6th place | Last 4 | ULEB Cup Last 8 | Bane Prelević | Damir Mulaomerović, Matthew Nielsen, Kostas Vasileiadis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Giannis Gagaloudis, Amit Tamir, Alexander Bashminov, Ivan Grgat, Giorgos Balogiannis, Kostas Maglos, Sotiris Manolopoulos, James Maye, Aristidis Koronidis, Andreas Kalampoukas |
| 2005–06 | 6th place | Last 4 | EuroChallenge Last 32 | Bane Prelević, Soulis Markopoulos | Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Vladimir Vuksanović, Giannis Gagaloudis, Stanislav Makshantsev, Mamadou N'Diaye, Tracy Murray, Chester Simmons, Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Dimitris Verginis, Hrvoje Henjak, Marijan Mance, Vladimir Zujovic, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Anestis Tzinopoulos, Giannis Vasiliou, Theodoros Georgitsis, Kostas Boutros, Andreas Kalampoukas |
| 2006–07 | 6th place | Last 8 | ULEB Cup Last 16 | Kostas Pilafidis, Vangelis Alexandris | Vlado Šćepanović, Giannis Kalambokis, Blagota Sekulić, Jerome Allen, Darius Washington, Jason Parker, Drago Pašalić, Đuro Ostojić, Andy Panko, Lazaros Agadakos, J.R. Bremer, Dimitris Verginis, C.J. Watson, Charis Giannopoulos, Dimitris Charitopoulos, Feliks Kojadinović, Nikos Kouvelas, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Ivan Tomas, Giannis Vasileiou, Carolos Galazoulas |
| 2007–08 | 12th place | Last 8 | EuroChallenge Last 16 | Tab Baldwin, Kostas Flevarakis, John Korfas | İbrahim Kutluay, Dimitris Verginis, Mamoutou Diarra, Edmund Saunders, Giorgos Tsiakos, Michael Hakim Jordan, Lee Humphrey, Dimitris Charitopoulos, Jason Rowe, Reda Rhalimi, Giannis Demertzis, Carolos Galazoulas, Charis Giannopoulos, Antoine Gillespie, Steven Hansell, Zoltán Horváth, Nikos Kouvelas, Martin Ringström, Thrasivoulos Sfeikos, Giannis Vasileiou |
| 2008–09 | 7th place | Last 16 | Not participated | Argyris Pedoulakis, Georgios Kalafatakis | Dejan Tomašević, Damir Mulaomerović, Christos Charissis, Alexis Kyritsis, Mamoutou Diarra, Panagiotis Kafkis, Britton Johnsen, Vassilis Simtsak, Giorgos Tsiaras, Carolos Galazoulas, Michalis Giannakidis, Dimitris Kalampakas, Dimitris Marmarinos, Ioannis Demertzis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Kenny Gregory, Tony Akins, K'zell Wesson, Antonis Kesisoglou, Charalambos Sikalidis, Nikos Papadopoulos |
| 2009–10 | 5th place | Last 8 | Not participated | Soulis Markopoulos | Chris Monroe, Panagiotis Kafkis, Kenny Gregory, Christos Tapoutos, Nikos Kalles, Tomas Delininkaitis, Branko Milisavljević, Dimitris Kalaitzidis, Giorgos Tsiaras, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Michalis Giannakidis, Predrag Drobnjak, Todor Gečevski, Ioannis Demertzis, Wade Helliwell, William Avery |
| 2010–11 | 3rd place | Last 4 | Eurocup Group Stage | Soulis Markopoulos | Rawle Marshall, Dionte Christmas, Dimitris Arapis, Giorgos Apostolidis, Giorgos Dedas, Robert Dozier, Dante Stiggers, Zvonko Buljan, Michalis Giannakidis, Nikos Kalles, Todor Gečevski, Dimitris Kalabakas |
| 2011–12 | 8th place | Last 4 | Euroleague Qualifying round | Soulis Markopoulos | Miloš Bojović, Dante Stiggers, Dimitris Arapis, Milutin Aleksić, Uroš Duvnjak, Dimos Dikoudis, Aaron Pettway, Nikos Pappas, Michalis Giannakidis, Nikos Kalles, Dimitris Kalabakas, Efthymios Tsakaleris |
| 2011–12 | 8th place | Last 4 | Eurocup Group Stage | Soulis Markopoulos | Miloš Bojović, Dante Stiggers, Dimitris Arapis, Milutin Aleksić, Uroš Duvnjak, Dimos Dikoudis, Aaron Pettway, Nikos Pappas, Michalis Giannakidis, Nikos Kalles, Dimitris Kalabakas, Efthymios Tsakaleris |
| 2012–13 | 5th place | Last 16 | Not participated | Soulis Markopoulos | Will Hatcher, Leonidas Kaselakis, Kostas Charalampidis, Giorgos Theodorakos, Michalis Tsairelis, Giorgos Dedas, Vangelis Margaritis, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Ntinos Nikolopoulos, Nikos Kalles, Alexandros Varitimiadis, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Michalis Liapis, Thomas Ambaras |
| 2013–14 | 3rd place | Last 16 | Eurocup Group Stage | Soulis Markopoulos | Mark Payne, D. J. Cooper, Goran Vučićević, Leonidas Kaselakis, Kostas Charalampidis, Giorgos Dedas, Vangelis Margaritis, Michalis Tsairelis, Nikos Kalles, Apollon Tsochlas, Giorgos Bogris, Michalis Liapis, Antonis Koniaris, Thomas Kottas |
| 2014–15 | 3rd place | Last 4 | Eurocup Last 32 | Soulis Markopoulos | Kevin Langford, Michalis Liapis, Kostas Charalampidis, T. J. Carter, Kostas Kakaroudis, Apollon Tsochlas, Giorgos Dedas, Vangelis Margaritis, Dimitris Charitopoulos, Jake Odum, Julian Vaughn, J.R. Bremer, Christos Saloustros, Edi Sinadinović |
| 2015–16 | 5th place | Last 4 | Eurocup Last 32 | Soulis Markopoulos | Milenko Tepić, Michalis Liapis, Kostas Charalampidis, Keith Clanton, Kostas Kakaroudis, Apollon Tsochlas, Giorgos Dedas, Vangelis Margaritis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Will Hatcher, Uroš Duvnjak, Nikos Kamaras, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Nikola Marković, Thomas Kottas, Darko Balaban |
| 2016–17 | 5th place | Last 8 | Basketball Champions League Last 16 | Soulis Markopoulos | Keith Clanton, Apollon Tsochlas, Vangelis Margaritis, Nikos Kamaras, Antonis Koniaris, Linos Chrysikopoulos, Ivan Aska, Darryl Bryant, Andreas Glyniadakis, Dimitris Karamanolis, Vassilis Papadopoulos, Nenad Miljenović, Thad McFadden, Žanis Peiners, Nathan Sobey, Brandon Taylor, Jordan Sibert |
Notable players
;Greece- Vangelis Alexandris
- Georgios Balogiannis
- Nikos Boudouris
- Kostas Charalampidis
- Vassilis Charalampopoulos
- Panagiotis Fasoulas
- Nikos Filippou
- Ioannis Gagaloudis
- Nasos Galakteros
- Giannis Giannoulis
- - Steve Giatzoglou
- Memos Ioannou
- Lefteris Kakiousis
- Takis Karatzoulidis
- Manthos Katsoulis
- Nestoras Kommatos
- - John Korfas
- Takis Koroneos
- Angelos Koronios
- Panagiotis Liadelis
- Georgios Makaras
- Achilleas Mamatziolas
- Sotiris Manolopoulos
- Vangelis Margaritis
- Loukas Mavrokefalidis
- Lazaros Papadopoulos
- - Pete Papahronis
- Efthimios Rentzias
- Georgios Sigalas
- Sofoklis Schortsanitis
- Nikos Stavropoulos
- Christos Tsekos
- Kostas Vasileiadis
- Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
- Rafael Addison
- Victor Alexander
- Wendell Alexis
- Ken Barlow
- Walter Berry
- Anthony Bonner
- Matt Bullard
- Anthony Cook
- D. J. Cooper
- Bill Edwards
- Lawrence Funderburke
- Phil Goss
- Will Hatcher
- Mike Jones
- Frankie King
- Cliff Levingston
- Conrad McRae
- Jerrod Mustaf
- Mark Payne
- Kasib Powell
- - Ron Rowan
- Trevor Ruffin
- Charles Shackleford
- Scott Skiles
- - Bill Varner
- - Darius Washington
- C.J. Watson
- Martynas Andriuškevičius
- - Sergei Bazarevich
- Claudio Coldebella
- Tomas Delininkaitis
- Mamoutou Diarra
- Peja Drobnjak
- Todor Gečevski
- İbrahim Kutluay
- Branko Milisavljević
- Juan Antonio Morales
- - Damir Mulaomerović
- - Rasho Nesterovič
- - Bane Prelević
- Zoran Savić
- Vlado Šćepanović
- Blagota Sekulić
- - Peja Stojaković
- Dejan Tomašević
- - Rawle Marshall
- Mamadou N'Diaye
- Matt Nielsen
Club captains
| Period | Team Captain |
| 1979–1985 | Giannis Politis |
| 1985–1988 | Manthos Katsoulis |
| 1988–1993 | Panagiotis Fasoulas |
| 1993–1996 |  Bane Prelević |
| 1996–1998 | Nikos Boudouris |
| 1998–2000 | Georgios Balogiannis |
| 2000–2001 | Giannis Giannoulis |
| 2001–2002 | Claudio Coldebella |
| 2002–2003 | Georgios Limniatis |
| 2003–2006 | Kostas Vasileiadis |
| 2006–2007 | Giannis Kalampokis |
| 2007–2008 | Dimitris Verginis |
| 2008–2009 | Kostas Vasileiadis |
| 2009–2010 | Dimitris Kalaitzidis |
| 2010–2011 | Lazaros Papadopoulos |
| 2011–2012 | Michalis Giannakidis |
| 2012–2013 | Lazaros Papadopoulos |
| 2013–2015 | Kostas Charalampidis |
| 2015–2016 | Kostas Vasileiadis |
| 2016–present | Vangelis Margaritis |
Head coaches
This is a list of P.A.O.K.. B.C. head coaches since the 1957–58 season:| Head coach | Seasons |
 Irakleios Klagkas | 1957–58 to 1958–59 |
| Orestis Angelidis | 1967–68 |
| Giorgos Oikonomou Orestis Angelidis | 1970–71 |
| Giorgos Oikonomou | 1971–72 |
| Orestis Angelidis | 1972–73 |
| Apostolos Tsavas | 1978–79 to 1979–80 |
| Theodoros Rodopoulos | 1980–81 to 1982–83 |
- Harry Pappas Faidon Matthaiou | 1983–84 |
 Josip Gjergja | 1984–85 |
| Theodoros Rodopoulos | 1985–86 |
| Orestis Angelidis | 1986–87 |
| Johnny Neumann | 1987–88 |
| Johnny Neumann Kostas Politis | 1988–89 |
| Kostas Politis | 1989–90 |
Kostas Politis Sakis Laios- Dragan Šakota | 1990–91 |
 Dušan Ivković | 1991–92 to 1992–93 |
| Dušan Ivković Soulis Markopoulos | 1993–94 |
| Dragan Šakota Sakis Laios Vangelis Alexandris | 1994–95 |
| Head coach | Seasons |
| Vangelis Alexandris Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou Željko Lukajić Dimitris Itoudis | 1995–96 |
 Michel Gomez Scott Skiles | 1996–97 |
 Zvi Sherf | 1997–98 |
| Zvi Sherf Kostas Flevarakis | 1998–99 |
 Petar Skansi Kostas Flevarakis | 1999–00 |
| Kostas Flevarakis Ioannis Sfairopoulos | 2000–01 |
 - Lefteris Subotić Vangelis Alexandris | 2001–02 |
 - Bane Prelević | 2002–03 to 2004–05 |
| - Bane Prelević Soulis Markopoulos | 2005–06 |
| Kostas Pilafidis Vangelis Alexandris | 2006–07 |
| Tab Baldwin Kostas Flevarakis- John Korfas | 2007–08 |
| Argyris Pedoulakis Georgios Kalafatakis | 2008–09 |
| Soulis Markopoulos | 2009–10 to 2016–17 |
| Ilias Papatheodorou | 2017–18 to 2018–19 |
| Kostas Flevarakis Kostas Charalampidis Kostas Mexas | 2019–20 |
| Kostas Mexas | 2020–21 |
Sponsorships
- Great Sponsor: Village Cinemas
- Official Sponsor: CYTA
- Official Supporter: Makedonia Palace, Loux