Creation On 15 October 1968,
Ergotelis' basketball department was the first in
Heraklion to join the registers of the Greek Federation of Sporting Clubs (the governing body for
basketball in Greece, the
Hellenic Basketball Federation became an independent organization in 1970). This was at a time when the club's
football department officials were accused by the
Greek military junta of 1967–1974 for «deviating from the purposes for which they were elected, turning the club into an instrument servicing political, and sometimes unpatriotic objectives». In the summer of 1968, and after
AEK B.C. won the
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, the Greek Federation of Sporting Clubs sent out representatives to
Heraklion to promote the sport of
basketball in the city. The very first training sessions were held behind the spectators' seating area and subsequently on the sidelines of
Ergotelis F.C. home ground Martinengo Stadium. After winning the 1975–76 Cretan Championship, and under coach Vangelis Karkanakis, Ergotelis participated in the Provincial Championship, attempting to promote to the national competitions, and in particular, the
Greek B Basketball League. More of the same happened during the 1986–87 season, in which the Cretan Local Basketball Committee Championship was renamed to Cretan Basketball Association Union A Basketball League, which saw the club finish in 2nd place. After a 14–12 record, Ergotelis finished 6th, tied with Chalkida, securing its place in next season's tournament. The club finished in 7th place, after a triple tie-in with Polis Kallithea and Niki Amarousiou, all of which had an 11–11 record during the season. Ιn its fourth consecutive season in the
C League, Ergotelis was once again placed in the 2nd Southern Group, which was once again made up of 11 teams. With a 13–7 record, Ergotelis achieved its best finish in the League so far, by placing 4th in the final Group standings table. However, the club was defeated 70–65 in the play-off ranking match vs. Apollon Ancient Corinth, the club that placed 4th in the 2013–14
C League Northern Group. Promotion to the
B League became an even more difficult task in the 2014–15
C League season, as the Groups were once again restructured to contain 14 teams each. With a 17–9 record, Ergotelis finished in third place, which marks the best performance of the club in the competition. Afterwards, the club squared off against Promitheas Chalandri in the neutral ground of
Chania, winning the play-off match 73–69 and gaining advantage for promoting to the
B League, in case the league would be restructured. Indeed, the
Hellenic Basketball Federation went through with its planned changes, announcing Ergotelis' return to the
B League after 32 years. The club failed to avoid relegation at the end of the season however, and after calculating costs, club president Vangelis Giannoulakis decided to opt out of the
C League, and instead have the club start anew in the Cretan Basket League, in hopes of attracting more financiers for the future. == Logos and uniforms ==