Esperos Kallitheas B.C.

Esperos Basketball Club was founded in 1945, thanks to the efforts of Takis Kontouzoglou. In the 1972–73 season, they played for first time in the top-tier level Greek first division. They also played in the Greek first division in another 5 seasons (in the 1978–79, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1989–90, and 1999–2000 seasons), making it six seasons in total that they played in Greece's first division, counting the 1972–73 season. Esperos also won the Greek 2nd division championship once, in the 1998–99 season, and they have also won four Greek B League championships (Greek 3rd-tier), in 1978, 1980, 1982, and 1987. ==Notable players==

• Liveris Andritsos • Dimitris Dimakopoulos • Makis Nikolaidis • Dimitrios Marmarinos • Giannis Giannoulis • Alekos Petroulas • Dimitrios Katiakos • Spyros Magkounis • Nikos Michalos • Roy Tarpley • Alvin Young ==Head coaches==

• Minas Gekos • Antonis Mantzaris ==Women's team==

Esperos also had a women's basketball team. The women's team was the original founder of the successful club Esperides Kallitheas, that was founded in 1995. In 2012, Esperides women's club merged with Ikaros Kallitheas, and ended its individual existence, however Esperides subtracted Ikaros' name in the recent years. Esperos re-established women's team in 2023 and is playing in ESKANA Regional Α League. ==References==