HANTH B.C.

vs. HANTH (YMCA) Thessaloniki, during the 1920s. In 1919, organized basketball began to be played by HANTH locally. Then in 1921, the parent athletic club Χ.Α.Ν.Θ. (English: YMCA) was formed, and it included the basketball section. HAN Thessaloniki was one of the founding members of the first Thessaloniki regional basketball tournament (1925–26), and it finished in second place in that tournament, behind Aris Thessaloniki. HAN won the Greek 2nd Division championship in the 1968–69 season. The club played in Europe's third-tier level league, the FIBA Korać Cup competition, in the 1973 season, the 1973–74 season, and in the 1974–75 season. HAN also won the Greek 2nd Division championship in the 1976–77 season. The club won the Greek 4th Division championship in the 1991–92 season. Over the years, HAN Thessaloniki has played in the top-tier level Greek League in a total of 22 seasons. ==Arena==

HAN Thessaloniki's current home indoor arena, is the Y.M.C.A. New Sports Center, which has a seating capacity of 1,500. ==Titles and honors==

National: • Greek 2nd Division: (2×) Champion: • (1969, 1977) • Greek 4th Division: Champion: • (1992) Regional: • Thessaloniki Regional Championship: 16× Champion (record): • (1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957) ==Notable players==

• Dionysis Ananiadis • Michalis Giannouzakos • Vassilis Lipiridis • Sotos Nikolaidis • Anestis Petalidis • / Vladimir Petrović-Stergiou • Christoforos Stefanidis • Takis Taliadoros • Georgios Trontzos • Lakis Tsavas • Mimis Tsikinas • Kostas Vlasios • Nikos Zisis Retired numbers ==Head coaches==

• / Jon Korfas: (2010–2012) • Sotos Nikolaidis: (2016–2018) ==Greek basketball museum==

The club's headquarters also houses a Greek national basketball museum. ==References==