Achilleas Kaimakli

This article is about the basketball club. For the Greek hero, see Achilles.

Achilleas (Αχιλλέας Καϊμακλίου) is a Cypriot basketball club founded in 1943, nowadays running basketball, volleyball and table tennis divisions. It has been a part of the community in the suburb of Kaimakli in Nicosia. The club is named after Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς) a legendary figure of the Greek mythology.

Achilleas Kaimakli Αχιλλέας Καϊμακλίου
Leagues	Cyprus Basketball Division A
Founded	1943; 82 years ago (1943)
History	1943 – present
Arena	Gymnasium Palouriotissas (1000)
Location	Nicosia, Cyprus
Team colors	blue and white
Head coach	Michalis Arvanitis
Championships	5 Cypriot Championships 7 Cypriot Cups
Website	www.achilleaskaimakliou.com
Home Away

Basketball

The Men's basketball division was one of the founding clubs of the Cyprus Basketball Federation. In terms of trophies Achilleas has won the Cyprus Basketball League five times, making it the 3rd most successful team on the island to date behind EKA AEL and APOEL. Through their domestic successes they have represented the island in several European competitions such as the Korać Cup (in 1999 and 2001), the Saporta Cup in 2000 and the Euroleague (historically The European Champions Cup).^[1] Several of Achilleas' players have been selected for the men's Cyprus national basketball team.

The Women's basketball division competes in the Cyprus Women's Basketball League – First division. It has also represented Cyprus in European competitions.^[2]

Home games are played at the indoor Pallouriotisa Arena which only has a capacity for about 1,000 fans. The proximity of fans to the playing field has given it a reputation as an intimidating and tough home ground for away teams.

Roster

Achilleas Kaimakliou Roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. Νο. Nat. Name Ht. G 6 Chimonas, Andreas 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G/F 7 Christoudias, Charis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 12 Sachpazides, Valerios 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) PG 19 Anthymiades, Stefanos 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) F -- Shabazz, Bilal 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) G -- Tention, Miles 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F -- Watson, Zac 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) G -- Vreeken, Connor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Head coach Kyriakos Giangoullis Assistant coach(es) Alexis Lekisvili Legend (C) Team captain

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Joseph Hutt Marko Milisević Vladimir Radovanović Branko Zotović Emil Jonov Nikola Kuga Andelko Mandić Dejan Matić Zivko Misiraca Djordje Pantelić Zoran Stevanović

Cornelius Ausborne Cory Bradford Isaac Burton David Butler Jason Carter-Wallace Mark Clark Darrin Fowlkes Chris Garner Clayton Johnson Joseph Jones

Danny Jones Tony Lane Malcolm Leak Marquis Melton Jenny Reynolds Carlos Smith Everick Sullivan Adam Waleskowski Nate Wilbourne Micheal Williams

Volleyball

The Men's volleyball division was one of the founding members of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation.^[3] It currently competes in the Cyprus Men's Volleyball Second division.^[4]

Honours

Men's Basketball

• Cyprus Basketball Division 1
  • Winner (5): 1974–75, 1976–77, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1992–93
  • Runner Up (6): 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1998–99
• Cyprus Men's Basketball Cup:
  • Winner (7): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1999–2000
  • Runner-up (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 2009–10
• Cyprus Men's Basketball Supercup
  • Winner (4): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996

Women's Basketball

• Cyprus Basketball Women's League – Division 1
  • Winner (1): 1986–87
  • Runner Up (1): 2000–01, 2009–10
• Cyprus Women's Basketball Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2006–07
  • Runner-up (4): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2008–09

Football

Main article: Achilleas Kaimakli FC

Achilleas Kaimakli FC was a Cypriot football club based in Kaimakli, Nicosia. Founded in 1957, was playing sometimes in Second, in Third and in Fourth Division. The team dissolved after 1988.