PAOK 1959

Photo from 1959 newspaper
Photo: No 10 Thapontes, No 3 Ikonomou, No 7 Kiriakou, No 4 Asteriathis, No 5 Pashalis, No 13 Kokkos, No 17 Klagkas, No 11 Theothorithis, No 6 Steryiou, No 15 Constantinithis, No 9 Stalios, No 8 Aggelithis 1959 Championship Finals Sunday, 9/ 8/1959 PAOK-Aris 66-58 (35-32) at the Thessaloniki YMCA Court Starters: PAOK Theothorithis, Stalios, Klagkas, Ikonomou, Pashalis Aris Makris, Petalithis, Petrakis, Gousios, Flokas Refs: Vukovic, Pastor (Yugoslavia) PAOK-Aris PAOK-Aris 1st Half 2nd Half 0- 2 Makris 35-33 Petrakis Pashalis 2- 2 35-35 Flokas 2- 3 Gousios Ikonomou 36-35 2- 4 Gousios Ikonomou 37-35 Theothorithis 4- 4 37-36 Petrakis 4- 5 Makris Ikonomou 39-36 Stalios 6- 5 Klagkas 41-36 Theothorithis 7- 5 Ikonomou 43-36 7- 7 Gousios Ikonomou 44-36 7- 9 Petrakis Theothorithis 45-36 7-11 Petrakis 45-37 Gousios 7-13 Flokas 45-38 Gousios Ikonomou 8-13 45-39 Gousios 8-15 Makris Aggelithis 47-39 8-16 Petrakis 47-41 Thionisopoulos 8-17 Petrakis 47-42 Gousios Theothorithis 9-17 Ikonomou 48-42 9-19 Petrakis Ikonomou 49-42 Pashalis 10-19 49-43 Gousios 10-21 Flokas 49-45 Gousios Klagkas 12-21 49-46 Gousios 12-22 Petrakis 49-48 Gousios 12-23 Petrakis 30' Gousios out of the game with 5 fouls Theothorithis 13-23 Ikonomou 50-48 Theothorithis 15-23 Ikonomou 51-48 Ikonomou 17-23 51-50 Spiliakos 17-25 Flokas Ikonomou 52-50 Ikonomou 18-25 Klagkas out with 5 fouls Ikonomou 19-25 52-51 Flokas 19-26 Gousios 52-52 Flokas 19-27 Gousios Ikonomou 53-52 Theothorithis 21-27 Ikonomou 54-52 Pashalis 23-27 Ikonomou 55-52 Theothorithis 25-27 Ikonomou 56-52 Theothorithis 27-27 56-54 Makris 27-28 Gousios 56-55 Petrakis Theothorithis 29-28 Ikonomou 58-55 Theothorithis 30-28 Ikonomou 59-55 30-30 Makris Constantinithis 60-55 Klagkas 32-30 Constantinithis 62-55 Thapontes 34-30 Constantinithis 64-55 34-32 Flokas Ikonomou 65-55 Thapontes 35-32 65-56 Spiliakos Theothorithis 66-56 66-57 Flokas 66-58 Flokas PAOK: Ikonomou 25, Theothorithis 18, Klagkas 6, Constantinithis 5, Pashalis 5, Thapontes 3, Aggelithis 2, Stalios 2, Kokkos, (Steryiou) Aris: Gousios 17, Flokas 14, Petrakis 13, Makris 9, Spiliakos 3, Thionisopoulos 2, Papathakis, Petalithis, Constantaras, (?Ballithis) Theothorithis: His superiority in rebounding and his nice drives helped PAOK to win the game over Aris. Ikonomou: So-so in the first half, but very good in the second half, when, besides his points he neutralized Gousios on defense. Stalios: He had many bad shots and did not his overall contributions did not reach the levels of previous games. Klagkas: With his physical game in the paint helped very much in the winning effort of his team. Constantinithis: Good performance. Pashalis: Pashalis was also good enough. The following details are in Greek, since they serve only to give the spirit of Greek basketball back in those days. Aponomi: O PAOK pire to kopello Prota@liti tou SEGAS kie to kipello ton frontistirion "Pirsos", afou anakirihthike kaliteri omatha tis Thessalonikis. O Aris pire to kipello Boriou Ellathas san thefterathlitis kie to epathlo tou Ellinoamerikanou proponiti Tsioropoulou. O Sporting pire to kipello ton viomihanikon trofon "Yotis" san kaliteri omatha tis Athinas kie episis aponemithike to kipello protou scorer ston athliti tou Alimbrandi apo to vivliopolio Efstathiathi.
Saturday 8/8/1959 Aris-Sporting 78-77 at the Thessaloniki YMCA Court Aris: Petrakis 32, Gousios 27, Flokas 13, Makris 4, Constantaras 2, Ballithis, Petalithis, Thionisopoulos, (?Papathakis, ?Spiliakos) Sporting: Alimbrandis 22, Halas 17, Hristoforou 11, Tasoylas 10, Nikitopoylos I 8, Komninakis 5, Iosif 2, Nikitopoylos II 2, (?, ?) Refs: Vukovic and Pastor (Yugoslavia)
Friday 7/8/1959 PAOK-Sporting 59-56 (30-27) at the Thessaloniki YMCA Court PAOK: Theothorithis 19, Kokkos 11, Aggelidis 8, Ikonomou 8, Stalios 7, Pashalis 5, Constantinithis 1, Klagkas, Thapontes, (Steryiou) Sporting: Alimbrandis 25, Halas 13, Nikitopoulos II 9, Komninakis 4, Iosif 3, Hristoforou 1, Nikitopoulos I 1, (?Tasoulas, ?, ?) Refs: Vukovic and Pastor (Yugoslavia) Ejected with 5 fouls: Stalios and Kokkos (PAOK), Nikitopoylos I, Nikitopoulos II, and Hristoforou (Sporting)

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