Our History

Since 1976, the team of Rodopi

Decades of tradition and passion for basketball — from the national leagues of the '90s to the Elite League.

Timeline

Club milestones

  1. 1976

    Club founded

    The Gymnastic Athletic Club of Komotini is born — the city's historic club.

  2. 1986

    Cup game against Aris

    A historic cup clash with the great Aris of the three-consecutive-Final-Four era.

  3. 1991–95

    Years in the A2 National

    GAS competes steadily in the second tier, with wins over historic teams.

  4. 1993

    Women's team in A1

    The club's women's team competes in the A1 National Women's league.

  5. 1996

    Into the B National

    B National debut with a 90-78 win over Oiax Nafpliou.

  6. 2016

    40 years of history

    A tribute video featuring the team's players from 1976 to 2016.

  7. 2025

    Promotion to the Elite League

    GAS Komotini returns to the big stage of Greek basketball.

Unforgettable moments

Wins that made history

A few of the results the team’s fans still remember.

  • GAS Komotini – Panellinios 81-71 · B National, 1996
  • GAS Komotini – Oiax Nafpliou 90-78 · B National opener, 1996
  • GAS Komotini – Proteas 90-81 · A2 cup, 1991
  • GAS Komotini – Esperos Kallithea 82-81 · A2, 1991
  • GAS Komotini – Ilioupoli 73-51 · B National, 1996
  • Proteas – GAS Komotini 73-75 · A2, 1992-93
Forty years in one video. A former player travelled the country for ten months to record the athletes who passed through the club, 1976–2016. Watch the tribute →