Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., or simply Cretan Kings (Greek: Ρέθυμνο Κρητικοί Βασιλιάδες K.A.E.), is a Greek formerly professional sports basketball club that was founded on the Greek island of Crete, in Rethymno, Greece, in 1986. The club is also commonly known as Rethymno B.C. (Ρέθυμνο K.A.E.).

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Rethymno Cretan Kings
Leagues	Greek Local 1st Division, Crete (EKASK)
Founded	1986; 38 years ago (1986)
History	List A.G.O. Rethymno (1986–2008) Rethymno B.C. (2008–2013) Rethymno Aegean B.C. (2013–2015) Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. (2015–present)
Arena	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall
Capacity	1,600
Location	Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Team colors	Gold and Wine
Main sponsor	Cretan Kings Zythos
President	Giannis Kalaitzakis
Head coach	Dimitris Mitropoulos
2019–20 position	Greek League, 11th
Championships	1 Greek 3rd Division 1 Greek 4th Division
Website	rethymnobc.gr
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The team was previously known as Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Ρέθυμνο Aegean K.A.E.), or Athlitikos Gymnastikos Omilos Rethymnou (Α.G.Ο.R.) (Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Όμιλος Ρεθύμνου (Α.Γ.Ο.Ρ.). The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1965.

To date, Rethymno's greatest accomplishment occurred during the 2006–07 season, when the team qualified to play in the final of the Greek Cup, after defeating the top-tier level Greek League teams PAOK, Panionios, Sporting, and Kolossos Rodou. Rethymno was finally defeated by the EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos, by a score of 87–48, in the final game of the 2007 Greek Cup, but nevertheless, Rethymno secured a new strong place in the Greek pro leagues after the team's showing.

After previously being named Rethymno Aegean, the club changed its name to Rethymno Cretan Kings, or simply Cretan Kings, in 2015.

In the summer of 2020, after the departure of owner Kostis Zobanakis, it was decided that the club would be voluntarily relegated to the local divisions and start anew.

Rethymno plays its home games at the Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall. The arena originally had a capacity of 1,100, but it was expanded to 1,600, when the club first joined the top-tier level Greek Basket League. There are currently plans to further expand the arena again, in the near future.^[1]

Greek Cup

• Runner-up (1): 2006–07

Greek B Basket League

• Champions (1): 2004–05

Greek C Basket League 2nd Group

• Champions (1): 2003–04