Ioannina BC

Ioannina B.C.
Nickname
  • IBC
League A ESKAVDE
Founded 2015
Arena EANK Ioannina
Location Ioannina, Greece
Team colors Blue, Yellow and White
              
Main sponsor Domaine Glinavos
President Georgios Zaragkas
Head coach Giannis Papadopoulos
Team captain Kostas Krikonis
Championships 1 C ESKAVDE
Website Club Website
Uniforms

Ioannina Basketball Club (Greek: Ιωάννινα Σύλλογος Καλαθοσφαίρισης),also known simply as Ioannina B.C. or abbreviated as IBC, is a Hellenic Basketball Federation team[1] based in Ioannina, Greece.


History

Ioannina B.C. was founded in 2015[2] under its first name as Ioannina Sports Club, creating a men's basketball team and youth academies.

In 2015-16 season the team participated in C ESKAVDE(Northwestern Greek Basketball Clubs Association)[3] division winning its promotion without a loss.

In 2016-17 season IBC merged with the neighbouring basketball club of Asteras Kalpakiou changing to its current name of Ioannina Basketball Club and participated in A ESKAVDE division. The team managed to enter the season's playoffs competing for its promotion to the Greek C Basket League but finished in the 3rd position.[4]

In 2017-18 season IBC participated in A ESKAVDE basketball league[5] managing to make it's way to the finals where it lost to fellow city club PAS Giannina thus finishing in the 2nd place.

Players

Current Roster

Ioannina B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG Greece Ilias Anargyros 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PG Greece Dimitris Vasis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
PG Greece Giannis Kaskanis 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
PG Greece Akis Karampinis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
SG Greece Kostas Krikonis (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
SG Greece Ntinos Tsitsonis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
SG Greece Andreas Kouloumpis 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
SG Greece Thanos Kakatsidis 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
SF Greece Aleksandros Matsaggas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
SF Greece Panos Tsatalas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
SF Greece Dimitris Fyraridis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
PF Greece Aris Patramanis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
PF Greece Giorgos Sfouggaris 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
PF Greece Thodoris Tsironis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
PF Greece Apostolis Daskalos 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C Greece Kostas Patramanis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
C Greece Giorgos Lygdas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C Greece Christos Mpallas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 132 kg (291 lb)
Head coach
  • Greece Giannis Papadopoulos
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Stefanos Chantzaras
  • Greece Vasilis Kaltsis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: July 17, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Christos Mpallas[6] Kostas Patramanis Giorgos Lygdas
PF Apostolis Daskalos Thodoris Tsironis Giorgos Sfouggaris Aris Patramanis
SF Panos Tsatalas[7] Aleksandros Matsaggas Dimitris Fyraridis
SG Ntinos Tsitsonis Kostas Krikonis Thanos Kakatsidis Andreas Kouloumpis
PG Giannis Kaskanis Akis Karampinis Dimitris Vasis Ilias Anargyros

Honours

  • C ESKAVDE: Champions (2016)
  • A ESKAVDE: 3rd place (2017)
  • A ESKAVDE: 2nd place (2018)

Season by season

Season Division Pos. Postseason RS record PO record
2015–16 C ESKAVDE 1st - 10-0 0-0
2016–17 A ESKAVDE 3rd Playoffs 15-3 3-3
2017–18 A ESKAVDE 2nd Playoffs 16-2[8] 1-2

Youth Academy

The IBC youth academy is also based in Ioannina, Greece.

Program

IBC youth system runs year round and offers full-time and short-time boarding that focus on player development.[9] The system will produce improvement in both physical performance and in the understanding of the game.[10] The program also focuses in introducing individuals in a collaborating environment in order for them to build a strong team spirit both on and off the court.

Vision

IBC has recently established an academy branch in Metsovo and has the ambition to further expand in the region of Epirus. The club's vision is to create a solid pool of young athletes which will strengthen the men's team roster in the years to come.

Management and Personnel

Presidential history

Years President
2015-2016 Aleksandros Sakkas
2016-2018 Konstantinos Papanikolaou
2018- Georgios Zaragkas

Medical team

Position Name
Club's doctorGreece Konstantinos Ioannou
PhysiotherapistGreece Konstantinos Chiras

Academies staff

Position Name
Academies DirectorGreece Giannis Papadopoulos
U16 Team CoachGreece Nikos Panou
Kids' CoachGreece Apostolis Kanelopoulos
Juniors CoachGreece Sophia Papadia

Current sponsorships

  • Great Shirt Sponsor: Viozois S.A.
  • Official Sport Clothing Supporter: Hall Of Brands
  • Official Sponsor: Comitech S.A., Desmos S.A., Padios Optics
  • Official Health Care Service Provider: Ippokrateio Diagnostic Center
  • Academies Sponsor: Domaine Glinavos

References

  1. ↑ "ESKAVDE Teams Archive". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "IBC Board foundation interview". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "ESKAVDE website". (Greek: Ένωση Σωματείων Καλαθοσφαίρισης Βορειοδυτικής Ελλάδας). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "2016-17 season Playoffs". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Official A ESKAVDE league teams announcement" (PDF). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mpallas transfer". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tsatalas transfer". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "A ESKAVDE standings 2017-18". Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "1st IBC Basketball Camp". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "1st IBC seminar". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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