Ionikos Nikaias B.C.

Ionikos Nikaias Basketball Club
Nickname	King Blue–Whites
Leagues	Greek 2nd Division
Founded	1965
History	1965 – Present
Arena	Platonas Gymnasium
Capacity	1,500
Location	Nikaia, Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Team colors	White and Blue
Head coach	Marios Gounaris
Championships	1 Greek 2nd Division (1975) 1 Greek 3rd Division (2018)
Website	ionikosbc.gr
Uniforms
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Departments of Ionikos Nikaias
Football Basketball Water Polo

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. (Greek: Iωνικός Νικαίας K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Nikaia, Piraeus, Athens. The club was founded in 1965. It is a part of the A.O. Ionikos Nikaias (Α.Ο. Ιωνικός Νικαίας) multi-sports club. The team's colors are white and blue.

Logos

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  (A.O. Ionikos Nikaias' official 1965 club logo.)
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  (Ionikos Nikaias B.C.'s official logo.)

History

Ionikos Nikaias' basketball club was founded in 1965, and it played its first game in 1966, during the 1966–67 season. Over the years, the club has featured players such as: Panagiotis Giannakis, Fotis Katsikaris, Nikos Oikonomou, Vangelis Margaritis, Vassilis Kavvadas, and Marios Batis. Ionikos Nikaias played in the Greek 2nd Division for the first time, in the 1972–73 season. The club won the Greek 2nd Division first group in the 1974–75 season, and was thus promoted to the top-tier level Greek League, for the first time, for the 1975–76 season.

The club made 12 consecutive season appearances in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, during the 1970s and 1980s period, from the 1975–76 season, to the 1986–87 season. The club also competed in the 3rd-tier level European-wide competition, the FIBA Korać Cup, in both the 1979–80 and 1984–85 seasons.

On January 24, 1981, Ionikos Nikaias, led by a then 22-year-old Giannakis, played against Aris Thessaloniki, which was led at the time by Nikos Galis. Aris won in a tight game, by a score of 114–113. The game is memorable in the history of Greek pro club basketball, because in the game, Giannakis scored 73 points, and Galis scored 62 points,^[1] achieving the 2nd and 4th most points scored in a single game of the Greek League basketball championship.

Ionikos Nikaias won the Greek 3rd Division south conference in the 2017–18 season, and thus earned a league promotion to the Greek 2nd Division, for the 2018–19 season. That marked the first time the club had played in the Greek 2nd Division, since the 2003–04 season.

Arenas

Ionikos' long-time home arena (1970–2018) is the Platonas Gymnasium (Greek: Γυμναστήριο Πλάτωνας), which is an indoor arena that is located in Nikaia, Piraeus, and has a seating capacity of 1,500 people. The club will move into a new arena soon.^[2]

Club honors

Season by season

Roster

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 7000300000000000000♠3 Vasilopoulos, Fotis 7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb) 32 – (1986-02-08)8 February 1986 PF 7000400000000000000♠4 Dimitriadis, Tasos 7000204000000000000♠2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 36 – (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 SG 7000600000000000000♠6 Kountouras, Giorgos 7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 7000700000000000000♠7 Karampoulas, Vangelis 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 36 – (1981-11-18)18 November 1981 PG 7000800000000000000♠8 Batis, Marios 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 38 – (1980-06-20)20 June 1980 C 7000900000000000000♠9 Petrodimopoulos, Christos 7000210000000000000♠2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 37 – (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 SG 7001100000000000000♠10 Liakopoulos, Nikos 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 35 – (1983-03-16)16 March 1983 G 7001110000000000000♠11 Milentigievits, Iakovos 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (1997-01-11)11 January 1997 G/F 7001120000000000000♠12 Kompodietas, Dimitris 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 7002102000000000000♠102 kg (225 lb) 33 – (1985-04-26)26 April 1985 F/C 7001130000000000000♠13 Schaftenaar, Roeland 7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1988-07-29)29 July 1988 PF 7001140000000000000♠14 Katoufas, Sotiris 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 39 – (1979-07-10)10 July 1979 F/C 7001190000000000000♠19 Sachpatzidis, Giannis 7000209000000000000♠2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 F 7001230000000000000♠23 Kanonidis, Andreas 7000202000000000000♠2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001980000000000000♠98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 SG 7001240000000000000♠24 Tsagarakis, Angelo 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb) 34 – (1984-06-03)3 June 1984	Head coach Marios Gounaris Assistant coach(es) Nikos Kotsiaris Tasos Karadimas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 11 August 2018

Notable players

Head coaches

See also

• A.O. Ionikos Nikaias (multi-sport club)
• Ionikos Nikaias F.C. (football club)

References

External links

• Official website (in Greek)
• Ionikos Nikaias B.C. Twitter (in Greek)
• Ionikos Nikaias B.C. Facebook (in Greek)
• Ionikos Nikaias B.C. YouTube
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile