Ionikos Nikaias B.C.
Ionikos Nikaias Basketball Club | |||
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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 | ||||||
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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
- (A.O. Ionikos Nikaias' official 1965 club logo.)
- (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.
Ionikos Nikaias in European-wide competitions
- FIBA Korać Cup 1979–80: 7–11–1979, Salle du Rocher (500): BBC Nyon vs. Ionikos Nikaias 95–83 (52–39)
BBC Nyon (coach: Michel Favre): Orval Jordan 31, Kevin Goetz 28, Thierry Genoud, Jean-Jacques Nussbaumer 12, Dominique Briachetti 18, Michel Girardet 2, Carlos Paredes 4.
Ionikos Nikaias (coach: Kostas Anastasatos): Panagiotis Giannakis 42, Tasos Bezantakos 1, Theodoros Bolatoglou 7, Kostas Petridis 2, Bourgis, Gourgiotis 2, Spyros Benetatos 6, Stathis Sarantaenas 11, Makis Katsafados 12.
- FIBA Korać Cup 1979–80: 31–10–1979, Platonas Gymnasium: Ionikos Nikaias vs. BBC Nyon 113–104 (44–42)
Ionikos Nikaias (coach: Kostas Anastasatos): Panagiotis Giannakis 32, Stathis Sarantaenas 22, Tasos Bezantakos 21, Kostas Petridis 7, Makis Katsafados 4, Theodoros Bolatoglou 8, Gourgiotis 7, Kostas Alexandridis 4, Bezantakos 8.
BBC Nyon (coach: Michel Favre): Orval Jordan 32, Kevin Goetz 26, Jean-Jacques Nussbaumer 17, Dominique Briachetti 4, Michel Girardet 21, Carlos Paredes 4.
- FIBA Korać Cup 1984–85: 3–10–1984, Platonas Gymnasium: Ionikos Nikaias vs. Hapoel Haifa 74–77 (40–35)
Ionikos Nikaias: Kostas Alexandridis 24, Odysseas Antoniou 6, Angelidis 2, Kostas Petridis 7, Gourgiotis 3, Vangelis Pertesis 19, Georgios Kalafatakis 9, Tsikimis 4, Nydriotis.
Hapoel Haifa (coach: Roni Shiftan): Ronald Houston 25, Haim Zlotikman 22, Jonathan Dalzell 15, Barry Leibowitz 6, Itai Shavit 3, Alon Ofir 2, Motti Amisha 2, Doron Kaski 2.
- FIBA Korać Cup 1984–85: 10–10–1984, Romema Arena (500): Hapoel Haifa vs. Ionikos Nikaias 112–74 (58–38)
Hapoel Haifa (coach: Roni Shiftan): Ronald Houston 28, Haim Zlotikman 11, Jonathan Dalzell 21, Barry Leibowitz 4, Itai Shavit 12, Alon Ofir 12, Motti Amisha 2, Doron Kaski 18, Roni Haimowitz 2, David Ben-Elul 2.
Ionikos Nikaias : Bartimis 20, Kostas Alexandridis 15, Sardanis 11, Batridis 9, Tsikimis 7, Agladis 6, Aklapatigis 4, Fotis Katsikaris 2.
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
Domestic competitions
- Greek 2nd Division South Conference Champion: (1974–75)
- Greek 3rd Division First Group Champion: (2017–18)
European competitions
- Participant in FIBA Korać Cup (3rd-tier): (1979–80)
- Participant in FIBA Korać Cup (3rd-tier): (1984–85)
Season by season
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Greek Cup | European competitions | ||
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1972–73 | B Basket League | ||||||
1973–74 | B Basket League | ||||||
1974–75 | B Basket League | ||||||
1975–76 | Basket League | ||||||
1976–77 | Basket League | ||||||
1977–78 | Basket League | ||||||
1978–79 | Basket League | ||||||
1979–80 | Basket League | 3 Korać Cup First Round | |||||
1980–81 | Basket League | ||||||
1981–82 | Basket League | ||||||
1982–83 | Basket League | ||||||
1983–84 | Basket League | ||||||
1984–85 | Basket League | 3 Korać Cup First Round | |||||
1985–86 | Basket League | ||||||
1986–87 | Basket League | ||||||
1987–88 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1988–89 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1989–90 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1990–91 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1991–92 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1992–93 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1993–94 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1994–95 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1995–96 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1996–97 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
1997–98 | B Basket League | ||||||
1998–99 | B Basket League | ||||||
1999–00 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
2000–01 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
2001–02 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
2002–03 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
2003–04 | A2 Basket League | ||||||
2004–05 | B Basket League | ||||||
2005–06 | B Basket League | ||||||
2006–07 | B Basket League | ||||||
2007–08 | C Basket League | ||||||
2008–09 | C Basket League | ||||||
2009–10 | C Basket League | ||||||
2010–11 | ESKANA A1 | ||||||
2011–12 | ESKANA A1 | ||||||
2012–13 | C Basket League | ||||||
2013–14 | B Basket League | ||||||
2014–15 | B Basket League | ||||||
2015–16 | B Basket League | ||||||
2016–17 | B Basket League | ||||||
2017–18 | B Basket League | ||||||
2018–19 | A2 Basket League |
Roster
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Notable players
Panagiotis Giannakis Nikos Oikonomou Dimitris Bogdanos Michael Paragyios Vassilis Kavvadas Fotios Katsikaris Vangelis Margaritis Marios Batis Fotis Vasilopoulos Vangelis Karampoulas Andreas Kanonidis Sotiris Katoufas Christos Petrodimopoulos Georgios Kalafatakis Tasos Dimitriadis Kostas Alexandridis
Head coaches
See also
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