Trikala Aries B.C.
Trikala Aries | |||
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Nickname | Sakafliades | ||
Leagues | Greek A2 Basket League | ||
Founded | 1993 | ||
History |
Aeolus Trikalon B.C. (1993–2012) Trikala B.C. (2012–2013) Trikala Aries B.C. (2013–Present) | ||
Arena | Trikala Municipal Sports Hall | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Location | Trikala, Greece | ||
Team colors | |||
Main sponsor | Aries | ||
President | Vangelis Fridas | ||
Head coach | Fotis Takianos | ||
Team captain | Diamantis Slaftsakis | ||
2017–18 position | Greek Basket League 14th (relegated) | ||
Website | trikalabc.gr | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Trikala B.C. (Greek: Τρίκαλα K.A.E.), for sponsorship reasons known as Trikala Aries, is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Trikala, Greece. The club was previously known as Aeolus Trikalon (Greek: Αίολος Τρικάλων).
History
Trikala Aries Basketball Club was founded in 1993, under the name Aeolus Trikalon Basketball Club. During the 2008–09 season, Aeolus failed to achieve a promotion place in their league, and qualify to the Greek B League (3rd-tier division on the Greek basketball pyramid). However, in the subsequent 2009–10 season, Aeolus managed to qualify.
In the next season, 2010–11, they finished in 9th place in the Greek B League. In 2012, the club changed its name to Trikala Basketball Club, abbreviated as Trikala B.C., and it then competed in the Greek Second Division, for the first time, during the 2012–13 season.[1] In 2013, Greek company Aries became the official name sponsor of the team.
The club competed in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, for the first time, in the 2013–14 season. During their first season in the top level Greek League, Trikala finished in 11th place.
Sponsorship names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the team has been known as:
- Trikala Aries (2013–present)
Arena
Trikala plays their home games at Trikala Municipal Sports Hall, which has a seating capacity of 2,500.[2]
Logos
- The club's old Aeolus Trikalon logo (1993–2012).
- (2012–present).
Season by season
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L | Greek Cup | European competitions | ||
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2006–07 | ESKA A Category | |||||||
2007–08 | ESKA A Category | 1st | ||||||
2008–09 | C Basket League | |||||||
2009–10 | C Basket League | 1st | ||||||
2010–11 | B Basket League | |||||||
2011–12 | B Basket League | 1st | ||||||
2012–13 | A2 Basket League | 2nd | ||||||
2013–14 | Basket League | |||||||
2014–15 | Basket League | |||||||
2015–16 | Basket League | |||||||
2016–17 | Basket League | |||||||
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Trikala Aries B.C. roster | |||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||
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Updated: July 1, 2018 |
Notable players
Sotirios Gioulekas Nikos Kaklamanos Michalis Giannakidis Nestoras Kommatos Georgios Georgakis Steve Panos Marios Matalon Georgios Tsiaras Alexandros Varitimiadis Sofoklis Schortsanitis Kostas Vasileiadis Angelo Tsagarakis Hörður Vilhjálmsson Gilvydas Biruta Oleksandr Lypovyy Uroš Petrović Slaven Čupković Marko Tejić Justin Robinson Ovie Soko Kenny Kadji Junior Cadougan Patrick Ewing Jr. Kentan Facey Justin Ingram Alex Harris Nate Bowie Kwame Alexander Demitrius Conger Brandon Brown Paul Jones Kelsey Barlow Mike Caffey David Haughton Lamond Murray Jr. D. J. Richardson
Head coaches
Current sponsorships
- Gold Sponsor: Olympos
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Adidas
- Official Sponsor: Mikel Coffee Company
- Official Supporter: Hondos Center