Larisa B.C.

Larisa B.C. (Greek: Λάρισα K.A.E.), or Larisa Basket (alternate spelling: Larissa), is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Larissa, Greece.[2] It is a part of the G.S. Ermis Agias Larisa (Γ.Σ. Ερμής Αγιάς Λάρισα) multi-sports club. The club's full original name was Gymnastikos Syllogos Agias Ermis Larisa (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Επαρχίας Αγιάς Ερμής Λάρισα). The club's official emblem is a seal with Hermes (Ermis) on it, one of the Greek gods. The team's colors are white and blue.

Larisa B.C.
LeaguesGreek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded1984 (1984)
HistoryErmis Agias Larisa B.C.
(1984–2019)
Larisa B.C.
(2019–Present)
ArenaLarissa Neapolis Indoor Arena
Capacity4,000
(permanent upper-tier seats)
5,500
(with retractable lower-tier seats)[1]
LocationLarissa, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Blue
         
PresidentThodoris Rizoulis
Head coachVangelis Angelou
2018–19 position7th (A2)
Championships1 Greek 4th Division
(2016)
Websitelarisabasket.gr

The team currently plays in the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level of Greek basketball.

History

Larisa B.C. was originally founded as Ermis Agias Larisa B.C. (Ερμής Αγιάς Λάρισα K.A.E.), in 1984. With the club originally being located in Agia, Larissa (regional unit), Greece. The club won the Greek 4th Division's 3rd Group, during the 2015–16 season, and was thus promoted up to the Greek 3rd Division, for the 2016–17 season. The team was then promoted up to the Greek 2nd Division, for the 2017–18 season.

Ermis Agias Larisa was given a wild card place in the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2019–20 season.[3] The club then relocated from Agia to Larissa (city), and was renamed to Larisa Basketball Club.[4]

Arenas

Larisa B.C.'s main home arena is the Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena, which is located in the city of Larissa. The arena has a seating capacity of 4,000 people in the permanent upper tier, and it can be expanded to a capacity of 5,500 people with optional retractable seating added to the lower tier.[5] The club previously played its home games at the small 300 seat Agias Municipal Indoor Sports Center, which is located in Agia.

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Greek Cup European competitions
2015–16
4
 C Basket League
1st
 20–2
2016–17
3
 B Basket League
3rd
 22–8
2017–18
2
 A2 Basket League
9th
 15–15
2018–19
2
 A2 Basket League
7th
 17–13

Roster
Larisa B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 Garrett Jr., Billy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 – (1994-10-16)16 October 1994
F/C 1 Thomas, Elijah 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 23 – (1996-10-10)10 October 1996
PG 2 Hickey, Anthony 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1992-11-22)22 November 1992
PF 3 Cheilaris, Dimitris 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1990-08-18)18 August 1990
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1985-07-07)7 July 1985
F/C 6 Maragkos, Paris 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 26 – (1994-01-19)19 January 1994
F/C 8 Spyropoulos, Tasos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 25 – (1995-04-01)1 April 1995
PF 11 Harris, Darnell 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1992-02-02)2 February 1992
F 13 Vavatsikos, Ioannis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990
F 19 Lolas, Dimitrios 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 34 – (1986-01-31)31 January 1986
PG 22 Papantoniou, Nondas (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 30 – (1990-04-28)28 April 1990
PG 33 Tsirogiannis, Kostas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2000-03-06)6 March 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Giannis Tzimas
  • Vangelis Koutsokeras
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: June 27, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Elijah Thomas Paris Maragkos
PF Darnell Harris Tasos Spyropoulos Dimitris Cheilaris
SF Brandon Rush Giannis Vavatsikos Dimitris Lolas
SG Billy Garrett Jr. Kostas Tsirogiannis
PG Anthony Hickey Nondas Papantoniou

Notable players

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Head coaches
Head Coach Years
Grigoris Giassaris
2013–2018
Stefanos Perkos
2018
Ioannis Livanos
2018–2019
Kostas Keramidas
2019
Vassilis Fragkias
2019
Vangelis Angelou
2019–present

References
  1. Larissa Neapolis Arena.
  2. Ερμής Αγιάς: Γίνεται ΚΑΕ και περιμένει απάντηση για την wild card (in Greek).
  3. Basket League: Στον Ερμή Αγιάς η wild card (in Greek).
  4. Ερμής Αγιάς: Έγινε ΚΑΕ και μετονομάστηκε επίσημα σε Λάρισα (in Greek).
  5. Larissa Neapolis Arena.
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