Aiolos Astakou B.C.

Aiolos Astakou B.C. (alternate spellings: Aeolus and Astakos; Greek: Αίολος Αστακού / Αίολος Αστακός) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Astakos, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. The club's full name is A.M.S. Aiolos Astakou (Α.Μ.Σ. Αίολος Αστακού). The club is named after the Greek god Aeolus. The club's name can be translated into English as Aeolus Lobster.

Aiolos Astakos A.M.S.
Founded	1990
History	1990 – Present
Arena	Astakos Municipal Sports Center
Location	Astakos, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Team colors	Yellow and Blue
President	Apostolis Pantazis
Head coach	Michalis Koutalianos
Championships	1 Greek B Championship (2016)
Website	aiolosastakoubc.gr
Home Away

The team competes in the Greek A2 Basket League.

History

Aiolos Astakou was founded in 1990. The club reached the lower minor league divisions of Greek basketball for the first in the 2003–04 season. The club reached the 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League, for the first time, in the 2014–15 season.

They then played in the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League in the 2015–16 season. They were then promoted to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League for the 2016–17 season.

Arenas

Aiolos Astakou's permanent home arena is the Astakos Municipal Sports Center,[1][2] which is located in Xiromero, Astakos. They have also temporarily played at the Vonitsa Indoor Hall,[3] which is located in Vonitsa, while a construction project on their regular home arena was being done.[4]

Titles

• Greek 3rd Division Champion: (2016)

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Aiolos Astakos B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PF 4 Brozos, George 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – 25 May 1986 SF 5 Theodorakos, Giorgos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – 17 January 1988 PG 6 Koumpouras, Fanis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 37 – 8 December 1983 G/F 7 Papadionysiou, Stathis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – 15 June 1992 PG 8 Katsares, Nikos 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 37 – 17 March 1983 G 9 Gatzias, Aggelos 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) SG 10 Kaklamanos, Nikos 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 39 – 12 July 1981 F 11 Kitsoulis, Vasillis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – 3 May 1983 C 12 Kasabalis, Tasos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) C 13 Charismidis, Tasos 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 39 – 7 June 1981 C 14 Psomas-Libaris, Nikos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 37 – 16 January 1984 PF 17 Gizogiannis, Andronikos 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 37 – 8 February 1983	Head coach Michalis Koutalianos Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Andronikos Gizogiannis
• Nikos Kaklamanos
• Fanis Koumpouras
• Stathis Papadionysiou

References

1. "Α.Μ.Σ. ΑΙΟΛΟΣ ΑΣΤΑΚΟΥ Η ΕΠΙΣΗΜΗ ΙΣΤΟΣΕΛΙΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΟΜΑΔΑΣ {{in lang|el}}". Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
2. Μετακομίζει στο σπίτι του ο Αίολος Αστακού (in Greek).
3. Γήπεδο (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
4. Μένει στο ΔΑΚ Βόνιτσας ο Αίολος Αστακού (in Greek).

External links

• Official Team Website (in Greek)
• "AMS Aiolos Astakou basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket.com". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.