Ionikos Nikaias B.C.

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. (Greek: Iωνικός Νίκαιας 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 Νίκαιας) multi-sports club. The team's colors are white and blue.

Ionikos Nikaias
NicknameKing
Blue–Whites
LeaguesGreek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded1965 (1965)
HistoryIonikos Nikaias B.C.
(1965 – Present)
ArenaNikaias Platonas Indoor Hall
Capacity1,200
LocationNikaia, Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Blue
   
Main sponsorAffidea
PresidentVangelis Tsapas
Team managerChristina Skentziou
Head coachVangelis Angelou
Team captainAndreas Petropoulos
2019–20 position10th
Championships2 Greek 2nd Division
(1975 (B), 2019 (A2))
1 Greek 3rd Division
(2018)
Websiteionikosbasket.gr

The team currently plays in the Greek Basket League, the first tier level in Greek basketball.

Logos

History

Early years

Ionikos Nikaias' men's 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 Greek 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.

On August 3, 1984, Ionikos Nikaias transferred its club star Panagiotis Giannakis, to the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris paid Ionikos Nikaias a transfer fee for his player rights, in the amount of 42 million Greek Drachmas,[2] which was considered a huge amount of money for a transfer at that time. In order to complete the transfer, Giannakis also personally received a BMW car, a sporting goods store, and 8 million drachmas from Aris.

Recent years

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. In the 2018–19 season, Ionikos won the Greek 2nd Division (A2) championship, and was promoted up to the first tier level Greek Basket League, for the 2019–20 season. That marked the first time the club had played in Greece's first division, since the 1986–87 season.[3]

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. in international competitions

Arenas

Ionikos' long-time home arena (1970–2018, 2020–present) is the Nikaias Platonas Indoor Hall (Greek: Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Πλάτων Νικαίας), which is an indoor arena that is located in Nikaia, Piraeus, Athens, and has a seating capacity of 1,200 people. Platonas Gymnasium was renovated in 2020. For the Greek Basket League 2019–20 season, while the arena was being renovated, Ionikos moved into the Sofia Befon Indoor Hall,[4][5] which is located in Palaio Faliro, Piraeus, Athens, and has a seating capacity of 1,204 people.[6]

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Roster

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Smith, Adam 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 28 – (1992-11-08)8 November 1992
G/F 3 Petropoulos, Andreas (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1994-02-11)11 February 1994
SG 4 Pridgett, Sayeed 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1994-05-22)22 May 1994
PG 6 Chatzikyriakos, Giorgos 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 18 – (2002-12-28)28 December 2002
F 7 Vlachos, Lampros 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1993-09-16)16 September 1993
SG 8 Giotis, Marios 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2002-06-29)29 June 2002
C 12 Mavrokefalidis, Loukas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 36 – (1984-07-25)25 July 1984
F 13 Hollowell, Jeremy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1994-02-25)25 February 1994
C 15 Toutziarakis, Stavros 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 33 – (1987-11-05)5 November 1987
G 22 Mustafa, Muhaymin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 21 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999
G 31 Toliopoulos, Vassilis  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1996-06-15)15 June 1996
PF 33 Chougkaz, Nikos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 20 – (2000-10-04)4 October 2000
G/F Maragidis, Nikos 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (1997-07-23)23 July 1997
G Giatroudis, Vassilis 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2000-02-17)17 February 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: January 15, 2021

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Loukas Mavrokefalidis Stavros Toutziarakis
PF Jeremy Hollowell Nikos Chougkaz Lampros Vlachos
SF Sayeed Pridgett Andreas Petropoulos Nikos Maragkidis
SG Adam Smith Muhaymin Mustafa Marios Giotis
PG Vassilis Toliopoulos Vassilis Giatroudis Giorgos Chatzikyriakos

Notable players

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

Head coaches

Head Coach Years
Nikos Oikonomou
2015–2016
Nikos Vetoulas
2018–2019, 2019
Stergios Koufos
2019–2020
Vangelis Angelou
2020–present

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. Greek Cup European competitions
1972–73
2
B Basket League
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1973–74
2
B Basket League
2nd
1974–75
2
B Basket League
1st
1975–76
1
Basket League
7th
1976–77
1
Basket League
7th
1977–78
1
Basket League
5th
1978–79
1
Basket League
6th
1979–80
1
Basket League
11th
3 Korać Cup First Round
1980–81
1
Basket League
8th
1981–82
1
Basket League
12th
1982–83
1
Basket League
8th
1983–84
1
Basket League
6th
1984–85
1
Basket League
9th
3 Korać Cup First Round
1985–86
1
Basket League
8th
1986–87
1
Basket League
10th
1987–88
2
A2 Basket League
6th
1988–89
2
A2 Basket League
6th
1989–90
2
A2 Basket League
8th
1990–91
2
A2 Basket League
4th
1991–92
2
A2 Basket League
5th
1992–93
2
A2 Basket League
5th
1993–94
2
A2 Basket League
3rd
1994–95
2
A2 Basket League
6th
1995–96
2
A2 Basket League
9th
1996–97
2
A2 Basket League
14th
1997–98
3
B Basket League
9th
1998–99
3
B Basket League
2nd
1999–00
2
A2 Basket League
8th
2000–01
2
A2 Basket League
3rd
2001–02
2
A2 Basket League
11th
2002–03
2
A2 Basket League
6th
2003–04
2
A2 Basket League
13th
2004–05
3
B Basket League
7th
2005–06
3
B Basket League
12th
2006–07
3
B Basket League
14th
2007–08
4
C Basket League
7th
2008–09
4
C Basket League
10th
2009–10
4
C Basket League
10th
2010–11
5
ESKANA A1
4th
2011–12
5
ESKANA A1
1st
2012–13
4
C Basket League
2nd
2013–14
3
B Basket League
3rd
2014–15
3
B Basket League
7th
2014–15
2015–16
3
B Basket League
2nd
2015–16
2016–17
3
B Basket League
5th
2016–17
2017–18
3
B Basket League
1st
2017–18
2018–19
2
A2 Basket League
1st
2018–19
2019–20
1
Basket League
10th
2019–20
2020–21
1
Basket League
TBD
2020–21

See also

References

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