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Andreas Kanonidis
Andreas Kanonidis (Greek: Ανδρέας Κανονίδης; born July 26, 1991) is a Greek professional basketball player for Amyntas of the Greek A2 League. He is 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall and he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions. Professional career Kanonidis started playing basketball with the Asteria Thessaloniki and Panionios Athens youth teams in Greece. He began his professional career during the 2008–09 season, with the Greek League club Panionios. In 2010, he moved to Ilysiakos and then in 2012, he joined Maroussi. He then played with Peristeri, before moving to Rethymno, and then Koroivos. On August 24, 2015, he signed with the Greek 2nd Division club Doxa Lefkadas. In 2017, he joined the Greek 3rd Division club Ionikos Nikaias, where he achieved subsequent 3rd Division and 2nd Division championships and promotions in the two seasons he spent with them. In 2019, Kanonidis signed with Dafni Dafniou. He averaged 15.8 points, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek A2 Basket League
The Greek A2 Basket League ( el, Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ, link=no), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). History In the 1986–87 season, the current format for Greek professional basketball, consisting of the A1 National Category and the A2 National Category was formed. Starting with the 2015–16 season, playoffs were added between the 2nd and 5th placed teams for promotion to the 1st tier level Greek Basket League, and a one-game play-out was added to decide relegation to the 3rd tier level Greek B Basket League. * ''1986–87 to 2011–12: Alpha2 National Category'' * ''2012–13 to present: Greek A2 Basket League'' Promotion and relegation At the end of each season, the following promotion and relegation takes place: * The top two teams in the A2 are promoted to the Greek Basket League. * These teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guards
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rethymno B
Rethymno ( el, Ρέθυμνο, , also ''Rethimno'', ''Rethymnon'', ''Réthymnon'', and ''Rhíthymnos'') is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants (near 40,000 for the municipal unit). It is a former Latin Catholic bishopric as Retimo(–Ario) and former Latin titular see. Rethymno was originally built during the Minoan civilization (ancient Rhithymna and Arsinoe). The city was prominent enough to mint its own coins and maintain urban growth. One of these coins is today depicted as the crest of the town: two dolphins in a circle. History This region as a whole is rich with ancient history, most notably through the Minoan civilisation centred at Knossos east of Rethymno. Rethymno itself began a period of growth when the Venetian conquerors of the island decided to put an intermediate commercial station between Heraklion and Chania, acquiring its own bishop and nobility in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forwards (basketball)
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Greek Basket League Players
Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek. **Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC). ** Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC. **Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity. **Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. **Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD). *Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language. *Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. *Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity. *Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD. Other uses * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Men's Basketball Players
Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek. **Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC). **Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC. **Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity. **Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. **Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD). *Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language. *Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. *Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity. * Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD. Other uses * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1991 Births
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2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition featured 16 teams, held in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain from July 14–24. Spain became a champion for the first time. Participating teams * (Winners, 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B) * * * * * * * * * * * * * (Runners-up, 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B) * * Group stages Preliminary round In this round, the sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three will advance to the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group will play for the 13th–16th place in the Classification Games. :''Times given below are in CEST (UTC+2).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Qualifying Round The twelve teams remaining will be allocated in two groups of six teams each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after beating France in the final. Participating teams Venues Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500) Metz Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800) Hagondange Hagondange (; german: Hagendingen; Lorraine Franconian: ''Hoendéngen''/''Hoendéng'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 21st edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Ierapetra, Rethymno and Heraklion, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Serbia won the trophy for the first time since the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. Slovenia and Portugal were relegated to Division B. Competition system The tournament format changed from previously years. The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The first three teams in each group qualified for the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th position in the Classification Games. The twelve teams qualified for the qualifying round were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The results of the games between the teams in the preliminary round were taken into account for the ranking in the qualifying round. The two top teams of each group qualified for the semifinals. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary round Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
