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Kavala BC
Kavala B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas, with the club's full name being Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas, which means Kavala Basketball Union ( el, Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας). The club competes in the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League. Club branding Kavala_bc_logo.jpg , (2015–present) History Kavala B.C. was founded in 2003. In 2008, Kavala B.C. merged with Panorama B.C. to form the club Kavala B.C. (men's professional team). That same year, the merged club joined the first division of Greek pro basketball, the Greek Basket League, for the first time. The club has played six seasons in the Greek top division ( 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2015–16). The club's best finish in the top Greek League so far is sixth place, in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. After spending two seasons in the Greek 2nd Division, Kaval ... [...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 are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in association football and professional baseball. In other sports, such as Australian rules football, the head coach is generally termed a senior coach. A head coach normally reports to a sporting director or a general manager of the team. Other coaches are usually subordinate to the head coach, often in offensive positions or defensive positions, and occasionally proceed down into individualized position coaches. American football Head coaching responsibilities in American football vary depending on the level of the sport. High school football As with most other head coaches, high school coaches are primarily tasked with organizing and training football players. This includes creating game plans, evaluating players, and leading the team dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Panos
Stephen Andrew Panos (Greek: Στιβ Πάνος; born February 4, 1988) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.06 m (6'9") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. College career After playing high school basketball at Highland High School, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Panos played college basketball at Weber State, from 2006 to 2010. Professional career Panos began his pro career with the Greek League club Kolossos in 2010. He moved to the Greek club Kavala in 2012. He joined the Greek club Trikala Aries in 2013. In 2014 he resigned with Trikala for a 1 year contract The Basketball Tournament In the summers of 2015 and 2017, Panos played in The Basketball Tournament, on ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitris Lolas
Dimitrios Lolas (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτριος Λόλας; born January 31, 1986) is a Greek professional basketball player for Niki Volou of the Greek 3rd division. At a height of 6'8" (2.03 m), he can play at both the power forward and center positions. Professional career Lolas began his pro career in Greece's top-tier level Greek Basket League, with Maroussi. He also played in the Greek Basket League with Aigaleo and Kavala. National team career Lolas was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the following tournaments: the 2004 FIBA Under-18 European Championship, the 2005 FIBA Under-20 European Championship, and the 2006 FIBA Under-20 European Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotiris Manolopoulos (basketball, Born 1987)
Sotirios Manolopoulos (alternate spelling: Sotiris) (Greek: Σωτήρης Μανωλόπουλος; born November 16, 1987) is a Greek Cypriot professional basketball player for AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot League. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall. He plays at the power forward position. Professional career Some of the clubs that Manolopoulos has played with during his pro career include: PAOK, Bàsquet Mallorca, Palencia Baloncesto, AEL 1964, Gestibérica Vigo, Kolossos, Peristeri, Kavala, Ikaros and Aris. He rejoined Kolossos Rodou in 2014. On June 18, 2017, he moved to Kymis of the Greek Basket League, where he eventually became the team captain. National team career Manolopoulos played at the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Serbia and Montenegro in 2005. Final ranking 1. 2. Turkey 3. Italy 4. Spain 5. Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandros Sigkounas
Alexandros Sigkounas (alternate spelling: Sigounas) (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Σιγκούνας; born July 7, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Vrijednosnice Osijek of the Croatian League. He is a 2.02 m (6 ft 7½ in) tall small forward-power forward. Professional career Born in Attiki, Greece, Sigkounas began his professional basketball career with the Greek League club Panionios in 2006. In 2008, he moved to Olympia Larissa, and then to Kavala in 2009. After spending only one season with Kavala, he decided to leave the team in 2010, when he signed a one-year contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki. Then, he moved to Pagrati. He joined the Greek club KAOD in 2012. In November 2012, he joined Arkadikos. For the 2013–14 season, he joined Ermis Lagkada. He then moved to the Swedish League club LF Basket. On March 25, 2015, he signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras. On July 30, 2015, Sigkounas moved to Kymis signing a 1+1 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassilis Symtsak
Vassilis Symtsak (alternative spellings: Vasilis, Vasileios, Simtsak) ( el, Βασίλης Σίμτσακ; (born 3 March 1981) is a Greek professional basketball coach and former player. He last served as an assistant coach for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in), he mainly played at the center position. Professional career Some of the clubs that Symtsak has played with in his pro career include: Doukas, Sporting, AEK Athens, PAOK, Trikala 2000, Kavala, Ikaros Kallitheas, and Panionios. In 2014, he signed with the Greek League club Aris. He then re-signed with Aris in 2015. After the end of the 2016–17 season, Symtsak completed 10 seasons in the Greek Basket League, counting 1,068 points, 1,095 rebounds, 154 assists, 116 steals, and 43 blocks, in a total of 258 appearances. On 19 July 2017, Symtsak penned a single-season deal with Greek A2 Basket League club Peristeri B.C. Averaging 6.8 points, 5.5 rebounds a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Kyritsis
Alexandros "Alexis" Kyritsis (alternate spelling: Kiritsis) ( el, Αλέξανδρος "Αλέξης" Κυρίτσης; born May 18, 1982) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall. He is a talented offensive combo guard- swingman. Professional career In his professional career, Kyritsis played with some of the following clubs: Papagou, Aris, Maroussi, AEK Athens, PAOK, Kavala, Ilysiakos, Panathinaikos, Ikaros Kallitheas, Panionios, Doxa Lefkadas, and Doukas. National team career Kyritsis won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, while playing with the Greek under-26 national team. Personal life Kyritsis' father, Michalis, is a former professional basketball player and coach. Alexis and his father both played with Panathinaikos. Awards and accomplishments Pro career *2× Greek Cup Winner: (2004, 2012) *3× Greek Second Division Top Scorer: (2003, 2017, 2018) Greek junior national team *2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Karathanasis
Ioannis Karathanasis (alternate spelling: Giannis) (Greek: Γιάννης Καραθανάσης; born February 17, 1991) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.03 m (6'8") tall, he played at both the small forward or power forward positions, with small forward being his primary position. Professional career Karathanasis began his basketball career playing with the youth clubs of the Asteria Basketball Academy in Thessaloniki, Greece. He joined the Greek League power Olympiacos in the year 2008, and played with their youth clubs, before going on loan to the semi-pro Greek 3rd Division club Mantoulidis, for the 2009–10 season. He began his pro career in 2010, when he joined the Greek League club Panellinios. In August 2011, he signed with the Greek League club Kavala. In September 2014, Karathanasis signed a contract with Aris for the 2014–15 season. On September 15, 2015, he was officially signed by Aries Trikala for the 2015–16 season. Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotiris Karapostolou
Sotirios "Soto" Karapostolou (alternate spelling: Sotiris) (Greek: Σωτηρης "Σωτω" Καραποστολου; born July 15, 1978) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball assistant coach. During his playing days, he was a 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall shooting guard-small forward. College career Karapostolou played college basketball at Southern New Hampshire University. He was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 2009. Professional career In his pro career, Karapostolou has played with the following clubs: Artland Dragons, Aris, Makedonikos, Panellinios, Rethymno, Keravnos, Olympia Larissa, Iraklis, and Kavala. He returned to Kavala in 2013, after having previously played with the club. Coaching career In the summer of 2021, Karapostolou became an assistant coach for Iraklis Thessaloniki, under coach Thanasis Skourtopoulos. In 2022, he moved to Aris, under coach Giannis Kastritis Ioannis Kastritis (alternate spelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Kakaroudis
Konstantinos "Kostas" Kakaroudis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κακαρούδης; born 2 May 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.04 m (6' 8") tall power forward. He was born in Serres, Greece. Professional career In his pro career, Kakaroudis played with some of the following clubs: Aris, Thermaikos, KAOD (2004–2006), Ionikos Lamias, Panorama, Rethymno, Olympias Patras, Ikaroi Serron, KAOD (2011–2013), Rovinari, and Kolossos. In 2014, he joined PAOK. In 2015, he signed a new 2-year contract with PAOK. In 2016, he moved to Faros. Kakaroudis spent the subsequent three seasons with Iraklis, achieving a promotion to the Greek Basket League in 2019, as well as clinching a qualification for European competitions in 2020. On 13 July 2020 he personally announced his departure from the club. National team career Kakaroudis was a member of Greece's junior national college team that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savvas Iliadis
Savvas Iliadis (alternate spelling: Savas) ( el, Σάββας Ηλιάδης; born November 6, 1979) is a former Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Iliadis began playing basketball with the junior youth teams of Aias Evosmou. He began his professional career with Aias Evosmou in the Greek 2nd Division during the 2000–01 season. In 2002, he moved to Iraklis. In 2005, he moved to Panionios. In 2006, he joined Aris, and in 2009, he moved to Kavala. In January 2011, he returned to Iraklis. National team career With Greece's under-26 national team, Iliadis won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Personal life Iliadis is an Aris fan. His brother is the Greek 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 ... football player Stelios Iliadis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
