Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. (formerly Ikaros Chalkidas B.C.) is a professional
basketball
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club that is based in
Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
,
Athens
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,
Greece
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. The club has changed its home location several times. It was originally based in
Nea Smyrni
Nea Smyrni ( el, Νέα Σμύρνη, ''Néa Smýrni'', "New Smyrna") is a municipality in South Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants. It was named after İzmir in Turkey, which Greek's called it as Smyrna, whence many ...
, and later moved to
Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
, then moved for a while to
Chalkida, and finally returned to Kallithea. Its full official name is Panathlitikos Omilos Kallitheas Ikaros, or P.O.K. Ikaros. The club's colors are white, blue, and red.
Logos
Ikaros Chalkidas B.C. logo.png , (The club's logo when it was based in Chalkida.)
Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. logo.jpg , (The club's Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
logo.)
History
The club was founded in 1991, and was originally based in
Nea Smyrni
Nea Smyrni ( el, Νέα Σμύρνη, ''Néa Smýrni'', "New Smyrna") is a municipality in South Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants. It was named after İzmir in Turkey, which Greek's called it as Smyrna, whence many ...
,
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
. In 2007, the club's home became
Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
, Athens. In 2009, the club merged with
Esperos Kallitheas
Esperos (in el, Π.Ο.Κ. Έσπερος) is a sports club in Kallithea (within greater Athens, Greece), founded in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of the country (1941–44).
History
Started as a football club and participated during World Wa ...
, and played the 2009–10 season under the name of Ikaros Kallitheas-Esperos. In that same season, the club won the
Greek 2nd Division championship.
After winning the Greek 2nd Division in the 2009–10 season, the club broke away from its merger with Esperos Kallitheas, and once again took the name of Ikaros Kallitheas. They competed in the top league in Greece, the
Greek Basket League
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, for the first time in the
2010–11 season. In 2013, the club moved to
Chalkida.
At the finish of the 2013–14 season, Ikaros Kallitheas was
relegated
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to the
Greek 2nd Division. But for the next season, the club declared that it was unable to take part in the A2 Division, and was then relegated to the
Greek B Basket League
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. Simultaneously, the club returned to
Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
. and was renamed again to Ikaros Kallitheas.
Arenas
When Ikaros has been based in
Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
, they played their home games at the Esperos Indoor Hall, a small arena with a capacity of 1,000, and at
Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall
National Athletic Center Glyfada Makis Liougas, commonly known as Glyfada Indoor Hall (Greek: Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρου Γλυφάδας Ματθαίος Λιούγκας) is an indoor arena that is located in Glyfada, Athens, ...
, an arena with a capacity of 3,500.
During the time when the club was playing in
Chalkida, they played their homes games at
Chalkida Indoor Hall, an arena with a capacity of 1,620.
Titles and honors
Domestic competitions
*Total Titles: 2
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Greek 4th Division Champion: (2007)
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Greek 2nd Division Champion: (2010)
Notable players
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Giannis Kalampokis
Giannis Kalampokis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kalambokis, Kalabokis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης; born on August 15, 1978 in Ilio, Peristeri, Athens, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player a ...
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Fanis Koumbouras
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Georgios Tsiaras
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Lazaros Agadakos
Lazaros "Lazo" Agadakos ( el, Λάζαρος Αγαδάκος; born January 1, 1980) is a Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions.
Professional career
After pl ...
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Giannoulis Larentzakis
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Michalis Polytarchou
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Sotiris Manolopoulos
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Vassilis Toliopoulos
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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 c ...
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Vassilis Symtsak
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Vangelis Karampoulas
Evangelos "Vangelis" Karampoulas (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Karaboulas) (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Καράμπουλας; born November 18, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 6 in) t ...
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Ioannis Dimakos
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Mladen Pantić
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Saša Vasiljević
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Deon Thompson
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Julian Sensley
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Māris Ļaksa
Māris Ļaksa (born 8 September 1981 in Ventspils) is a Latvian professional basketball forward who, as of 2012, is a member of BC Rakvere Tarvas. He is also a member of Latvia national basketball team
The Latvia men's national basketball team ...
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Mouhammad Faye
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Aron Baynes
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Romel Beck
Romel Roberto Beck-Castro (born May 29, 1982) is a Mexican professional basketball player who last played for Aguacateros de Michoacan of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNPB). He also played for the Mexico national basketball team.
B ...
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Ivan Aska
Ivan Aska (born 26 June 1990) is a U.S. Virgin Islander-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for DEAC of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. He has also represented the senior men's U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He playe ...
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Pat Carroll
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Lance Harris
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Kyle McAlarney
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Michael Antonio "Mike" King
Michael Antonio King (born March 26, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player.
College career
King played collegiate for The George Washington University. He attended Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he wo ...
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Jimmy Baxter
Head coaches
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Aris Lykogiannis
Aris Lykogiannis (Greek: Άρης Λυκογιάννης; born 10 April 1969) is a Greek professional basketball coach, most recently managing Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.
Coaching career
He coached Ikaros Kallitheas from 2009 to ...
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Dimitrios Priftis
References
External links
Official WebsiteEurobasket.com Team Page
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Basketball teams in Greece
Basketball teams established in 1991
Nea Smyrni
Kallithea
Chalcis
1991 establishments in Greece