Ioannis Kastritis (alternate spelling: Giannis) (

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: Ιωάννης Καστρίτης; born April 4, 1982) is a Greek former

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player and professional

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. He is the current head coach for

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of the

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and the

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Coaching career

Clubs

Kastritis played basketball with G.S. Arkadias, Arkadikos and

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

before starting his basketball coaching career as an assistant in Apoloniada. He was the assistant coach of Yannis Christopoulos at

Olympiada Patras A.E.P. Olympias Patras (Greek: Α.Ε.Π. Ολυμπιάς Πάτρα) or Olympiadas Patras (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα Πάτρα), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Patras. It was founded in 1961. A.E.P. Olympias is one of the most h ...

, in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. From 2009 to 2012, he was the assistant coach in Arkadikos. In 2012, he became the head coach of the club. With Arkadikos, he won a league

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to the

, after finishing 2nd in the

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season. In the same year, he was voted as the coach of the season in the A2 Division, and he became the youngest coach to lead a team to a Greek Basket League promotion. On August 24, 2016, he was appointed by Aries Trikala, as the head coach of the team. Kastritis led the team to the best season of their history, as they finished in 10th place in the league, with a 10–16 record. On May 2, 2017, Kastritis was appointed as the head coach of the

club Kymis. On November 25, 2018, Kastritis resigned from his position, after a string of negative results, and despite his successful 2017–18 campaign with the club. On January 27, 2020, Kastritis was named the new head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv. On May 11, 2020, Kastritis extended his contract with Hapoel until 2021.

National teams

Kastritis was the head coach of the Greek Under-19 national team, at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, in which Greece finished in 10th place.

References

External links

Ioannis Kastritis
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kastritis, Ioannis 1982 births Living people Basketball players from Patras Aries Trikala B.C. coaches Aris B.C. coaches Arkadikos B.C. coaches Greek basketball coaches Greek men's basketball players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. coaches Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. coaches Kymis B.C. coaches