Kavala B.C. is a Greek professional

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club that is located in

Kavala Kavala (, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the A2 motorway, a one-and ...

, 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 (). The club competes in the 2nd-tier level

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Club branding

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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

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, for the first time. The club has played six seasons in the Greek top division ( 2008–09, 2009–10,

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, 2011–12,

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, 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, Kavala was promoted again to the top-tier Greek Basket League. During the 2015–16 season, Steve Giatzoglou, became the team's

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, after replacing Giannis Tzimas, due to the poor performances of the club to begin the season, and in order for the club to avoid

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. Eventually, the club was relegated anyway, after finishing in 14th place in the league.

Titles and honors

* Greek 2nd Division :Champions (1): 2014–15

Roster

Notable players

Head coaches

Vangelis Alexandris Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris (; born February 2, 1951) is a Greek former international basketball player and coach. With a height of 1.82 meters, he played as a point guard and was nicknamed "''The Tiger ''" due to his dynamic playing style. He ...

* Dimitris Priftis * Angelos Koronios * Steve Giatzoglou

Name sponsorships

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External links

Kavala B.C. – Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Profile
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