Koroivos B.C. or Koroivos Amaliadas B.C. (alternate spellings: Koroibos Amaliada) (

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: Κόροιβος Αμαλιάδας KAE), is a

professional

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club that is based in

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, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Amaliadas Koroivos (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Αμαλιάδας Κόροιβος), which is also abbreviated as A.S.A. Koroivos (Α.Σ.Α. Κόροιβος) and it maintains different sport departments. The club's name is in honour of the first

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winner of the

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Club branding

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History

The parent athletic club of Koroivos was founded in 1982, and the club's basketball section was founded in 1983. In 2010, Koroivos merged with

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and gained Xanthi's club rights, and also took their place in the Greek 2nd Division during the 2010–11 season. Koroivos also took

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' place in the Greek 2nd Division during the 2012–13 season. Koroivos finished in 2nd place in the Greek 2nd Division in the 2013–14 season, after

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hit a 3 pointer at the end of the game against

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, to give Koroivos a 58 to 57 win in the next to last game of the season. The club thus gained

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to play in the top Greek League for the first time in the 2014–15 season.

Arenas

Koroivos plays their home games at the 2,000 seat Amaliada Ilida Indoor Hall.

Season by season

Roster

Notable players

Greece: * Tasos Charismidis *

Dimitris Charitopoulos Dimitrios Charitopoulos (alternate spellings: Dimitris, Haritopoulos) (Greek: Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος; born November 14, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Iraklis of the Greek A2 Basket Lea ...

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Sotiris Gioulekas Sotirios "Sotiris" Gioulekas ( el, Σωτήρης Γκιουλέκας, , born November 28, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) tall small forward. Professional career In his pro career, Gioulekas h ...

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Europe: *

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* - Obie Trotter * -

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USA: * Ken Brown *

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* Toddrick Gotcher * Kenny Hall * -

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* Robert Lowery *

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Africa: * -

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Oceania: *

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Head coaches

* Charis Markopoulos * Dinos Kalampakos

References

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Profile
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