Olympiacos B.C. B Development Team (alternate names: Olympiacos II, Olympiacos 2), also known as Olympiacos B.C. B Piraeus Bank for sponsorship reasons, is the
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team of the Greek
EuroLeague basketball club
Olympiacos Piraeus. The club is located in
Neo Faliro
Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...
,
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...
, which is about 7.4 kilometers (4.6 miles) from
Athens
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,
Greece
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. The club's full name is Olympiacos Piraeus Basketball Club B Development Team. The team currently plays in the
Greek A2 Basket League (Greek 2nd Division), which is the
second-tier level of professional club
basketball
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in Greece.
History
Olympiacos Basketball Club B, was founded as the
reserve team
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of the Greek
EuroLeague club
Olympiacos Piraeus, in September 2019. The team was founded after the
relegation
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of the senior Olympiacos team, from Greece's
top-tier level
Greek Basket League
The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...
, down to the 2nd-tier level
Greek A2 Basket League (Greek 2nd Division). That relegation was due to a punishment by the
Hellenic Basketball Federation
The Hellenic Basketball Federation ( el, Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης, abbreviated as Ε.Ο.Κ.) is the main basketball governing body for the sport in Greece. It directs and oversees all of the national b ...
, for the senior team's
forfeiture of several
2018–19 Greek League season and
2018–19 Greek Cup games. In response to that, the senior Olympiacos Piraeus team refused to play in any Greek competitions going forward. Therefore, the new Olympiacos B Development Team was formed, and it would compete in all Greek competitions instead.
For its inaugural season, the B Development team was registered into the Greek 2nd Division's
2019–20 season, taking the place of the club's senior team. The B Development team also took the senior team's place in the
2019–20 Greek Cup competition. While the senior Olympiacos team continued to function as a completely separate and different team, that competes only in the EuroLeague, which is Europe's premier continental-wide club competition. As a further punishment from the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the Olympiacos B Development Team had 6 points (3 wins) automatically deducted from their 2019–20 season's record, prior to the season's start.
For the team's first season,
Dimitris Tsaldaris
Dimitrios Tsaldaris (alternate spelling: Dimitris) ( el, Δημήτρης Τσαλδάρης; born 7 March 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, he played a ...
was hired as its first
head coach
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, with
Nikos Barlos working as his main assistant. The team's first player signings were
Vangelis Tzolos
Evangelos "Vangelis" Tzolos (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Tzollos) ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Τζόλος; born 14 August 1991) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla ...
,
Andreas Petropoulos
Andreas Petropoulos ( el, Ανδρέας Πετρόπουλος; born February 11, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He is a 1.96 m (6'5") tall swingman. ...
,
Vassilis Christidis
Vassilis Christidis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileos) ( el, Βασίλης Χρηστίδης; born July 10, 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.08 m (6'10") tall center.
Profe ...
,
Alexandros Nikolaidis, and
Petros Noeas. The team played its first official game on 21 September 2019, in a 2019–20 Greek Cup game against Ermis Lagkada. Olympiacos B won the game, by a score of 64–58. On 3 October 2019, the club announced a naming sponsorship deal with
Piraeus Bank
Piraeus Bank ( el, Τράπεζα Πειραιώς) is a Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. Piraeus Bank's shares have been listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) since January 1918.
In Gr ...
.
Ultimately, in its inaugural season, Olympiacos B Development Team was eliminated at the Last 32 stage of the Greek Cup competition by Anatolia Thessaloniki, by a score of 91–76; and finished with a record of 17–4 in the Greek 2nd Division, which was the second best record in the league, behind only
Charilaos Trikoupis
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He is best remembered for introducing the vote of c ...
' 19–2 record. However, due to the Hellenic Basketball Federation's punishment of a deduction of 6 points (3 wins), the team was dropped down to a sixth place finish in the league's final standings.
Arena
Olympiacos Basketball Club B plays its home games at the
Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Peace and Friendship Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, Stadio Eirinis kai Philias), commonly known by its acronym SEF, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Gre ...
's
Training Facility, which is located in
Neo Faliro
Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...
,
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...
,
Athens
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,
Greece
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.
Season by season
* In the
2019–20 season, Olympiacos B Development Team had the 2nd best record in the
Greek A2 Basket League's regular season, at 17–4, but they were deducted a total of 6 points (3 wins) by the
Hellenic Basketball Federation
The Hellenic Basketball Federation ( el, Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης, abbreviated as Ε.Ο.Κ.) is the main basketball governing body for the sport in Greece. It directs and oversees all of the national b ...
. That was due to a punishment of the senior club of
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
, for its
forfeiting of several
Greek Basket League
The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...
and
Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second most ...
games, during the previous 2018–19 season. As a result, Olympiacos B Development Team was placed in 6th place in the Greek A2 Basket League's 2019–20 season standings.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Squad changes for the 2021–2022 season
In
(
return from loan)
Out
(
on loan)
(
on loan)
(
on loan)
Notable players
Greece:
*
Nikos Arsenopoulos
*
Vassilis Christidis
Vassilis Christidis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileos) ( el, Βασίλης Χρηστίδης; born July 10, 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.08 m (6'10") tall center.
Profe ...
*
Iosif Koloveros
*
Petros Melissaratos
*
Alexandros Nikolaidis
*
Thomas Nikou
*
Petros Noeas
*
Stathis Papadionysiou
Efstathios Papadionysiou, commonly known as Stathis Papadionysiou ( el, Ευστάθιος "Στάθης" Παπαδιονυσίου; born September 15, 1992) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Charilaos Trikoupis of th ...
*
Andreas Petropoulos
Andreas Petropoulos ( el, Ανδρέας Πετρόπουλος; born February 11, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He is a 1.96 m (6'5") tall swingman. ...
*
Dionysis Skoulidas
Dionysis "Sakis" Skoulidas (alternate spelling: Dionisis) (Greek: Διονύσης "Σάκης" Σκουλίδας; born July 29, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Doxa Lefkadas of the Greek 2nd Division. Born in Maroussi, Athe ...
*
Andreas Tsoumanis
*
Apollon Tsochlas
*
Vangelis Tzolos
Evangelos "Vangelis" Tzolos (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Tzollos) ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Τζόλος; born 14 August 1991) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla ...
*
Thomas Zevgaras
Europe:
*
Aleksej Pokuševski
Head coaches
Sponsors
*
Piraeus Bank
Piraeus Bank ( el, Τράπεζα Πειραιώς) is a Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. Piraeus Bank's shares have been listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) since January 1918.
In Gr ...
O Ολυμπιακός ανακοίνωσε ότι η δεύτερη ομάδα του θα λέγεται "Olympiacos B' - Piraeus Bank" .
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References
External links
Eurobasket.com Team Profile
{{Greek A2 Basket League
Olympiacos
Olympiacos B.C.
Olympiacos B.C. B
2019 establishments in Greece
Basketball teams established in 2019
Basketball teams in Greece
Sports clubs in Piraeus