Aiolos Trikalon B.C. (alternate spellings: Aeolus, Trikala;
Greek: Αίολος Τρικάλων), previously known for sponsorship reasons as Trikala Aries, was a
Greek professional
basketball
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club that is based in
Trikala,
Greece
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. The club is named after
Aeolus
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.
Branding
Aeolus Trikala B.C. Logo.jpg , The club's Aiolos Trikalon B.C. logo (1993–2012).
Aries Trikala B.C. Logo.png , The club's Trikala B.C. logo (2012–2019).
Trikala Aries BC logo.png , The club's Aries Trikala B.C. logo (2012–2019).
Aeolus Trikala B.C. Logo.jpg , The club's Aiolos Trikalon B.C. logo (2019–present).
History
The club was founded in 1993, under the name Aiolus Trikalon Basketball Club. During the 2008–09 season, Aeolus failed to achieve a
promotion place in their league, and to qualify to the
Greek B League (
3rd-tier division on the Greek basketball pyramid). However, in the subsequent 2009–10 season, Aeolus managed to qualify.
In the next season, 2010–11, they finished in 9th place in the Greek B League. In 2012, the club changed its name to Trikala Basketball Club, abbreviated as Trikala B.C., and it then competed in the
Greek Second Division, for the first time, during the 2012–13 season. In 2013, Greek company Aries became the official name sponsor of the team, and the team became known as Trikala Aries.
The club competed in the top-tier level
Greek Basket League, for the first time, in the
2013–14 season. During their first season in the top level Greek League, Trikala finished in 11th place. Following the
2017–18 season, the team had financial difficulties and had to disband. The team returned for the 2018–19 season, once again under the club's original name of Aiolos Trikalon. In 2022 the club merged with Ikaros Trikala, ande the new club has the name Trikala Basket.
Arena
Trikala plays its home games at
Trikala Municipal Sports Hall
Trikala Municipal Sports Hall ( el, Δημοτικό Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Τρικάλων, Dimotiko Kleisto Gymnastirio Trikalon), abbreviated as D.K. Trikalon (Δ.Κ. Τρικάλων), is an indoor sports arena that is locate ...
, which has a seating capacity of 2,500.
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Season by season
Titles and honors
Domestic competitions
* Greek 3rd Division
: Champions (1): (2011–12)
* Greek 4th Division
: Champions (2): (2009–10, 2019–20)
Roster
Notable players
;Greece
* Georgios Georgakis
* Michalis Giannakidis
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* Sotiris Gioulekas
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Professional career
In his pro career, Gioulekas h ...
* Nikos Kaklamanos
* Nestoras Kommatos
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* Marios Matalon
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* Steve Panos
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College career
After playi ...
* Sofoklis Schortsanitis
* Georgios Tsiaras
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* Alexandros Varitimiadis
* Kostas Vasileiadis
;Europe
* Gilvydas Biruta
* Slaven Čupković
* Oleksandr Lypovyy
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Professional career
In March 2014, Lypovyy signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena ...
* Uroš Petrović
* Justin Robinson
* Ovie Soko
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* Marko Tejić
* - Angelo Tsagarakis
* Hörður Vilhjálmsson
* Alexander Lindqvist
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Playing career
In October 2019, Lindqv ...
;USA
* Kwame Alexander
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Personal life and educ ...
* Kelsey Barlow
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High school career
Barlow played high school basketball at Cathedral High Scho ...
* Nate Bowie
* Brandon Brown
* Mike Caffey
* Demitrius Conger
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* Alex Harris
* David Haughton
* Justin Ingram
* Paul Jones
* Lamond Murray Jr.
* D. J. Richardson
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;Rest of Americas
* Junior Cadougan
* Patrick Ewing Jr.
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* Kentan Facey
;Africa
* Kenny Kadji
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High ...
Head coaches
Sponsorship names
For sponsorship reasons, the team has been known as:
*Trikala Aries (2013–2018)
Other Sponsors
*Gold Sponsor: Olympos
*Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Adidas
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*Official Sponsor: Mikel Coffee Company
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History
MIKEL launched its first coffee store in 2008 in the city of Lari ...
*Official Supporter: Hondos Center Hondos Center is a beauty retail market that has been operational in Greece since 1967. With 79 stores around Greece and employing over 6,000 people is enlisted amongst the prime and largest known cosmetics distribution networks in Europe.
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References
External links
Official Website
Eurobasket.com Team ProfileOfficial YouTube Channel
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Basketball teams in Greece
Basketball teams established in 1993
Sport in Trikala
1993 establishments in Greece