Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. (formerly Ikaros Chalkidas B.C.) is a professional

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club that is based in

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. The club has changed its home location several times. It was originally based in

Nea Smyrni Nea Smyrni ( el, Νέα Σμύρνη, ''Néa Smýrni'', "New Smyrna") is a municipality in South Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants. It was named after İzmir in Turkey, which Greek's called it as Smyrna, whence many ...

, and later moved to

, then moved for a while to Chalkida, and finally returned to Kallithea. Its full official name is Panathlitikos Omilos Kallitheas Ikaros, or P.O.K. Ikaros. The club's colors are white, blue, and red.

Logos

Ikaros Chalkidas B.C. logo.png , (The club's logo when it was based in Chalkida.) Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. logo.jpg , (The club's

logo.)

History

The club was founded in 1991, and was originally based in

. In 2007, the club's home became

, Athens. In 2009, the club merged with

Esperos Kallitheas Esperos (in el, Π.Ο.Κ. Έσπερος) is a sports club in Kallithea (within greater Athens, Greece), founded in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of the country (1941–44). History Started as a football club and participated during World Wa ...

, and played the 2009–10 season under the name of Ikaros Kallitheas-Esperos. In that same season, the club won the Greek 2nd Division championship. After winning the Greek 2nd Division in the 2009–10 season, the club broke away from its merger with Esperos Kallitheas, and once again took the name of Ikaros Kallitheas. They competed in the top league in Greece, the

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, for the first time in the 2010–11 season. In 2013, the club moved to Chalkida. At the finish of the 2013–14 season, Ikaros Kallitheas was

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to the Greek 2nd Division. But for the next season, the club declared that it was unable to take part in the A2 Division, and was then relegated to the

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. Simultaneously, the club returned to

. and was renamed again to Ikaros Kallitheas.

Arenas

When Ikaros has been based in

, they played their home games at the Esperos Indoor Hall, a small arena with a capacity of 1,000, and at

Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall National Athletic Center Glyfada Makis Liougas, commonly known as Glyfada Indoor Hall (Greek: Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρου Γλυφάδας Ματθαίος Λιούγκας) is an indoor arena that is located in Glyfada, Athens, ...

, an arena with a capacity of 3,500. During the time when the club was playing in Chalkida, they played their homes games at Chalkida Indoor Hall, an arena with a capacity of 1,620.

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

*Total Titles: 2 ** Greek 4th Division Champion: (2007) ** Greek 2nd Division Champion: (2010)

Notable players

Giannis Kalampokis Giannis Kalampokis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kalambokis, Kalabokis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης; born on August 15, 1978 in Ilio, Peristeri, Athens, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player a ...

* Fanis Koumbouras * Georgios Tsiaras *

Lazaros Agadakos Lazaros "Lazo" Agadakos ( el, Λάζαρος Αγαδάκος; born January 1, 1980) is a Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career After pl ...

* Giannoulis Larentzakis * Michalis Polytarchou * Sotiris Manolopoulos * Vassilis Toliopoulos *

Alexis Kyritsis Alexandros "Alexis" Kyritsis (alternate spelling: Kiritsis) ( el, Αλέξανδρος "Αλέξης" Κυρίτσης; born May 18, 1982) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall. He is a talented offensive c ...

* Vassilis Symtsak *

Vangelis Karampoulas Evangelos "Vangelis" Karampoulas (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Karaboulas) (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Καράμπουλας; born November 18, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 6 in) t ...

* Ioannis Dimakos * Mladen Pantić * Saša Vasiljević * Deon Thompson * Julian Sensley *

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* Mouhammad Faye * Aron Baynes *

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* Lance Harris * Kyle McAlarney *

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* Jimmy Baxter

Head coaches

Aris Lykogiannis Aris Lykogiannis (Greek: Άρης Λυκογιάννης; born 10 April 1969) is a Greek professional basketball coach, most recently managing Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. Coaching career He coached Ikaros Kallitheas from 2009 to ...

* Dimitrios Priftis

References

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Page
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