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Revision as of 23:26, 25 June 2022

Larisa B.C.
Larisa B.C. logo
LeaguesGreek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
HistoryErmis Agias Larisa B.C.
(1984–2019)
Larisa B.C.
(2019–Present)
ArenaLarissa Neapolis Indoor Arena
Capacity4,000
(permanent upper-tier seats)
5,500
(with retractable lower-tier seats)[1]
LocationLarissa, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Blue
   
PresidentThodoris Rizoulis
Head coachFotis Takianos
2020–21 positionGreek League, 11th
Championships1 Greek 4th Division
(2016)
Websitelarisabasket.gr

Larisa B.C. (Greek: Λάρισα K.A.E.), or Larisa Basket (alternate spelling: Larissa), is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Larissa, Greece.[2] It is a part of the G.S. Ermis Agias Larisa (Γ.Σ. Ερμής Αγιάς Λάρισα) multi-sports club. The club's full original name was Gymnastikos Syllogos Agias Ermis Larisa (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Επαρχίας Αγιάς Ερμής Λάρισα). The club's official emblem is a seal with Hermes (Ermis) on it, one of the Greek gods. The team's colors are white and blue.

The team currently competes in the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level of Greek basketball.

History

Larisa B.C. was originally founded as Ermis Agias Larisa B.C. (Ερμής Αγιάς Λάρισα K.A.E.), in 1984. With the club originally being located in Agia, Larissa (regional unit), Greece. The club won the Greek 4th Division's 3rd Group, during the 2015–16 season, and was thus promoted up to the Greek 3rd Division, for the 2016–17 season. The team was then promoted up to the Greek 2nd Division, for the 2017–18 season.

Ermis Agias Larisa was given a wild card place in the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2019–20 season.[3] The club then relocated from Agia to Larissa (city), and was renamed to Larisa Basketball Club.[4]

Arenas

Larisa B.C.'s main home arena is the Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena, which is located in the city of Larissa. The arena has a seating capacity of 4,000 people in the permanent upper tier, and it can be expanded to a capacity of 5,500 people with optional retractable seating added to the lower tier.[5] The club previously played its home games at the small 300 seat Agias Municipal Indoor Sports Center, which is located in Agia.

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Greek Cup European competitions
2015–16
4
C Basket League
1st
20–2
2016–17
3
B Basket League
3rd
22–8
2017–18
2
A2 Basket League
9th
15–15
2018–19
2
A2 Basket League
7th
17–13

Roster

Larisa B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 3 United States Hudson, Jalen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 28 – (1996-05-21)21 May 1996
F/C 5 The Gambia United States Krubally, Ousman 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 36 – (1988-03-13)13 March 1988
F/C 6 Greece Tsairelis, Michalis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 36 – (1988-02-23)23 February 1988
G/F 7 Greece Vissariou, Tilemachos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-01-28)28 January 2002
F/C 8 Greece Spyropoulos, Tasos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 29 – (1995-04-01)1 April 1995
SG 11 United States Green, Devonte 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1997-02-02)2 February 1997
G 12 Greece Asteriadis, Asterios 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2003-08-27)27 August 2003
G/F 13 Greece Zaras, Theodoros 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 37 – (1987-08-12)12 August 1987
PG 18 Greece Karampelas, Zois 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (2001-04-27)27 April 2001
G 22 Greece Papantoniou, Nondas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – (1990-04-28)28 April 1990
F 31 Latvia Bērziņš, Jānis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 31 – (1993-05-04)4 May 1993
C 34 Croatia Marić, Marin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1994-02-21)21 February 1994
PG 42 United States Moody, Stefan 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 31 – (1993-10-06)6 October 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Ioannis Missas
Team Manager

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: June 6, 2022

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ousman Krubally Marin Marić
PF Michalis Tsairelis Jānis Bērziņš Tasos Spyropoulos
SF Theodoros Zaras Jalen Hudson
SG Stefan Moody Devonte Green Tilemachos Vissariou Asterios Asteriadis
PG Zois Karampelas Nondas Papantoniou

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Head Coach Years
Greece Grigoris Giassaris
2013–2018
Greece Stefanos Perkos
2018
Greece Ioannis Livanos
2018–2019
Greece Kostas Keramidas
2019
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2019
Greece Vangelis Angelou
2019–2020
Greece Nikos Papanikolopoulos
2020–2021
Greece Fotis Takianos
2021–present

References