Larisa B.C.
Larisa B.C. | ||||
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Leagues | Greek Basket League Greek Cup | |||
Founded | 1984 | |||
History | Ermis Agias Larisa B.C. (1984–2019) Larisa B.C. (2019–Present) | |||
Arena | Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena | |||
Capacity | 4,000 (permanent upper-tier seats) 5,500 (with retractable lower-tier seats)[1] | |||
Location | Larissa, Greece | |||
Team colors | White and Blue | |||
President | Thodoris Rizoulis | |||
Head coach | Fotis Takianos | |||
2020–21 position | Greek League, 11th | |||
Championships | 1 Greek 4th Division (2016) | |||
Website | larisabasket.gr | |||
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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. Ο πρόεδρος είναι ο Πάνος
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
- Greek 4th Division 3rd Group Champion: (2015–16)
Season by season
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L | Greek Cup | European competitions | ||
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2015–16 | C Basket League | 20–2 | ||||||
2016–17 | B Basket League | 22–8 | ||||||
2017–18 | A2 Basket League | 15–15 | ||||||
2018–19 | A2 Basket League | 17–13 |
Roster
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Updated: May 15, 2022 |
Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Marin Marić | Michalis Tsairelis | Tasos Spyropoulos | |
PF | Ousman Krubally | Jānis Bērziņš | ||
SF | Jalen Hudson | Theodoros Zaras | Tilemachos Vissariou | |
SG | Stefan Moody | Devonte Green | 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 |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Nestoras Kommatos
- Dimitris Cheilaris
- Ioannis Demertzis
- Nikos Kalles
- Dimitrios Lolas
- Paris Maragkos
- Spyros Mourtos
- Kostas Papadakis
- Vassilis Papadopoulos
- Nondas Papantoniou
- Tasos Spyropoulos
- Vangelis Tzolos
- Ioannis Vavatsikos
- Rihards Kuksiks
- Dovydas Redikas
- Stefan Živanović
- Johnny Berhanemeskel
- Ken Brown
- Davion Berry
- Jehyve Floyd
- Billy Garrett Jr.
- Wesley Gordon
- Darnell Harris
- Anthony Hickey
- Terell Parks
- Scottie Reynolds
- Brandon Rush
- Jerry Smith
- Elijah Thomas
- DeVaughn Washington
- James Webb III
Head coaches
Head Coach | Years |
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Grigoris Giassaris | |
Stefanos Perkos | |
Ioannis Livanos | |
Kostas Keramidas | |
Vassilis Fragkias | |
Vangelis Angelou | |
Nikos Papanikolopoulos | |
Fotis Takianos |
References
External links
- Official Website (in Greek)
- Larisa B.C. Facebook (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com Team Profile