Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C.

Main article: G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki
Iraklis B.C.
Nickname The Elder
Leagues B Ethniki
Greek Cup
Founded 1924
History 1924 - Present
Arena Ivanofio Indoor Hall
(capacity: 2,500)
Location Thessaloniki, Greece
Team colors White and Blue
         
Head coach Georgios Kalafatakis
Championships 2 Greek Championships (1928, 1935)
Website iraklisbc.gr
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Iraklis B.C. (ΚΑΕ Ηρακλής in Greek) is the professional basketball department of the wider family of G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki, located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Iraklis currently plays in the Greek League. The team colors are blue and white.

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History

The parent athletic club was founded in 1908 and initially featured football. The club is named after Heracles (or Hercules), the mythical Greek demigod. The basketball team of Iraklis was established in 1924.

Iraklis has won 2 Greek Championships in 1928 and 1935. The 1928 championship was the first official championship in the history of the Greek League. Also in the team's history, three times Iraklis has won the second place in the Greek Championship (1936, 1962, 1964), three times Iraklis has been a Greek Cup finalist (1981, 1994, 1996) and two times Iraklis has made it to the semifinals of the Cup Winners' Cup.[1]

Iraklis has also twice competed in the top European continental competitions. The club played in the European Champions' Cup in the 1995-96 season and also competed in the Suproleague during the 2000-01 season.

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 4 Petalotis, Triantafilos 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) &1000000000000001800000018
PG – Iliadis, Savas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) &1000000000000003200000032
PG 7 Demertzis, Yiannis 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) &1000000000000002800000028
SG 8 Papanikolopoulos, Nikos 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000003200000032
PF 9 Agelakopoulos, Vassilis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) &1000000000000003200000032
C 10 Jasvin, Ermin
SG 11 Tsalkitzis, Thomas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000002000000020
SF 12 Petrovic, Vladimir 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) &1000000000000003200000032
PF 13 Sigounas, Alexandros 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) &1000000000000002300000023
C 15 Despos, Dimitris 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) &1000000000000003500000035
PF 19 Lambropoulos, Fotis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) &1000000000000002800000028
C/G – Eitutavičius, Arvydas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000002900000029
C/G – Bouldin, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) &1000000000000002400000024
SG – Koprivica, Nikola &1000000000000002300000023
Head coach
  • Giorgos Kalafatakis
Legend
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 07-01-2011

Honours

European matches

Season Competition Round Club     Home    Away
1976–77 Korać Cup 1st Round Bosna Sarajevo 83–91 64–96
1981–82 Korać Cup 1st Round Fortitudo Bologna 102–87 56–86
1982–83 Korać Cup 1st Round Reyer Venezia Mestre 85–90 77–102
1983–84 Korać Cup 1st Round Osnabrück 95–87 63–90
1985–86 Korać Cup 1st Round Spartak Pleven 92–78 76–98
1987–88 Korać Cup 1st Round Spartak Pleven 101–65 80–83
2nd Round Estudiantes Madrid 100–98 67–101
1989–90 Korać Cup 1st Round Red Star Belgrade 99–81 62–77
2nd Round Paşabahçe 73–70 82–80
Group Stage
(Group A)		 Bosna Sarajevo 87–105 97–105
CSKA Moscow 83–95 76–90
Juvecaserta 74–82 68–87
1990–91 Korać Cup 1st Round Ludwigsburg 95–62 91–92
2nd Round Metropole–Adazhi Rīga 103–76 97–113
Group Stage
(Group C)		 Mulhouse 112–89 83–90
Joventut Badalona 70–91 52–84
Varese 98–73 95–121
1991–92 Korać Cup 1st Round Baník Handlová 111–69 89–79
2nd Round Villalba 93–97 89–84
Group Stage
(Group C)		 Valladolid 89–95 76–94
Cantù 80–85 73–96
Hapoel Tel Aviv 98–107 79–106
1992–93 Korać Cup Qual. Round Bye
1st Round Keravnos Strovolou 116–80 96–85
2nd Round Metropol Riga 82–64 109–83
Group Stage
(Group B)		 Juvecaserta 93–88 87–101
Oostende 79–76 82–77
Barcelona 70–84 74–101
1994–95 European Cup 1st Round Bye
2nd Round Körmend 88–66 60–51
3rd Round Savinski Polzela 94–64 69–66
Group Stage
(Group A)		 Maes Pils Mechelen 89–87 92–69
BC Kyiv 98–66 81–77
KK Split 75–70 71–63
Bellinzona 85–70 64–56
Olympique Antibes 74–71 78–88
Semifinals Taugres 79–78 74–79
66–70
1995–96 Eur. Championship 1st Round Bye
2nd Round Hapoel Galil Elyon 76–54 91–83
Group Stage
(Group A)		 Ülkerspor 65–74 72–74
Olympique Antibes 91–71 65–86
Bayer Leverkusen 72–81 52–73
CSKA Moscow 71–68 66–82
Málaga 71–69 52–89
Olympiacos 63–69 62–72
Benetton Treviso 75–79 68–73
1996–97 EuroCup Group Stage
(Group E)		 Achilleas Kaimakliou 100–76 98–74
Gent 86–60 87–77
Den Bosch 104–84 94–78
Śląsk Wrocław 86–74 84–86
KK Zadar 88–73 87–93
Round of 32 BC Brno 76–61 78–86
Round of 16 Manresa 61–58 79–74
Quarter finals Hapoel Jerusalem 70–58 63–68
Semifinals Scaligera Verona 76–56 62–96
1999–00 Saporta Cup Group Stage
(Group E)		 Slovakofarma Pezinok 105–97 64–52
Telekom Bonn 70–63 64–59
Porto 65–58 60–74
Sankt Pölten 86–53 90–75
Partizan Belgrade 79–71 60–54
Round of 32 Norrköping 119–80 87–64
Round of 16 KK Split 79–66 71–63
Quarter finals AEK Athens 73–70 73–84
2000–01 Suproleague Group Stage
(Group B)		 Krka Novo Mesto 73–80 85–65
Partizan Belgrade 91–76 81–93
Scavolini Pesaro 92–85 70–90
Plannja Luleå 89–74 94–90
Oostende 74–62 77–83
Efes Pilsen 72–87 65–88
Bayer Leverkusen 98–87 110–106
Maccabi Tel Aviv 92–85 71–95
Orthez 86–82 74–76
Round of 16 ALBA Berlin 78–67 77–88
75–86
2001–02 Saporta Cup Group Stage
(Group D)		 Keravnos Strovolou 80–48 80–72
KK Split 88–78 92–87
KK Aleksandrovac 86–50 90–81
Železnik Belgrade 71–76 92–63
Slovakofarma Pezinok 62–66 74–86
Round of 16 UNICS Kazan 84–76 79–91
2004–05 Europe League Group Stage
(Group D)		 Paris Racing 62–63 51–71
Olympia Larissa 73–65 63–68
Hapoel Tel Aviv 77–89 73–88
KK Beograd 89–79 20–0
Khimik Yuzhny 73–86 55–58
AEL Limassol 87–89 77–88
Dynamo S. Petersburg 82–100 75–87

Notable players

Notable coaches

Notes

  1. ^ Iraklis club history.

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Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.