Aries Trikala B.C.

Trikala Basketball Club
Nickname Sakafliades
Leagues Greek League
Greek Cup
Founded 1993
History Aeolus Trikalon B.C.
(1993–2012)
Trikala B.C.
(2012–2013)
Trikala Aries B.C.
(2013–Present)
Arena Trikala Indoor Hall
(capacity: 2,500)
Location Trikala, Greece
Team colors Red and Blue
         
President Vangelis Fridas
Head coach Kostas Flevarakis
Website trikalabc.gr
Uniforms
Home
Away
The club's old Aeolus Trikalon logo.

Aries Trikala B.C. (Greek: Τρίκαλα KAE) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Trikala, Greece. The club was previously known as Aeolus Trikalon (Greek: Αίολος Τρικάλων).

History

Trikala Aries B.C. was founded in 1993, under the name Aeolus Trikalon. During the 2008-09 season, Aeolus failed to achieve the first place and qualify to the Greek 3rd Division. In the 2009-10 season, Aeolus managed to qualify.

In the next season, 2010–11, they finished in 9th place. In 2012, the club changed its name to Trikala B.C., and it competed in the Greek Second Division for the first time, during the 2012-13 season.[1] They competed in the top Greek League for the first time, in the 2013-14 season. During their first season in the top Greek League, Trikala finished in 11th place.

Arena

Trikala plays their home games at Trikala Indoor Hall, which has a seating capacity of 2,500.

Season by season results

Recent Seasons
Season Division Place - Record Name
2006-07 ESKA A Category 3rd AO Aeolus Trikalon
2007-08 ESKA A Category 1st AO Aeolus Trikalon
2008-09 Greek C Basketball League 2nd (19 wins - 7 losses) AO Aeolus Trikalon
2009-10 Greek C Basketball League 1st (23 wins - 3 losses) AO Aeolus Trikalon
2010-11 Greek B Basketball League 9th (13 wins - 17 losses) AO Aeolus Trikalon
2011-12 Greek B Basketball League 1st (28 wins - 2 losses) AO Aeolus Trikalon
2012-13 Greek A2 Basketball League 2nd (21 wins - 5 losses) Trikala B.C.
2013-14 Greek Basket League 11th (9 wins - 17 losses) Trikala Aries B.C.

Roster

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

Trikala Aries B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 4 United States Ingram, Justin 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 5 Greece Nikolopoulos, Dinos 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF 6 United States Tracey, Brian 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SG 7 United States Harris, Alex 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 8 Serbia Čupković, Slaven 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 9 Greece Panos, Steve 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PF 10 Greece Spanos, Alexandros 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SG 11 Greece Kamariotis, Thanasis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 12 Greece Deligiannis, Christos 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG 13 Greece Matalon, Marios 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 14 Greece Thodos, Thanos 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
PF 15 Greece Varitimiadis, Alexandros 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C/G 17 Greece Chouchoumis, Nikos 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
SF 18 United States Alexander, Kwame 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
SG 19 Greece Giannoulis, Stelios 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF -- Sweden Lindqvist, Alexander 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Greece Kostas Flevarakis
Assistant coach(es)

Kostas Papazoglou

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2013-10-02

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ OnSports.gr Αίολος Τρικάλων: Μετονομάστηκε σε Τρίκαλα BC. (Greek)

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