Ilysiakos B.C.

KAE Ilysiakos
ΚΑΕ Ηλυσιακός
Leagues A2 Ethniki
Greek Cup
Founded 1968
History 1968 - Present
Arena Ilissia Indoor Hall
(capacity: 1,700)
Location Ilissia, Zografou, Athens, Greece
Team colors Gold and Black
         
President Pantelis Gampierakis
Head coach Dimitris Liogas
Website ilisiakos.gr
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Ilysiakos B.C. (Greek: Ηλυσιακός Κ.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in the Ilissia neighborhood of Zografou, Athens, Greece. The club's name is said to be a reference to Elysium, which is why the club's name and logo beings with a Greek alphabet Η, instead of an Ι, even though the name of Ilissia, where the club is based, begins with an Ι in Greek. However, when the name is translated into the English alphabet, the H becomes an I.[1]

The club is known for being based mostly on Greek players and Greek coaches, and for developing young players.

History

The parent athletic sports club, Ilysiakos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Ηλυσιακός Αθλητικός Όμιλος), was founded in 1927. The basketball team of Ilysiakos was established in 1968. In the 1986-87 season, Ilysiakos participated for the first time in the top Greek Basket League, and stayed there for two straight seasons. Following the 1987-88 season, the team got relegated to the Greek 2nd Division.

From 1988 to 2003, the club was competing in the Greek second and third divisions. However, the club had its biggest success with its participation in the final four of the Greek Cup in 1995, where the team finished in 4th place. In the year 2003, the club got promoted to the first division again, but was once again relegated to the second division after the 2003-04 season.

The club's second return to the first division, in the 2009-10 season, was much more successful, as Ilysiakos has now played in the top division for 5 consecutive seasons. During this time, players like Vonteego Cummings, Brent Petway, Terrell Stoglin, and Aloysius Anagonye have played with the club. In this same era of the club, Nikos Chatzis, who was a member of the Greek national team, and won several titles in his playing career: 2 Greek Cups (2000, 2001), the Saporta Cup (2000), and the Greek League championship (2002), became the captain of the team. In this same time, Panagiotis Kafkis and Georgios Apostolidis, who also represented Greece, were also members of the team.

Roster

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

Ilysiakos B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 19 United States Stoglin, Terrell 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 5 Greece Kafkis, Panagiotis 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 8 Greece Apostolidis, Giorgos 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 4 Greece Pappas, Alkis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 9 Greece Hatzis, Nikos 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 6 Greece Arapis, Dimitris 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 10 Greece Spanos, Alexis 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 7 United States Anagonye, Aloysius 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 13 United States Morrison, Dominique 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 17 United States Marras, Ian 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 11 Greece Dorkofikis, Periklis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 12 Greece Antonakis, Tasos 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F/C 18 Greece Paragyios, Michael 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Greece Dimitris Liogas
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Kostas Papazoglou
  • Greece Mike Kalavros
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2013-01-05

Notable coaches

  • Dimitris Papanikolaou

References

  1. ↑ Basketball.ilisiakos.gr Με «Η» και με δάφνες. (Greek)

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