Union Kavala B.C.

Union Kavala
Leagues	Greek League Greek Cup
Founded	2003
History	Kavala (2003–2008) Union Kavala (2008–present)
Arena	Kalamitsa Indoor Hall (capacity: 1,650)
Location	Kavala, Greece
Team colors
President	Kostas Papakonstantinou
Head coach	Steve Giatzoglou
Website	kavalabc.gr
Uniforms
Home Away

Union Kavala B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas, with the club's full name being Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas, which means Kavala Basketball Union (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλα). The club competes in the Greek Basket League.

History

Kavala B.C. was originally founded in 2003. In 2008, Kavala B.C. and Panorama B.C. joined together to form the club of Union Kavala. That same year, the merged club joined the first division of Greek pro basketball, the Greek Basket League, for the first time.

To date, the club has played 5 seasons in the Greek top division (2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13). The club's best finish in the top Greek League so far is 6th place, in both the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.

Logos

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Roster

Kavala B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 1.0 !PG 1 USA ! Laser, Tyler 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-05-02)2 May 1988 5.0 !C 2 USA ! Williams, Leon 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002111000000000000♠111 kg (245 lb) 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1986-07-24)24 July 1986 3.5 !F 6 USA ! McKie, Travis 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001930000000000000♠93 kg (205 lb) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 4.0 !PF 7 GRE ! Tapoutos, Christos (C) 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 7001330000000000000♠33 – (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 3.5 !F 9 GRE ! Stampoulis, Giannis 7000202000000000000♠2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1990-09-24)24 September 1990 2.0 !SG 10 BUL ! Kostov, Chavdar 7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001930000000000000♠93 kg (205 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-04-18)18 April 1988 3.0 !SF 12 GRE ! Gelios, Sokratis 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 4.5 !F/C 13 GRE ! Sinis, John  7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002107000000000000♠107 kg (236 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1991-09-04)4 September 1991 1.0 !PG 14 GRE ! Velissariou, Petros  7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 2.5 !G/F 15 GRE ! Kalaitzidis, Dimitris 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb) 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 2.0 !SG 16 GRE ! Giannakidis, Michalis 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 3.0 !SF 17 GRE ! Livas, Nicholas 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 1.0 !PG 19 GRE ! Demertzis, Yiannis 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1983-07-20)20 July 1983 2.5 !G/F 20 USA ! Kromah, Lasan 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1991-06-24)24 June 1991	Head coach Steve Giatzoglou Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 8, 2015

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Leon Williams	Travis McKie		John Sinis
PF	Christos Tapoutos	Giannis Stampoulis
SF	Lasan Kromah	Dimitris Kalaitzidis	Sokratis Gelios
SG	Chavdar Kostov	Michalis Giannakidis	Nicholas Livas
PG	Tyler Laser	Yiannis Demertzis		Petros Velissariou

Notable players

Notable coaches

• Vangelis Alexandris
• Angelos Koronios
• Dimitrios Priftis

Current sponsorships

• Great Shirt Sponsor: Geotech
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer:
• Official Sponsor: Avance Rent A Car, Revoil
• Academies Sponsor: NovaMed, taxydromiki.gr

External links

• Kavala B.C. – Official Website (Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile

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