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Basketball team in Karditsa, Greece

AS Karditsas

Nickname| Blue Brothers
Leagues| Greek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded| 2006; 18 years ago (2006)
History| AS Karditsas B.C.
(2006–present)
Arena| Giannis Bourousis Karditsa New Indoor Arena
Capacity| 3,000[1][2]
Location| Karditsa, Greece
Team colors| White and Blue

Main sponsor| Iaponiki (Ιαπωνική Α.Ε.)
President| Giannis Bourousis
Vice-president(s)| Thomas Deligiannis & Christos Zisis
General manager| Serafeim Theos
Head coach| Nikos Papanikolopoulos
Team captain| Thanasis Tsoukas
Championships| Greek 2nd Division (2022)
Website| askarditsas.gr

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AS Karditsas B.C. (Greek: Α.Σ. Καρδίτσας K.A.E.), is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Karditsa, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Karditsas (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Καρδίτσας), which is also abbreviated as A.S.K. (Α.Σ.Κ), or A.S. Karditsas (Α.Σ. Καρδίτσας). The club's colors are white and blue.

## History[edit]

ASK Karditsas was founded in its current form in 2006, as a result of a merger between the clubs Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century and Amila Karditsas. Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century and Amila Karditsas were themselves formed from earlier mergers. Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century was formed from a merger between Aiada Karditsas and Sports Club Karditsas, while Amila Karditsas was formed from a merger between G.S. Karditsas (where the well-known Greek player Giannis Bourousis began playing youth team basketball), Anagennisi Karditsas, and Amila Karditsas.[3] As a result, it is generally considered that the present club incorporates the history and tradition of all of the previous clubs.

The club played in the 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League, during the 2014–15 season. The club was promoted up to the third-tier level Greek B Basket League, for the 2016–17 season. The club was then promoted up to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, for the 2017–18 season.

Karditsa won the Greek 2nd Division's 2021–22 season championship. Thus, they were promoted up to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, for the 2022–23 season.

## Arenas[edit]

During the Greek 2nd Division's 2019–20 season, the club moved into the Giannis Bourousis Karditsa New Indoor Arena, which including collapsible seats, has a total seating capacity of 3,500 people.[4][5][6][7][8]

## Season by season[edit]

Season  | Tier | Division  | Pos. | W–L | Greek Cup | European competitions

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2014–15  |

| C Basket League |

8th

12–14

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2015–16  |

| C Basket League |

2nd

20–2

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2016–17  |

| B Basket League |

2nd

24–6

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2017–18 |

| A2 Basket League |

10th

14–16

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2018–19 |

| A2 Basket League |

4th

17–15

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2019–20 |

| A2 Basket League |

5th

11–10

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2020–21 |

| A2 Basket League |

8th

10–10

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2021–22 |

| A2 Basket League |

1st

24–4

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2022–23 |

| Basket League |

10th

5–17

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## Honors and titles[edit]

### Domestic competitions[edit]

* Greek 2nd Division Champion: (1)
* (2021–22)
* Greek 4th Division Runner-up: (1)
* (2015–16)
* Greek 3rd Division Runner-up: (1)
* (2016–17)

## Roster[edit]

ASK Karditsas roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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F/C | 0 |  | White, Romello | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 107 kg (236 lb)  |  25 – (1998-05-09)9 May 1998  |
SG | 2 |  | Buchanan, Shaq | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  26 – (1997-01-30)30 January 1997  |
F/C | 5 |  | Smith, Mitchell | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | 100 kg (220 lb)  |  26 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997  |
G | 12 |  | Diplaros, Nikos | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 82 kg (181 lb)  |  26 – (1997-06-28)28 June 1997  |
C | 14 |  | Christidis, Vassilis | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | 109 kg (240 lb)  |  25 – (1998-07-10)10 July 1998  |
PG | 16 |  | Tsoukas, Thanasis (C) | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  22 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001  |
G | 17 |  | Avdalas, Neoklis | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  17 – (2006-02-04)4 February 2006  |
SG | 18 |  | Sibert, Jordan | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  31 – (1992-08-01)1 August 1992  |
G/F | 21 |  | Kamperidis, Georgios | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  24 – (1999-10-01)1 October 1999  |
PG | 22 |  | McCallum Jr., Ray | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  32 – (1991-06-12)12 June 1991  |
SF | 23 |  | Mack, Tevin | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 103 kg (227 lb)  |  26 – (1997-05-01)1 May 1997  |
F | 33 |  | Janković, Vlado | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 104 kg (229 lb)  |  33 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990  |
F/C | 34 |  | Jones, Aaron | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 107 kg (236 lb)  |  30 – (1993-07-26)26 July 1993  |

Head coach

* Nikos Papanikolopoulos

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Giannis Gapkiadis
*   * Giannis Missas
*   * Kostas Serifis

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

* * *

* Roster

Updated: 22 January 2024

## Depth chart[edit]

Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  | Bench 3  |

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C | Romello White | Aaron Jones | Vassilis Christidis |  |
PF | Tevin Mack | Vlado Janković |  | Mitchell Smith |
SF | Giorgos Kamperidis | Jordan Sibert |  |  |
SG | Shaq Buchanan | Neoklis Avdalas |  |  |
PG | Ray McCallum Jr. | Nikos Diplaros | Thanasis Tsoukas |  |

## Notable players[edit]

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

* Giannis Bourousis
* Giannis Agravanis
* Giannis Athinaiou
* Giorgos Gkiouzelis
* Costis Gontikas
* Dimitris Gravas
* Nikos Kalles
* Theodoros Karras
* Thomas Kottas
* Spyros Magkounis
* Zisis Sarikopoulos
* Alexis Spyridonidis
* Theodoros Tsiloulis
* Dimitrios Verginis
* Milovan Drašković
* Stefan Đorđević
* David Gabrovšek
* Marek Klassen
* James Batemon III
* Javin DeLaurier
* Sean Evans
* Roberto Gallinat
* Lamar Peters
* Sayeed Pridgett

## Head coaches[edit]

Head Coach  | Years

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Spyros Pappas |

2014

Charis Foros |

2014–2016

Kostas Roumeliotis |

2016–2017

Lefteris Kalogirou |

2017–2018

Ioannis Tzimas |

2018–2019

Kostas Komodieta |

2020–2021

Dimitris Liogas |

2021–2022

Vangelis Angelou |

2022–2023

Nikos Papanikolopoulos |

2023–present

## References[edit]

1. ^ "COMPETITION ALL STAR GAME 2023 VENUE Karditsa Municipal Sports Hall GAME DETAILS Tip off: 4:30 pm GMT 17/12/23 ATTENDANCE 3500". fibalivestats.com (in Greek). 2023-12-19.
2. ^ "Προσωρινός ανάδοχος για το έργο της πτυσσόμενης". neosagon.gr (in Greek). 2023-12-19.
3. ^ Ιστορία (in Greek).
4. ^ "COMPETITION ALL STAR GAME 2023 VENUE Karditsa Municipal Sports Hall GAME DETAILS Tip off: 4:30 pm GMT 17/12/23 ATTENDANCE 3500". fibalivestats.com (in Greek). 2023-12-19.
5. ^ "Προσωρινός ανάδοχος για το έργο της πτυσσόμενης". neosagon.gr (in Greek). 2023-12-19.
6. ^ "Στο νέο κλειστό γυμναστήριο Καρδίτσας προϋπολογισμού 7,4 εκατ. ευρώ ο Περιφερειάρχης Θεσσαλίας(φωτό)". pylinews.gr (in Greek). 2017-07-05.
7. ^ "Νέο Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο". dimoskarditsas.gov.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
8. ^ "Αναβαθμίζεται εκ νέου το μεγάλο κλειστό της Καρδίτσας!". neosagon.gr (in Greek). 2022-04-22.

## External links[edit]

* Official Website (in Greek)
* Greek Basket League Team Profile (in Greek)
* Eurobasket.com Team Profile

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Greek Basket League

* Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA)
* Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK)
* Greek League System

Current clubs|

* AEK
* Apollon Patras
* Aris
* Karditsa
* Kolossos Rodou
* Lavrio
* Maroussi
* Olympiacos
* Panathinaikos
* PAOK
* Peristeri
* Promitheas Patras

Seasons|

* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
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* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Champions|

* Panathinaikos (39)
* Olympiacos (14)
* Aris (10)
* AEK (8)
* Panellinios (6)
* Iraklis (2)
* PAOK (2)
* Near East (1)
* Athens University (1)

Awards|

* MVP
* Finals MVP
* Top Scorer
* Best Five
* Best Defender
* MIP
* BYP
* MSP
* MPP
* All-Star
* Best Coach
* HOF

Statistics|

* Season Leaders
* Pro Career Leaders
* Amateur Career Leaders
* Tendex
* Economy

Associated Competitions|

* Greek Cup (MVP & Finals Top Scorer)
* Greek Super Cup
* Greek 2nd Division
* Greek 3rd Division
* Greek 4th Division
* Greek UNICEF Cup

* v
* t
* e

Basketball in Greece

* Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK)
* Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA)
* Greek League System

National teams|

* Men's A
* Men's Under-26
* Men's Under-21
* Men's Under-20
* Men's Under-19
* Men's Under-18
* Men's Under-17
* Men's Under-16
Women's A
* Women's Under-20
* Women's Under-18
* Women's Under-16

League competitions|

* Greek Basket League
* Greek A2 Basket League
* Greek B Basket League
* Greek C Basket League
* Greek Women's Basket
* Greek A2 Women's Basket

Cup competitions|

* Greek Cup
* Greek Super Cup
* Greek UNICEF Cup
* Greek Women's Cup

Other|

* All-Star Game
* Hall of Fame
* Greek League Awards
* Greek League MVP
* Greek League Finals MVP
* Greek Cup MVP
* Greek clubs
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* Acropolis Tournament
* Greek NBA players / NBA draft picks
* Greek Championship career leaders
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* Greek League season leaders
* Greek clubs by major honours won
* List of indoor arenas in Greece

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