Ionikos Nikaias B.C.

For the football club, see Ionikos Nikaias F.C.

Greek basketball club

Ionikos Nikaias

Nickname| King
Blue–Whites
Leagues| Greek Elite League
Greek Cup
Founded| 1965; 58 years ago (1965)
History| Ionikos Nikaias B.C.
(1965–present)
Arena| Nikaias Platonas Indoor Hall
Capacity| 1,200
Location| Nikaia, Greece
Team colors| White and Blue

Team manager| Apostolos Koutroulias
Head coach| Angelos Tsikliras
2022–23 position| 12th
Championships| 2 Greek 2nd Division
(1975 (B), 2019 (A2))
1 Greek 3rd Division
(2018)

Website| ionikosbasket.gr

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Ionikos Nikaias B.C. (Greek: Iωνικός Νίκαιας K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Nikaia, a suburban town within the Piraeus, agglomeration, which in turn is also a part of the Athens agglomeration. The club was founded in 1965. It is a part of the A.O. Ionikos Nikaias (Α.Ο. Ιωνικός Νίκαιας) multi-sports club. The team's colors are white and blue. The team currently plays in the Greek Elite League, the second-tier level in Greek basketball.

## Logos[edit]

* (A.O. Ionikos Nikaias' official 1965 club logo.)

* (Ionikos Nikaias B.C.'s official logo –2018.)

* (Ionikos Nikaias B.C.'s official logo 2018–2020.)

## History[edit]

### Early years[edit]

Ionikos Nikaias' men's basketball club was founded in 1965, and it played its first game in 1966, during the 1966–67 season. Over the years, the club has featured Greek players such as: Panagiotis Giannakis, Fotis Katsikaris, Nikos Oikonomou, Vangelis Margaritis, Vassilis Kavvadas, and Marios Batis. Ionikos Nikaias played in the Greek 2nd Division for the first time, in the 1972–73 season. The club won the Greek 2nd Division first group in the 1974–75 season, and was thus promoted to the top-tier level Greek League, for the first time, for the 1975–76 season.

The club made 12 consecutive season appearances in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, during the 1970s and 1980s period, from the 1975–76 season, to the 1986–87 season. The club also competed in the 3rd-tier level European-wide competition, the FIBA Korać Cup, in both the 1979–80 and 1984–85 seasons.

On January 24, 1981, Ionikos Nikaias, led by a then 22-year-old Giannakis, played against Aris Thessaloniki, which was led at the time by Nikos Galis. Aris won in a tight game, by a score of 114–113. The game is memorable in the history of Greek pro club basketball, because in the game, Giannakis scored 73 points, and Galis scored 62 points,[1] achieving the 2nd and 4th most points scored in a single game of the Greek League basketball championship.

On August 3, 1984, Ionikos Nikaias transferred its club star Panagiotis Giannakis, to the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris paid Ionikos Nikaias a transfer fee for his player rights, in the amount of 42 million Greek Drachmas,[2] which was considered a huge amount of money for a transfer at that time. In order to complete the transfer, Giannakis also personally received a BMW car, a sporting goods store, and 8 million drachmas from Aris.

### Recent years[edit]

Ionikos Nikaias won the Greek 3rd Division south conference in the 2017–18 season, and thus earned a league promotion to the Greek 2nd Division, for the 2018–19 season. That marked the first time the club had played in the Greek 2nd Division, since the 2003–04 season. In the 2018–19 season, Ionikos won the Greek 2nd Division (A2) championship, and was promoted up to the first tier level Greek Basket League, for the 2019–20 season. That marked the first time the club had played in Greece's first division, since the 1986–87 season.[3]

## Ionikos Nikaias B.C. in international competitions[edit]

Main article: Ionikos Nikaias B.C. in international competitions

## Arenas[edit]

Ionikos' long-time home arena (1970–2018, 2020–present) is the Nikaias Platonas Indoor Hall (Greek: Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Πλάτων Νικαίας), which is an indoor arena that is located in Nikaia, Piraeus, Athens, and has a seating capacity of 1,200 people. Platonas Gymnasium was renovated in 2020. For the Greek Basket League 2019–20 season, while the arena was being renovated, Ionikos moved into the Sofia Befon Indoor Hall,[4][5] which is located in Palaio Faliro, Piraeus, Athens, and has a seating capacity of 1,204 people.[6]

## Honors and titles[edit]

### Domestic competitions[edit]

* Greek 2nd Division (B) / Greek 2nd Division (A2) Champion: (2)
* (1974–75 B), 2018–19 A2)
* Greek 3rd Division Champion: (1)
* (2017–18)

### European competitions[edit]

* Participant in FIBA Korać Cup (3rd-tier): (2)
* (1979–80, 1984–85)

## Roster[edit]

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. roster

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

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SF | 7 |  | Petanidis, Giorgos | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  20 – (2003-03-20)20 March 2003  |
G | 10 |  | Korkontzelos, Kostas | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  19 – (2004-04-23)23 April 2004  |

Head coach

* Angelos Tsikliras

Assistant coach(es)

* Foivos Kostis
* Apostolos Koutroulias

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

* * *

* Roster

Updated: 29 May 2023

## 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.

Greece:

* Nikos Arsenopoulos
* Giannis Athinaiou
* Marios Batis
* Dimitris Bogdanos
* Vassilis Charalampopoulos
* Nikos Chougkaz
* Ioannis Dimakos
* Panagiotis Giannakis
* Costis Gontikas
* Georgios Kalafatakis
* Andreas Kanonidis
* Vangelis Karampoulas
* Fotis Katsikaris
* Sotiris Katoufas
* Vassilis Kavvadas
* Iosif Koloveros
* Dimitris Kompodietas
* Nikos Liakopoulos
* Dimitris Lolas
* Vangelis Mantzaris
* Vangelis Margaritis
* Loukas Mavrokefalidis
* Iakovos Milentigievits
* Nikos Oikonomou
* Andreas Papadopoulos
* Michael Paragyios
* Christos Petrodimopoulos
* Andreas Petropoulos
* Ioannis Sachpatzidis
* Vangelis Sakellariou
* Sofoklis Schortsanitis
* Vassilis Toliopoulos
* Fotis Vasilopoulos

Europe:

* / Angelo Tsagarakis
* / Diego Kapelan
* Roeland Schaftenaar
* Muhaymin Mustafa

United States:

* / Steve Burtt Jr.
* Jordan Callahan
* Toarlyn Fitzpatrick
* Eugene German
* Daniel Hamilton
* Jeremy Hollowell
* Jamal Jones
* DaVonté Lacy
* Lucky Jones
* Eugene Lawrence
* Josh Owens
* Terell Parks
* Sayeed Pridgett
* Adam Smith
* B. J. Stith
* Nick Zeisloft

## Head coaches[edit]

Head Coach  | Years

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Nikos Oikonomou |

2015–2016

Nikos Vetoulas |

2018–2019, 2019

Stergios Koufos |

2019–2020

Vangelis Angelou |

2020–2021

Angelos Tsikliras |

2021

Curro Segura |

2021–2022

Angelos Tsikliras |

2022

Kostas Mexas |

2022–2023

Giannis Livanos |

2023

Angelos Tsikliras |

2023

Foivos Kostis |

2023

Angelos Tsikliras |

2023

## Season by season[edit]

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Season  | Tier | Division  | Pos. | Greek Cup | European competitions

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1972–73  |

| B Basket League |

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1973–74  |

| B Basket League |

2nd

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1974–75  |

| B Basket League |

1st

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1975–76  |

| Basket League |

7th

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1976–77  |

| Basket League |

7th

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1977–78  |

| Basket League |

5th

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1978–79  |

| Basket League |

6th

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1979–80  |

| Basket League |

11th

|  | 3 Korać Cup First round
1980–81  |

| Basket League |

8th

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1981–82  |

| Basket League |

12th

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1982–83  |

| Basket League |

8th

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1983–84  |

| Basket League |

6th

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1984–85  |

| Basket League |

9th

|  | 3 Korać Cup First round
1985–86  |

| Basket League |

8th

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1986–87  |

| Basket League |

10th

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1987–88  |

| A2 Basket League |

6th

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1988–89  |

| A2 Basket League |

6th

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1989–90  |

| A2 Basket League |

8th

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1990–91  |

| A2 Basket League |

4th

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1991–92  |

| A2 Basket League |

5th

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1992–93  |

| A2 Basket League |

5th

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1993–94  |

| A2 Basket League |

3rd

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1994–95  |

| A2 Basket League |

6th

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1995–96  |

| A2 Basket League |

9th

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1996–97  |

| A2 Basket League |

14th

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1997–98  |

| B Basket League |

9th

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1998–99  |

| B Basket League |

2nd

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1999–00  |

| A2 Basket League |

8th

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2000–01  |

| A2 Basket League |

3rd

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2001–02  |

| A2 Basket League |

11th

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2002–03  |

| A2 Basket League |

6th

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2003–04  |

| A2 Basket League |

13th

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2004–05  |

| B Basket League |

7th

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2005–06  |

| B Basket League |

12th

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2006–07  |

| B Basket League |

14th

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2007–08  |

| C Basket League |

7th

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2008–09 |

| C Basket League |

10th

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2009–10  |

| C Basket League |

10th

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2010–11  |

| ESKANA A1  |

4th

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2011–12  |

| ESKANA A1  |

1st

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2012–13  |

| C Basket League |

2nd

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2013–14  |

| B Basket League |

3rd

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2014–15  |

| B Basket League |

7th

| 2014–15 |
2015–16  |

| B Basket League |

2nd

| 2015–16 |
2016–17  |

| B Basket League |

5th

| 2016–17 |
2017–18  |

| B Basket League |

1st

| 2017–18 |
2018–19 |

| A2 Basket League |

1st

| 2018–19 |
2019–20 |

| Basket League |

10th

| 2019–20 |
2020–21 |

| Basket League |

8th

| 2020–21 |

## See also[edit]

* A.O. Ionikos Nikaias (multi-sport club)
* Ionikos Nikaias F.C. (football club)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Euroleague.net My name is Giannakis. Panayotis Giannakis.
2. ^ "Σεισμός στην Θεσσαλονίκη, ο Γιαννάκης στον Άρη" (in Greek).
3. ^ "Ιωνικός Νικαίας : Στην Basket League με Κουφό!". Sportime.gr (in Greek). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
4. ^ Στο «Σοφία Μπεφόν» ο Ιωνικός Νικαίας (in Greek).
5. ^ Ιωνικός Νικαίας: Προς το "Σοφία Μπεφόν" για τη νέα σεζόν (in Greek).
6. ^ Αυτό είναι το νέο Κλειστό Γήπεδο του Παλαιού Φαλήρου (in Greek).

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in Greek)
* Ionikos Nikaias B.C. Twitter (in Greek)
* Ionikos Nikaias B.C. Facebook (in Greek)
* Ionikos Nikaias B.C. YouTube
* Eurobasket.com Team Profile

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Ionikos Nikaias current roster

* 7 Petanidis
* 10 Korkontzelos

* Head coach: Tsikliras
* Assistant coaches: Kostis
* Koutroulias

* v
* t
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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
* 2011–12
* 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

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