Aiolos Astakou B.C.

Aiolos Astakou B.C. (alternate spellings: Aeolus and Astakos; Greek: Αίολος Αστακού / Αίολος Αστακός) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Astakos, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. The club's full name is A.M.S. Aiolos Astakou (Α.Μ.Σ. Αίολος Αστακού). The club is named after the Greek god Aeolus. The club's name can be translated into English as Aeolus Lobster.

Aiolos Astakos A.M.S.
Founded1990
History1990 – Present
ArenaAstakos Municipal Sports Center
LocationAstakos, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Team colorsYellow and Blue
         
PresidentApostolis Pantazis
Head coachMichalis Koutalianos
Championships1 Greek B Championship (2016)
Websiteaiolosastakoubc.gr

The team competes in the Greek A2 Basket League.

History

Aiolos Astakou was founded in 1990. The club reached the lower minor league divisions of Greek basketball for the first in the 2003–04 season. The club reached the 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League, for the first time, in the 2014–15 season.

They then played in the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League in the 2015–16 season. They were then promoted to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League for the 2016–17 season.

Arenas

Aiolos Astakou's permanent home arena is the Astakos Municipal Sports Center,[1][2] which is located in Xiromero, Astakos. They have also temporarily played at the Vonitsa Indoor Hall,[3] which is located in Vonitsa, while a construction project on their regular home arena was being done.[4]

Titles

Roster

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

Aiolos Astakos B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 4 Brozos, George 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1986-05-25)25 May 1986
SF 5 Theodorakos, Giorgos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1988-01-17)17 January 1988
PG 6 Koumpouras, Fanis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 36 – (1983-12-08)8 December 1983
G/F 7 Papadionysiou, Stathis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1992-06-15)15 June 1992
PG 8 Katsares, Nikos 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 37 – (1983-03-17)17 March 1983
G 9 Gatzias, Aggelos 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
SG 10 Kaklamanos, Nikos 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 39 – (1981-07-12)12 July 1981
F 11 Kitsoulis, Vasillis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1983-05-03)3 May 1983
C 12 Kasabalis, Tasos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
C 13 Charismidis, Tasos 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 39 – (1981-06-07)7 June 1981
C 14 Psomas-Libaris, Nikos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 36 – (1984-01-16)16 January 1984
PF 17 Gizogiannis, Andronikos 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 37 – (1983-02-08)8 February 1983
Head coach
  • Michalis Koutalianos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Notable players

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

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References
  1. "Α.Μ.Σ. ΑΙΟΛΟΣ ΑΣΤΑΚΟΥ Η ΕΠΙΣΗΜΗ ΙΣΤΟΣΕΛΙΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΟΜΑΔΑΣ {{in lang|el}}". Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  2. Μετακομίζει στο σπίτι του ο Αίολος Αστακού (in Greek).
  3. Γήπεδο (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  4. Μένει στο ΔΑΚ Βόνιτσας ο Αίολος Αστακού (in Greek).
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