Ionikos Nikaias B.C.

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. (Greek: Iωνικός Νίκαιας K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Nikaia, Piraeus, Athens. 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.

Ionikos Nikaias
NicknameKing
Blue–Whites
LeaguesGreek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded1965 (1965)
HistoryIonikos Nikaias B.C.
(1965 – Present)
ArenaNikaias Platonas Indoor Fitness Center
Sofia Befon Indoor Hall
Capacity1,200
1,204
LocationNikaia, Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Blue
         
Main sponsorAffidea
PresidentVangelis Tsapas
Team managerChristina Skentziou
Head coachStergios Koufos
2018–19 position1st (A2)
Championships2 Greek 2nd Division
(1975 (B), 2019 (A2))
1 Greek 3rd Division
(2018)
Websiteionikosbc.gr
Departments of Ionikos Nikaias
FootballBasketballWater Polo

The team currently plays in the Greek Basket League, the first tier level in Greek basketball.

Logos
  • (A.O. Ionikos Nikaias' official 1965 club logo.)
  • (Ionikos Nikaias B.C.'s official logo –2018.)
  • (Ionikos Nikaias B.C.'s official logo 2018–present.)

History

Early years

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 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

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 first time since the 1986–87 season.[3]

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

Arenas

Ionikos' long-time home arena (1970–2018) is the Nikaias Platonas Indoor Fitness Center (Greek: Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Πλάτων Νικαίας), which is an indoor arena that is located in Nikaia, Piraeus, and has a seating capacity of 1,200 people. Platonas Gymnasium is currently being renovated. For the Greek Basket League 2019–20 season, Ionikos moved into the Sofia Befon Indoor Hall,[4][5] which is located in Palaio Faliro, and has a seating capacity of 1,204 people,[6] which can be increased to 2,000 people with optional retractable seats in the lower tier.

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. Greek Cup European competitions
1972–73
2
 B Basket League
--
1973–74
2
 B Basket League
2nd
1974–75
2
 B Basket League
1st
1975–76
1
 Basket League
7th
1976–77
1
 Basket League
7th
1977–78
1
 Basket League
5th
1978–79
1
 Basket League
6th
1979–80
1
 Basket League
11th
 3 Korać Cup First Round
1980–81
1
 Basket League
8th
1981–82
1
 Basket League
12th
1982–83
1
 Basket League
8th
1983–84
1
 Basket League
6th
1984–85
1
 Basket League
9th
 3 Korać Cup First Round
1985–86
1
 Basket League
8th
1986–87
1
 Basket League
10th
1987–88
2
 A2 Basket League
6th
1988–89
2
 A2 Basket League
6th
1989–90
2
 A2 Basket League
8th
1990–91
2
 A2 Basket League
4th
1991–92
2
 A2 Basket League
5th
1992–93
2
 A2 Basket League
5th
1993–94
2
 A2 Basket League
3rd
1994–95
2
 A2 Basket League
6th
1995–96
2
 A2 Basket League
9th
1996–97
2
 A2 Basket League
14th
1997–98
3
 B Basket League
9th
1998–99
3
 B Basket League
2nd
1999–00
2
 A2 Basket League
8th
2000–01
2
 A2 Basket League
3rd
2001–02
2
 A2 Basket League
11th
2002–03
2
 A2 Basket League
6th
2003–04
2
 A2 Basket League
13th
2004–05
3
 B Basket League
7th
2005–06
3
 B Basket League
12th
2006–07
3
 B Basket League
14th
2007–08
4
 C Basket League
7th
2008–09
4
 C Basket League
10th
2009–10
4
 C Basket League
10th
2010–11
5
 ESKANA A1
4th
2011–12
5
 ESKANA A1
1st
2012–13
4
 C Basket League
2nd
2013–14
3
 B Basket League
3rd
2014–15
3
 B Basket League
7th
2015–16
3
 B Basket League
2nd
2016–17
3
 B Basket League
5th
2017–18
3
 B Basket League
1st
2018–19
2
 A2 Basket League
1st

Roster
Ionikos Nikaias B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 3 Maragidis, Nikos 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (1997-07-23)23 July 1997
G/F 6 Kountouras, Giorgos 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1990-03-08)8 March 1990
G 9 Sakellariou, Vangelis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1989-08-04)4 August 1989
F/C 13 Schaftenaar, Roeland 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 32 – (1988-07-29)29 July 1988
PG 16 Chatzikyriakos, Giorgos 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 17 – (2002-12-28)28 December 2002
G/F Petropoulos, Andreas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1996-04-15)15 April 1996
G Mustafa, Muhaymin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 20 – (1999-10-02)2 October 1999
Head coach
  • Stergios Koufos
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sotiris Nikolaidis
  • Aggelos Tsikliras
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 16, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Roeland Schaftenaar
PF
SF Andreas Petropoulos Nikos Maragkidis
SG Muhaymin Mustafa Giorgos Kountouras
PG Vangelis Sakellariou Giorgos Chatzikyriakos

Notable players

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

Head coaches
Head Coach Years
Nikos Oikonomou
2015–2016
Nikos Vetoulas
2018–2019, 2019
Stergios Koufos
2019
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See also

References
  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).
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