Ioannina B.C. | ||||
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League | Greek B Basket League | |||
Founded | 2015 | |||
Arena | Neo Kleisto Gymnastirio Ioannina | |||
Location | Ioannina, Greece | |||
Team colors | Blue, Yellow and White | |||
Main sponsor | Protergia ( Mytilineos Holdings) | |||
President | Georgios Zaragkas | |||
Head coach | Giannis Papadopoulos | |||
Team captain | Christos Mpallas | |||
Championships | 1 A ESKAVDE, 1 C ESKAVDE | |||
Website | Club Website | |||
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Ioannina Basketball Club ( Greek: Ιωάννινα Σύλλογος Καλαθοσφαίρισης),also known simply as Ioannina B.C. or abbreviated as IBC, is a Hellenic Basketball Federation team [1] based in Ioannina, Greece. The men's team is currently participating in Greek B Basket League, the women's team is playing in A ESKAVDE division and the Wheelchair Basketball team is participating in A2 National Division of the OSEKA league.
Ioannina B.C. was founded in 2015 [2] under its first name as Ioannina Sports Club, creating a men's basketball team and youth academies. In 2019 two new sections were established, Women's and Wheelchair basketball teams.
In 2015-16 season the team participated in C ESKAVDE(Northwestern Greek Basketball Clubs Association) [3] division winning its promotion without a loss.
In 2016-17 season IBC merged with the neighbouring basketball club of Asteras Kalpakiou changing to its current name of Ioannina Basketball Club and participated in A ESKAVDE division. The team managed to enter the season's playoffs competing for its promotion to the Greek C Basket League but finished in the 3rd position. [4]
In 2017–18 season IBC participated in A ESKAVDE basketball league [5] managing to make its way to the finals where it lost to fellow city club PAS Giannina thus finishing in the 2nd place.
In 2018–19 season IBC won the A ESKAVDE championship and earned its promotion to Greek C Basket League undefeated with a total score of 22–0. In the finals Ioannina BC defeated G.E. Agriniou.
In 2019–20 season amidst the COVID-19 crisis, IBC earned its promotion to Greek B Basket League finishing 3rd before the league was decided to stop due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Updated: August 13, 2020 |
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Christos Mpallas [6] | Spyros Stamiris | Panagiotis Mpartzokas |
PF | Nikos Georgakis | Giorgos Sfouggaris | |
SF | Antonis Chrysis | Akis Karampinis | Filippos Zapsas |
SG | Giorgos Ksiouras | Giorgos Papagiannis | |
PG | Dimitris Zafeiroudis | Dimitris Vasis |
Season | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS record | PO record |
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2015–16 | C ESKAVDE | 1st | - | 10-0 | - |
2016–17 | A ESKAVDE | 3rd | Playoffs | 15-3 | 3-3 |
2017–18 | A ESKAVDE | 2nd | Playoffs | 16-2 [7] | 2-2 |
2018–19 | A ESKAVDE | 1st | Playoffs | 18-0 | 4-0 |
2019–20 | G EΤΗΝΙΚΙ | 3rd | - | 12-5 | - |
The IBC youth academy is also based in Ioannina, Greece. In 2019-20 season the U16 team won the ESKAVDE regional championship.
IBC youth system runs year round and offers full-time and short-time boarding that focus on player development. [8] The system will produce improvement in both physical performance and in the understanding of the game. [9] The program also focuses in introducing individuals in a collaborating environment in order for them to build a strong team spirit both on and off the court.
IBC has a well established academy branch in Metsovo and has the ambition to further expand in the region of Epirus. The club's vision is to create a solid pool of young athletes which will strengthen the men's team roster in the years to come.
The women's team [10] was founded in 2019 and has presence in A ESKAVDE league. The 2019-20 season was interrupted due to the CoVid-19 crisis after only one match.
The Wheelchair basketball team [11] was founded in 2019 being the first team of Epirus region to join the OSEKA A2 National Division.
Years | President |
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2015-2016 | Aleksandros Sakkas |
2016-2018 | Konstantinos Papanikolaou |
2018- | Georgios Zaragkas |
Position | Name |
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Club's doctor | Konstantinos Ioannou |
Physiotherapist | Filippos Skordos |
Ioannina B.C. | ||||
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Nickname |
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League | Greek B Basket League | |||
Founded | 2015 | |||
Arena | Neo Kleisto Gymnastirio Ioannina | |||
Location | Ioannina, Greece | |||
Team colors | Blue, Yellow and White | |||
Main sponsor | Protergia ( Mytilineos Holdings) | |||
President | Georgios Zaragkas | |||
Head coach | Giannis Papadopoulos | |||
Team captain | Christos Mpallas | |||
Championships | 1 A ESKAVDE, 1 C ESKAVDE | |||
Website | Club Website | |||
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Ioannina Basketball Club ( Greek: Ιωάννινα Σύλλογος Καλαθοσφαίρισης),also known simply as Ioannina B.C. or abbreviated as IBC, is a Hellenic Basketball Federation team [1] based in Ioannina, Greece. The men's team is currently participating in Greek B Basket League, the women's team is playing in A ESKAVDE division and the Wheelchair Basketball team is participating in A2 National Division of the OSEKA league.
Ioannina B.C. was founded in 2015 [2] under its first name as Ioannina Sports Club, creating a men's basketball team and youth academies. In 2019 two new sections were established, Women's and Wheelchair basketball teams.
In 2015-16 season the team participated in C ESKAVDE(Northwestern Greek Basketball Clubs Association) [3] division winning its promotion without a loss.
In 2016-17 season IBC merged with the neighbouring basketball club of Asteras Kalpakiou changing to its current name of Ioannina Basketball Club and participated in A ESKAVDE division. The team managed to enter the season's playoffs competing for its promotion to the Greek C Basket League but finished in the 3rd position. [4]
In 2017–18 season IBC participated in A ESKAVDE basketball league [5] managing to make its way to the finals where it lost to fellow city club PAS Giannina thus finishing in the 2nd place.
In 2018–19 season IBC won the A ESKAVDE championship and earned its promotion to Greek C Basket League undefeated with a total score of 22–0. In the finals Ioannina BC defeated G.E. Agriniou.
In 2019–20 season amidst the COVID-19 crisis, IBC earned its promotion to Greek B Basket League finishing 3rd before the league was decided to stop due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Updated: August 13, 2020 |
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Christos Mpallas [6] | Spyros Stamiris | Panagiotis Mpartzokas |
PF | Nikos Georgakis | Giorgos Sfouggaris | |
SF | Antonis Chrysis | Akis Karampinis | Filippos Zapsas |
SG | Giorgos Ksiouras | Giorgos Papagiannis | |
PG | Dimitris Zafeiroudis | Dimitris Vasis |
Season | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS record | PO record |
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2015–16 | C ESKAVDE | 1st | - | 10-0 | - |
2016–17 | A ESKAVDE | 3rd | Playoffs | 15-3 | 3-3 |
2017–18 | A ESKAVDE | 2nd | Playoffs | 16-2 [7] | 2-2 |
2018–19 | A ESKAVDE | 1st | Playoffs | 18-0 | 4-0 |
2019–20 | G EΤΗΝΙΚΙ | 3rd | - | 12-5 | - |
The IBC youth academy is also based in Ioannina, Greece. In 2019-20 season the U16 team won the ESKAVDE regional championship.
IBC youth system runs year round and offers full-time and short-time boarding that focus on player development. [8] The system will produce improvement in both physical performance and in the understanding of the game. [9] The program also focuses in introducing individuals in a collaborating environment in order for them to build a strong team spirit both on and off the court.
IBC has a well established academy branch in Metsovo and has the ambition to further expand in the region of Epirus. The club's vision is to create a solid pool of young athletes which will strengthen the men's team roster in the years to come.
The women's team [10] was founded in 2019 and has presence in A ESKAVDE league. The 2019-20 season was interrupted due to the CoVid-19 crisis after only one match.
The Wheelchair basketball team [11] was founded in 2019 being the first team of Epirus region to join the OSEKA A2 National Division.
Years | President |
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2015-2016 | Aleksandros Sakkas |
2016-2018 | Konstantinos Papanikolaou |
2018- | Georgios Zaragkas |
Position | Name |
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Club's doctor | Konstantinos Ioannou |
Physiotherapist | Filippos Skordos |