ASK Karditsas B.C.

ASK Karditsas B.C. (Greek: Α.Σ.Κ. 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. Kardistas (Α.Σ. Καρδίτσας). The club's colors are white and blue.

AS Karditsas
Nickname	Blue Brothers
Leagues	Greek Basket League Greek Cup
Founded	2006; 17 years ago (2006)
History	ASK Kardistas B.C. (2006–present)
Arena	Ioannis Bourousis Karditsa New Indoor Arena
Capacity	3,007 (with collapsible seats)^[1]^[2]^[3]
Location	Karditsa, Greece
Team colors	White and Blue
Main sponsor	Viologiko Chorio (Βιολογικό Χωριό)
President	Giannis Bourousis
Vice-president(s)	Thomas Deligiannis & Christos Zisis
Team manager	Giorgos Tsiamouras
Head coach	Nikos Papanikolopoulos
Championships	Greek 2nd Division (2022)
Website	askarditsas.gr
Home Away

History

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 Ioannis Bourousis began playing youth team basketball), Anagennisi Karditsas, and Amila Karditsas.^[4] 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

During the Greek 2nd Division's 2019–20 season, the club moved into the Ioannis Bourousis Karditsa New Indoor Arena, which including collapsible seats, has a total seating capacity of 3,007 people.^[5][6][7]

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Greek Cup	European competitions
2014–15	4	C Basket League	8th	12–14
2015–16	4	C Basket League	2nd	20–2
2016–17	3	B Basket League	2nd	24–6
2017–18	2	A2 Basket League	10th	14–16
2018–19	2	A2 Basket League	4th	17–15
2019–20	2	A2 Basket League	5th	11–10
2020–21	2	A2 Basket League	8th	10–10
2021–22	2	A2 Basket League	1st	24–4
2022–23	1	Basket League

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

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

Roster

ASK Karditsas roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 0   Boeheim Jr., Jimmy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1998-05-04)4 May 1998 G/F 4   Pridgett, Sayeed 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – (1998-05-22)22 May 1998 PG 5   Peters, Lamar 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1998-06-19)19 June 1998 G 7   Athinaiou, Ioannis (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 34 – (1988-05-27)27 May 1988 C 8   Karras, Theodoros 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1997-12-18)18 December 1997 G/F 9   Kalaitzakis, Alexandros 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2003-03-11)11 March 2003 PG 10   Hunter, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1999-02-24)24 February 1999 SF 11   Agravanis, Ioannis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1998-11-13)13 November 1998 PF 12   Gkiouzelis, Giorgos 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1995-10-13)13 October 1995 PG 16   Tsoukas, Thanasis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 G 18   Alexiadis, Aimilios 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2001-06-26)26 June 2001 PG 23   West, Jarrod 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1999-03-29)29 March 1999 F 33   Gabrovšek, David 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1994-09-18)18 September 1994 C 34   Sarikopoulos, Zisis 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 32 – (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 G/F 35   Pefanis, Antonis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1997-02-08)8 February 1997 SG   Gallinat, Roberto 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1996-12-29)29 December 1996	Head coach   Nikos Papanikolopoulos Assistant coach(es)   Kostas Serifis   Giorgos Papoulias   Giannis Missas   Giannis Gapkiadis Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: January 16, 2023

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	David Gabrovšek	Zisis Sarikopoulos		Thodoris Karras
PF	Jimmy Boeheim Jr.	Giorgos Gkiouzelis
SF	Giannis Agravanis	Sayeed Pridgett	Alexandros Kalaitzakis	Antonis Pefanis
SG	Roberto Gallinat	Giannis Athinaiou		Aimilios Alexiadis
PG	Lamar Peters	Jarrod West	Alex Hunter	Thanasis Tsoukas

Notable players

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.

•   Ioannis Bourousis
•   Costis Gontikas
•   Dimitris Gravas
•   Nikos Kalles
•   Theodoros Karras
•   Thomas Kottas
•   Spyros Magkounis
•   Alexis Spyridonidis
•   Theodoros Tsiloulis
•   Dimitrios Verginis
•   Milovan Drašković
•   Stefan Đorđević
•   Javin DeLaurier
•   James Batemon III

Head coaches

Head Coach	Years
Spyros Pappas	2014
Charis Foros	2014–2016
Kostas Roumeliotis	2016–2017
Lefteris Kalogirou	2017–2018
Ioannis Tzimas	2018–2019
Kostas Komodieta	2020–2021
Demetris Liogas	2021–2022
Vangelis Angelou	2022–present

References

1. "Στο νέο κλειστό γυμναστήριο Καρδίτσας προϋπολογισμού 7,4 εκατ. ευρώ ο Περιφερειάρχης Θεσσαλίας(φωτό)". pylinews.gr (in Greek). 2017-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. "Νέο Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο". dimoskarditsas.gov.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "Αναβαθμίζεται εκ νέου το μεγάλο κλειστό της Καρδίτσας!". neosagon.gr (in Greek). 2022-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. Ιστορία (in Greek).
5. "Στο νέο κλειστό γυμναστήριο Καρδίτσας προϋπολογισμού 7,4 εκατ. ευρώ ο Περιφερειάρχης Θεσσαλίας(φωτό)". pylinews.gr (in Greek). 2017-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. "Νέο Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο". dimoskarditsas.gov.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. "Αναβαθμίζεται εκ νέου το μεγάλο κλειστό της Καρδίτσας!". neosagon.gr (in Greek). 2022-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

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