Kolossos Rodou B.C. (Greek: Κολοσσός Ρόδου K.A.E.), known as Kolossos H Hotels for sponsorship reasons, is a Greek professional basketball team that is located on the island ofRhodes, in Rhodes City. Kolossos currently plays in the top-tier level of Greek professional basketball, the Greek League. The club was founded in 1963, and also initially featured sports like volleyball and judo in the early 1980s.[1] Today, the focus of the Greek athletic club is on the franchise's men's basketball department.
Due to geographical isolation, and very small financial abilities for most of the club's history, the basketball team was not able to compete at a high level for many years, and was not funded properly. Kolossos was the first Greek basketball team located in the Aegean Sea region.
Riseedit
In 2000, the fate of the team finally changed, when Kostas Kostaridis became the new team President, and took over the reins of the club.[2] Kostaridis changed almost the entire club management, and stated that it was the immediate goal of the team to rise from the 3rd-tier level Greek B League, to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 League, and subsequently, the team did begin to rise up through Greece's club basketball league system.
In 2003, head coach Vassilis Fragkias joined the team, and the ascent up into the Greek A2 League division commenced. In the 2004–05 season, Kolossos won the championship of the Greek A2 League, and was therefore automatically promoted up into the top-tier level Greek League, the highest professional basketball league in Greece.
^. Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
^Κολοσσός: Η συνένωση με τον Χολαργό είναι γεγονός (in Greek).
^ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟ H HOTELS: Νέο ξεκίνημα στη Ρόδο (in Greek).
^Κολοσσός: Αλλάζει έδρα τη νέα αγωνιστική περίοδο (in Greek).
External linksedit
Official website (in Greek)
Eurobasket.com Team Page
February 15, 2024
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Kolossos Rodou B C Greek Kolossos Rodoy K A E known as Kolossos H Hotels for sponsorship reasons is a Greek professional basketball team that is located on the island of Rhodes in Rhodes City Kolossos currently plays in the top tier level of Greek professional basketball the Greek League The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball and judo in the early 1980s 1 Today the focus of the Greek athletic club is on the franchise s men s basketball department Kolossos H HotelsLeaguesGreek Basket LeagueGreek CupFounded1963 61 years ago 1963 HistoryKolossos Rodou B C 1963 present ArenaKallithea Palais des SportsCapacity1 400LocationRhodes GreeceTeam colorsWhite and Cyan Main sponsorH Hotels CollectionPresidentMichalis KokkinosHead coachCurro SeguraTeam captainSotiris Billis2022 23 position7thChampionships1 Greek 2nd DivisionWebsitekolossosbc grHomeAway Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Rise 1 3 Merger with Holargos 2 Arenas 3 Season by season 4 Honours and titles 5 Players 5 1 Roster 5 2 Depth chart 5 3 Notable players 6 Head coaches 7 References 8 External linksHistory editEarly years edit Due to geographical isolation and very small financial abilities for most of the club s history the basketball team was not able to compete at a high level for many years and was not funded properly Kolossos was the first Greek basketball team located in the Aegean Sea region Rise edit In 2000 the fate of the team finally changed when Kostas Kostaridis became the new team President and took over the reins of the club 2 Kostaridis changed almost the entire club management and stated that it was the immediate goal of the team to rise from the 3rd tier level Greek B League to the 2nd tier level Greek A2 League and subsequently the team did begin to rise up through Greece s club basketball league system In 2003 head coach Vassilis Fragkias joined the team and the ascent up into the Greek A2 League division commenced In the 2004 05 season Kolossos won the championship of the Greek A2 League and was therefore automatically promoted up into the top tier level Greek League the highest professional basketball league in Greece Merger with Holargos edit In the 2018 19 Greek Basket League season Kolossos finished in last place in the league The team was thus facing relegation down to the second tier level Greek A2 League However Kolossos merged with Holargos and gained their rights to play in the top tier level Greek League in the following 2019 20 Greek Basket League season 3 Arenas editThrough the 2018 19 season Kolossos played its domestic Greek Basket League games at the 1 242 seat Venetokleio Indoor Hall Prior to the 2019 20 season Kolossos moved into the 1 400 seat 4 Palais des Sports 5 Season by season editSeason Tier Division Pos W L Greek Cup European competitions2009 10 1 Basket League 6th 14 142010 11 1 Basket League 8th 12 14 Quarterfinalist2011 12 1 Basket League 4th 22 132012 13 1 Basket League 10th 8 182013 14 1 Basket League 10th 10 162014 15 1 Basket League 7th 14 152015 16 1 Basket League 7th 11 172016 17 1 Basket League 7th 14 15 Quarterfinalist2017 18 1 Basket League 8th 11 17 Quarterfinalist2018 19 1 Basket League 13th 5 21 Quarterfinalist2019 20 1 Basket League 9th 8 122020 21 1 Basket League 7th 8 16 QuarterfinalistHonours and titles editGreek 2nd Division Champion 1 2004 05Players editRoster edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Kolossos Rodou rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht Wt AgeSG 0 nbsp Goudelock Andrew 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 92 kg 203 lb 35 1988 12 07 7 December 1988SF 4 nbsp nbsp Utomi Daniel 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 98 kg 216 lb 26 1997 03 07 7 March 1997PG 6 nbsp Koloveros Iosif 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 84 kg 185 lb 21 2002 08 28 28 August 2002F C 7 nbsp nbsp Brajkovic Luka 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 113 kg 249 lb 24 1999 06 26 26 June 1999PF 8 nbsp Papagiannis Minas 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in 21 2002 05 04 4 May 2002G F 9 nbsp Petropoulos Andreas 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 100 kg 220 lb 30 1994 02 11 11 February 1994G F 11 nbsp Chatzinikolas Ioannis 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 88 kg 194 lb 28 1995 10 07 7 October 1995SF 12 nbsp Billis Sotiris C 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 91 kg 201 lb 27 1996 11 14 14 November 1996PF 13 nbsp Kamarianos Nikos 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in 93 kg 205 lb 26 1997 03 21 21 March 1997F C 15 nbsp nbsp Shittu Simisola 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 109 kg 240 lb 24 1999 11 07 7 November 1999G 23 nbsp Papadakis Kostas 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 84 kg 185 lb 25 1998 09 27 27 September 1998PF 24 nbsp Polley Tyler 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 98 kg 216 lb 24 1999 04 07 7 April 1999PG 32 nbsp Perrantes London 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 86 kg 190 lb 29 1994 10 03 3 October 1994 Head coach nbsp Curro SeguraAssistant coach es nbsp Marios Batis nbsp Giannis GeorgallisLegend C Team captain nbsp Injured Roster Updated 20 December 2023Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3C Luka Brajkovic Simisola ShittuPF Tyler Polley Nikos Kamarianos Minas PapagiannisSF Daniel Utomi Sotiris Billis Andreas PetropoulosSG Andrew Goudelock Kostas Papadakis Giannis ChatzinikolasPG London Perrantes Iosif KoloverosNotable players edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo 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 nbsp Antonios Asimakopoulos nbsp Kostas Charissis nbsp Manolis Chatzidakis nbsp Linos Chrysikopoulos nbsp Georgios Diamantopoulos nbsp Ioannis Georgallis nbsp Charis Giannopoulos nbsp Panagiotis Kafkis nbsp Georgios Kalaitzis nbsp Giannis Kalampokis nbsp Dimitrios Katsivelis nbsp Nestoras Kommatos nbsp Giannoulis Larentzakis nbsp Sotirios Manolopoulos nbsp Vangelis Margaritis nbsp Dimitrios Mavroeidis nbsp Spyros Panteliadis nbsp Nikos Papanikolopoulos nbsp Nikos Pappas nbsp Christos Saloustros nbsp Christoforos Stefanidis nbsp Vassilis Toliopoulos nbsp Dimitrios Tsaldaris nbsp Georgios Tsalmpouris nbsp Angelos Tsamis nbsp Panagiotis Vasilopoulos nbsp Vassilis Xanthopoulos nbsp Theodoros Zaras nbsp nbsp Pat Calathes nbsp nbsp Steve Panos nbsp nbsp Mladen Pantic nbsp nbsp Franko Nakic nbsp Jurica Golemac nbsp Roope Ahonen nbsp Tom Liden nbsp Stevan Nađfeji nbsp Miroslav Todic nbsp Sasa Vasiljevic nbsp Mihajlo Andric nbsp Stefan Momirov nbsp Stefan Pot nbsp Kerem Kanter nbsp Yanick Moreira nbsp Kim Tillie nbsp nbsp Danny Agbelese nbsp Dominic Artis nbsp Tyrone Brazelton nbsp Travon Bryant nbsp LaRon Dendy nbsp nbsp Michael Dixon nbsp Robert Dozier nbsp John Edwards nbsp Jordan Floyd nbsp Gary McGhee nbsp Kenny Goins nbsp Malcolm Griffin nbsp Jamelle Hagins nbsp Langston Hall nbsp Dusty Hannahs nbsp Lance Harris nbsp Marcus Hatten nbsp Scotty Hopson nbsp Mike James nbsp Jared Jordan nbsp Lasan Kromah nbsp Kevin Langford nbsp Ty Lawson nbsp Kelvin Lewis nbsp Steve Logan nbsp Shonn Miller nbsp Bambale Osby nbsp J R Pinnock nbsp Juvonte Reddic nbsp Trevor Releford nbsp Steven Smith nbsp Taylor Smith nbsp TJ Starks nbsp Curtis Stinson nbsp Marquis Teague nbsp Dominic Waters nbsp Glynn Watson Jr nbsp Kenny Williams nbsp James YoungHead coaches editHead Coach Years nbsp Charis Papazoglou 2001 2003 nbsp Vassilis Fragkias 2003 2005 nbsp Michalis Kyritsis 2005 2006 nbsp Georgios Zevgkolis 2006 2007 nbsp Vangelis Alexandris 2007 2008 nbsp Ioannis Sfairopoulos 2008 2011 nbsp Vassilis Fragkias 2011 2012 nbsp Minas Gekos 2012 2013 nbsp Vassilis Fragkias 2013 nbsp Dimitrios Priftis 2013 2014 nbsp Michalis Koutalianos 2014 nbsp Aris Lykogiannis 2014 2018 nbsp Nikos Vetoulas 2018 nbsp Kostas Flevarakis 2018 2019 nbsp Stergios Koufos 2019 nbsp Aris Lykogiannis 2019 2020References edit Etos Idryshs 1963 in Greek ISTORIA SYLLOGOY in lang el Archived from the original on 2017 09 08 Retrieved 2017 09 07 Kolossos H synenwsh me ton Xolargo einai gegonos in Greek AFIERWMA STON KOLOSSO H HOTELS Neo 3ekinhma sth Rodo in Greek Kolossos Allazei edra th nea agwnistikh periodo in Greek External links editOfficial website in Greek Eurobasket com Team Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kolossos Rodou B C amp oldid 1194232284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
