Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. (formerly Ikaros Chalkidas B.C.) is a professional basketball club that is based in Kallithea, Athens, Greece. The club has changed its home location several times. It was originally based in Nea Smyrni, and later moved to Kallithea, then moved for a while to Chalkida, and finally returned to Kallithea. Its full official name is Panathlitikos Omilos Kallitheas Ikaros, or P.O.K. Ikaros. The club's colors are white, blue, and red.
The club was founded in 1991, and was originally based in Nea Smyrni, Athens. In 2007, the club's home became Kallithea, Athens. In 2009, the club merged with Esperos Kallitheas, and played the 2009–10 season under the name of Ikaros Kallitheas-Esperos. In that same season, the club won the Greek 2nd Division championship.
After winning the Greek 2nd Division in the 2009–10 season, the club broke away from its merger with Esperos Kallitheas, and once again took the name of Ikaros Kallitheas. They competed in the top league in Greece, the Greek Basket League, for the first time in the 2010–11 season. In 2013, the club moved to Chalkida.
At the finish of the 2013–14 season, Ikaros Kallitheas was relegated to the Greek 2nd Division. But for the next season, the club declared that it was unable to take part in the A2 Division, and was then relegated to the Greek B Basket League.[1] Simultaneously, the club returned to Kallithea. and was renamed again to Ikaros Kallitheas.[2][3]
Arenasedit
When Ikaros has been based in Kallithea, they played their home games at the Esperos Indoor Hall, a small arena with a capacity of 1,000, and at Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall, an arena with a capacity of 3,500.[4] During the time when the club was playing in Chalkida, they played their homes games at Chalkida Indoor Hall, an arena with a capacity of 1,620.
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External linksedit
Official Website (in Greek)
Eurobasket.com Team Page
December 15, 2023
ikaros, kallitheas, formerly, ikaros, chalkidas, professional, basketball, club, that, based, kallithea, athens, greece, club, changed, home, location, several, times, originally, based, smyrni, later, moved, kallithea, then, moved, while, chalkida, finally, r. Ikaros Kallitheas B C formerly Ikaros Chalkidas B C is a professional basketball club that is based in Kallithea Athens Greece The club has changed its home location several times It was originally based in Nea Smyrni and later moved to Kallithea then moved for a while to Chalkida and finally returned to Kallithea Its full official name is Panathlitikos Omilos Kallitheas Ikaros or P O K Ikaros The club s colors are white blue and red K A E Ikaros KallitheasLeaguesGreek C Basket LeagueFounded1991HistoryIkaros Nea Smyrni 1991 2007 Ikaros Kallitheas 2007 2009 Ikaros Kallitheas Esperos 2009 2010 Ikaros Kallitheas 2010 2013 Ikaros Chalkidas 2013 2014 Ikaros Kallitheas 2014 present ArenaEsperos Indoor HallCapacity1 000LocationKallithea Athens GreeceTeam colorsBlue White and Red PresidentDimitris AngelopoulosTeam managerDimitris PapadopoulosChampionshipsA2 Championships 1 2010 Websiteikarosbc grHomeAway Contents 1 Logos 2 History 3 Arenas 4 Titles and honors 4 1 Domestic competitions 5 Notable players 6 Head coaches 7 References 8 External linksLogos edit nbsp The club s logo when it was based in Chalkida nbsp The club s Kallithea logo History editThe club was founded in 1991 and was originally based in Nea Smyrni Athens In 2007 the club s home became Kallithea Athens In 2009 the club merged with Esperos Kallitheas and played the 2009 10 season under the name of Ikaros Kallitheas Esperos In that same season the club won the Greek 2nd Division championship After winning the Greek 2nd Division in the 2009 10 season the club broke away from its merger with Esperos Kallitheas and once again took the name of Ikaros Kallitheas They competed in the top league in Greece the Greek Basket League for the first time in the 2010 11 season In 2013 the club moved to Chalkida At the finish of the 2013 14 season Ikaros Kallitheas was relegated to the Greek 2nd Division But for the next season the club declared that it was unable to take part in the A2 Division and was then relegated to the Greek B Basket League 1 Simultaneously the club returned to Kallithea and was renamed again to Ikaros Kallitheas 2 3 Arenas editWhen Ikaros has been based in Kallithea they played their home games at the Esperos Indoor Hall a small arena with a capacity of 1 000 and at Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall an arena with a capacity of 3 500 4 During the time when the club was playing in Chalkida they played their homes games at Chalkida Indoor Hall an arena with a capacity of 1 620 Titles and honors editDomestic competitions edit Total Titles 2 Greek 4th Division Champion 2007 Greek 2nd Division Champion 2010 Notable players editNote 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 Giannis Kalampokis nbsp Fanis Koumbouras nbsp Georgios Tsiaras nbsp Lazaros Agadakos nbsp Giannoulis Larentzakis nbsp Michalis Polytarchou nbsp Sotiris Manolopoulos nbsp Vassilis Toliopoulos nbsp Alexis Kyritsis nbsp Vassilis Symtsak nbsp Vangelis Karampoulas nbsp Ioannis Dimakos nbsp Mladen Pantic nbsp Sasa Vasiljevic nbsp Deon Thompson nbsp Julian Sensley nbsp Maris Laksa nbsp Mouhammad Faye nbsp Aron Baynes nbsp Romel Beck nbsp nbsp Ivan Aska nbsp Pat Carroll nbsp Lance Harris nbsp Kyle McAlarney nbsp Michael Antonio Mike King nbsp Jimmy BaxterHead coaches edit nbsp Aris Lykogiannis nbsp Dimitrios PriftisReferences edit Sth B E8nikh o Ikaros h Libadeia sthn A2 gazzetta gr Retrieved 11 April 2015 Epistrefei sthn Kalli8ea me plano kai Lioga sentragoal gr Retrieved 11 April 2015 Telos o Ikaros Xalkidas epestrepse sthn Kalli8ea eviaportal gr Retrieved 11 April 2015 GLIFADA MAKIS LIOUGAS SPORTSHALL 3500 Archived from the original on 2017 08 12 Retrieved 2017 08 12 External links editOfficial Website in Greek Eurobasket com Team Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ikaros Kallitheas B C amp oldid 1101535681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
