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1 History  


1.1  Recent history (2005-present)  




1.2  In European-wide competitions  






2 Honours and titles  


2.1  European competitions  




2.2  Domestic competitions  






3 Home arena  




4 Supporters  




5 Players  


5.1  Current roster  




5.2  Depth chart  






6 Notable players  




7 Head coaches  




8 References  




9 See also  




10 External links  


10.1  Official websites  















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Main article: G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki
Iraklis Thessaloniki
NicknameThe Elder
LeaguesElite League
Greek Cup
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
HistoryG.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki
(1921 – Present)
ArenaIvanofeio Sports Arena
Capacity2,443
LocationThessaloniki, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Blue
   
PresidentBob Mansfield
Team managerZisis Sarikopoulos
Head coachPetar Aleksić
Team captainSarantis Mastrogiannopoulos
OwnershipBob Mansfield
Championships2 Greek Championships
2 Greek Second Divisions
Websitehttps://iraklis-bc.gr

G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki (Greek: Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης, Greek pronunciation: [iɾa'klis]) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Thessaloniki. It serves as the senior men's basketball section of the multi-sport clubofG.S. Iraklis. Iraklis currently plays in the second-tier level Greek A2 Basket League.

The team's colors are blue and white. Iraklis won the Greek National Championship in 1928 and 1935, and has also reached the Greek Cup final three times. Some of the greatest players in Greek, European and worldwide basketball have played for Iraklis over the years including: Lefteris Kakiousis, Jure Zdovc, James Donaldson, David Ancrum, Walter Berry, Xavier McDaniel, Roy Tarpley, Nikos Chatzivrettas, Vasily Karasev, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Dimitris Diamantidis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis.

Departments of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis
Association
Football
(Men's)		Basketball
(Men's)		Basketball
(Women's)
Volleyball
(Men's)		Volleyball
(Women's)		Water Polo
(Men's)
Water Polo
(Women's)		Rugby
(Men's)		Rugby
(Women's)
AthleticsSwimmingSynchronized
Swimming
DivingFencingJudo
KarateJiu JitsuPankration

History

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The Iraklis parent athletic club was founded in 1908, and initially featured football. The club was named after Heracles (orHercules), the mythical Greek demigod. The basketball team of Iraklis was established in 1921.[1]

Iraklis won the inaugural Greek League championship in 1928.[2][3] To win the championship, Iraklis had to eliminate AEK Athens and Near East, before beating VAO in the championship game.[4] The team won its second Greek championship in 1935.[2] Also in the team's history, three times Iraklis finished in second place in the Greek Championship (1936, 1962, and 1964), three times Iraklis has been a Greek Cup Finalist (1981, 1994, and 1996), and two times Iraklis made it to the semifinals of the European 2nd-tier level league Cup Winners' Cup.[5]

Iraklis reached the semifinals of the 1994–95 FIBA European Cup, where they competed against Taugrés.[6] Iraklis won the first game 79–78, but lost the next two games, to be eliminated 2–1 in a best of three series.[6] In 1996, an Iraklis team led by former NBA players Xavier McDaniel and Roy Tarpley, reached the Greek Cup Final Four.[7] By beating Apollon Patras in the semifinal, Iraklis reached the final, where it then lost 85–74 to Panathinaikos.[7] Iraklis has also twice competed in the top European continental competitions. The club played in the European top-tier level European Champions' Cup in the 1995–96 season, and also competed in the FIBA SuproLeague during the 2000–01 season.

Recent history (2005-present)

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In2006, Iraklis was relegated to the Greek A2 Basket League, after finishing 13th in the first-tier Greek League.[8] In 2010, after four seasons in the second-tier level Greek League, the team was promoted back up to the top-tier Greek Basket League.[9] After one season in the Greek top-tier level, Iraklis was again relegated down to the A2, with two matches left in the season.[10] At the end of the season, Iraklis chose to play in the third-tier level of Greek basketball, the Greek B Basket League, in order to clear its debts.[11][12][13] The club was promoted to the Greek A2 Basket League in 2013, after finishing 2nd in its group, and after Peristeri failed to receive financial clearance to participate in the league.[14]

In the 2018–19 season, Iraklis won the promotion playoffs of the Greek A2 League, and was promoted up to the top level Greek Basket League, for the first time in 8 years.[15] During the 2019–20 season, Iraklis is taking part in the Greek Basket League organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. The season started in October 2019 and was scheduled to end in June 2020. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the championship was terminated earlier. Iraklis took the 7th place with 29 points, having 9 wins and 11 losses in a total of 20 games. In the 2020–21 season, Iraklis returned to European competitions, taking part in the qualifying round of the Basketball Champions League and later on in the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup where the club reached the Top16 round having 3 wins and 1 loss. In the 2020–21 season Iraklis took the 10th place with 29 points, having 7 wins and 15 losses in a total of 22 games.

In European-wide competitions

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Main article: G.S. Iraklis B.C. in international competitions

Honours and titles

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European competitions

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Semifinalists (2): 1994–95, 1996-97

Domestic competitions

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Iraklis won the inaugural Greek Championship in 1928, and won it again, in 1935.
Champions (2): 1927–28, 1934–35
Runners-up (3): 1935–36, 1961–62, 1963–64
Runners-up (3): 1980–81, 1993–94, 1995–96
Champions (2): 1974–75, 1977–78

Home arena

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Main article: Ivanofeio Sports Arena
Ivanofeio Sports Arena.

In earlier times, Iraklis played its home games at the Thessaloniki Forum. Iraklis currently plays its home games in the Ivanofeio Sports Arena, an arena with a seating capacity of 2,500.[16] The arena opened in 1987, and it was expanded to its current capacity in 1991. Ivanofeio is situated in the Thessaloniki city center, and it is owned by the GS Iraklis multi-sport club.[17]

Supporters

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The most prominent supporters' club of the team is Aftonomi Thira 10 (meaning Autonomous Gate 10), a fan club with a total of 15 branches in Northern Greece.[18] The fan club is known for holding an antiracist stance, as it participates in the Ultras Antiracist Festival.[19] Other activities of the fan club include the publication of a magazine, and the conducting of an annual festival.[20][21] Other minor supporters' clubs are SFISE, Blue Boys, A.P.A.T.S.I., and Iraklis Fan Club of Athens.[22] In a 2013 opinion poll, Iraklis was ranked as the 6th most popular basketball club in Greece, gathering 2.8% of the participating supporters' votes.[23]

Players

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Current roster

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Iraklis B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 3 Greece Paparegkas, Nikos 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1994-07-31)31 July 1994
SF 15 Serbia Malešević, Nikola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 34 – (1989-08-25)25 August 1989
C 27 Greece Kottas, Thomas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 28 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996
F/C Greece Kampouridis, Kostas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-06-24)24 June 1999
G Greece Liapis, Michail 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1995-03-11)11 March 1995
F/C Serbia Kesar, Igor 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 31 – (1992-11-04)4 November 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend

  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 19 July 2024

Depth chart

[edit]
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Thomas Kottas
PF Igor Kesar Kostas Kampouridis
SF Nikola Malešević Nikos Paparegkas
SG Michail Liapis
PG

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.
  • Greece Vangelis Angelou (1995–96)
  • United States Walter Berry (1994–95)
  • United StatesBulgaria Roderick Blakney (2001–02)
  • United States Steve Burtt Sr. (1995)
  • United Kingdom Steve Bucknall (1996–98, 2002–04)
  • Greece Nikos Chatzivrettas (1997–02)
  • Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (1999–04)
  • United States Byron Dinkins (1998–00)
  • United KingdomUnited States James Donaldson (1993–94)
  • United States Toney Douglas (2021–22)
  • United StatesBelgium Justin Hamilton (2004–05)
  • Canada Olivier Hanlan (2019–21)
  • Greece Savvas Iliadis (2002–05, 2011)
  • United States Buck Johnson (1998–00)
  • Greece Lefteris Kakiousis
    (1987–97)
  • Greece Dimitris Kalaitzidis (2002–05, 2016–20)
  • Greece Georgios Karagkoutis (2000–02)
  • Russia Vasily Karasev (2000–01)
  • Greece Takis Karatzoulidis (1971–85)
  • Greece Manthos Katsoulis (1990–93)
  • Greece Vassilis Kavvadas (2019–21)
  • United States Xavier McDaniel (1995–96)
  • United States Erik Meek (1996–97, 2001–02)
  • GreeceSerbia Igor Milošević (2003–05)
  • Greece Aristeidis Moumoglou (1960–67, 1970–72)
  • Greece Dimitris Papadopoulos (1985–94)
  • Greece Lazaros Papadopoulos (1996–01, 2003–04)
  • Greece Michalis Polytarchou (2018–19)
  • GreeceSerbia Vladimir Petrović-Stergiou (2009–11)
  • Greece Sotiris Sakellariou (1971–84)
  • Greece Sofoklis Schortsanitis (2000–03)
  • United States Charles Smith (1997)
  • Greece Nikos Stavropoulos (1992–94)
  • United States Roy Tarpley (1996)
  • Greece Christos Tsekos (1986–92)
  • Slovenia Jure Zdovc (1993–96)

    • Head coaches

    [edit]
    Jure Zdovc played for Iraklis between 1993 and 1996, and coached the team in the 2005–06 season.
    Head Coach From To Titles & Honors
    Greece Makis Piritidis 1979 1980
    Greece Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou 1980 1981 1Greek Cup Finalist 1981
    Greece Michalis Giannouzakos 1987 1987
    Greece Soulis Markopoulos 1987 1990
    Greece-United States Steve Giatzoglou 1990
    1996     		1992
    1996     		1Greek Cup Finalist 1996
    Greece Theodoros Rodopolos 1992 1992
    United States Ciko Awerbuck 1992 1992
    United States Johnny Neumann 1992 1993
    Serbia-Greece Dragan Šakota 1993
    1998     		1994
    2000     		1Greek Cup Finalist 1994
    Slovenia-Greece Slobodan Subotić 1994
    1995     		1995
    1995
    United States Tom Newell 1996 1996
    Serbia Zoran Slavnić 1997 1997
    Greece Vangelis Alexandris 1997
    2015
    Greece Makis Dendrinos 2000 2000
    Greece Lefteris Kakiousis 2004
    2009     		2005
    2010
    Slovenia Jure Zdovc 2006 2006
    Serbia Darko Russo Nov 2010 Jan 2011
    Greece Georgios Kalafatakis Jan 2011 Feb 2011
    Greece Chris Chougkaz Feb 2011 Sep 2011
    Greece Makis Kalantaridis Sep 2011 Oct 2011
    Greece Thodoris Albanis Oct 2011 Mar 2012
    Greece Antonis Kyritsis Mar 2012 May 2012
    Greece Dimitris Vatos May 2012 Jul 2012
    Greece Thomas Kostopoulos Jul 2012 Jul 2013
    Greece Dimitris Tsolakis Jul 2013 Sep 2013
    Greece Stefanos Perkos Sep 2013 Apr 2014
    Greece Giorgos Kyroudis Apr 2014 Nov 2014
    Greece Giannis Damalis Nov 2014 Mar 2015
    Greece Stefanos Perkos Mar 2015 Oct 2015
    Greece Vangelis Alexandris Oct 2015 Jan 2018
    Greece Lefteris Chatzikyriakidis Jan 2018 Oct 2018
    Greece Kostas Mexas Oct 2018 Jul 2019 promoted to Greek Basket League
    Greece Ioannis Kastritis Jul 2019 Jan 2020
    Greece Ilias Kantzouris Jan 2020 Jul 2020
    Greece Vangelis Ziagkos Jul 2020 Dec 2020
    Greece Stergios Kalyvas Dec 2020 Feb 2021
    Greece Thanasis Skourtopoulos Feb 2021 Oct 2021
    Greece Stergios Koufos Oct 2021 Nov 2021
    Greece Kostas Mexas Nov 2021 present

    References

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    1. ^ Tahidromos (11 November 1921). "formation of the first team". Tahidromos Voriou Ellados (in Greek). Parliament Library. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  • ^ a b Giannopoulos, Nikos (4 June 2014). Η χρυσή βίβλος του ελληνικού πρωταθλήματος μπάσκετ (in Greek). contra.gr. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  • ^ Mpakolas, Giorgos (29 May 2015). Θεσσαλονίκη: Μπασκετομάνα ή φτωχομάνα (in Greek). EuroHoops.net. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  • ^ Ιστορία (in Greek). Iraklis BC. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  • ^ "Iraklis club history". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  • ^ a b Maragousia, Antonia (16 April 2010). Ταξίδι στο χρόνο από το 1968 έως σήμερα (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  • ^ a b Η ιστορία των τελικών Κυπέλλου Μπάσκετ (in Greek). pamesports.gr. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  • ^ Κάθε χρονιά κι ένα μάθημα (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  • ^ Φινάλε με γιορτή στο Ιβανώφειο (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  • ^ Maragousia, Antonia (13 April 2011). Ηρακλής - Πανιώνιος: 52-59 (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  • ^ Διαλύεται η ΚΑΕ Ηρακλής (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  • ^ Αρχίζει ο σχεδιασμός για τη Β΄ Εθνική (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  • ^ "Οριστικά στη Β' Εθνική ο Ηρακλής". sport24.gr. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  • ^ Loutsi, Alexandra (July 3, 2013). "Ηρακλής: Ανεβαίνει Α2". onsports.gr. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  • ^ "Τα συγχαρητήρια του ΕΣΑΚΕ σε Ιωνικό και Ηρακλή". novasports.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  • ^ Γήπεδο: Ιβανώφειο Χωρητικότητα: 2500 (in Greek).
  • ^ Ivanofio Indoor Hall.
  • ^ Σύνδεσμοι ΑΘ10 (in Greek). Αυτόνομη Θύρα 10 Official site. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  • ^ Αντιρατσιστικό οπαδικό μήνυμα (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  • ^ Το περιοδικό της "Αυτόνομης" (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  • ^ "SICK 'N' BLUE festival στο Ιβανώφειο" (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  • ^ Ανακοίνωση Συνδέσμων - ΓΣ - ΠΑΕ - ΚΑΕ (in Greek). Αυτόνομη Θύρα 10 Official site. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  • ^ Τι έλαβαν όλες οι ομάδες στο "οπαδοψήφισμα" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

    • See also

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