Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C.

Gymnastikos Syllogos Larissas
Leagues	Greek B League
Founded	1928
History	Gymnastikos S. Larissas (1928 – 2006) Foinix Larissas (1995 – 2015) G.S. Larissas 1928 - Foinix (2015 – Present)
Arena	Larissa Neapolis Arena
Capacity	Basketball: 4,000 (permanent upper-tier seats) 5,500 (with retractable lower-tier seats)[1]
Location	Larissa, Greece
Team colors	Green and White
Website	GS Larissas 1928
Uniforms
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Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. is a Greek basketball club that is based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Larissas 1928 - Foinix. The club’s colors are green and white, and its emblem is the Discobolus.

The club currently and plays in the 3rd-tier level Greek B League (Beta Ethniki).^[2][3][4]

History

Gymnastikos S. Larissas was originally founded in 1928, and it was the first basketball club of the city of Larissa, that played in the top-tier Greek Basket League (A Ethniki). Since 1980, the club has played several times in the top-tier Greek League, through the 2005–06 season. Nevertheless, due to financial problems, the club was merged with AEL 1964 in 2006, which ended its presence in Greece's top basketball league.

In 2006, Gymnastikos was merged with the Greek club AEL 1964, and replaced by it. Gymnastikos returned in 2015, after merging with another other local club of Larissa, Foinix Larissas.^[2][3] Foinix Larissas had been founded in 1995, and in the previous season, it had played in the 3rd-tier Greek B League (Beta Ethniki).

Foinix Larissas was then replaced by Gymnastikos S. Larissas, after the two clubs merged together in 2015, thus ending Foinix's presence in Greek basketball competitions.^[5]

Arena

Gymnastikos plays their home games at the Larissa Neapolis Arena, which can seat up to 5,500 people.^[6]

Notable players

Vassilis Spanoulis Dimitrios Spanoulis Nikos "Magic" Stavropoulos Dimitris Bogdanos Nestoras Kommatos Nikos Papanikolopoulos Sotirios Gioulekas Chris Webber José Ortiz Darius Dimavičius Sedale Threatt Jeremiah Massey Brent Scott Richard Dumas James Donaldson Lorenzo Coleman Deon Thomas Chris Garner Marlon Maxey

NBA players

Over the years, the team has featured NBA players like:

• Vassilis Spanoulis
• José Ortiz
• James Donaldson
• Brent Scott
• Sedale Threatt
• Chris Garner
• Richard Dumas
• Marlon Maxey

Notable coaches

• Vangelis Alexandris
• Giannis Ioannidis

References

1. Larissa Neapolis Arena.
2. "Ο Γυμναστικός των Λαρισαίων επέστρεψε". eleftheria.gr. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
3. "Η επιστροφή του ΓΣΛ!". larissasportnews.gr. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "Συγχώνευση Φοίνικα – Γυμναστικού Λάρισας!". karditsasportiva.gr. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. "Foinix Larissas". foinix. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
6. More data: its capacity may be increased to about 5,500 through the addition of an extra lower tier of seats.

External links

• Eurobasket.com Team Page