Ionikos Nikaias B.C.

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. A.O. Iωνικός Νικαίας
Nickname	King Blue–Whites
Leagues	Greek C League Greek C League Cup
Founded	1965
History	1965 – Present
Arena	Platonas Gymnasium
Capacity	1,500
Location	Nikaia, Piraeus, Greece
Team colors	White and Blue
Head coach	Periklis Tavropoulos
Website	Eurobasket.com
Uniforms
Home Away

Departments of Ionikos Nikaias
Football	Basketball	Water Polo

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. (Greek: KAE Iωνικός Νικαίας) is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded in Nikaia, Piraeus, in 1965.

History

Ionikos Nikaias competed in the 3rd-tier European cup competition, the Korać Cup, in both the 1979–80 and 1984–85 seasons.

Arena

Ionikos' home arena is the Platonas Gymnasium (Greek: Γυμναστήριο Πλάτωνας), which is an indoor arena that is located in Nikaia, Piraeus, and has a seating capacity of 1,500.

Roster 2008–09

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 4 Georgiou, Thomas 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) C 6 Tatsidis, Alexis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) G 7 Prineas, Vangelis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) F 8 Lithopoulos, Georgios 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) F 9 Aggelopoulos, Giannis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) F 10 Kavvadas, Vassilis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) G 11 Kouris, Michalis 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) G 12 Zervas, Kostas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G 14 Mitsopoulos, Theodoros 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) C 15 Michalopoulos, Kostas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) F 16 Koukounias, Petros 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) G 18 Meleounis, Thanasis 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) G 20 Gapkiadis, Giannis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Head coach Periklis Tavropoulos Assistant coach(es) A. Kyriakos / A. Kossenas Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Honors

• 1979–80 Participant in Korać Cup
• 1984–85 Participant in Korać Cup

Notable players

Panagiotis Giannakis Philipou Kostas Alexandridis Maniotis Kazakos Kambitsis Perdikaris Tokatloglou Zamoudakis Kalpidis Kalkanis Tzirarkas Geramanis Chazivasileiou Nikos Oikonomou Dimitris Bogdanos Michael Paragyios Vassilis Kavvadas Fotios Katsikaris

Alexis Tatsidis Vangelis Margaritis - Danny Lazaridis

Classification 2008–09 season

As of May 4, 2009.

Greek C League

South - Group 2

	Team	Pld	W	L	Points
1.	Panelefsiniakos	26	21	5	47
2.	Ierapetra G.S.	26	20	6	46
3.	Livadeia	26	17	9	43
4.	Nea Kifissia	26	16	10	42
5.	Kronos Agiou Dimitriou G.S.	26	16	10	42
6.	Psychiko	26	16	10	42
7.	Milon	26	13	13	39
8.	Ionikos N.F.	26	13	13	39
9.	Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	26	12	13	38
10.	Proodeftiki G.S.	26	12	13	38
11.	PAO Dilinon G.S.	26	9	17	35
12.	Ippokratis Ko G.S.	26	7	19	33
13.	Zogragou B.C.	26	6	20	32
14.	Filathlitikos	26	4	22	30

As of May 4, 2009.

Date	Matchday	Game	Result
12 October 2008	Matchday 1	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 81-74 Zografou B.C.	Win
19 October 2008	Matchday 2	Kronos Agiou Dimitriou G.S. 65-59 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Loss
26 October 2008	Matchday 3	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 96-63 Ippokratis	Win
2 November 2008	Matchday 4	Proodeftiki G.S. 74-56 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Loss
9 November 2008	Matchday 5	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 77-67 Panelefsiniakos G.S.	Win
16 November 2008	Matchday 6	Ierapetra G.S. 86-70 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Loss
23 November 2008	Matchday 7	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 66-70 Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias	Loss
30 November 2008	Matchday 8	Filathlitikos G.S. 76-81 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Win
7 December 2008	Matchday 9	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 81-82 PAO Dilinon G.S.	Loss
14 December 2008	Matchday 10	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 72-91 Kifisia G.S.	Loss
21 December 2008	Matchday 11	Psychico B.C. 77-65 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Loss
4 January 2009	Matchday 12	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 65-77 Livadeia G.S.	Loss
11 January 2009	Matchday 13	Milonas G.S. 96-92 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Loss
18 January 2009	Matchday 14	Zografou B.C. 98-91 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Loss
25 January 2009	Matchday 15	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 83-69 Kronos Agiou Dimitriou G.S.	Win
1 February 2009	Matchday 16	Ippokratis G.S. 65-85 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Win
8 February 2009	Matchday 17	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 87-63 Proodeftiki G.S.	Win
15 February 2009	Matchday 18	Panelefsiniakos G.S. 79-63 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Lost
22 February 2009	Matchday 19	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 66-56 Ierapetra G.S.	Win
8 March 2009	Matchday 20	Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias 68-76 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Win
15 March 2009	Matchday 21	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 75-76 Filathlitikos G.S.	Lost
22 March 2009	Matchday 22	PAO Dilinon G.S. 84-69 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Lost
29 March 2009	Matchday 23	Kifisia G.S. 80-69 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Lost
5 April 2009	Matchday 24	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 92-87 Psychico B.C.	Win
12 April 2009	Matchday 25	Livadeia G.S. 74-75 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.	Win
26 April 2009	Matchday 26	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 81-61 Milonas G.S.	Win
10 May 2009	Play-out	Ionikos Nikaias B.C. 88-76 Preveza	Win

C LEAGUE CUP

As of December 7, 2008.

Date	Round	Game
23 September 2008	Round of 16'	Proodeftiki G.S. 73-78 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.
8 January 2008	Round of 8'	Ethnikos Piraeus 72-55 Ionikos Nikaias B.C.

Football club

• Ionikos F.C.

External links

• Eurobasket.com Team Profile