Union Kavala B.C.
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| Leagues |
Greek League Greek Cup | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| History |
Kavala (2003–2008) Union Kavala (2008–present) | ||
| Arena | Kalamitsa Indoor Hall | ||
| Capacity | 1,650 | ||
| Location | Kavala, Greece | ||
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| President | Kostas Papakonstantinou | ||
| Head coach | Steve Giatzoglou | ||
| 2015–16 position | Greek Basket League, 14th (Relegated) | ||
| Championships | Greek A2 League (2015) | ||
| Website | kavalabc.gr | ||
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Union Kavala B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas, with the club's full name being Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas, which means Kavala Basketball Union (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλα). The club competes in the Greek Basket League.
History
Kavala B.C. was originally founded in 2003. In 2008, Kavala B.C. and Panorama B.C. joined together to form the club of Union Kavala. That same year, the merged club joined the first division of Greek pro basketball, the Greek Basket League, for the first time.
To date, the club has played 5 seasons in the Greek top division (2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13). The club's best finish in the top Greek League so far is 6th place, in both the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.
After spending two season in the Greek A2 Basketball League Kavala promoted again to the Greek Basket League. During the 2015–16 season Steve Giatzoglou coached the club, after replacing Giannis Tzimas, but the club was relegated after finishing 14th.
Championships
- Winners (1): 2014–15
Logos
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(2003–2015)
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(2015–present)
Roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | John Sinis  |
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| PF | Giannis Stampoulis | |||
| SF | Sokratis Gelios | Nicholas Livas | ||
| SG | Dimitris Kalaitzidis | Michalis Giannakidis | ||
| PG | Petros Velissariou |
Ioannis Demertzis |
Notable players
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Vasilis Angelakopoulos - Giannis Gagaloudis
- Savas Iliadis
- Nikos Kouvelas
- Christoforos Stefanidis
- Ioannis Karathanasis
- Sotiris Karapostolou
- Giorgos Georgakis
- Vassilis Simtsak
- Alexandros Sigounas
- Alexis Kyritsis
- Sotiris Manolopoulos
- Kostas Kakaroudis
- Igkor Milosevits
- Steve Panos
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Nemanja Mitrović -
Chavdar Kostov -
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Pape-Philippe Amagou -
Bruno Šundov -
Gregor Arbet - Alain Digbeu
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Antanas Kavaliauskas - Giedrius Gustas
- Laurynas Mikalauskas
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/ Miroslav Marinos-Raitsevits - Branko Jorović
- Mladen Pantić
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Kieron Achara -
Milt Palacio -
Will Daniels - Billy Thomas
- Lorrenzo Wade
- DeJuan Collins
- Mike Taylor
- Patrick O'Bryant
- Justin Gray
- Cedric Simmons
- Richard Shields
- Taquan Dean
- Leon Williams
- Lasan Kromah
Notable coaches
Current sponsorships
- Great Shirt Sponsor: Geotech
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer:
- Official Sponsor: Avance Rent A Car, Revoil
- Academies Sponsor: NovaMed, taxydromiki.gr
External links
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