Trikala Aries B.C.

Trikala Basketball Club
Nickname Sakafliades
Leagues Greek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded 1993
History Aeolus Trikalon B.C.
(1993–2012)
Trikala B.C.
(2012–2013)
Trikala Aries B.C.
(2013–Present)
Arena Trikala Indoor Hall
Arena Capacity 2,500
Location Trikala, Greece
Team colors               
President Vangelis Fridas
2015–16 position Greek Basket League 9th
Website trikalabc.gr
Uniforms
Home
Away
The club's old Aeolus Trikalon logo.

Trikala Aries B.C. (Greek: Τρίκαλα K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Trikala, Greece. The club was previously known as Aeolus Trikalon (Greek: Αίολος Τρικάλων).

History

Trikala Aries B.C. was founded in 1993, under the name Aeolus Trikalon. During the 2008–09 season, Aeolus failed to achieve the first place and qualify to the Greek B League (the 4th national league and 3rd-tier division on the Greek basketball pyramid). In the 2009–10 season, Aeolus managed to qualify.

In the next season, 2010–11, they finished in 9th place in the Greek B League. In 2012, the club changed its name to Trikala B.C., and it competed in the Greek Second Division for the first time, during the 2012–13 season.[1] They competed in the top Greek League for the first time, in the 2013-14 season. During their first season in the top Greek League, Trikala finished in 11th place.

Arena

Trikala plays their home games at Trikala Indoor Hall, which has a seating capacity of 2,500.[2]

Season by season results

Recent Seasons
Season Greek Division Tier Level Place - Record Greek Cup
2006–07 ESKA A Category
5th tier
3rd
2007–08 ESKA A Category
5th tier
1st
2008–09 Greek C Basket League
4th tier
2nd
(19-7)
2009–10 Greek C Basket League
4th tier
1st
(23-3)
2010–11 Greek B Basket League
3rd tier
9th
(13-17)
2011–12 Greek B Basket League
3rd tier
1st
(28-2)
2012–13 Greek A2 Basket League
2nd tier
2nd
(21-5)
2013–14 Greek Basket League
1st tier
11th
(9-17)
2014–15 Greek Basket League
1st tier
12th
(8-18)
2015–16 Greek Basket League
1st tier
9th
(9-17)

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Trikala Aries B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 7 Greece Tsiloulis, Theodoros 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1993-02-12)12 February 1993
SF 8 Greece Karathanasis, Ioannis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1991-02-17)17 February 1991
PF 9 Greece Tsiaras, Georgios (C) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 33 – (1982-05-04)4 May 1982
C 12 Greece Koukoulas, Manolis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1991-08-19)19 August 1991
C 14 Greece Kalles, Nikos 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 29 – (1987-04-20)20 April 1987
PG 18 Greece Kalogiannidis, Filippos 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (1994-05-15)15 May 1994
PF 32 Greece Varitimiadis, Alexandros 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (1994-06-21)21 June 1994
Head coach
  • Greece
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2015-10-02

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Nikos Kalles Manolis Koukoulas
PF Georgios Tsiaras Alexandros Varitimiadis
SF Ioannis Karathanasis
SG Theodoros Tsiloulis
PG Fillipos Kalogiannidis

Notable players

Notable coaches

Current sponsorships

References

  1. ↑ OnSports.gr Αίολος Τρικάλων: Μετονομάστηκε σε Τρίκαλα BC. (Greek)
  2. ↑ Να... τριτώσει το καλό (Greek).

External links

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