Trikala Aries B.C.
Aiolos Triklaon | |||
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Nickname | Sakafliades | ||
Leagues | Greek B Basket League | ||
Founded | 1993 | ||
History | Aiolus Trikalon B.C. (1993–2012) Trikala B.C. (2012–2013) Trikala Aries B.C. (2013–2018) Aiolus Trikalon B.C. (2019—present) | ||
Arena | Trikala Municipal Sports Hall | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Location | Trikala, Greece | ||
Team colors | |||
Website | trikalabc.gr | ||
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Aiolos Trikalon B.C. (alternate spellings: Aeolus, Trikala; Greek: Αίολος Τρικάλων), previously known for sponsorship reasons as Trikala Aries, is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Trikala, Greece. The club is named after Aeolus.
Branding
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The club's Aiolos Trikalon B.C. logo (1993–2012).
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The club's Trikala B.C. logo (2012–2019).
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The club's Aries Trikala B.C. logo (2012–2019).
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(2019–present)
History
The club was founded in 1993, under the name Aiolus Trikalon Basketball Club. During the 2008–09 season, Aeolus failed to achieve a promotion place in their league, and to qualify to the Greek B League (3rd-tier division on the Greek basketball pyramid). However, in the subsequent 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 Basketball Club, abbreviated as Trikala B.C., and it then competed in the Greek Second Division, for the first time, during the 2012–13 season.[1] In 2013, Greek company Aries became the official name sponsor of the team, and the team became known as Trikala Aries.
The club competed in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, for the first time, in the 2013–14 season. During their first season in the top level Greek League, Trikala finished in 11th place. Following the 2017–18 season, the team had financial difficulties and had to disband. The team returned for the 2018–19 season, once again under the club's original name of Aiolos Trikalon.
Arena
Trikala plays its home games at Trikala Municipal Sports Hall, which has a seating capacity of 2,500.[2]
Season by season
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L | Greek Cup | European competitions | ||
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2006–07 | ESKA A Category | |||||||
2007–08 | ESKA A Category | 3rd | ||||||
2008–09 | C Basket League | |||||||
2009–10 | C Basket League | 1st | ||||||
2010–11 | B Basket League | 1st Round, MD 2 | ||||||
2011–12 | B Basket League | 1st | 2nd Round, MD 1 | |||||
2012–13 | A2 Basket League | 2nd | 21-5 | 2nd Round, MD 3 | ||||
2013–14 | Basket League | 2nd Round, MD 1 | ||||||
2014–15 | Basket League | 2nd Round, MD 2 | ||||||
2015–16 | Basket League | 2nd Round, MD 3 | ||||||
2016–17 | Basket League | 2nd Round, MD 1 | ||||||
2017–18 | Basket League | 2nd Round, MD 1 | ||||||
2018–19 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2019–20 | 4 | C Basket League | 15–2 |
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Trikala Aries B.C. roster | |||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||
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Updated: July 1, 2018 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Sotirios Gioulekas
- Nikos Kaklamanos
- Michalis Giannakidis
- Nestoras Kommatos
- Georgios Georgakis
- Steve Panos
- Marios Matalon
- Georgios Tsiaras
- Alexandros Varitimiadis
- Sofoklis Schortsanitis
- Kostas Vasileiadis
- Angelo Tsagarakis
- Hörður Vilhjálmsson
- Gilvydas Biruta
- Oleksandr Lypovyy
- Uroš Petrović
- Slaven Čupković
- Marko Tejić
- Justin Robinson
- Ovie Soko
- Kenny Kadji
- Junior Cadougan
- Patrick Ewing Jr.
- Kentan Facey
- Justin Ingram
- Alex Harris
- Nate Bowie
- Kwame Alexander
- Demitrius Conger
- Brandon Brown
- Paul Jones
- Kelsey Barlow
- Mike Caffey
- David Haughton
- Lamond Murray Jr.
- D. J. Richardson
Head coaches
Sponsorship names
For sponsorship reasons, the team has been known as:
- Trikala Aries (2013–2018)
Other Sponsors
- Gold Sponsor: Olympos
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Adidas
- Official Sponsor: Mikel Coffee Company
- Official Supporter: Hondos Center