Ioannina_BC
Ioannina BC
Basketball team in Ioannina, Greece
Ioannina Basketball Club (Greek: Ιωάννινα Σύλλογος Καλαθοσφαίρισης),also known simply as Ioannina B.C. or abbreviated as IBC, is a Hellenic Basketball Federation team[1] based in Ioannina, Greece. The men's team is currently participating in Greek B Basket League, the women's team is playing in A ESKAVDE division and the Wheelchair Basketball team is participating in A2 National Division of the OSEKA league.
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| League | Greek B Basket League | |||
| Founded | 2015 | |||
| Arena | Neo Kleisto Gymnastirio Ioannina | |||
| Location | Ioannina, Greece | |||
| Team colors | Blue, Yellow and White | |||
| Main sponsor | Protergia (Mytilineos Holdings) | |||
| President | Georgios Zaragkas | |||
| Head coach | Giannis Papadopoulos | |||
| Team captain | Christos Mpallas | |||
| Championships | 1 A ESKAVDE, 1 C ESKAVDE | |||
| Website | Club Website | |||
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History
Ioannina B.C. was founded in 2015[2] under its first name as Ioannina Sports Club, creating a men's basketball team and youth academies. In 2019 two new sections were established, Women's and Wheelchair basketball teams.
In 2015-16 season the team participated in C ESKAVDE(Northwestern Greek Basketball Clubs Association)[3] division winning its promotion without a loss.
In 2016-17 season IBC merged with the neighbouring basketball club of Asteras Kalpakiou changing to its current name of Ioannina Basketball Club and participated in A ESKAVDE division. The team managed to enter the season's playoffs competing for its promotion to the Greek C Basket League but finished in the 3rd position.[4]
In 2017–18 season IBC participated in A ESKAVDE basketball league[5] managing to make its way to the finals where it lost to fellow city club PAS Giannina thus finishing in the 2nd place.
In 2018–19 season IBC won the A ESKAVDE championship and earned its promotion to Greek C Basket League undefeated with a total score of 22–0. In the finals Ioannina BC defeated G.E. Agriniou.
In 2019–20 season amidst the COVID-19 crisis, IBC earned its promotion to Greek B Basket League finishing 3rd before the league was decided to stop due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| C | Christos Mpallas[6] | Spyros Stamiris | Panagiotis Mpartzokas | ||
| PF | Nikos Georgakis | Giorgos Sfouggaris | |||
| SF | Antonis Chrysis | Akis Karampinis | Filippos Zapsas | ||
| SG | Giorgos Ksiouras | Giorgos Papagiannis | |||
| PG | Dimitris Zafeiroudis | Dimitris Vasis |
Honours
- C ESKAVDE: Champions (2016)
- A ESKAVDE: 3rd place (2017)
- A ESKAVDE: 2nd place (2018)
- A ESKAVDE: Champions (2019)
- G ETHNIKI: 3rd place (2020)
Season by season
| Season | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS record | PO record |
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| 2015–16 | C ESKAVDE | 1st | - | 10-0 | - |
| 2016–17 | A ESKAVDE | 3rd | Playoffs | 15-3 | 3-3 |
| 2017–18 | A ESKAVDE | 2nd | Playoffs | 16-2[7] | 2-2 |
| 2018–19 | A ESKAVDE | 1st | Playoffs | 18-0 | 4-0 |
| 2019–20 | G EΤΗΝΙΚΙ | 3rd | - | 12-5 | - |
The IBC youth academy is also based in Ioannina, Greece. In 2019-20 season the U16 team won the ESKAVDE regional championship.
Program
IBC youth system runs year round and offers full-time and short-time boarding that focus on player development.[8] The system will produce improvement in both physical performance and in the understanding of the game.[9] The program also focuses in introducing individuals in a collaborating environment in order for them to build a strong team spirit both on and off the court.
Vision
IBC has a well established academy branch in Metsovo and has the ambition to further expand in the region of Epirus. The club's vision is to create a solid pool of young athletes which will strengthen the men's team roster in the years to come.
History
The women's team[10] was founded in 2019 and has presence in A ESKAVDE league. The 2019-20 season was interrupted due to the CoVid-19 crisis after only one match.
History
The Wheelchair basketball team[11] was founded in 2019 being the first team of Epirus region to join the OSEKA A2 National Division.
Presidential history
| Years | President |
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| 2015-2016 | Aleksandros Sakkas |
| 2016-2018 | Konstantinos Papanikolaou |
| 2018- | Georgios Zaragkas |
Medical team
| Position | Name |
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| Club's doctor |  Konstantinos Ioannou |
| Physiotherapist | Filippos Skordos |
Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Men's team Coach | Giannis Papadopoulos |
| Women's team Coach | Vaggelis Avgerinos |
| Wheelchair team Coach | Stefanos Xantzaras |
| Academies Director | Giannis Papadopoulos |
| U20 Team Coach | Kostas Krikonis |
| U16 Team Coach | Kostas Krikonis |
| U14 Team Coach | Apostolis Kanelopoulos |
| Juniors' Coach | Thodoris Tsironis |
Current sponsorships
- Gold Sponsor: Protergia
- Official Supporter: Nitsiakos Group, Welcome Stores, Daikkin
- Official Sport Clothing Supporter: CAP Sport
- Official Health Care Service Provider: Ippokrateio Diagnostic Center
- Academies Sponsor: Domaine Glinavos
- "ESKAVDE Teams Archive". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "IBC Board foundation interview". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "ESKAVDE website". (Greek: Ένωση Σωματείων Καλαθοσφαίρισης Βορειοδυτικής Ελλάδας). Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "2016-17 season Playoffs". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Official A ESKAVDE league teams announcement" (PDF). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Mpallas transfer". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "A ESKAVDE standings 2017-18". Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "1st IBC Basketball Camp". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "1st IBC seminar". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "IBC expanding its activity to Women's basketball". Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Foundation of IBC Wheelchair basketball team". Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- Club Website (in Greek)
- Official Youtube channel
- Official Facebook page (in Greek)