ASK Karditsas B.C. (

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: Α.Σ.Κ. Καρδίτσας K.A.E.), is a

professional

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club that is based in

Karditsa Karditsa ( el, Καρδίτσα ) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa regional unit of region of Thessaly. Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BC. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the ...

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. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Karditsas (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Καρδίτσας), which is also abbreviated as A.S.K. (Α.Σ.Κ), or A.S. Kardistas (Α.Σ. Καρδίτσας). The club's colors are white and blue.

History

ASK Karditsas was founded in its current form in 2006, as a result of a merger between the clubs Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century and Amila Karditsas. Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century and Amila Karditsas were themselves formed from earlier mergers. Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century was formed from a merger between Aiada Karditsas and Sports Club Karditsas, while Amila Karditsas was formed from a merger between G.S. Karditsas (where the well-known Greek player

Ioannis Bourousis Giannis Bourousis (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983) is a former Greek professional basketball player who last played for ASK Karditsa of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m) 270 lb ...

began playing

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basketball), Anagennisi Karditsas, and Amila Karditsas. As a result, it is generally considered that the present club incorporates the history and tradition of all of the previous clubs. The club played in the 4th-tier level

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, during the 2014–15 season. The club was

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up to the third-tier level

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, for the 2016–17 season. The club was then promoted up to the 2nd-tier level

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, for the 2017–18 season. Karditsa won the Greek 2nd Division's 2021–22 season championship. Thus, they were promoted up to the top-tier level

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, for the 2022–23 season.

Arenas

During the Greek 2nd Division's 2019–20 season, the club moved into the Ioannis Bourousis Karditsa New Indoor Arena, which including collapsible seats, has a total

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of 3,007 people.

Season by season

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

* Greek 2nd Division Champion: (1) **( 2021–22) * Greek 4th Division Runner-up: (1) **(2015–16) * Greek 3rd Division Runner-up: (1) **(2016–17)

Roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Costis Gontikas Konstantinos "Costis" Gontikas (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Kostas, Costas, Kostis, Godikas) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γόντικας; born March 15, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of ...

* Dimitris Gravas *

Nikos Kalles Nikos Kalles (Greek: Νίκος Καλλές; born April 20, 1987) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall center. Professional career Kalles started his pro career in 2006, with Iraklis. He moved to PA ...

Theodoros Karras Theodoros "Thodoris" Karras ( el, Θεόδωρος "Θόδωρος" Καρράς; born December 18, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. At a height of 2.10 m (6' 10") tall, with a 2.30 m (7' 6") ...

* Thomas Kottas *

Spyros Magkounis Spyridon "Spyros" Magkounis (alternate spellings: Spiridon, Spiros, Magounis) ( el, Σπυρίδων "Σπύρος" Μαγκουνής; born December 10, 1985 in Greece) is a Greece, Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.02 m (6 ft ...

* Alexis Spyridonidis * Theodoros Tsiloulis * Dimitrios Verginis *

Milovan Drašković Milovan Drašković (born March 30, 1995) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.14 m (7' 0"), Drašković can play at both the power forward and center positions. Professional career Drašković spent the 20 ...

* Stefan Đorđević *

Javin DeLaurier Javin Que DeLaurier (born April 7, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the LKL. He played four years of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. High school career DeLaurier attended St. Anne's-Belfiel ...

Head coaches

References

External links

Official Website

Greek Basket League Team Profile

Eurobasket.com Team Profile
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