Ionikos N.F. B.C. is a

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professional

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that is based in

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, a suburb of

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. The club's full name is Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias Basketball Club (

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n New Philadelphia). The basketball club is a part of A.S. Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias.

History

Ionikos N.F. played in Greece's top-tier level, the

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, from 2001 to 2005. In 2004, Ionikos moved to

Amaliada Amaliada (, Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς, ''Amaliás'') is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a mu ...

, Greece, and was named ''Ionikos N.F. Amaliada'', but the team returned to

, Greece, at the end of the 2004–05 season. In the 2003–04 season, Ionikos played in the European 2nd-tier level EuroCup,Ionikos NF Egnatia Bank
ULEB Cup 2003–04 statistics. and in the 2004–05 season, Ionikos played in the European 3rd-tier level

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When the club was based in Amaliada, Greece, during the 2004–05 season, they played their home games at the 2,500 seat Amaliada Indoor Hall.Γήπεδο Ομάδας .
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Notable players

Greece: *

Antonis Asimakopoulos Antonios Asimakopoulos (alternate spelling: Antonis) (Greek: Αντώνης Ασημακόπουλος; born July 24, 1976) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) tall power forward. Professional career ...

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Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis (; born August 30, 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career During his pro career, Dorkofikis played ...

Georgios Filippakis Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most ...

* Georgios Giannouzakos *

Michalis Kakiouzis Michalis "Mika" Kakiouzis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (Greek language, Greek: Μιχάλης Κακιούζης; born November 29, 1976) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He is cu ...

Apostolos Kontos Apostolos Kontos (Greek: Απόστολος Κόντος) (born on November 22, 1947) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. He is considered to be one of the greatest players in Panathinaikos Athens history, and is the club's ...

Georgios Limniatis Georgios "George" Limniatis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Giorgios) (; born March 22, 1971) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and professional basketball coach, who last managed Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). Dur ...

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Makis Nikolaidis Prodromos "Makis" Nikolaidis (alternate spelling: Nikolaides) (Greek: Πρόδρομος "Μάκης" Νικολαΐδης; born July 13, 1978) is a former Greek-Cypriot professional basketball player. At a height of tall, and in weight, he cou ...

Nikos Papanikolopoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Papanikolopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παπανικολόπουλος; born April 21, 1979) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his playing career, at a height ...

Spyros Panteliadis Spyridon "Spyros" Panteliadis (alternate spellings: Spiridon, Spyros) (; (born January 30, 1977, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. At 1.91 m (6 ft. 3 in.) tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional care ...

Michalis Perrakis Michalis Perrakis ( Greek: Μιχάλης Περράκης; born on March 15, 1984, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. He is a tall center, who can also play as a ...

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Miloš Šakota Miloš Šakota ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Шакота, , born 11 June 1984) is a Greek–Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the assistant coach of AEK Athens. Standing at , he played both small forward and power forward pos ...

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Tzanis Stavrakopoulos Tzanis Stavrakopoulos () (born October 30, 1971) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7 "), he played at the small forward and power forward positions. Professional career Stavrakopoulos started his club pla ...

Aris Tatarounis Aris Tatarounis (Greek: Άρης Ταταρούνης; born May 4, 1989) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career Tatarounis began playi ...

* Alexios Tsioumpris *

Nikos Vetoulas Nikolaos "Nikos" Vetoulas (Greek language, Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Βετούλας; born February 6, 1974, in Patras, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. As a player, he was a tall ...

Europe: *

Teoman Alibegović Teoman "Teo" Alibegović (born January 11, 1967) is a Bosnian-Slovenian former professional basketball player, coach, and manager. With 990 points scored, he is the second all-time top scorer of the senior Slovenian national basketball team. E ...

* Michael Koch *

Mirza Kurtović Mirza Kurtović (born 8 February 1977) is a former Macedonian professional basketball point guard who played for MZT Skopje Aerodrom, Rabotnički, Kumanovo in Macedonia. In the 2005–06 season he played for Iraklis in Greece. He was also memb ...

Antti Nikkilä Antti Nikkilä (born 25 August 1978) is a Finnish retired basketball player. He stands tall and weighs . He played college basketball at Valparaiso University from 1999 untul 2003, and in the season 2006–2007, played for ČEZ Basketball Nymbu ...

* Jurica Žuža Rest of Americas: *

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USA: *

Antoine Carr Antoine Labotte Carr (born July 23, 1961) is an American former basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Dawg", he played power forward (and sometimes center) for six different teams in the National Basketball Association across 16 seasons. Early life ...

* Robert Conley *

Tony Dawson Antonio Ray Dawson (born August 25, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. At a height of tall, and a weight of , he played at the small forward position. High school Dawson was born in Kinston, North Carolina, and he atte ...

Eddie Gill Edward Gill III (born August 16, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Gill was born played college basketball at the College of Eastern Utah, Salt Lake Community College, and Weber State University. With the Weber State W ...

* / Justin Hamilton * Charles Jones * Carl Thomas *

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Head coaches

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Team ProfileEuroCup Team Page
{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball teams in Greece