Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. (formerly Ikaros Chalkidas B.C.) is a professional

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club that is based in

Kallithea Kallithea (Greek language, Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a suburb in Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration and a municipality in South Athens (regional unit), south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth larges ...

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. The club has changed its home location several times. It was originally based in

Nea Smyrni Nea Smyrni (, ''Néa Smýrni'', "New Smyrna") is a municipality and a town in South Athens, Greece. At the 2021 Greek census, 2021 census, it had 72,853 inhabitants. It was named after the former Greek city Smyrna (today's İzmir in Turkey), whe ...

, and later moved to

, then moved for a while to

Chalkida Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...

, and finally returned to Kallithea. Its full official name is Panathlitikos Omilos Kallitheas Ikaros, or P.O.K. Ikaros. The club's colors are white, blue, and red.

Logos

Ikaros Chalkidas B.C. logo.png , (The club's logo when it was based in

.) Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. logo.jpg , (The club's

logo.)

History

The club was founded in 1991, and was originally based in

. In 2007, the club's home became

, Athens. In 2009, the club merged with Esperos Kallitheas, and played the 2009–10 season under the name of Ikaros Kallitheas-Esperos. In that same season, the club won the Greek 2nd Division championship. After winning the Greek 2nd Division in the 2009–10 season, the club broke away from its merger with Esperos Kallitheas, and once again took the name of Ikaros Kallitheas. They competed in the top league in Greece, the

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, for the first time in the 2010–11 season. In 2013, the club moved to

. At the finish of the 2013–14 season, Ikaros Kallitheas was

relegated Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

to the Greek 2nd Division. But for the next season, the club declared that it was unable to take part in the A2 Division, and was then relegated to the

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. Simultaneously, the club returned to

. and was renamed again to Ikaros Kallitheas.

Arenas

When Ikaros has been based in

, they played their home games at the Esperos Indoor Hall, a small arena with a capacity of 1,000, and at

Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall National Athletic Center Glyfada Makis Liougas, commonly known as Glyfada Indoor Hall (Greek: Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρου Γλυφάδας Ματθαίος Λιούγκας) is an indoor arena that is located in Glyfada, Athens, ...

, an arena with a capacity of 3,500. During the time when the club was playing in

, they played their homes games at Chalkida Indoor Hall, an arena with a capacity of 1,620.

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

*Total Titles: 2 ** Greek 4th Division Champion: (2007) ** Greek 2nd Division Champion: (2010)

Notable players

* Giannis Kalampokis * Fanis Koumbouras *

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* Lazaros Agadakos *

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* Sotiris Manolopoulos * Vassilis Toliopoulos * Alexis Kyritsis * Vassilis Symtsak *

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* Deon Thompson * Julian Sensley *

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* Kyle McAlarney * Michael Antonio "Mike" King * Jimmy Baxter

Head coaches

* Aris Lykogiannis * Dimitrios Priftis

References

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Page
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