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

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

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

Amaliada Amaliada ( el, Αμαλιάδα, 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 ...

, 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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Arenas

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

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Europe: * Teoman Alibegović * Michael Koch *

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* Jurica Žuža Rest of Americas: *

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* Robert Conley *

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Head coaches

References

External links

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