G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki (Men's Basketball)

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Iraklis B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Created in 1921, it serves as the professional men's basketball department of the multi–sport club of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis. The club's colors are blue and white, inspired by the flag of Greece. They play their home matches at Ivanofeio Sports Arena. As of 2025, the club competes in the first–tier level Greek Basketball League.

Iraklis Thessaloniki won the Greek National Championship in 1928 and 1935, and has also reached the Greek Cup final three times. Some of the greatest players in Greek, European and worldwide basketball have played for Iraklis Thessaloniki over the years including: Lefteris Kakiousis, Jure Zdovc, James Donaldson, David Ancrum, Walter Berry, Xavier McDaniel, Roy Tarpley, Nikos Chatzivrettas, Vasily Karasev, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Dimitris Diamantidis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis.

History

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The parent sporting club of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis was founded in 1908, and initially featured football. The club was named after Heracles (or Hercules), the mythical Greek demigod. The basketball team of Iraklis was established in 1921.[1]

Iraklis won the inaugural Greek League championship in 1928.[2][3] To win the championship, Iraklis had to eliminate A.E.K. and Near East, before beating V.A.O. in the championship game.[4] The team won its second Greek championship in 1935.[2] Also in the team's history, three times Iraklis finished in second place in the Greek Championship (1936, 1962, and 1964), three times Iraklis has been a Greek Cup Finalist (1981, 1994, and 1996), and two times Iraklis made it to the semifinals of the European 2nd-tier level league Cup Winners Cup.[5]

Iraklis reached the semifinals of the 1994–95 FIBA European Cup, where they competed against Taugrés.[6] Iraklis won the first game 79–78, but lost the next two games, to be eliminated 2–1 in a best of three series.[6] In 1996, an Iraklis team led by former N.B.A. players Xavier McDaniel and Roy Tarpley, reached the Greek Cup Final Four.[7] By beating Apollon Patra in the semifinal, Iraklis reached the final, where it then lost 85–74 to Panathinaikos.[7] Iraklis has also twice competed in the top European continental competitions. The club played in the European top-tier level European Champions Cup in the 1995–96 season, and also competed in the FIBA SuproLeague during the 2000–01 season.

In 2006, Iraklis was relegated to the Greek A2 Basket League, after finishing 13th in the first-tier Greek League.[8] In 2010, after four seasons in the second-tier level Greek League, the team was promoted back up to the top-tier Greek Basket League.[9] After one season in the Greek top-tier level, Iraklis was again relegated down to the A2, with two matches left in the season.[10] At the end of the season, Iraklis chose to play in the third-tier level of Greek basketball, the Greek B Basket League, in order to clear its debts.[11][12][13] The club was promoted to the Greek A2 Basket League in 2013, after finishing 2nd in its group, and after Peristeri failed to receive financial clearance to participate in the league.[14]

In the 2018–19 season, Iraklis won the promotion playoffs of the Greek A2 League, and was promoted up to the top level Greek Basket League, for the first time in 8 years.[15] During the 2019–20 season, Iraklis is taking part in the Greek Basket League organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. The season started in October 2019 and was scheduled to end in June 2020. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the championship was terminated earlier. Iraklis took the 7th place with 29 points, having 9 wins and 11 losses in a total of 20 games. In the 2020–21 season, Iraklis returned to European competitions, taking part in the qualifying round of the Basketball Champions League and later on in the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup where the club reached the Top16 round having 3 wins and 1 loss. In the 2020–21 season Iraklis took the 10th place with 29 points, having 7 wins and 15 losses in a total of 22 games.

Honours and titles

European competitions

Semifinalists (2): 1994–95, 1996–97

Domestic competitions

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Iraklis won the inaugural Greek Championship in 1928, and won it again, in 1935.
Champions (2): 1927–28, 1934–35
Runners-up (3): 1935–36, 1961–62, 1963–64
Runners-up (3): 1980–81, 1993–94, 1995–96
Champions (2): 1974–75, 1977–78

Home arena

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Ivanofeio Sports Arena.

In earlier times, Iraklis played its home games at the Thessaloniki Forum. Iraklis currently plays its home games in the Ivanofeio Sports Arena, an arena with a seating capacity of 2,221.[16] The arena opened in 1987, and it was expanded to its current capacity in 1991. Ivanofeio is situated in the Thessaloniki city center, and it is owned by the G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki multi-sport club.[17]

Supporters

The most prominent supporters' club of the team is Aftonomi Thira 10 (meaning Autonomous Gate 10), a fan club with a total of 15 branches in Northern Greece.[18] The fan club is known for holding an antiracist stance, as it participates in the Ultras Antiracist Festival.[19] Other activities of the fan club include the publication of a magazine, and the conducting of an annual festival.[20][21] Other minor supporters' clubs are SFISE, Blue Boys, A.P.A.T.S.I., and Iraklis Fan Club of Athens.[22] In a 2013 opinion poll, Iraklis was ranked as the 6th most popular basketball club in Greece, gathering 2.8% of the participating supporters' votes.[23]

Players

Current roster

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Notable players

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Head coaches

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Jure Zdovc played with Iraklis in 1993–96, and coached the team in the 2005–06 season.
Nationality Head Coach From To Titles & Honors
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Soulis Markopoulos 1987 1990
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Steve Giatzoglou 1990
1996 		1992
1996 		Greek Cup Finalist 1996
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Theodoros Rodopoulos 1992 1992
United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chico Averbuck 1992 1992
United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Johnny Neumann 1992 1993
SerbiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dragan Šakota 1993
1998 		1994
2000 		Greek Cup Finalist 1994
SloveniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Slobodan Subotić 1994 1996
United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tom Newell 1996 1996
SerbiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Zoran Slavnić 1997 1997
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vangelis Alexandris 1997
Oct 2015 		1998
Jan 2018
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Makis Dendrinos 2000 2000
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lefteris Kakiousis 2002
2009 		2005
2010 		Greek A2 League Runner–up 2010
SloveniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jure Zdovc 2005 2006
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kostas Mexas 2010
Oct 2018
Nov 2021 		2010
Jul 2019
May 2022 		Greek A2 League Runner–up 2019
SerbiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Darko Ruso Nov 2010 Jan 2011
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Georgios Kalafatakis Jan 2011 Feb 2011
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chris Chougkaz Feb 2011 Sep 2011
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Makis Kalantaridis Sep 2011 Oct 2011
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thodoris Albanis Oct 2011 Mar 2012
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dimitris Vatos Mar 2012 Jul 2012
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thomas Kostopoulos Jul 2012 Jul 2013
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dimitris Tsolakis Jul 2013 Sep 2013
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stefanos Perkos Sep 2013 Apr 2014
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Giorgos Kyroudis Apr 2014 Nov 2014
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Giannis Damalis Nov 2014 Mar 2015
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stefanos Perkos Mar 2015 Oct 2015
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lefteris Chatzikyriakidis Jan 2018 Oct 2018
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ioannis Kastritis Jul 2019 Jan 2020
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ilias Kantzouris Jan 2020 Jul 2020
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vangelis Ziagkos Jul 2020 Dec 2020
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stergios Kalyvas Dec 2020 Feb 2021
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thanasis Skourtopoulos Feb 2021 Oct 2021
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pantelis Boutskos Oct 2021 Oct 2021
GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stergios Koufos Oct 2021 Nov 2021

References

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See also

External links

Official websites

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