Trikala Aries B.C.

Trikala Basketball Club
Nickname	Sakafliades
Leagues	Greek Basket League Greek Cup
Founded	1993
History	Aeolus Trikalon B.C. (1993–2012) Trikala B.C. (2012–2013) Trikala Aries B.C. (2013–Present)
Arena	Trikala Indoor Hall
Arena Capacity	2,500
Location	Trikala, Greece
Team colors
President	Vangelis Fridas
Head coach	Giannis Kastritis
2015–16 position	Greek Basket League 9th
Website	trikalabc.gr
Uniforms
Home Away

Trikala Aries B.C. (Greek: Τρίκαλα K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Trikala, Greece. The club was previously known as Aeolus Trikalon (Greek: Αίολος Τρικάλων).

History

The club's old Aeolus Trikalon logo.

Trikala Aries B.C. was founded in 1993, under the name Aeolus Trikalon. During the 2008–09 season, Aeolus failed to achieve the first place and qualify to the Greek B League (the 4th national league and 3rd-tier division on the Greek basketball pyramid). In the 2009–10 season, Aeolus managed to qualify.

In the next season, 2010–11, they finished in 9th place in the Greek B League. In 2012, the club changed its name to Trikala B.C., and it competed in the Greek Second Division for the first time, during the 2012–13 season.^[1] They competed in the top Greek League for the first time, in the 2013-14 season. During their first season in the top Greek League, Trikala finished in 11th place.

Arena

Trikala plays their home games at Trikala Indoor Hall, which has a seating capacity of 2,500.^[2]

Season by season results

Roster

Trikala Aries B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 4.0 !PF 7000100000000000000♠1 GRE ! Manolopoulos, Sotirios 7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 7001930000000000000♠93 kg (205 lb) 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-11-16)16 November 1987 1.0 !PG 7000200000000000000♠2 USA ! Caffey, Mike 7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 2.5 !G/F 7000300000000000000♠3 UKR ! Lypovyy, Oleksandr 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 4.0 !PF 7000700000000000000♠7 LIT ! Biruta, Gilvydas 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002107000000000000♠107 kg (236 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-10-10)10 October 1991 3.0 !SF 7000800000000000000♠8 GRE ! Karathanasis, Ioannis 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002102000000000000♠102 kg (225 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-02-17)17 February 1991 1.5 !G 7000900000000000000♠9 GRE ! Tsagarakis, Angelo 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-06-03)3 June 1984 2.5 !G/F 7001100000000000000♠10 BIH ! Atić, Edin 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 1.0 !PG 7001110000000000000♠11 GRE ! Poulianitis, Stelios 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-04-03)3 April 1995 2.5 !G/F 7001130000000000000♠13 USA ! Barlow, Kelsey 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 5.0 !C 7001140000000000000♠14 GRE ! Kalles, Nikos 7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 7002118000000000000♠118 kg (260 lb) 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-04-20)20 April 1987 1.0 !PG 7001180000000000000♠18 GRE ! Kalogiannidis, Filippos 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-05-15)15 May 1994 4.5 !F/C 7001220000000000000♠22 USA ! Haughton, David 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-08-01)1 August 1991 4.0 !PF 7001320000000000000♠32 GRE ! Varitimiadis, Alexandros 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-06-21)21 June 1994	Head coach Giannis Kastritis Assistant coach(es) Dimitris Varvounis Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 4, 2016

Depth chart

Notable players

Notable coaches

Current sponsorships

• Gold Sponsor: Olympos
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Adidas
• Official Sponsor: Mikel Coffee Company
• Official Supporter: Hondos Center

References

External links

• Official Website (Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile
• YouTube Channel

Basketball in Greece
Hellenic Basketball Federation
National Teams	Men's A Men's B Women's A Men's Under-21 Men's Under-20 Men's Under-19 Men's Under-18 Men's Under-17 Men's Under-16
League Competitions	Greek Basket League Greek A2 Basket League Greek B Basket League Greek C Basket League Greek Women's Basket Greek A2 Women's Basket Greek Basket League System
Cup Competitions	Greek Cup Greek Women's Cup
Other	HEBA Greek All-Star Game Greek League Awards Greek League MVP Greek League Finals MVP Greek Cup MVP Greek Clubs Greek clubs in Europe Acropolis Tournament Greek NBA Players / NBA Draft Picks Greek League Statistical Leaders Greek Clubs By Number Of Titles List of indoor arenas in Greece

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16
Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.