- G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C.
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GS Olympia Larisas Leagues Greek League
Greek CupFounded 1979 History 1979 - present Arena Larissa Neapolis Arena
(seating capacity: 5,500)[1]Location Larissa, Greece Team colors Orange and Green
President Georgios Malakos Website gslolympiabc.gr Uniforms GS Olympia Larissa BC (alternate spelling: Olimpia) (in Greek: Γ.Σ. Ολύμπια Λάρισας) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Olympia Larissa Basketball Club. It was founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. Its colors are orange and green. Olympia Larissa's home arena is the Larissa Neapolis Arena. In 2009, the club merged with AEL 1964 BC.
Notable Greek players that have played with the club include: Giorgos Printezis, Dimos Dikoudis, and Nikos Ekonomou.
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History
GS Olympia Larissa BC is a team that has been ascending of late in the Greek A1 League. During the 2006-07 season, Olympia Larissa placed 7th in the regular season and qualified to the playoffs for the first time, with core leaders such as former University of Florida standout Matt Walsh, 2007 NBA Draft second round draft pick Giorgos Printezis and Giorgos Tsiaras.
Olympia Larissa is a team composed of young players on the rise with a promising future. In the 2007-08 season of the Greek League, Olympia qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year, placing 8th in regular season. In the 2007-08 season of the EuroCup the team reached the stage of the Top 16 and that same season in the Greek Cup the club reached the quarter-finals.
In 2009, Olympia Larissa merged with AEL 1964 BC.
Roster
GS Olympia Larissa BC roster4 Tzakopoulos, Triantafillos 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 5 Avramov, Bozhidar 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) SG 6 Greene, Demond 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) F 7 Papachristos, Ioannis 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) SG 8 Jackson, Stefon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) SF 9 Bogdanos, Dimitris 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) F 10 Kommatos, Nestoras 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) C 11 Papakostas, Theofanis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) C 12 Papaioakeim, Pantelis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) PG 13 Trihopoulos, Giorgos 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) PG 15 Fontenet, Jason 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 17 Spanos, Nikos 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 16 Karagiolidis, Giannis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) SF 18 Theodorakos, Nikolaos 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (*) Playing only in Euroleague
Roster
Updated: 2008-09-17Notable players
Dimos Dikoudis
Sotiris Gioulekas
Spiros Papavasileiou
Kostas Totsios
Nikos Ekonomou
Giorgos Printezis
Giorgos Tsiaras
Fanis Koumbouras
Kostas Charalampidis
Nikos Kaklamanos
Marios Batis
Nestoras Kommatos
Tyrone Nesby
Doremus Bennerman
Erick Barkley
Tyrone Grant
Corey Belser
Matt Walsh
Notable coaches
References
External links
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