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Ioannina B.C.
Nickname	IBC
League	Greek B Basket League
Founded	2015
Arena	Neo Kleisto Gymnastirio Ioannina
Location	Ioannina, Greece
Team colors	Blue, Yellow and White
Main sponsor	Protergia (Mytilineos Holdings)
President	Georgios Zaragkas
Head coach	Giannis Papadopoulos
Team captain	Christos Mpallas
Championships	1 A ESKAVDE, 1 C ESKAVDE
Website	Club Website
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Ioannina Basketball Club (Greek: Ιωάννινα Σύλλογος Καλαθοσφαίρισης), also known simply as Ioannina B.C. or abbreviated as IBC, is a Hellenic Basketball Federation team based in Ioannina, Greece. The men's team is currently participating in Greek B Basket League, the women's team is playing in A ESKAVDE division and the Wheelchair Basketball team is participating in A2 National Division of the OSEKA league.

Men's basketball team

History

Ioannina B.C. was founded in 2015 under its first name as Ioannina Sports Club, creating a men's basketball team and youth academies. In 2019 two new sections were established, Women's and Wheelchair basketball teams.

In 2015-16 season the team participated in C ESKAVDE(Northwestern Greek Basketball Clubs Association) division winning its promotion without a loss.

In 2016-17 season IBC merged with the neighbouring basketball club of Asteras Kalpakiou changing to its current name of Ioannina Basketball Club and participated in A ESKAVDE division. The team managed to enter the season's playoffs competing for its promotion to the Greek C Basket League but finished in the 3rd position.

In 2017–18 season IBC participated in A ESKAVDE basketball league managing to make its way to the finals where it lost to fellow city club PAS Giannina thus finishing in the 2nd place.

In 2018–19 season IBC won the A ESKAVDE championship and earned its promotion to Greek C Basket League undefeated with a total score of 22–0. In the finals Ioannina BC defeated G.E. Agriniou.

In 2019–20 season amidst the COVID-19 crisis, IBC earned its promotion to Greek B Basket League finishing 3rd before the league was decided to stop due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Players

Current roster

Ioannina B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. PG 4 Dimitris Zafeiroudis 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) PG 8 Dimitris Vasis 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SG 11 Giorgos Ksiouras 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 87 kg (192 lb) SG 7 Georgios Papayannis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) SF 9 Akis Karampinis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) SF 13 Antonis Chrysis 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) SF 14 Filippos Zapsas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) PF 6 Giorgos Sfouggaris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) PF 12 Nikos Georgakis 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) C 10 Spyros Stamiris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) C 5 Panagiotis Mpartzokas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) C 15 Christos Mpallas (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 132 kg (291 lb)	Head coach Giannis Papadopoulos Assistant coach(es) Michael Bathas Athletic trainer(s) Stefanos Xantzaras Team manager Stavros Vlachos Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: August 13, 2020

Depth chart

Honours

• C ESKAVDE: Champions (2016)
• A ESKAVDE: 3rd place (2017)
• A ESKAVDE: 2nd place (2018)
• A ESKAVDE: Champions (2019)
• G ETHNIKI: 3rd place (2020)

Season by season

Youth Academy

The IBC youth academy is also based in Ioannina, Greece. In 2019-20 season the U16 team won the ESKAVDE regional championship.

Program

IBC youth system runs year round and offers full-time and short-time boarding that focus on player development. The system will produce improvement in both physical performance and in the understanding of the game. The program also focuses in introducing individuals in a collaborating environment in order for them to build a strong team spirit both on and off the court.

Vision

IBC has a well established academy branch in Metsovo and has the ambition to further expand in the region of Epirus. The club's vision is to create a solid pool of young athletes which will strengthen the men's team roster in the years to come.

Women's basketball team

History

The women's team was founded in 2019 and has presence in A ESKAVDE league. The 2019-20 season was interrupted due to the CoVid-19 crisis after only one match.

Wheelchair basketball team

History

The Wheelchair basketball team was founded in 2019 being the first team of Epirus region to join the OSEKA A2 National Division.

Management and Personnel

Presidential history

Medical team

Position	Name
Club's doctor	Konstantinos Ioannou
Physiotherapist	Filippos Skordos

Staff

Position	Name
Men's team Coach	Giannis Papadopoulos
Women's team Coach	Vaggelis Avgerinos
Wheelchair team Coach	Stefanos Xantzaras
Academies Director	Giannis Papadopoulos
U20 Team Coach	Kostas Krikonis
U16 Team Coach	Kostas Krikonis
U14 Team Coach	Apostolis Kanelopoulos
Juniors' Coach	Thodoris Tsironis

Current sponsorships

• Gold Sponsor: Protergia
• Official Supporter: Nitsiakos Group, Welcome Stores, Daikkin
• Official Sport Clothing Supporter: CAP Sport
• Official Health Care Service Provider: Ippokrateio Diagnostic Center
• Academies Sponsor: Domaine Glinavos

References

1. "ESKAVDE Teams Archive". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
2. "IBC Board foundation interview". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
3. "ESKAVDE website". (Greek: Ένωση Σωματείων Καλαθοσφαίρισης Βορειοδυτικής Ελλάδας). Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
4. "2016-17 season Playoffs". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
5. "Official A ESKAVDE league teams announcement" (PDF). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
6. "Mpallas transfer". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
7. "A ESKAVDE standings 2017-18". Retrieved 12 December 2017.
8. "1st IBC Basketball Camp". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
9. "1st IBC seminar". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
10. "IBC expanding its activity to Women's basketball". Retrieved 14 June 2019.
11. "Foundation of IBC Wheelchair basketball team". Retrieved 3 December 2019.

External links

• Club Website (in Greek)
• Official Youtube channel
• Official Facebook page (in Greek)

• Ioannina
• Basketball teams in Greece
• Basketball teams established in 2015