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Kolossos Rodou B.C.

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Kolossos H Hotels
Kolossos H Hotels logo
LeaguesGreek League
Greek Cup
Founded1963
HistoryKolossos Rodou B.C.
(1963–present)
ArenaKallithea Palais des Sports
Capacity1,400
LocationRhodes City, Rhodes, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Cyan
Main sponsorH Hotels Collection
PresidentMichalis Kokkinos
Head coachIlias Kantzouris
Team captainVassilis Xanthopoulos
2019–20 position9th
Championships1 Greek 2nd Division
Websitekolossosbc.gr
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Kolossos Rodou B.C. (Greek: Κολοσσός Ρόδου K.A.E.), known as Kolossos H Hotels for sponsorship reasons, is a Greek professional basketball team that is located on the island of Rhodes, in Rhodes City. Kolossos currently plays in the top-tier level of Greek professional basketball, the Greek League. The club was founded in 1963, and also initially featured sports like volleyball and judo in the early 1980s.[1] Today, the focus of the Greek athletic club is on the franchise's men's basketball department.

History

Early years

Due to geographical isolation, and very small financial abilities for most of the club's history, the basketball team was not able to compete at a high level for many years, and was not funded properly. Kolossos was the first Greek basketball team located in the Aegean Sea region.

Rise

In 2000, the fate of the team finally changed, when Kostas Kostaridis became the new team President, and took over the reins of the club.[2] Kostaridis changed almost the entire club management, and stated that it was the immediate goal of the team to rise from the 3rd-tier level Greek B League, to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 League, and subsequently, the team did begin to rise up through Greece's club basketball league system.

In 2003, head coach Vassilis Fragkias joined the team, and the ascent up into the Greek A2 League division commenced. In the 2004–05 season, Kolossos won the championship of the Greek A2 League, and was therefore automatically promoted up into the top-tier level Greek League, the highest professional basketball league in Greece.

Merger with Holargos

In the 2018–19 Greek Basket League season, Kolossos finished in last place in the league. The team was thus facing relegation down to the second-tier level Greek A2 League. However, Kolossos merged with Holargos, and gained their rights to play in the top-tier level Greek League, in the following 2019–20 Greek Basket League season.[3]

Arenas

Through the 2018–19 season, Kolossos played its domestic Greek Basket League games at the 1,242 seat Venetokleio Indoor Hall. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Kolossos moved into the 1,400 seat[4] Palais des Sports.[5]

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Greek Cup European competitions
2011–12
1
 Basket League
4th
22–13
2012–13
1
 Basket League
10th
8–18
2013–14
1
 Basket League
10th
10–16
2014–15
1
 Basket League
7th
14–15
2015–16
1
 Basket League 7th
11–17
2016–17
1
 Basket League 7th
14–15
 Quarterfinalist
2017–18
1
 Basket League 8th
11–17
 Quarterfinalist
2018–19
1
 Basket League 13th
5–21
 Quarterfinalist

Honours and titles

  • Greek 2nd Division
    • Champion (1): 2004–05

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Kolossos Rodou roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 United States Lawson, Ty 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – 3 November 1987
F 3 Greece Kamarianos, Nikos 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 – 21 March 1997
PG 4 Greece Xanthopoulos, Vassilis (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 36 – 29 April 1984
PG 7 United States Artis, Dominic 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – 7 July 1993
G/F 8 Serbia Andrić, Mihajlo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – 1 April 1994
SG 9 Greece Liapis, Michail 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – 11 March 1995
G 10 Greece Arsenopoulos, Nikos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 20 – 19 May 2000
F/C 11 Turkey Kanter, Kerem 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 25 – 29 April 1995
SF 12 Greece Billis, Sotiris 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – 14 November 1996
G/F 13 Greece Zaras, Theodoros 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – 12 August 1987
C 21 United States Spicer, Khaliq 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – 27 May 1994
PF 25 United States Goins, Kenny 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – 11 September 1996
SG 26 Greece Mirosavic, Angelos 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – 31 October 2002
Head coach
  • Greece Ilias Kantzouris
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Giorgos Sigalas
  • Greece Ioannis Georgallis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 21, 2021

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kerem Kanter Khaliq Spicer
PF Kenny Goins Nikos Kamarianos
SF Mihajlo Andrić Thodoris Zaras Sotiris Billis
SG Dominic Artis Michalis Liapis Angelos Mirosavic
PG Ty Lawson Vassilis Xanthopoulos Nikos Arsenopoulos

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

  • Greece Antonios Asimakopoulos
  • Greece Kostas Charissis
  • Greece Georgios Diamantopoulos
  • Greece Ioannis Georgallis
  • Greece Panagiotis Kafkis
  • Greece Georgios Kalaitzis
  • Greece Giannis Kalampokis
  • Greece Nestoras Kommatos
  • Greece Giannoulis Larentzakis
  • Greece Sotirios Manolopoulos
  • Greece Dimitrios Mavroeidis
  • Greece Giannis Mitropoulos
  • Greece Spyros Panteliadis
  • Greece Nikos Papanikolopoulos
  • Greece Nikos Pappas
  • Greece Christos Saloustros
  • Greece Vassilis Soulis
  • Greece Christoforos Stefanidis
  • Greece Vassilis Toliopoulos
  • Greece Dimitrios Tsaldaris
  • Greece Georgios Tsalmpouris
  • Greece Angelos Tsamis
  • Greece Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
  • Greece-United States Pat Calathes
  • Greece-United States Steve Panos
  • Greece-Serbia Mladen Pantić
  • Greece-Serbia Milan Tomić
  • Greece-Croatia Franko Nakić
  • Croatia Jurica Golemac
  • Croatia Joško Poljak
  • Germany Dražan Tomić
  • Finland Roope Ahonen
  • Sweden Tom Liden
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Stevan Nađfeji
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Todić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Vasiljević
  • Nigeria Danny Agbelese
  • United States John Edwards
  • United States Robert Dozier
  • United States Curtis Stinson
  • United States J. R. Pinnock
  • United States Steven Smith
  • United States Travon Bryant
  • United States Steve Logan
  • United States David Monds
  • United States Jared Jordan
  • United States Mike James
  • United States Trevor Releford
  • United States Langston Hall
  • United States Juvonte Reddic
  • United States Gary McGhee
  • United States Kelvin Lewis
  • United States Jamelle Hagins
  • United States Dominic Waters
  • United States Taylor Smith
  • United States Bambale Osby
  • United States Marcus Hatten
  • United States Kevin Langford
  • United States LaRon Dendy
  • United States Scotty Hopson
  • United States Lasan Kromah
  • United States Tyrone Brazelton
  • United States Lance Harris
  • United States Malcolm Griffin

Head coaches

Head Coach Years
Greece Charis Papazoglou
2001–2003
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2003–2005
Greece Michalis Kyritsis
2005–2006
Greece Georgios Zevgkolis
2006–2007
Greece Vangelis Alexandris
2007–2008
Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos
2008–2011
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2011–2012
Greece Minas Gekos
2012–2013
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2013
Greece Dimitrios Priftis
2013–2014
Greece Michalis Koutalianos
2014
Greece Aris Lykogiannis
2014–2018
Greece Nikos Vetoulas
2018
Greece Kostas Flevarakis
2018–2019
Greece Stergios Koufos
2019
Greece Aris Lykogiannis
2019–present

References

  1. ^ Έτος Ίδρυσης 1963 (in Greek).
  2. ^ "ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΥ {{in lang|el}}". Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ^ Κολοσσός: Η συνένωση με τον Χολαργό είναι γεγονός (in Greek).
  4. ^ ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟ H HOTELS: Νέο ξεκίνημα στη Ρόδο (in Greek).
  5. ^ Κολοσσός: Αλλάζει έδρα τη νέα αγωνιστική περίοδο (in Greek).

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