Iraklis | |
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Founded | 1921 |
Arena | Ivanofeio Sports Arena |
Capacity | 2,221 |
Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
Team colors | |
CEO | Antonis Beinas |
President | Antonis Beinas |
Vice-president(s) | Giannis Kalyvas |
Team manager | Alexandros Anastasiadis |
Head coach | Charis Markopoulos |
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Team captain | Sarantis Mastrogiannopoulos |
Ownership | Bob Mansfield |
Championships | |
Website | iraklis-bc.gr |
Iraklis B.C. (Greek: Ηρακλής Κ.Α.Ε., Greek pronunciation: [iɾa'klis]) 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 2022, the club competes in the second–tier level Greek Elite 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.