Iraklis Thessaloniki | |
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Nickname | The Demigod The Elder |
Leagues | Elite League Greek Cup |
Founded | 1921 |
Arena | Ivanofeio Sports Arena |
Capacity | 2,221 |
Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
Team colors | White & Blue |
CEO | Antonis Beinas |
President | Antonis Beinas |
Vice-president(s) | Giannis Kalyvas |
General manager | Zisis Sarikopoulos |
Team manager | Alexandros Anastasiadis |
Head coach | Petar Aleksić |
Assistant(s) | Metodija Bešliovski Nikos Kampouris |
Team captain | Sarantis Mastrogiannopoulos |
Ownership | Bob Mansfield |
Championships | 2 Greek Championships 2 Greek Second Divisions |
Website | iraklis-bc.gr |
G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki (Greek: Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης, Greek pronunciation: [iɾa'klis]) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Thessaloniki. It serves as the senior men's basketball section of the multi-sport club of G.S. Iraklis. Iraklis currently plays in the second-tier level Greek A2 Basket League.
The team's colors are blue and white. Iraklis 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 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.