AS Karditsas
AS Karditsas logo
NicknameBlue Brothers
LeaguesGreek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded2006 (2006)
HistoryAS Karditsas B.C.
(2006–present)
ArenaGiannis Bourousis Karditsa New Indoor Arena
Capacity3,000[1][2]
LocationKarditsa, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Blue
   
Main sponsorIaponiki (Ιαπωνική Α.Ε.)
PresidentGiannis Bourousis
Vice-president(s)Thomas Deligiannis & Christos Zisis
General managerSerafeim Theos
Head coachNikos Papanikolopoulos
Team captainThanasis Tsoukas
ChampionshipsGreek 2nd Division (2022)
Websiteaskarditsas.gr

AS Karditsas B.C. (Greek: Α.Σ. Καρδίτσας K.A.E.), is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Karditsa, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Karditsas (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Καρδίτσας), which is also abbreviated as A.S.K. (Α.Σ.Κ), or A.S. Karditsas (Α.Σ. Καρδίτσας). The club's colors are white and blue.

History

ASK Karditsas was founded in its current form in 2006, as a result of a merger between the clubs Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century and Amila Karditsas. Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century and Amila Karditsas were themselves formed from earlier mergers. Α.S. Karditsas 21st Century was formed from a merger between Aiada Karditsas and Sports Club Karditsas, while Amila Karditsas was formed from a merger between G.S. Karditsas (where the well-known Greek player Giannis Bourousis began playing youth team basketball), Anagennisi Karditsas, and Amila Karditsas.[3] As a result, it is generally considered that the present club incorporates the history and tradition of all of the previous clubs.

The club played in the 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League, during the 2014–15 season. The club was promoted up to the third-tier level Greek B Basket League, for the 2016–17 season. The club was then promoted up to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, for the 2017–18 season.

Karditsa won the Greek 2nd Division's 2021–22 season championship. Thus, they were promoted up to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, for the 2022–23 season.

Arenas

During the Greek 2nd Division's 2019–20 season, the club moved into the Giannis Bourousis Karditsa New Indoor Arena, which including collapsible seats, has a total seating capacity of 3,500 people.[4][5][6][7][8]

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Greek Cup European competitions
2014–15
4
 C Basket League
8th
12–14
2015–16
4
 C Basket League
2nd
20–2
2016–17
3
 B Basket League
2nd
24–6
2017–18
2
 A2 Basket League
10th
14–16
2018–19
2
 A2 Basket League
4th
17–15
2019–20
2
 A2 Basket League
5th
11–10
2020–21
2
 A2 Basket League
8th
10–10
2021–22
2
 A2 Basket League
1st
24–4
2022–23
1
 Basket League
10th
5–17

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

Roster

ASK Karditsas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F/C 0 United States White, Romello 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 25 – (1998-05-09)9 May 1998
SG 2 United States Buchanan, Shaq 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1997-01-30)30 January 1997
F/C 5 United States Smith, Mitchell Injured 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997
G 12 Greece Diplaros, Nikos 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1997-06-28)28 June 1997
C 14 Greece Christidis, Vassilis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 25 – (1998-07-10)10 July 1998
PG 16 Greece Tsoukas, Thanasis (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 22 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001
G 17 Greece Avdalas, Neoklis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 17 – (2006-02-04)4 February 2006
SG 18 United States Sibert, Jordan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1992-08-01)1 August 1992
G/F 21 Greece Kamperidis, Georgios 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1999-10-01)1 October 1999
PG 22 United States McCallum Jr., Ray 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1991-06-12)12 June 1991
SF 23 United States Mack, Tevin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1997-05-01)1 May 1997
F 33 Serbia Greece Janković, Vlado 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 33 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990
F/C 34 United States Jones, Aaron 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 30 – (1993-07-26)26 July 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Giannis Gapkiadis
  • Greece Giannis Missas
  • Greece Kostas Serifis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 January 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Romello White Aaron Jones Vassilis Christidis
PF Tevin Mack Vlado Janković Mitchell Smith Injured
SF Giorgos Kamperidis Jordan Sibert
SG Shaq Buchanan Neoklis Avdalas
PG Ray McCallum Jr. Nikos Diplaros Thanasis Tsoukas

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Head Coach Years
Greece Spyros Pappas
2014
Greece Charis Foros
2014–2016
Greece Kostas Roumeliotis
2016–2017
Greece Lefteris Kalogirou
2017–2018
Greece Ioannis Tzimas
2018–2019
Greece Kostas Komodieta
2020–2021
Greece Dimitris Liogas
2021–2022
Greece Vangelis Angelou
2022–2023
Greece Nikos Papanikolopoulos
2023–present

References

  1. ↑ "COMPETITION ALL STAR GAME 2023 VENUE Karditsa Municipal Sports Hall GAME DETAILS Tip off: 4:30 pm GMT 17/12/23 ATTENDANCE 3500". fibalivestats.com (in Greek). 2023-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Προσωρινός ανάδοχος για το έργο της πτυσσόμενης". neosagon.gr (in Greek). 2023-12-19.
  3. ↑ Ιστορία (in Greek).
  4. ↑ "COMPETITION ALL STAR GAME 2023 VENUE Karditsa Municipal Sports Hall GAME DETAILS Tip off: 4:30 pm GMT 17/12/23 ATTENDANCE 3500". fibalivestats.com (in Greek). 2023-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Προσωρινός ανάδοχος για το έργο της πτυσσόμενης". neosagon.gr (in Greek). 2023-12-19.
  6. ↑ "Στο νέο κλειστό γυμναστήριο Καρδίτσας προϋπολογισμού 7,4 εκατ. ευρώ ο Περιφερειάρχης Θεσσαλίας(φωτό)". pylinews.gr (in Greek). 2017-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Νέο Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο". dimoskarditsas.gov.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  8. ↑ "Αναβαθμίζεται εκ νέου το μεγάλο κλειστό της Καρδίτσας!". neosagon.gr (in Greek). 2022-04-22.
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