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.
| Kolossos H Hotels | |||
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| Leagues | GBL Greek Cup | ||
| Founded | 1963 | ||
| History | Kolossos Rodou B.C. (1963–present) | ||
| Arena | Kallithea Palais des Sports | ||
| Capacity | 3,400 | ||
| Location | Rhodes, Greece | ||
| Team colors | White and Cyan | ||
| Main sponsor | H Hotels Collection | ||
| President | Michalis Kokkinos | ||
| Head coach | Makis Giatras | ||
| Team captain | Sotiris Billis | ||
| Championships | 1 Greek 2nd Division | ||
| Website | kolossosbc.gr | ||
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History
editEarly years
editDue 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
editIn 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
editIn the 2018–19 Greek Basketball 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 Basketball League season.[3]
Arenas
editThrough the 2018–19 season, Kolossos played its domestic Greek Basketball 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] The arena's seating capacity was increased to 3,400 people, so that Kolossos could play its home games there, while competing in the European secondary level FIBA Champions League competition.
Season by season
edit| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L | Greek Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2009–10 | 1
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Basket League | 6th | 14–14
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| 2010–11 | 1
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Basket League | 8th | 12–14
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| 2011–12 | 1
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Basket League | 4th
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22–13
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| 2012–13 | 1
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Basket League | 10th
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8–18
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| 2013–14 | 1
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Basket League | 10th
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10–16
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| 2014–15 | 1
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Basket League | 7th
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14–15
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| 2015–16 | 1
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Basket League | 7th | 11–17
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| 2016–17 | 1
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Basket League | 7th | 14–15
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Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2017–18 | 1
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Basket League | 8th | 11–17
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Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2018–19 | 1
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Basket League | 13th | 5–21
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Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2019–20 | 1
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Basket League | 9th | 8–12
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| 2020–21 | 1
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Basket League | 7th | 8–16
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Quarterfinalist | |||
Honours and titles
edit- Greek 2nd Division
- Champion (1): 2004–05
- Mavroskoufia Basketball Tournament
- Winner (2): 2016, 2019 (shared)
Players
editRoster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
editNotable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Antonis Asimakopoulos- Kostas Charissis
- Manolis Chatzidakis
- Linos Chrysikopoulos
- Georgios Diamantopoulos
- Ioannis Georgallis
- Charis Giannopoulos
- Panagiotis Kafkis
- Georgios Kalaitzis
- Giannis Kalampokis
- Dimitris Katsivelis
- Nestoras Kommatos
- Giannoulis Larentzakis
- Sotirios Manolopoulos
- Vangelis Margaritis
- Dimitris Mavroeidis
- Spyros Panteliadis
- Nikos Papanikolopoulos
- Nikos Pappas
- Christos Saloustros
- Christoforos Stefanidis
- Vassilis Toliopoulos
- Dimitris Tsaldaris
- Georgios Tsalmpouris
- Angelos Tsamis
- Panos Vasilopoulos
- Vassilis Xanthopoulos
- Thodoros Zaras
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Pat Calathes - - Steve Panos
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Mladen Pantić - -
Franko Nakić - Jurica Golemac
Roope Ahonen
Tom Liden
Stevan Nađfeji- Miroslav Todić
- Saša Vasiljević
- Mihajlo Andrić
- Stefan Momirov
- Stefan Pot
Kerem Kanter
Luka Brajkovic
Yanick Moreira
Kim Tillie
- Danny Agbelese- - Daniel Utomi
Simisola Shittu- Dominic Artis
- Tyrone Brazelton
- Travon Bryant
- LaRon Dendy
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Michael Dixon - Robert Dozier
- John Edwards
- Jordan Floyd
- Gary McGhee
- Kenny Goins
- Malcolm Griffin
- Jamelle Hagins
- Langston Hall
- Dusty Hannahs
- Lance Harris
- Marcus Hatten
- Scotty Hopson
- Mike James
- Jared Jordan
- Lasan Kromah
- Kevin Langford
- Ty Lawson
- Kelvin Lewis
- Steve Logan
- Shonn Miller
- Bambale Osby
- London Perrantes
- J. R. Pinnock
- Tyler Polley
- Juvonte Reddic
- Trevor Releford
- Steven Smith
- Taylor Smith
- TJ Starks
- Curtis Stinson
- Marquis Teague
- Dominic Waters
- Glynn Watson Jr.
- Kenny Williams
- James Young
Head coaches
edit| Head Coach | Years |
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 Charis Papazoglou |
2001–2003
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| Vassilis Fragkias |
2003–2005
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| Michalis Kyritsis |
2005–2006
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| Georgios Zevgkolis |
2006–2007
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| Vangelis Alexandris |
2007–2008
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| Ioannis Sfairopoulos |
2008–2011
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| Vassilis Fragkias |
2011–2012
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| Minas Gekos |
2012–2013
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| Vassilis Fragkias |
2013
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| Dimitrios Priftis |
2013–2014
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| Michalis Koutalianos |
2014
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| Aris Lykogiannis |
2014–2018
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| Nikos Vetoulas |
2018
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| Kostas Flevarakis |
2018–2019
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| Stergios Koufos |
2019
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| Aris Lykogiannis |
2019–2020
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| Ilias Kantzouris |
2020–2022
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| Ilias Papatheodorou |
2022–2023
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 Curro Segura |
2023–2024
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| Giorgos Sigalas |
2024
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References
edit- ^ Έτος Ίδρυσης 1963 (in Greek).
- ^ "ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΥ {{in lang|el}}". Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ Κολοσσός: Η συνένωση με τον Χολαργό είναι γεγονός (in Greek).
- ^ ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟ H HOTELS: Νέο ξεκίνημα στη Ρόδο (in Greek).
- ^ Κολοσσός: Αλλάζει έδρα τη νέα αγωνιστική περίοδο (in Greek).
External links
edit- Official website (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page