AS Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias Basketball Club, or Ionikos NF BC (in English

English language

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: Iconic New Philadelphia) is a Greek

Greece

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 professional basketball club that is based in Nea Philadelphia, a suburb of Athens

Athens

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, Greece

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History

Ionikos NF played in the HEBA A1 Division

A1 Ethniki

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 from 2001 to 2005. In 2004, Ionikos moved to Amaliada

Amaliada

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, Greece and was named Iionikos NF Amaliada, but the team returned to Nea Philadelphia at the end of the season. In the 2003-04 season, Ionikos played in the ULEB Cup

ULEB Cup

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 and in the 2004-05 season Ionikos played in the FIBA EuroCup.

Notable players

Apostolos Kontos Apostolos Kontos Apostolos Kontos is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. He is considered to be one of the great players in Panathinaikos Athens history. He was also a long-time member of the Greek national basketball team.... Michalis Kakiouzis Michalis Kakiouzis Michalis Kakiouzis is a Greek professional basketball player.-Pro career:... Prodromos Nikolaidis Prodromos Nikolaidis Prodromos "Makis" Nikolaidis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.01 m in height and 102 kg in weight. He can play both the shooting guard and small forward positions. Nikolaidis possesses great shooting ability... Tzanis Stavrakopoulos Tzanis Stavrakopoulos Tzanis Stavrakopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at the age of 16 with Asteras Ampelokipon. He led the team from the local ESKA category to the A1 professional Greek League. In 1995, he moved to Panathinaikos BC and he won the Euroleague Championship with... Giorgos Bosganas Giorgos Limniatis Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis Periklis Dorkofikis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m tall and he plays at the power forward position. He is currently playing for AEK Athens BC from 2008.-External links:*... Vasilis Soulis Nikos Vetoulas Sasa Marcovic Nikos Papanikolopoulos

Jurica Zuza Teoman Alibegovic Michael Koch Michael Koch (basketball) Michael Koch is a German basketball coach and retired professional player. He has been the coach of the Telekom Baskets Bonn since November 2005.... Larry Ayuso Tony Dawson Tony Dawson For the British actor see Anthony Dawson.Tony Dawson is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'7" and 210 lb. small forward, he played college basketball at Gulf Coast Community College and Florida State University. He played a handful of NBA games during the 1990s... Eddie Gill Eddie Gill Eddie Gill is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.84 m point guard.Gill went undrafted after a college career at Salt Lake Community College and Weber State University... Carl Thomas Carl Thomas (basketball) Carl Thomas is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He is now assistant men's basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University....

External links

• Eurobasket.com Team Profile
• ULEB Cup Team Page