Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi B.C.

Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi B.C. (alternate spelling: Messolonghi) (Greek: Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης Μεσολογγίου K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Messolonghi, Greece, with its regular home base being in the city of Messolonghi, Greece. The team's name is often shortened to either Trikoupis B.C. or Messolonghi B.C. It is a part of the multi-sports club Gymnastikos Syllogos Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης Μεσολογγίου), which is abbreviated as G.S. Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi.

Messolonghi Basketball Club
Leagues	Greek Elite League Greek Cup
Founded	1955 (Parent Athletic Club) 1959 (Basketball Club)
History	1959–present
Arena	Michalis Kousis Agrinio Indoor Hall
Capacity	1,500
Location	Agrinio, Greece
Team colors	Blue, Red and White
President	Vasiliki Belekou
Head coach	Ilias Moutsios
Championships	Greek 2nd Division: (1)
Website	trikoupisbc.gr
Home Away

The club is named after Charilaos Trikoupis, who served seven terms as the Prime Minister of Greece, in the 19th century.^[1] The club's logo also features a depiction of Trikoupis.

Logo used until the 2019–20 season.

History

The club's parent athletic association, G.S. Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi (Γ.Σ. Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης Μεσολογγίου) was founded in 1955. The men's basketball section of the club was founded in 1959. From 1959 to 1971, the club organized local basketball tournaments and competed in friendly games.

From 1971 to 1982, the club competed in local minor league competitions. Starting with the 1982–83 season, the club began to compete in the regional minor league Association of Basketball Clubs of Northwestern Greece, or E.S.KA.V.D.E. (Ε.Σ.ΚΑ.Β.Δ.Ε). For the 1993–94 season, the club was promoted up to a Greek national competition for the first time, as it joined the Greek 4th Division. The club stayed in the Greek 4th Division for five straight seasons, through the 1997–98 season. After that, the club again played in the local and regional competitions.

For the 2015–16 season, Trikoupis rejoined the Greek 4th Division. The club then played in the Greek 3rd Division for the first time, in the 2016–17 season. Trikoupis then competed in the Greek 2nd Division for the first time, in the 2018–19 season. The team then managed to win the Greek 2nd Division championship, in the 2019–20 season,^[2][3] with a 19–2 league record, and thus earn a league promotion up to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, for the following season.

Trikoupis then competed in the Greek 1st Division, for the first time, in the 2020–21 season.

Arena

The traditional home arena of Trikoupis is the Missolonghi Indoor Hall, which is located in Missolonghi, Greece. When the club temporarily moved to Agrinio, Greece, for the 2020–21 season, it played its home games at the 1,500 seat Michalis Kousis Agrinio Indoor Hall, which is named in honor of the late Greek marathon runner Michalis Kousis.

Season by season

Season	[[Greek basketball league system|Tier]]	League	Pos.	Wins-Losses	[[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]]	[[Greek basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions|European competitions]]
1993–94	4	C Basket League
1994–95	4	C Basket League
1995–96	4	C Basket League
1996–97	4	C Basket League	8th
1997–98	4	C Basket League	10th
2015–16	4	C Basket League	3rd	19–8
2016–17	3	B Basket League	9th	15–15
2017–18	3	B Basket League	2nd	22–6	Phase 1 – Round 2
2018–19	2	A2 Basket League	5th	17–14	Phase 1 – Round 2
2019–20	2	A2 Basket League	1st	19–2	Phase 2 – Round 1
2020–21	1	Basket League	12th	5–17	Phase 2 – Round 1

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

• Greek 2nd Division

Champions (1): (2020)

Roster

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

Charilaos Trikoupis roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Team Manager Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 11 November 2022

Notable players

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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.

• Tasos Antonakis
• Ioannis Agravanis
• Ioannis Chatzinikolas
• Ioannis Demertzis
• Dimitris Gravas
• Spyros Motsenigos
• Sokratis Naoumis
• Stathis Papadionysiou
• Ioannis Sachpatzidis
• Dionysis Skoulidas
• Fotis Vasilopoulos
• Stefan Đorđević
• Danilo Ostojić
• Richard Amardi
• Chad Brown
• A. J. Davis
• Toddrick Gotcher
• Devonte Green
• Kevin Langford
• Eugene Lawrence
• Mark Lyons

Head coaches

• Georgios Deraos: (2015–16)
• Panagiotis Zontos: (2016–18)
• Giannis Dimitriadis: (2018–19)
• Savvas Arapatsanis: (2019)
• Dinos Kalampakos: (2019–2021)

References

1. Ο Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης δεν έχει λόγο να πτωχεύσει (in Greek).
2. "Η Εκτελεστική Επιτροπή της ΕΟΚ συνεδρίασε – Πρωταθλητής ο Τρικούπης με δεύτερο τον Διαγόρα " (in Greek). Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
3. Α2: Επίσημα στην Basket League Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης Μεσολογγίου και Διαγόρας (in Greek).

External links

• Official site (in Greek)
• Greek Basket League Official Team Page (in Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page