Olympia Larissa B.C. (alternate spellings: Olimpia, Larissas, Larisa, Larisas) (Greek: Ολύμπια Λάρισας) was a Greek professional basketball club, based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name was Olympia Larissa Basketball Club. It was founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. Its colors were orange and blue. Olympia Larissa's home arena was the Larissa Neapolis Arena.
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| Leagues | Greek League Greek Cup | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| History | 1979 – 2010 | ||
| Arena | Larissa Neapolis Arena | ||
| Capacity | Basketball: 4,000 (permanent upper-tier seats) 5,500 (with retractable lower-tier seats)[1] | ||
| Location | Larissa, Greece | ||
| Team colors | Orange Blue | ||
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The most notable Greek players that played for the club include: Georgios Printezis, Dimos Dikoudis, and Nikos Oikonomou.
History
Olympia Larissa B.C. is a team that ascended in the mid to late 2000s, as a team primarily composed of young players on the rise, with a promising future. During the 2006–07 season, Olympia Larissa placed 7th in the Greek League regular season, and qualified to the Greek League playoffs for the first time, with core leaders such as former University of Florida standout Matt Walsh, 2007 NBA draft second round draft pick Georgios Printezis, Georgios Tsiaras, and head coach Georgios Bartzokas.
In the 2007–08 season of the Greek League, Olympia qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year, after placing 8th in the regular season standings. In the 2007–08 season of the EuroChallenge, the team reached the Top 16 stage of the competition, and that same season in the Greek Cup, the club reached the quarterfinals.
In 2009, Olympia Larissa merged with AEL 1964, under the name G.S. Olympia Larissas. After a year, the club was relegated.
Honours
Notable players
Note: 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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Marios Batis- Kostas Charalampidis
- Dimos Dikoudis
- Sotiris Gioulekas
- Nikos Kaklamanos
- Fanis Koumpouras
- Nikos Oikonomou
- Pantelis Papaioakeim
- Spiros Papavasileiou
- Georgios Printezis
- Kostas Totsios
- Georgios Tsiaras
Europe:
Stephen Arigbabu
Steve Hansell
Vladimir Krstić
Māris Ļaksa- - Franko Nakić
Aleksandar Radojević- Sven Schultze
USA:
Head coaches
Women's team
The club's women's basketball section, compete in the 2015-16 season of the Greek Women's basketball second national tier, the A2 women's league.
References
External links
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