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Iraklis Thessaloniki BC

Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C.
Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. logo
Nickname The Elder
Leagues Greek A2
Greek Cup
Founded 1924
History 1924 – Present
Arena Ivanofeio Indoor Hall
Arena Capacity 2,443
Location Thessaloniki, Greece
Team colors White and Blue
         
President Theodoros Drakopoulos
Head coach Vangelis Alexandris
Championships 2 Greek Championships
Website iraklisbc.gr
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away
Active departments of GS Iraklis
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Basketball pictogram.svg
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Football
Basketball (Men's)
Basketball (Women's)
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Volleyball
Waterpolo
Handball
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Athletics
Swimming
Rugby
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Judo pictogram.svg
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Ice Hockey
Judo
Wrestling
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Boxing
Fencing

Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. (Greek: ΚΑΕ Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης, Greek pronunciation: [iɾak'lis θesalo'nikis]) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Thessaloniki. It serves as the basketball section of the multi-sport club G.S. Iraklis. Iraklis will play in the Greek A2 for the 2015–16 season.

The team colors are blue and white. Iraklis has won the Greek National Championship in 1928 and 1935, and has also reached the Greek Basketball Cup final three times. Several international national team players have played for the club including: Dimitris Diamantidis, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Nikos Chatzivrettas, Lefteris Kakiousis, Jure Zdovc, and Vasily Karasev, as well as NBA stars such as Roy Tarpley, Xavier McDaniel, and James Donaldson.

The parent athletic club was founded in 1908, and initially featured football. The club is named after Heracles (or Hercules), the mythical Greek demigod. The basketball team of Iraklis was established in 1924.


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