Kolossos Rodou B.C.

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Kolossos H Hotels
Kolossos H Hotels logo
LeaguesGreek League
Greek Cup
Founded1963; 59 years ago (1963)
HistoryKolossos Rodou B.C.
(1963–present)
ArenaKallithea Palais des Sports
Capacity1,400
LocationRhodes City, Rhodes, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Cyan
   
Main sponsorH Hotels Collection
PresidentMichalis Kokkinos
Head coachIlias Kantzouris
Team captainVassilis Xanthopoulos
2019–20 position9th
Championships1 Greek 2nd Division
Websitekolossosbc.gr

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.

History[]

Early years[]

Due 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[]

In 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[]

In the 2018–19 Greek Basket 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 Basket League season.[3]

Arenas[]

Through the 2018–19 season, Kolossos played its domestic Greek Basket 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]

Season by season[]

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Greek Cup European competitions
2011–12
1
 Basket League
4th
22–13
2012–13
1
 Basket League
10th
8–18
2013–14
1
 Basket League
10th
10–16
2014–15
1
 Basket League
7th
14–15
2015–16
1
 Basket League 7th
11–17
2016–17
1
 Basket League 7th
14–15
 Quarterfinalist
2017–18
1
 Basket League 8th
11–17
 Quarterfinalist
2018–19
1
 Basket League 13th
5–21
 Quarterfinalist

Honours and titles[]

  • Greek 2nd Division
    • Champion (1): 2004–05

Players[]

Current roster[]

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

Kolossos Rodou roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 4 Greece Xanthopoulos, Vassilis (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 37 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984
G/F 6 Greece 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2002-02-17)17 February 2002
F/C 7 Greece 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 29 – (1992-06-02)2 June 1992
G 9 Serbia Momirov, Stefan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 22 – (1999-12-18)18 December 1999
SG 10 United States Williams, Kenny 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1996-11-18)18 November 1996
F/C 11 Greece Margaritis, Vangelis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 39 – (1982-12-05)5 December 1982
F 12 Greece Billis, Sotiris 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1996-11-14)14 November 1996
F/C 13 United States Miller, Shonn 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 28 – (1993-08-26)26 August 1993
F/C 14 France Tillie, Kim 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 33 – (1988-07-15)15 July 1988
G 17 United States Floyd, Jordan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 24 – (1997-05-22)22 May 1997
F/C 18 Greece Chatzidakis, Manos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 21 – (2000-04-21)21 April 2000
F 22 Greece Slaftsakis, Diamantis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1994-07-27)27 July 1994
G 24 Greece 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2002-10-31)31 October 2002
PG 25 Serbia Pot, Stefan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1994-07-15)15 July 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Giorgos Sigalas
  • Greece Giannis Georgallis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 8, 2022

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kim Tillie Manolis Chatzidakis
PF Vangelis Margaritis Shonn Miller
SF Kenny Williams Sotiris Billis Diamantis Slaftsakis
SG Stefan Momirov Jordan Floyd
PG Stefan Pot Vassilis Xanthopoulos

Notable players[]

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

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.

Head coaches[]

Head Coach Years
Greece Charis Papazoglou
2001–2003
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2003–2005
Greece Michalis Kyritsis
2005–2006
Greece Georgios Zevgkolis
2006–2007
Greece Vangelis Alexandris
2007–2008
Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos
2008–2011
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2011–2012
Greece Minas Gekos
2012–2013
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2013
Greece Dimitrios Priftis
2013–2014
Greece Michalis Koutalianos
2014
Greece Aris Lykogiannis
2014–2018
Greece Nikos Vetoulas
2018
Greece Kostas Flevarakis
2018–2019
Greece
2019
Greece Aris Lykogiannis
2019–2020

References[]

  1. ^ Έτος Ίδρυσης 1963 (in Greek).
  2. ^ "ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΥ {{in lang|el}}". Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ^ Κολοσσός: Η συνένωση με τον Χολαργό είναι γεγονός (in Greek).
  4. ^ ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟ H HOTELS: Νέο ξεκίνημα στη Ρόδο (in Greek).
  5. ^ Κολοσσός: Αλλάζει έδρα τη νέα αγωνιστική περίοδο (in Greek).

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