Vikos Falcons Ioannina B.C.

Vikos Falcons Ioannina B.C.
LeaguesGreek Elite League
Greek Cup
Founded2022
HistoryVikos Falcons Ioannina B.C.
(2022 – present)
ArenaIoannina New Indoor Hall
Capacity400
LocationIoannina, Greece
Team colors     
PresidentIoannis Mantzios
Head coachMichalis Michelakos
Championships2 Greek B League South Division
(Beta Ethniki) (2023, 2024)
Websitevikosfalcons.com

Vikos Falcons Ioannina B.C. or Vikos Falcons is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Ioannina, Greece. The team's home ground is the Ioannina New Indoor Hall. The team's logo depicts a falcon. Since the 2024–2025 season, the club has been participating in the Greek Elite League.

History

During the 2021–2022 season, Vikos Falcons (formerly A.O. Spartakos Ioannina) participated in the Greek National League 2, in Group 4.[1] They finished first with 35 points, 17 wins and 1 loss, 1535 points for and 1119 points against, winning the championship and promotion to the Greek National League 1.

During the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons, Vikos Falcons competed in the Greek National League 1, winning first place in the championship standings in both seasons. In the Playoff stages in both years, they were eliminated by Doxa Lefkadas and Trikala.

In the 2024–2025 season, Vikos Falcons competed in the Greek Elite League after being granted a Wild Card by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.[2]

Arena

Vikos Falcons currently play at the New Ioannina Indoor Hall, a small arena that originally has a capacity of about 500 spectators.[3]

Current roster

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

Vikos Falcons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 2 Jones Jr., Russell 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 24 – (2001-07-06)6 July 2001
G 3 Simitzis, Konstantinos 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1995-08-12)12 August 1995
PG 4 Georgiou, Dimitris 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1999-07-06)6 July 1999
SG 5 Anderson, Quincy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1999-09-21)21 September 1999
G 7 Doumas, Stefanos 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2007-07-08)8 July 2007
F 8 Gravas, Dimitris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1993-05-12)12 May 1993
C 9 Diamantakos, Georgios 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 30 – (1995-01-14)14 January 1995
G 11 Chrysanthakis, Thodoris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2003-07-16)16 July 2003
F/C 12 Kamperidis, Michalis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1994-04-24)24 April 1994
SF 14 Vasileiou, Nikos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2005-05-03)3 May 2005
PG 16 Tsoukas, Thanasis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001
PF 19 Arnokouros, Georgios 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (2000-12-10)10 December 2000
F/C 21 Patras, Vasilis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1995-03-22)22 March 1995
G 56 Mastrogiannopoulos, Sarantis 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1997-12-03)3 December 1997
Head coach
  • Michalis Michelakos
Assistant coach(es)
  • Vasilis Moisiadis
  • Kostantinos Stavropoulos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

References

  1. ^ Αργυρόπουλος, Αργύρης (2022-04-15). "Τα «γεράκια» απογειώθηκαν!". EOK Magazine (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  2. ^ Super-fm (2024-07-11). "Επίσημα με wild card στην Elite League οι Vikos Falcons - Στην Α1 γυναικών Αθηναϊκός και Πανσερραϊκός". Super-FM (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  3. ^ "Home". Νέο Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Ιωαννίνων (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-08-27.


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