Kolossos Rodou B.C.

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.

Kolossos H Hotels
Kolossos H Hotels logo
LeaguesGreek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded1963 (1963)
HistoryKolossos Rodou B.C.
(1963–present)
ArenaKallithea Palais des Sports
Capacity1,400
LocationRhodes, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Cyan
   
Main sponsorH Hotels Collection
PresidentMichalis Kokkinos
Head coachCurro Segura
Team captainSotiris Billis
2022–23 position7th
Championships1 Greek 2nd Division
Websitekolossosbc.gr

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
2009–10
1
 Basket League 6th
14–14
2010–11
1
 Basket League 8th
12–14
 Quarterfinalist
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
2019–20
1
 Basket League 9th
8–12
2020–21
1
 Basket League 7th
8–16
 Quarterfinalist

    Honours and titles

    Players

    Roster

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

    Kolossos Rodou roster
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
    G 2 United States Jorgensen, Paul 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1996-07-21)21 July 1996
    SF 4 Nigeria United States Utomi, Daniel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1997-03-07)7 March 1997
    PG 6 Greece Koloveros, Iosif 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – (2002-08-28)28 August 2002
    F/C 7 Austria Serbia Brajkovic, Luka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 24 – (1999-06-26)26 June 1999
    PF 8 Greece Papagiannis, Minas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2002-05-04)4 May 2002
    G/F 9 Greece Petropoulos, Andreas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1994-02-11)11 February 1994
    G/F 11 Greece Chatzinikolas, Ioannis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1995-10-07)7 October 1995
    SF 12 Greece Billis, Sotiris (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1996-11-14)14 November 1996
    PF 13 Greece Kamarianos, Nikos 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997
    C 19 Greece Gontikas, Costis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 29 – (1994-03-15)15 March 1994
    G 21 United States Simmons, Gerel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (1993-11-14)14 November 1993
    F 24 United States Polley, Tyler 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1999-04-07)7 April 1999
    PG 32 United States Perrantes, London 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1994-10-03)3 October 1994
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured Injured
    Updated: 22 October 2023

    Depth chart
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
    C Luka Brajkovic Costis Gontikas
    PF Tyler Polley Nikos Kamarianos Minas Papagiannis
    SF Daniel Utomi Andreas Petropoulos Sotiris Billis
    SG Gerel Simmons Paul Jorgensen Giannis Chatzinikolas
    PG London Perrantes Iosif Koloveros

    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 Stergios Koufos
    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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