Kolossos Rodou BC
Encyclopedia
Kolossos Rodou B.C., or, Colossus Rhodes B.C., is a Greek professional basketball
team located in Rhodes, Greece
. Kolossos currently plays in the first Greek league of professional basketball the Greek Championship
. The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball
and judo
in the early 1980s. Today, the focus of the Greek athletic club is on the franchise's basketball
department.
region.
and subsequently the team did begin to rise up through Greece's B division of basketball.
In 2003, coach Vasilis Frangias joined the team and the ascent up in the Greek A2 League
division commenced. In the 2004-05 season Kolossos won the championship of the A2 Ethniki
and was therefore automatically moved into the Greek A1 League
, the highest professional basketball league in Greece.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team located in Rhodes, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Kolossos currently plays in the first Greek league of professional basketball the Greek Championship
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
. The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
in the early 1980s. Today, the focus of the Greek athletic club is on the franchise's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
department.
History
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 and was not funded properly. Kolossos was the first Greek basketball team located in the Aegean SeaAegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
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 team. Kostaridis changed almost the entire club management and stated that it was the goal of the team to rise from the Greek B League to the Greek A2 LeagueA2 Ethniki
The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...
and subsequently the team did begin to rise up through Greece's B division of basketball.
In 2003, coach Vasilis Frangias joined the team and the ascent up in the Greek A2 League
A2 Ethniki
The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...
division commenced. In the 2004-05 season Kolossos won the championship of the A2 Ethniki
A2 Ethniki
The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...
and was therefore automatically moved into the Greek A1 League
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
, the highest professional basketball league in Greece.
Roster
Notable players
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