G.S. Lavrio B.C.

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Lavrio Megabolt
Attica, Greece
Team colorsYellow, Blue
   
Main sponsorMegabolt
PresidentSotiris Kostidis
Head coachKostas Mexas
Team captainTheodoros Zaras
2022–23 positionGreek Basket League, 9th
Championships1 Greek 3rd Division Championship
1 Greek 4th Division Championship
Websitelavrio-bc.gr

G.S. Lavrio B.C. (

FIBA Champions League
.

History

In 1990, Lavrio was established. From 1990 to 2002, the club competed in the neighborhood regional ESKA leagues. The club then spent five years playing at the

PAOK
, by a score of 73–83.

During its first season in the Greek A2 Basket League, in 2010–11, Lavrio finished in 4th place in the league standings. In the Greek Cup tournament, the club was eliminated on the 2nd game day, where they were defeated by a score of 69–63, against Nea Kifissia. In the following season, 2011–12, while still competing in the Greek A2 League category, they finished in 8th place in the league standings. In the course of the Greek Cup, they were eliminated on the 2nd game day of Phase A, after being defeated by a score of 74–59, against Panerythraikos. In the 2012–13 season, the team continued its good performances, and finished in 5th place in the final standings of the league classification tables. In the Greek Cup, they were eliminated at the first game of the second phase, when they were defeated by Ikaroi Serron, by a score of 64–60.

In the

Aries Trikala. The club finished the 2015–16 Greek League season
in 11th place.

The club played in a European-wide competition for the first time in the

2021–22 season
.

Arenas

Lavrio plays its domestic national home league games at the

. The arena has a seating capacity of 12,000 people for basketball games.

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

Runners-up (1): 2020–21
Winners (1): 2009–10
Winners (1st Group) (1) : 2006–07

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. W–L Greek Cup
European competitions
2010–11 2 A2 Basket League 4th 17–13 Phase 2 Round 2
2011–12 2 A2 Basket League 8th 16–14 Phase 2 Round 2
2012–13 2 A2 Basket League 5th 15–11 Phase 2 Round 2
2013–14 2 A2 Basket League 10th 11–15 Phase 2 Round 2
2014–15 2 A2 Basket League 3rd[a] 18–8 Phase 2 Round 1
2015–16 1 Basket League 11th 9–17 Phase 2 Round 2
2016–17 1 Basket League 8th 11–17 Phase 2 Round 1
2017–18 1 Basket League 6th 14–14 Phase 2 Round 2
2018–19 1 Basket League 12th 7–19 Round of 16 4 FIBA Europe Cup QR1
2019–20 1 Basket League 6th 11–9 Phase 2 Round 2
2020–21 1 Basket League
2nd
23–10 Semifinals
2021–22 1 Basket League 10th 8–16 Quarterfinals 2
FIBA Champions League
T24
2022–23 1 Basket League 9th 7–15
  1. ^ Lavrio was promoted to the Greek Basket League because KAOD withdrew from the league.[4]

Logos

  • Primary club logo (2013–2017)
    Primary club logo (2013–2017)
  • Megabolt sponsored logo (2017–present)
    Megabolt sponsored logo (2017–present)

Players

Current roster

Lavrio Megabolt roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 0 Greece Tsamis, Panagiotis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2002-04-10)10 April 2002
C 6 Greece Kavvadas, Vassilis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 127 kg (280 lb) 32 – (1991-12-28)28 December 1991
PG 7 Greece Mouratos, Vassilis (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1997-11-24)24 November 1997
G
8 Russia Migurenko, Aleksandr 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2002-07-03)3 July 2002
SF 9 Greece Lampropoulos, Giorgos (TW) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2005-08-28)28 August 2005
G
10 Greece Aivazidis, Giannikos (TW) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2004-09-23)23 September 2004
G/F 13 Greece Zaras, Theodoros (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 36 – (1987-08-12)12 August 1987
PF
16 Greece Deimezis, Dimitris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-01-16)16 January 2004
C 19 Greece Gontikas, Costis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 30 – (1994-03-15)15 March 1994
G
55 Greece Vazoukis, Giannis (TW) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-05-17)17 May 2002
G
United States Sherman, Taz 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1999-07-19)19 July 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Savvas Symeonidis
  • Greece Kostas Paschalis

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 12 June 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Costis Gontikas Vassilis Kavvadas Panagiotis Tsamis
PF
Dimitris Deimezis
SF Thodoris Zaras Giorgos Lampropoulos
SG Taz Sherman Giannis Vazoukis
PG Vassilis Mouratos Aleksandr Migurenko Giannikos Aivazidis

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.

Head coaches

References

  1. ^ "Τίτλοι τέλους ο ΚΑΟΔ, το Λαύριο στην Α1". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Lavrio make European history; Kataja Basket, Istanbul BBSK, Cherkaski Mavpy off to victorious start". FIBA.basketball. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ Εγένετο το "Λαύριο MEGABOLT"
  4. ^ "Τίτλοι τέλους ο ΚΑΟΔ, το Λαύριο στην Α1". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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