G.S. Lavrio B.C.

G.S. Lavrio B.C. (Greek: Γ.Σ. Λαυρίου K.A.E.), commonly known as simply Lavrio B.C., and also known for sponsorship reasons as Lavrio Megabolt and Lavrio Aegean Cargo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Lavrio, Attica, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Lavrio Basketball Club. The club's current logo is an owl, which symbolizes the ancient Athenian coins, which were made of metals from Lavrio's mines. The team currently plays in the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level basketball league in Greece, and also recently competed in the secondary level European-wide league, the FIBA Champions League.

Lavrio Megabolt
Lavrio Megabolt logo
Nickname
  • Metallorichoi (The Miners)
LeaguesGreek Basket League
Greek Cup
Founded1990 (1990)
HistoryG.S. Lavrio B.C.
(1990–present)
ArenaLavrio Indoor Hall
Capacity1,700
LocationLavrio, Attica, Greece
Team colorsYellow, Blue
   
Main sponsorMegabolt
PresidentSotiris Kostidis
Head coachKostas Mexas
2022–23 positionGreek Basket League, 9th
Championships1 Greek 3rd Division Championship
1 Greek 4th Division Championship
Websitelavrio-bc.gr

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 Greek C National League level, from 2002 until 2007, when the club was promoted to the Greek B National League. During the club's first two seasons in the Greek National B League, 2007–08 and 2008–09, Lavrio ranked 6th in the final league standings. But the next season, 2009–10, it was declared the champion team of the category, after winning a tie-breaker with Panelefsiniakos (24 wins and 6 losses ). Therefore, for the first time in the club's history, it came up to the Greek A2 National League. At the same time, in the Greek Cup competition, the club was eliminated after four games, losing in the 2nd leg of the second phase of the tournament, against 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 2014–15 Greek A2 Basket League season, Lavrio finished in third place in the league. Because the club KAOD withdrew from the top-tier level Greek Basket League, Lavrio was then promoted up to the top professional national basketball league in Greece, for the first time in its history.[1] Lavrio managed to secure their place in the league for the next season, one game before the end of the season, even though the team lost that game to 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 2018–19 season, as it competed in the first qualifying round of Europe's fourth-tier level competition, the FIBA Europe Cup. On September 20, 2018, Lavrio played its first European game, which resulted in an 82–73 victory over the Ukrainian SuperLeague club Dnipro.[2] Lavrio made it to the finals of the 2020–21 Greek Basket League season, and thus qualified to play in the European-wide secondary competition, the FIBA Champions League, in the 2021–22 season.

Arenas

Lavrio plays its domestic national home league games at the Lavrio Indoor Hall, which is located in Lavrio, Attica. The arena has a seating capacity of 1,700 people for basketball games. Lavrio plays its European-wide home league games at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, which is located in the Neo Faliro district of, Piraeus, Athens. 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:

  • Lavrio DHI: (2016–2017)
  • Lavrio Megabolt: (2017–2018),[3] (2019–present)
  • Lavrio Aegean Cargo: (2018–2019)

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

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[lower-alpha 1] 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 CupQR1
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 LeagueT24
  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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 2 United States Moore, Khalid 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 23 – (2000-07-29)29 July 2000
PG 3 United States Castañeda, Xavier 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2000-03-26)26 March 2000
SF 4 United States Hellems, Jericole 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1999-10-06)6 October 1999
PG 5 United States DeJulius, David 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – (1999-08-09)9 August 1999
C 6 Greece Kavvadas, Vassilis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 127 kg (280 lb) 31 – (1991-12-28)28 December 1991
G 7 Greece Vazoukis, Giannis (TW) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-05-17)17 May 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 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2004-09-23)23 September 2004
C 11 Latvia Gromovs, Ilja 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1994-08-04)4 August 1994
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
SG 15 United States Thornton, Marcus 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
PF 16 Greece Deimezis, Dimitris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2004-01-16)16 January 2004
PF 19 Greece Sprintzios, Michalis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2005-09-02)2 September 2005
G 23 Greece Papadakis, Kostas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1998-09-27)27 September 1998
G 99 Greece Oikonomopoulos, Sotiris 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2003-08-29)29 August 2003
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Savvas Symeonidis
  • Greece Kostas Paschalis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 October 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Vassilis Kavvadas Ilja Gromovs
PF Khalid Moore Michalis Sprintzios Dimitris Deimezis
SF Jericole Hellems Thodoris Zaras Giorgos Lampropoulos
SG Marcus Thornton Kostas Papadakis Sotiris Oikonomopoulos Giannis Vazoukis
PG David DeJulius Xavier Castañeda Giannikos Aivazidis

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

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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