Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi B.C.

Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi B.C. (alternate spelling: Messolonghi) (Greek: Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης Μεσολογγίου K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball team that is temporarily located in Agrinio, Greece, with its regular home base being in the city of Messolonghi, Greece. The team's name is often shortened to either Trikoupis B.C. or Messolonghi B.C. It is a part of the multi-sports club Gymnastikos Syllogos Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης Μεσολογγίου), which is abbreviated as G.S. Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi.

Messolonghi Basketball Club
LeaguesGreek League
Greek Cup
Founded1955 (Parent Athletic Club)
1959 (Basketball Club)
History1959 – Present
ArenaMichalis Kousis Agrinio Indoor Hall
Capacity1,500
LocationAgrinio, Greece
Team colorsBlue, Red and White
     
PresidentVasiliki Belekou
Head coachDinos Kalampakos
ChampionshipsGreek 2nd Division: (1)
Websitetrikoupisbc.gr

The club is named after Charilaos Trikoupis, who served seven terms as the Prime Minister of Greece, in the 19th century.[1] The club's logo also features a depiction of Trikoupis.

Logo used until the 2019-20 season.

History

The club's parent athletic association, G.S. Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi (Γ.Σ. Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης Μεσολογγίου) was founded in 1955. The men's basketball section of the club was founded in 1959. From 1959 to 1971, the club organized local basketball tournaments and competed in friendly games.

From 1971 to 1982, the club competed in local minor league competitions. Starting with the 1982–83 season, the club began to compete in the regional minor league Association of Basketball Clubs of Northwestern Greece, or E.S.KA.V.D.E. (Ε.Σ.ΚΑ.Β.Δ.Ε). For the 1993–94 season, the club was promoted up to a Greek national competition for the first time, as it joined the Greek 4th Division. The club stayed in the Greek 4th Division for five straight seasons, through the 1997–98 season. After that, the club again played in the local and regional competitions.

For the 2015–16 season, Trikoupis rejoined the Greek 4th Division. The club then played in the Greek 3rd Division for the first time, in the 2016–17 season. Trikoupis then competed in the Greek 2nd Division for the first time, in the 2018–19 season. The team then managed to win the Greek 2nd Division championship, in the 2019–20 season,[2][3] with a 19–2 league record, and thus earn a league promotion up to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, for the following season.

Trikoupis then competed in the Greek 1st Division, for the first time, in the 2020–21 season.

Arena

The traditional home arena of Trikoupis is the Missolonghi Indoor Hall, which is located in Missolonghi, Greece. When the club temporarily moved to Agrinio, Greece, for the 2020–21 season, it played its home games at the 1,500 seat Michalis Kousis Agrinio Indoor Hall, which is named in honor of the late Greek marathon runner Michalis Kousis.

Season by season
Season [[Greek basketball league system|Tier]] League Pos. Wins-Losses [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] [[Greek basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions|European competitions]]
1993–94 4 C Basket League
1994–95 4 C Basket League
1995–96 4 C Basket League
1996–97 4 C Basket League 8th
1997–98 4 C Basket League 10th
2015–16 4 C Basket League 3rd 19–8
2016–17 3 B Basket League 9th 15–15
2017–18 3 B Basket League 2nd 22–6 Phase 1 – Round 2
2018–19 2 A2 Basket League 5th 17–14 Phase 1 – Round 2
2019–20 2 A2 Basket League 1st 19–2 Phase 2 – Round 1
2020–21 1 Basket League Phase 2 – Round 1

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions
Champions (1): (2020)

Roster

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

Charilaos Trikoupis roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Lawrence, Eugene 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – (1986-06-22)22 June 1986
SG 1 Gotcher, Toddrick 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1993-03-14)14 March 1993
G 2 Green, Devonte 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1997-02-02)2 February 1997
F 3 Davis, A. J. 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (1995-03-15)15 March 1995
F/C 4 Langford, Kevin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 35 – (1985-12-21)21 December 1985
G 5 Chondrogiannis, Thanos 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 23 – (1997-10-24)24 October 1997
PG 8 Naoumis, Sokratis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997
F/C 9 Sachpatzidis, Ioannis  (C) 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – (1993-09-29)29 September 1993
G 10 Motsenigos, Spyros 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1992-01-01)1 January 1992
G/F 11 Chatzinikolas, Ioannis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1995-10-07)7 October 1995
F 12 Gravas, Dimitris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1993-05-12)12 May 1993
F/C 16 Poirier, Darel 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 23 – (1997-07-27)27 July 1997
F 20 Amardi, Richard 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 31 – (1989-10-16)16 October 1989
F/C 21 Stamatogiannis, Alexandros 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (1997-12-16)16 December 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lefteris Kalogirou
  • Elias Moutsios
  • Spyros Deraos
Team Manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: December 29, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Darel Poirier Kevin Langford Giannis Sachpatzidis
PF Richard Amardi Dimitris Gravas Alexandros Stamatogiannis
SF Toddrick Gotcher A. J. Davis Giannis Chatzinikolas
SG Spyros Motsenigos Devonte Green Thanos Chondrogiannis
PG Eugene Lawrence Sokratis Naoumis

Notable players

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Head coaches
  • Georgios Deraos: (2015–16)
  • Panagiotis Zontos: (2016–18)
  • Giannis Dimitriadis: (2018–19)
  • Savvas Arapatsanis: (2019)
  • Dinos Kalampakos: (2019–present)

References
  1. Ο Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης δεν έχει λόγο να πτωχεύσει (in Greek).
  2. Η Εκτελεστική Επιτροπή της ΕΟΚ συνεδρίασε – Πρωταθλητής ο Τρικούπης με δεύτερο τον Διαγόρα (in Greek).
  3. Α2: Επίσημα στην Basket League Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης Μεσολογγίου και Διαγόρας (in Greek).
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