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; 34 years ago (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
Team captainTheodoros Zaras
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

SeasonTierLeaguePos.W–LGreek CupEuropean competitions
2010–112A2 Basket League4th17–13Phase 2 Round 2
2011–122A2 Basket League8th16–14Phase 2 Round 2
2012–132A2 Basket League5th15–11Phase 2 Round 2
2013–142A2 Basket League10th11–15Phase 2 Round 2
2014–152A2 Basket League3rd[a]18–8Phase 2 Round 1
2015–161Basket League11th9–17Phase 2 Round 2
2016–171Basket League8th11–17Phase 2 Round 1
2017–181Basket League6th14–14Phase 2 Round 2
2018–191Basket League12th7–19Round of 164 FIBA Europe CupQR1
2019–201Basket League6th11–9Phase 2 Round 2
2020–211Basket League
2nd
23–10Semifinals
2021–221Basket League10th8–16Quarterfinals2 FIBA Champions LeagueT24
2022–231Basket League9th7–15

Logos

Players

Current roster

Lavrio Megabolt roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F/C0 Tsamis, Panagiotis2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2002-04-10)10 April 2002
SF1 Flatten, Skyler1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-07-02)2 July 1995
PF2 Moore, Khalid2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb) 23 – (2000-07-29)29 July 2000
G3 Castañeda, Xavier1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (2000-03-26)26 March 2000
PG5 Jackson, Marreon1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb) 25 – (1998-10-29)29 October 1998
C6 Kavvadas, Vassilis2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)127 kg (280 lb) 32 – (1991-12-28)28 December 1991
PG7 Mouratos, Vassilis (C)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1997-11-24)24 November 1997
G8 Migurenko, Aleksandr1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2002-07-03)3 July 2002
SF9 Lampropoulos, Giorgos (TW)2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2005-08-28)28 August 2005
G10 Aivazidis, Giannikos (TW)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2004-09-23)23 September 2004
C11 Gromovs, Ilja2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1994-08-04)4 August 1994
G/F13 Zaras, Theodoros (C)1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb) 36 – (1987-08-12)12 August 1987
PF14 Horchler, Noah2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
SG15 Thornton, Marcus1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
PF16 Deimezis, Dimitris2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-01-16)16 January 2004
C19 Gontikas, Costis  2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)112 kg (247 lb) 30 – (1994-03-15)15 March 1994
G55 Vazoukis, Giannis (TW)1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-05-17)17 May 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Savvas Symeonidis
  • Kostas Paschalis

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 21 April 2024

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2Bench 3Inactive
CKhalid MooreIlja GromovsVassilis Kavvadas Costis Gontikas
PFNoah HorchlerPanagiotis TsamisDimitris Deimezis
SFSkyler FlattenThodoris ZarasGiorgos Lampropoulos
SGMarcus ThorntonXavier CastañedaGiannis Vazoukis
PGVassilis MouratosMarreon JacksonGiannikos AivazidisAleksandr Migurenko

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

External links