Ioannis Kastritis Explained

Ioannis Kastritis
Position:Head coach
League:Greek Basket League
EuroCup
Team:Aris Thessaloniki
Birth Date:1982 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Patras, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Coach Start:2005
Cyears1:2005–2006
Cteam1:Apollon Patras (Cadets, Juniors)
Cyears2:2006–2008
Cteam2:Olympiada Patras (assistant)
Cyears3:2008–2009
Cteam3:Apoloniada
Cyears4:2009–2012
Cteam4:Arkadikos (assistant)
Cyears5:2012–2016
Cteam5:Arkadikos
Cyears6:2016–2017
Cteam6:Aries Trikala
Cyears7:2017–2018
Cteam7:Kymis
Cyears8:2018–present
Cteam8:Greece Under-19
Cyears9:2018–2019
Cteam9:Aris Thessaloniki
Cyears10:2019–2020
Cteam10:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Cyears11:2020–2021
Cteam11:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Cyears12:2021–present
Cteam12:Aris Thessaloniki
Highlights:As head coach

Ioannis Kastritis (alternate spelling: Giannis) (Greek: Ιωάννης Καστρίτης; born April 4, 1982) is a Greek former basketball player and professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach for Aris of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup.

Coaching career

Clubs

Kastritis played basketball with G.S. Arkadias, Arkadikos and Panachaiki before starting his basketball coaching career as an assistant in Apoloniada. He was the assistant coach of Yannis Christopoulos at Olympiada Patras, in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.

From 2009 to 2012, he was the assistant coach in Arkadikos. In 2012, he became the head coach of the club.[1] With Arkadikos, he won a league promotion to the Greek Basket League, after finishing 2nd in the 2014–15 Greek A2 Basket League season. In the same year, he was voted as the coach of the season in the A2 Division, and he became the youngest coach to lead a team to a Greek Basket League promotion.

On August 24, 2016, he was appointed by Aries Trikala, as the head coach of the team.[2] Kastritis led the team to the best season of their history, as they finished in 10th place in the league, with a 10–16 record.

On May 2, 2017, Kastritis was appointed as the head coach of the Greek Basket League club Kymis.[3] On November 25, 2018, Kastritis resigned from his position, after a string of negative results, and despite his successful 2017–18 campaign with the club.

On January 27, 2020, Kastritis was named the new head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv.[4] On May 11, 2020, Kastritis extended his contract with Hapoel until 2021.[5]

In 2021, Kastritis returned to the head coach position of Aris. On June 15, 2023, he renewed his contract through 2025.

National teams

Kastritis was the head coach of the Greek Under-19 national team, at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, in which Greece finished in 10th place.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Προπονητής στον ΣΕΦΑ ο Γιάννης Καστρίτης! . contraepithesi.gr . 2016-04-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826131028/http://www.contraepithesi.gr/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4611%3A2012-08-19-12-09-09&catid=43%3A2010-07-17-11-13-37&Itemid=172 . 2012-08-26 .
  2. Web site: Giannis Kastritis is Trikala's new coach . a1basket.gr . 2016-04-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170428061117/http://www.a1basket.gr/2016/08/giannis-kastritis-is-trikalas-new-coach.html . 2017-04-28 .
  3. Web site: Giannis Kastritis will coach Kymis BC next season . sportando.com . 2017-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170617124607/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/233533/giannis-kastritis-will-coach-kymis-bc-next-season.html . 2017-06-17 .
  4. Web site: מאמן חדש לאדומים: יאניס קאסטריטיס . basket.co.il . January 27, 2020 . January 27, 2020 . he.
  5. News: Hapoel Tel Aviv extends Ioannis Kastritis . Sportando . May 11, 2020 . May 11, 2020 . Maggi . Alessandro .