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| Ioannina B.C. | |
| League: | Greek B Basket League |
| Founded: | 2015 |
| Arena: | Neo Kleisto Gymnastirio Ioannina |
| Location: | Ioannina, Greece |
| Colors: | Blue, Yellow and White |
| President: | Georgios Zaragkas |
| Coach: | Giannis Papadopoulos |
| Captain: | Christos Mpallas |
| Sponsor: | Protergia (Mytilineos Holdings) |
| Championships: | 1 A ESKAVDE, 1 C ESKAVDE |
| Website: | Club Website |
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Ioannina Basketball Club (Greek: Ιωάννινα Σύλλογος Καλαθοσφαίρισης),also known simply as Ioannina B.C. or abbreviated as IBC, is a Hellenic Basketball Federation team[1] based in Ioannina, Greece. The men's team is currently participating in Greek B Basket League, the women's team is playing in A ESKAVDE division and the Wheelchair Basketball team is participating in A2 National Division of the OSEKA league.
Ioannina B.C. was founded in 2015[2] under its first name as Ioannina Sports Club, creating a men's basketball team and youth academies. In 2019 two new sections were established, Women's and Wheelchair basketball teams.
In 2015-16 season the team participated in C ESKAVDE(Northwestern Greek Basketball Clubs Association)[3] division winning its promotion without a loss.
In 2016-17 season IBC merged with the neighbouring basketball club of Asteras Kalpakiou changing to its current name of Ioannina Basketball Club and participated in A ESKAVDE division. The team managed to enter the season's playoffs competing for its promotion to the Greek C Basket League but finished in the 3rd position.[4]
In 2017–18 season IBC participated in A ESKAVDE basketball league[5] managing to make its way to the finals where it lost to fellow city club PAS Giannina thus finishing in the 2nd place.
In 2018–19 season IBC won the A ESKAVDE championship and earned its promotion to Greek C Basket League undefeated with a total score of 22–0. In the finals Ioannina BC defeated G.E. Agriniou.
In 2019–20 season amidst the COVID-19 crisis, IBC earned its promotion to Greek B Basket League finishing 3rd before the league was decided to stop due to the coronavirus outbreak.
| Season | Division | Pos. | Postseason | ||||
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| 2015–16 | C ESKAVDE | bgcolor=gold | 1st | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0 | - | 10-0 | - |
| 2016–17 | A ESKAVDE | 3rd | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0 | Playoffs | 15-3 | 3-3 | |
| 2017–18 | A ESKAVDE | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0 | Playoffs | 16-2[6] | 2-2 |
| 2018–19 | A ESKAVDE | bgcolor=gold | 1st | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0 | Playoffs | 18-0 | 4-0 |
| 2019–20 | G EΤΗΝΙΚΙ | 3rd | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0 | - | 12-5 | - |
The IBC youth academy is also based in Ioannina, Greece. In 2019-20 season the U16 team won the ESKAVDE regional championship.
IBC youth system runs year round and offers full-time and short-time boarding that focus on player development.[7] The system will produce improvement in both physical performance and in the understanding of the game.[8] The program also focuses in introducing individuals in a collaborating environment in order for them to build a strong team spirit both on and off the court.
IBC has a well established academy branch in Metsovo and has the ambition to further expand in the region of Epirus. The club's vision is to create a solid pool of young athletes which will strengthen the men's team roster in the years to come.
The women's team[9] was founded in 2019 and has presence in A ESKAVDE league. The 2019-20 season was interrupted due to the CoVid-19 crisis after only one match.
The Wheelchair basketball team[10] was founded in 2019 being the first team of Epirus region to join the OSEKA A2 National Division.
| Years | President | ||
| 2015-2016 | Aleksandros Sakkas | ||
| 2016-2018 | Konstantinos Papanikolaou | ||
| 2018- | Georgios Zaragkas |
| Position | Name | ||
| Club's doctor | Konstantinos Ioannou | ||
| Physiotherapist | Filippos Skordos | ||
| Position | Name | ||
| Men's team Coach | Giannis Papadopoulos | ||
| Women's team Coach | Vaggelis Avgerinos | ||
| Wheelchair team Coach | Stefanos Xantzaras | ||
| Academies Director | Giannis Papadopoulos | ||
| U20 Team Coach | Kostas Krikonis | ||
| U16 Team Coach | Kostas Krikonis | ||
| U14 Team Coach | Apostolis Kanelopoulos | ||
| Juniors' Coach | Thodoris Tsironis | ||