Olympia Larisa BC

Olympia Larisa BC is a Greek sports club founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. The club is based in Larisa, a Greek city located in the Thessaly perifery. Olympia Larisa's home arena is the Larisa Neapolis Arena with a capacity of 3,958.

Olympia Larisa BC is a team that has been ascending of late in the Greek championship, A1 Ethniki. During the 2006-2007 season, Olympia Larisa placed 7th in regular season and qualified to the play-offs for the first time. With core leaders such as former University of Florida standout Matt Walsh and recent 2007 NBA second round draft pick Giorgos Printezis, Olympia Larisa is a young team on the rise with a promising future.

Current Roster 2007/08

Yiannis Karavasanis Corey Belser Fanis Koumpouras Ken Lacey Dimitar Angelov Giorgos Tsiaras Vasilis Giannoulakos Marios Batis Stephen Arigbabu Giorgos Trichopoulos A. J. Guyton Lefteris Neofitidis Nikos Theodorakos Yiannis Karagiolidis

Notable Players

Dimos Dikoudis Spiros Papavasiliou Kostas Totsios Nikos Economou Giorgos Printezis Giorgos Tsiaras Aleksandar Radojevic Vladimir Krstic Doremus Bennerman Tyrone Grant Corey Belser Matt Walsh

External links

• Official Club Website
• City of Larissa
• Hellenic Basketball League
• FIBA
• Union of European Leagues of Basketball
• Galanis Sports Data
• INTIME Sports Photo Agency

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