Kolossos Rodou B.C.

Kolossos H Hotels
Kolossos H Hotels logo
NicknameΘαλασσί (The Cerulean Blue)
LeaguesGreek Basketball League
Greek Cup
Founded1963 (1963)
HistoryKolossos Rodou B.C.
(1963–present)
ArenaKallithea Palais des Sports
Capacity3,400
LocationRhodes, Greece
Team colorsWhite and Cyan
   
Main sponsorH Hotels Collection
PresidentMichalis Kokkinos
Head coachJavier Carrasco
Championships1 Greek 2nd Division
Websitekolossosbc.gr

Kolossos Rodou B.C. (Greek: Κολοσσός Ρόδου K.A.E.), known as Kolossos H Hotels for sponsorship reasons, is a Greek professional basketball team that is located on the island of Rhodes, in Rhodes City. Kolossos currently plays in the top-tier level of Greek professional basketball, the Greek Basketball League. The club was founded in 1963, and also initially featured sports like volleyball and judo in the early 1980s.[1] Today, the focus of the Greek athletic club is on the franchise's men's basketball department.

History

Early years

Due to geographical isolation, and very small financial abilities for most of the club's history, the basketball team was not able to compete at a high level for many years, and was not funded properly. Kolossos was the first Greek basketball team located in the Aegean Sea region.

Rise

In 2000, the fate of the team finally changed, when Kostas Kostaridis became the new team President, and took over the reins of the club.[2] Kostaridis changed almost the entire club management, and stated that it was the immediate goal of the team to rise from the 3rd-tier level Greek B League, to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 League, and subsequently, the team did begin to rise up through Greece's club basketball league system.

In 2003, head coach Vassilis Fragkias joined the team, and the ascent up into the Greek A2 League division commenced. In the 2004–05 season, Kolossos won the championship of the Greek A2 League, and was therefore automatically promoted up into the top-tier level Greek League, the highest professional basketball league in Greece.

Merger with Holargos

In the 2018–19 Greek Basketball League season, Kolossos finished in last place in the league. The team was thus facing relegation down to the second-tier level Greek A2 League. However, Kolossos merged with Holargos, and gained their rights to play in the top-tier level Greek League, in the following 2019–20 Greek Basketball League season.[3]

Arenas

Through the 2018–19 season, Kolossos played its domestic Greek Basketball League games at the 1,242 seat Venetokleio Indoor Hall. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Kolossos moved into the 1,400 seat[4] Palais des Sports.[5] The arena's seating capacity was increased to 3,400 people, so that Kolossos could play its home games there, while competing in the European secondary level FIBA Champions League competition.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Greek Cup European competitions
2009–10
1
 Basket League 6th
14–14
2010–11
1
 Basket League 8th
12–14
 Quarterfinalist
2011–12
1
 Basket League
4th
22–13
2012–13
1
 Basket League
10th
8–18
2013–14
1
 Basket League
10th
10–16
2014–15
1
 Basket League
7th
14–15
2015–16
1
 Basket League 7th
11–17
2016–17
1
 Basket League 7th
14–15
 Quarterfinalist
2017–18
1
 Basket League 8th
11–17
 Quarterfinalist
2018–19
1
 Basket League 13th
5–21
 Quarterfinalist
2019–20
1
 Basket League 9th
8–12
2020–21
1
 Basket League 7th
8–16
 Quarterfinalist

Honours and titles

Players

Roster

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

Kolossos Rodou roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0 United States Goudelock, Andrew 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 36 – (1988-12-07)7 December 1988
F/C 1 United States Goodwin, Chevez 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1998-02-27)27 February 1998
PG 6 Greece Koloveros, Iosif 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (2002-08-28)28 August 2002
G/F 9 Greece Petropoulos, Andreas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1994-02-11)11 February 1994
PF 13 Greece Kamarianos, Nikos 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997
PF 25 Brazil Galvanini, Gabriel 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1998-09-11)11 September 1998
PG Greece Karampelas, Zois 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2001-04-27)27 April 2001
SF Greece Kalaitzakis, Alexandros 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2003-03-11)11 March 2003
PF Greece Chrysikopoulos, Linos 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 32 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992
F/C United Kingdom Akin, Dan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1998-06-16)16 June 1998
G/F Lithuania Varnas, Martynas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1997-01-27)27 January 1997
SG France Barbitch, Milan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 23 – (2001-10-12)12 October 2001
Head coach
  • Spain Javier Carrasco
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Thomas Nikou
  • Greece Andreas Gavalas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 12 August 2025

Depth chart {{Basketball depth chart 

| team_name= Kolossos Rodou |starter_c   = Chevez Goodwin |starter_pf  = Gabriel Galvanini |starter_sf  = Martynas Varnas |starter_sg  = Andrew Goudelock |starter_pg  = Vassilis Mouratos  |bench 1_c   = Dan Akin |bench 1_pf  = Linos Chrysikopoulos |bench 1_sf  = Andreas Petropoulos |bench 1_sg  = Milan Barbitch |bench 1_pg  = Zois Karampelas  |bench 2_c   = Nikos Okegouogen  |bench 2_pf  = Nikos Kamarianos |bench 2_sf  = Alexandros Kalaitzakis  |bench 2_sg  =  |bench 2_pg  = Iosif Koloveros

Notable players

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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

Head Coach Years
Greece Charis Papazoglou
2001–2003
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2003–2005
Greece Michalis Kyritsis
2005–2006
Greece Georgios Zevgkolis
2006–2007
Greece Vangelis Alexandris
2007–2008
Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos
2008–2011
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2011–2012
Greece Minas Gekos
2012–2013
Greece Vassilis Fragkias
2013
Greece Dimitrios Priftis
2013–2014
Greece Michalis Koutalianos
2014
Greece Aris Lykogiannis
2014–2018
Greece Nikos Vetoulas
2018
Greece Kostas Flevarakis
2018–2019
Greece Stergios Koufos
2019
Greece Aris Lykogiannis
2019–2020
Greece Ilias Kantzouris
2020–2022
Greece Ilias Papatheodorou
2022–2023
Spain Curro Segura
2023–2024
Greece Giorgos Sigalas
2024
Greece Makis Giatras
2024

References

  1. ^ Έτος Ίδρυσης 1963 (in Greek).
  2. ^ "ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΥ {{in lang|el}}". Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ^ "Κολοσσός: Η συνένωση με τον Χολαργό είναι γεγονός " (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  4. ^ ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟ H HOTELS: Νέο ξεκίνημα στη Ρόδο (in Greek).
  5. ^ "Κολοσσός: Αλλάζει έδρα τη νέα αγωνιστική περίοδο " (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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