Doxa Lefkadas B.C.

Doxa Lefkadas Δόξα Λευκάδας
Leagues	Greek Basket League Greek Cup
Founded	1982
Arena	Lefkada Indoor Hall
Capacity	1,200
Location	Lefkada City, Greece
Team colors	Blue and White
President	George Giannoulas
Head coach	Charis Markopoulos
Website	doxalefkadas.gr
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Doxa Lefkadas B.C., or simply Doxa B.C., is a professional basketball club that is located on the island of Lefkada, in Lefkada City, Greece. The club currently plays in Greek basketball's top-tier level Greek Basket League.

History

The parent athletic club Doxa Lefkadas, was founded in 1981. The men's basketball team was then founded in 1982. The club first played in a national division in 1987, when it played in the 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League. The team won the 4th-tier Greek C Basket League in 2010, thus earning a promotion to the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League.

Doxa Lefkadas competed in the Greek Cup for the first time, in the 2010–11 season. For the 2011–12 season, Iraklis Thessaloniki declined its place in the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, and Doxa Lefkadas replaced it in the league. For the 2012–13 season, the club finished in last place in the Greek A2 League, and was thus demoted back down to the 3rd-tier Greek B League.

In the 2013–14 season, Doxa Lefkadas won the North Group of the Greek B Basket League, and they were promoted back up to the Greek A2 League. In the 2015–16 season, the team finished in 6th place in the Greek A2 League.

For the 2016–17 season, the club was granted a wildcard to play in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for the first time.

Arena

Doxa Lefkadas plays their home games at the 1,200 seat Lefkada Indoor Hall.^[1] In 2016, the arena was upgraded, renovated, and more seating was added, in order to meet Greek Basket League standards.^[2]

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	P/S	Greek Cup	Europe
2011–12	2	A2 Basket League	9	—	—	—
2012–13	2	A2 Basket League	14	—	—	—
2013–14	3	B Basket League	1	Promoted	—	—
2014–15	2	A2 Basket League	7	—	—	—
2015–16	2	A2 Basket League	6	—	—	—

Roster

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

Doxa Lefkadas B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1 Petalotis, Triantafyllos 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – 8 October 1993 PG 2 Scott, Shannon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – 21 December 1992 PG 5 Demertzis, Ioannis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – 20 July 1983 C 6 Georgakis, Georgios 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 25 – 18 March 1991 PF 7 Tapoutos, Christos 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 34 – 21 September 1982 PF 9 Basabe, Melsahn 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – 29 May 1992 F 12 Psathas, Ioannis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – 11 April 1983 C 13 Doblas, David 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 124 kg (273 lb) 35 – 8 June 1981 G 15 Robinson, Justin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – 17 October 1987 G/F 16 Tsaldaris, Dimitris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 36 – 7 March 1980 G 19 Rontogiannis, Theofilos 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 17 – 20 May 1999 G 30 Ioakeimidis, Theodoros 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 16 – 14 December 1999 G/F 44 Wells, Dez 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – 15 April 1992 F/C Error: -- This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. Johnson, Kevin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – 4 June 1984	Head coach Charis Markopoulos Assistant coach(es) Fotis Takianos Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 3, 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Kevin Johnson	David Doblas	Georgios Georgakis
PF	Melsahn Basabe	Christos Tapoutos
SF	Dez Wells	Ioannis Psathas
SG	Justin Robinson	Dimitris Tsaldaris		Theodoros Ioakeimidis
PG	Shannon Scott	Ioannis Demertzis	Triantafyllos Petalotis	Theofilos Rontogiannis

Notable players

• Georgios Apostolidis
• Vangelis Sklavos
• Alexis Kyritsis
• Andreas Kanonidis
• Dimitris Tsaldaris
• Sakis Karidas
• Stelios Ioannou
• Georgios Diamantopoulos
• Nikos Pettas
• Giannis Kyriakopoulos
• Ioannis Demertzis
• Ioannis Psathas
• Georgios Georgakis
• Christos Tapoutos
• David Doblas
• Justin Robinson
• Shannon Scott
• Melsahn Basabe
• Dez Wells
• Eli Carter

Notable coaches

• Dimitris Papadopoulos
• Charis Markopoulos

References

1. Αυτή είναι η έδρα που θα παίξει η Δόξα Λευκάδας (Greek).
2. "Μεταμορφώθηκε" το γήπεδο της Δόξας Λευκάδας (Greek).

External links

• Doxa Lefkadas B.C. Website (Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page