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Olympia Larissa B.C. (alternate spellings: Olimpia, Larissas, Larisa, Larisas) (Greek: Ολύμπια Λάρισας) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Larissa, Greece. The club's full name is Olympia Larissa Basketball Club. It was founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. Its colors are orange and blue. Olympia Larissa's home arena is the Larissa Neapolis Arena. Notable Greek players that have played with the club include: Giorgos Printezis, Dimos Dikoudis, and Nikos Oikonomou. ==History== Olympia Larissa B.C. is a team that ascended in the mid to late 2000s as a team primarily composed of young players on the rise, with a promising future. During the 2006-07 season, Olympia Larissa placed 7th in the Greek League regular season, and qualified to the Greek League playoffs for the first time, with core leaders such as former University of Florida standout Matt Walsh, 2007 NBA Draft second round draft pick Giorgos Printezis, Giorgos Tsiaras and coach Georgios Bartzokas. In the 2007-08 season of the Greek League, Olympia qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year, after placing 8th in the regular season standings. In the 2007-08 season of the EuroChallenge, the team reached the Top 16 stage of the competition, and that same season in the Greek Cup, the club reached the quarter-finals. In 2009, Olympia Larissa merged with AEL 1964 under the name G.S. Olympia Larissas. After a year the club was relegated and due to financial problems was dissolved. The basketball sector of women, compete in 2015-16 in the second national tier, A2. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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