Kymi signed Martin Pahlmblad

Kymi signed Martin Pahlmblad. The 30 years old Swedish guard will continue to play in Basket League Greece with the newly promoted team of Kymi, after a season with Apollon Patras. In 26 games with Apollon Pahlmblad averaged 5.81 points, 2.12 rebounds and 1.23 assists in 26 minutes per game.

Fotis Labropoulos agreed terms with Ferro Carril Oeste

Fotis Labropoulos agreed terms with Ferro Carril Oeste. The 33 years old forward started the season with Arkadikos and continued in Apollon Patras. Labropoulos played several years in Spain for Gran Canarias, L'Hospitalet and Tenerife Rural.

Kevin Anderson left Apollon Patras

Kevin Anderson and Apollon Patras parted ways and the American will continue his career in Cyprus. Anderson played only 5 games with Apollon for the Basket League Greece, averaging 7.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. In his new team, Enosi Paralimniou, Anderson will meet another ex-Apollon player Amin Hot.

Apollon Patras agreed terms with Kevin Anderson

Apollon Patras agreed terms with Kevin Anderson. The 27 years old American guard returns to Basket League Greece to replace Kevin Dillard. Anderson had played for Ilisiakos in 2013-2014 season averaging 14.3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 14 games but was released since the team did not avoid relegation. Apollon will be the third Greek team for Anderson since he has also played for Kifisia in 2014-2015 season. Anderson started this season in Luxembourg for  Sparta Bertange averaging 20.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Apollon Patras released Kevin Dillard

Apollon Patras released Kevin Dillard. The 26 years old American guard added quality to the game of Apollon since he joined the team but was found positive in doping control and the team released him. Dillard played 8 games with Apollon in Basket League Greece 2015-2016 averaging 19.25 points, 4.63 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 6.5 fouls won in 29 minutes per game. In his debut game against Kifisia he scored 28 points. Apollon agreed terms with Kevin Anderson to replace Dillard.

*Update: Dillard got a two months penalty and will continue with the team after March 3rd 2016.

Apollon Patras signed Fotis Labropoulos

Apollon Patras signed Fotis Labropoulos. The 32 years old Greek forward returns to the team that started basketball but never played professionally. Labropoulos started this season in Greece with Arkadikos but was released after only 12 games.

Arkadikos released Fotis Labropoulos

Arkadikos and Fotis Labropoulos parted ways after only three months and 12 games. The 32 years old Greek forward averages 9.2 points and 3.5 rebounds with Arkadikos and has already agreed to continue in the Basket League Greece with Apollon Patras.

Apollon Patras eyes Karamo Jawara

Apollon Patras eyes Karamo Jawara. The 24 years old Norwegian forward graduated from North Carolina Central where he played three years in the NCAA. Jawara started this season in Romania with U Banca Transilvania Cluj where he averages 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 8 games. He will replace the Serbian Bosnian Dejan Cup who had 1+6 months contract but did not satisfied the team with his performance.

Apollon Patras agreed terms with Kevin Dillard

Apollon Patras agreed terms with Kevin Dillard. The 26 years old American guard played two years for Southern Illinois Salukis and two years for Dayton Flyers where he graduated. In his rookie season he played in France for Pau-Orthez and in Latvia for VEF Riga. This season Dillard played in France for Cholet and the team agreed for a mutual termination of his contract.

Apollon Patras agreed terms with Devon Saddler

Apollon Patras agreed terms with Devon Saddler and he will replace one of the Americans released this week. The 24 years old American graduated from Delaware where in his last season averaged 19.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists. In the previous season Saddler played in Serie B of Italy for Paffoni Fulgor Omegna averaging 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2.5 assists in 30 games. Saddler started this season in Croatia with Cibona Zagreb but he did not play any official game. Saddler will meet with Jamelle Hagins in Greece, they played together at Delaware for three seasons.

Apollon Patras released Petty and Duncan

Coach Mexas went to Apollon Patras in order to change the status of the team, but the heavy home defeat by Arkadikos was another call to action.
Apollon Patras released Perry Petty after the game and yesterday the team decided to release Darren Duncan.

Petty played 7 games with Apollon in Basket League Greece 2015-2016 averaging 5.71 points, 2.57 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 14 minutes per game.

Duncan in 7 games averaged 6.14 points, 2 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 22 minutes per game.

Giorgos Diamantakos joins Apollon Patras

The young Greek center parted ways with Kifisia and will continue with Apollon Patras. Diamantakos debuted in Basket League with Panathinaikos against Apollon Patras and then signed for Darüşşafaka in Turkey. He started this season on loan to Kifisia but played only four minutes against Trikala (scoring 2 points). He is a member of the Greece U20 National Team.

Apollon Patras signed Giannis Kouzeloglou

Apollon Patras signed Giannis Kouzeloglou. The 20 years old Greek forward will replace Vasilis Niforas who is injured and will miss the whole season. Kouzeloglou started his career in Mantoulidis and in the previous season he played in Serbia for Partizan. He is a member of the Greece U20 national team.

Mexas replaces Papachatzis in Apollon Patras

Thanasis Papachatzis was fired from Apollon Patras after only three games (and three defeats) in the Basket League 2015-2016. Kostas Mexas is the new coach of Apollon Patras. Mexas beat Apollon in his last visit in Patras, as KAOD's coach. In the previous season KAOD renewed Mexas' contract, but the team was relegated due to financial problems. In the previous season Papachatzis was fired from Panionios after only two games. This was the first coach change for the Basket League 2015-2016.

Apollon Patras signed Bojan Trajkovski

Apollon Patras signed Bojan Trajkovski. The 29 years old forward is a member of FYRO Macedonia national team and has played in FYRO Macedonia for KK Balkan Steel, Rabotnički, Lirija, KK Torus, KK Feni Industries, and in Poland for Czarni Słupsk.

Apollon Patras signed Ntinos Nikolopoulos

Apollon Patras signed Ntinos Nikolopoulos. The 27 years old Greek guard penned an one year contract. Nikolopoulos played for Trikala in the previous season averaging 2.84 points and 0.52 assists in 23 games. Nikolopoulos has played for PAOK, MENT, Trikala and Apollon Kalamarias.

Apollon Patras roster 2015-2016

Apollon Patras roster 2015-2016

#4 Vasilis Niforas
#5 Nikos Argyropoulos
#6 Dimitris Verginis
#8 Sarantis Mastrogiannopoulos
#9 Giannis Athanasoulas
#10 Martin Pahlmblad
#11 Darren Duncan
#13 Andreas Pelekoudas
#14 Dionisis Tataris
#16 Andreas Oikonomopoulos
#17 Periklis Bazinas
#21 Tony Meier
#23 Perry Petty
#25 Tony Woods
#** Giannis Kouzeloglou
#** Dejan Cup

Head Coach:  Thanasis Papachatzis

Apollon Patras signed Perry Petty

Apollon Patras signed Perry Petty. The 27 years old American from Guinea Bissau played in Lebanon for Al Mouttahed where he averaged 21.8 points, 7.3 assists and 6.9 rebounds in the previous season. Petty has also played in Italy for Pesaro, in Belarus for Cmoki Minsk, in Romania for CSU Giurgiu, in Hungary for Szolnoki Olaj KK and in the US for Reno Bighorns and Santa Clara.

Apollon Patras signed Tony Woods

Apollon Patras signed Tony Woods. The 25 years old center penned an one year contract. Woods played 17 games with Panionios in the previous season averaging 7 points and 4.9 rebounds. Apollon will be the third Greek team for Woods since he came to Greece in 2013 for Nea Kifisia.

Apollon Patras signed Giannis Athanasoulas

Apollon Patras signed Giannis Athanasoulas. The 28 years old Greek forward penned an one year contract. In the previous season Athanasoulas played for Panelefsiniakos averaging 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.