Rethymno signed Elijah Johnson

Rethymno signed Elijah Johnson. The 28-year-old Amerian guard replaces Carlton Guyton who parted ways with the club. Johnson graduated from the University of Kansas and started his career in Poland with Rosa Radom before moving to Greece for Panelefsiniakos. After Greece Johnson moved to Turkey for Pertevniyal and Anadolu Efes and has also played in Croatia for Cibona, in Germany for s.Oliver Würzburg, back to Turkey for Istanbulspor Beylikduzu, and in the previous season he played in Israel for Hapoel Gilboa Galil. With Panelefsiniakos Johnson averaged 10.82 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. With Hapoel Gilboa Galil he averaged 10.25 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1.5 steals per game. 

KAOD beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League twenty second day

KAOD beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League twenty second day. With this victory KAOD secured that the team will continue in the Basket League and Panelefsiniakos will be relegated to the second division. Great game by KAOD's captain Thodoris Zaras with 14 points and 5 assists. Manolis Papamakarios had 11 points and 5 assists, Rod Odom had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Obie Trotter had 12 points and 4 rebounds. For Panelefsiniakos Mitrovic had 15 points with 3/6 three pointers, Kurt Looby collected 8 rebounds, Markovic collected 7 rebounds and scored 6 points, Periklis Dorkofikis scored 10 points. Elijah Johnson had 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 points with 1/5 three pointers.
Quarters' scores: 15-10, 41-27, 57-38, 76-61

KAOD: Slaftsakis, Trotter 12(2), Harris 4, Atkins 2, Odom 15(3), Spyridonidis, Michel 11, Zaras 14(2), Loe 4, Tsaldaris 3(1), Papamakarios 11(2)
Panelefsiniakos: Mitrovic 15(3), Vasilopoulos 5(1), Looby 2, Athanasoulas 4, Markovic 6, Dorkofikis 10(2), Ioannou 2, Johnson 7(1), Ofoegbu, Avramidis 4, Simpson 6.

PAOK beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League twenty first day

PAOK beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League Greece 2014-2015 twenty first day. PAOK started with a 6-0 run, Panelefsiniakos counter attacked and made the score 10-6, but that was all for the home team. PAOK with Kevin Langford created a secure difference before the half time. Langford was the leader of PAOK with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Marc Carter and Apollon Tsochlas scored 12 points each. Jake Odum had 7 points, 7 rebounds and 7 fouls drawn. Julian Vaughn had 1/6 free throws and 4 turnovers. For Panelefsiniakos Nikola Markovic made another double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kurt Looby had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Quarters' scores: 10-16, 21-39, 34-49, 58-69

Panelefsiniakos (Koustenis): Mitrovic, Vasilopoulos 2, Looby 11, Athanasoulas 5 (1), Markovic 12 (2), Dorkofikis 2, Ioannou 4, Johnson 17, Avramidis 2, Ofoegbu, Simpson 3 (1)
PAOK (Markopoulos): Langford 16, Liapis, Carter 12 (2), Tsochlas 12 (2), Dedas 7 (1), Margaritis 4, Odum 7, Vaughn 3, Sinadinovic 4, Charitopoulos 4, Saloustros.

Aries Trikala beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League nineteenth day

Aries Trikala beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League nineteenth day. Panelefsiniakos started the game with a 13-2 run but the visitors balanced the game before the second quarter. First half finished with Harris having 12 points and Hall having 13 points and 7 rebounds for the visitors, and Fotis Vasilopoulos having 6 points and 6 assists for the home team. Aries Trikala made only 3 turnovers in the first half. Panelefsiniakos started the second half with 24-8 run but Trikala counter attacked in the last quarter and won the game. Trikala celebrated a great road victory but Panelefsiniakos with three pointers by Avramidis in the last minute lowered the difference and kept the advantage of avoiding relegation. Great game for Mike Hall who made a double double with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Alex Harris had 18 points, Justin Ingram had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. For Panelefsiniakos Athanasoulas, Markovic, and Johnson scored 18 points each. Nikola Markovic made a double double since he collected 17 rebounds, 10 defensive/7 offensive. Fotis Vasilopoulos served 8 assists and Elijah Johnson served 6 assists. A good game with 14 total turnovers, 9 for Panelefsiniakos and 5 for Trikala. 
Quarters' scores: 25-23, 37-47, 63-58, 77-81

Panelefsiniakos: Mitrovic 5 (1), Tsakaleris, Vasilopoulos 6 (2), Looby 7, Athanasoulas 18 (4), Markovic 18 (2), Dorkofikis, Ioannou, Johnson 18 (4), Avramidis 5, Simpson.
Aries Trikala: Ingram 15 (2), Nikolopoulos 3 (1), Tracey, Harris 18 (2), Cupkovic 9 (1), Panos 7, Spanos, Matalon 4, Varytimiadis, Houhoumis, Alexander 6, Hall 19 (2).

Nea Kifisia beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League sixteenth day

Nea Kifisia hosted and beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League Greece 2014-2015 sixteenth day. Panelefsiniakos started better but Nea Kifisia balanced the game and it seemed like an easy victory. In the last quarter with a 9-22 run Panelefsiniakos tried to steal the victory but Markovic made a turnover in the last offence and did not complete it. For Nea Kifisia Cade Davis had 16 points, Dimitris Mavroeidis had 15 points and 5 rebounds, Nikos Liakopoulos collecteed 6 rebounds and Uros Duvnjak served 4 assists. For Panelefsiniakos Giannis Athanasoulas had 16 points and 5 assists, Kurt Looby collected 13 rebounds, Elijah Johnson had 13 points. Nikola Markovic made a double double with 12 points and 11 rebounds but made 6 turnovers and had 2/9 field goals.
Quarters' scores: 20-22, 36-32, 59-47, 68-67

Nea Kifisia (Papatheodorou): Silas 6, Liakopoulos 9, Pesakovic, Mavroeidis 15, Psathas 4, Melissaratos 7, Duvnjak 11, Davis 16, Barlos, Vasilopoulos
Panelefsiniakos (Koustenis): Cox, Mitrovic, Vasilopoulos Fotis 10, Looby 9, Athanasoulas 16, Markovic 12, Dorkofikis 3, Johnson 13, Avramidis, Simpson 4.

Panionios beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League eleventh day

Panelefsiniakos hosted Panionios for Basket League eleventh day. Panionios seem to roll from game to game and against Panelefsiniakos started the game with 31 points in the first quarter. Yaroslav Korolev had 13 points and 5 rebounds in the first half and Vasilis Xanthopoulos 6 assists. Panelefsiniakos was lowering the difference in the second, third and fourth quarter but could not won the game and lost by two points. For Panionios two players made a double double, William Coleman had 12 points and 13 rebounds, Yaroslav Korolev had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Justin Tubbs and Dimitris Verginis had 12 points each and Vasilis Xanthopoulos had 9 assists. For Panelefsiniakos Kurt Looby debuted with a double double, 12 points and 12 rebounds. Elijah Johnson had 10 points, Stelios Ioannou had 6 points and 6 rebounds, Nikola Markovic had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Great road victory for Panionios that seems to steadily improve.
Quarters' scores: 15-31, 38-46, 53-59, 68-70.

Panelefsiniakos: Cox 3, Robinson 4, Tsakaleris 8, Vasilopoulos 1, Looby 12, Athanasoulas 9, Markovic 5, Dorkofikis 4, Ioannou 6, Johnson 10, Kalles, Avramidis 6.
Panionios: Xanthopoulos 5, Petropoulos, Verginis 12, Koukoulas, Spyropoulos, Strnad 6, Motsenigos 2, Stamatis, Woods 2, Coleman 12, Korolev 19, Tubbs 12.

Panelefsiniakos beat Korivos Amaliadas for Basket League tenth day

Panelefsiniakos beat Korivos Amaliadas for Basket League tenth day. Panelefsiniakos started the game better and was leading the score in the first quarter. The home team counter attacked and led the second and third quarters but Panelefsiniakos managed to steal the victory in the last seconds. Seven seconds before the end Eric Michael scored two points and gave his team the lead. Saša Vasiljević missed the last shot and Panelefsiniakos won Korivos in Amaliada in a tight game. For Korivos Amaliadas Dwayne Davis had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Nikos Angelopoulos had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. For Panelefsiniakos Eric Michael had 19 points and 7 rebounds, Frank Robinson had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Elijah Johnson had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Quarters' scores:16-19, 40-32, 60-53, 73-74

Korivos Amaliadas (H. Markopoulos): Maggete 6(1), Marshall 5, Giannakidis, Angelopoulos 13(3), Papapetrou, Davis 18(2), Vasiljevic 7(1), Kanonidis, Garrett 14, Rubio 10.
Panelefsiniakos (Koustenis): Robinson 17(1), Tsakaleris 2, Vasilopoulos, Eric 19, Athanasoulas 5(1), Markovic 2, Dorkofikis 3(1), Ioannou 4, Johnson 18(2), Kalles 4, Avramidis.

Panelefsiniakos beat KAOD for Basket League ninth day

Panelefsiniakos hosted and beat KAOD for Basket League ninth day. After a balanced first quarter the home team finished the first half with a small lead of five points. Giannis Athanasoulas and Elijah Johnson from Panelefsiniakos and Rod Odom from KAOD finished first half with two digits score. KAOD had 2/10 three pointers in first half, with Rod Odom having 2/2. KAOD could not counter attack in the second half and Panelefsiniakos celebrated a victory after three games. For the winners Elijah Johnson had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Giannis Athanasoulas had 15 points and Frank Robinson had 9 points. Nikola Markovic made a double double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. For KAOD Eric Atkins and Rod Odom had 12 points each, Rob Loe had 8 rebounds and Thodoros Zaras had 4 assists. KAOD had only 3/12 three pointers, 2/2 for Rod Odom and 1/3 for Obie Trotter. Manolis Papamakarios in his debut with KAOD played 18 minutes did not score having 0/4 three pointers, but served 3 assists.
Quarters' scores: 20-19, 45-39, 67-57, 83-69

Panelefsiniakos (Koutesnis): Cox 1, Robinson 9 (1), Tsakaleris 2, Vasilopoulos 4, Athanasoulas 15 (1), Markovic 16 (1), Dorkofikis 14 (2), Ioannou 2, Johnson 17 (2), Kalles 3, Avramidis.
KAOD (Mexas): Slaftsakis 4, Trotter 9(1), Johnson 8, Georgakis 6, Atkins 12, Odom 12(2), Spyridonidis, Michel, Zaras 10, Loe 8, Papamakarios.

Rethymno Aegean beat Panelefsiniakos for Basket League seventh day

Panelefsiniakos hosted Rethymno Aegean for Basket League seventh day. Rethymno started better the game and took the lead in score which it preserved in the second quarter. Both teams had 3/12 three pointers in the first half. The second half was balanced with each team scoring 22 points in the third and 18 points in the fourth quarter. Rethymno Aegean had 28/48 two points shots and won a game that did not have many three pointers. For Panelefsiniakos Elijah Johnson and Giannis Athanasoulas had 12 points each. Frank Robinson had 11 points and 4 assists. For the winners Vincent Council had 22 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Dejan Kravic made a double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds while Giannis Sinis missed it with 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Quarters' scores: 12-21, 30-40, 52-62, 70-80.

Panelefsiniakos: Cox, Robinson 11, Tsakaleris 4, Vasilopoulos 3, Murray 1, Athanasoulas 12, Markovic 3, Dorkofikis 6, Ioannou 9, Johnson 12, Kalles 9, Avramidis.
Rethymno Aegean: Simpson 10, Schizas, Koumpouras 9, Council 22, Allen 6, Kalampokis 5, Faye 7, Sinis 9, Hilaris, Kravic 10, Alihodzic 2, Doulgerakis.

Panelefsiniakos beat Aries Trikala for Basket League sixth day

Aries Trikala hosted Panelefsiniakos for Basket League sixth day. Steve Panos had 7 points and 4 rebounds in the first quarter and helped his team taking the lead. Aries Trikala scored 17 points in the first and second quarter but Panelefsiniakos doubled its score in the second quarter and took the lead of the game. Elijah Johnson had 14 points with 4/5 three pointers and 4 rebounds in the first half while Steve Panos had 10 points and 5 rebounds. The home team won the even quarters and the visitors won the odd quarters. Aries Trikala finished the third quarter with one point lead but in the end Panelefsiniakos celebrated its second victory in a row with its new coach Jimmy Koustenis. For the winners Elijah Johnson had 19 points and 6 rebounds, Aaric Murray had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, Giannis Athanasoulas had 9 points and 6 rebounds and Frank Robinson had 8 points and 3 assists. For Aries Trikala Steve Panos had 16 points and 6 rebounds before being fouled out. Nate Bowie and Slaven Cupkovic had 15 points each and Antonis Spanos had 3 blocks. Nemanja Miljkovic was fouled out without any shot.
Quarters' scores: 17-13, 34-39, 52-51, 65-70.

Aries Trikala: Ingram 10, Nikolopoulos, Tracey 4, Bowie 15, Cupkovic 15, Panos 16, Spanos 5, Kamariotis, Matalon, Varytimiadis, Houhoumis, Miljkovic.
Panelefsiniakos: Cox 6, Robinson 8, Tsakaleris 1, Vasilopoulos 3, Murray 12, Athanasoulas 9, Markovic 5, Dorkofikis 4, Ioannou 1, Johnson 19, Kalles 2, Avramidis.

Panelefsiniakos roster 2014-2015

Panelefsiniakos roster 2014-2015

Elijah Johnson
Nikola Markovic
Periklis Dorkofikis
Vincent Simpson
Nikos Kalles
Kurt Looby
Dimitris Avramidis
Efthimis Tsakaleris
Fotis Vasilopoulos
Stelios Ioannou
Kostas Sotirakis
Giannis Athanasoulas
Vassilis Geros
Nemanja Mitrović

Head coach: Jimmy Koustenis

*On October 30th coach Giorgos Skarafigas left Panelefsiniakos.
*On November 3rd Jimmy Koustenis signed as Panelefsiniakos' head coach.
*On November 24th Panelefsiniakos released Aaric Murray.
*On December 4th Panelefsiniakos signed Eric Michael.
*On December 16th Eric Michael left the club.
*On December 21st Panelefsiniakos signed Kurt Looby.
*In January 2015 Panelefsiniakos released Frank Robinson. 
*In January 2015 Panelefsiniakos signed Nemanja Mitrović.
*In January 2015 Palefsiniakos released Ned Cox.
*In January 2015 Panelefsiniakos signed Vincent Simpson.

Panelefsiniakos signed Elijah Johnson

Panelefsiniakos signed Elijah Johnson. The 24 years old American graduated from Kansas University where he played four years in the NCAA. In the previous season Johnson played in Poland for KS Roda Radom.