Aris Appoints Bogdan Karaičić as New Head Coach

Aris BC has reached an agreement with Bogdan Karaičić to take over as the head coach of the team. The Thessaloniki club's primary target for the coaching position was Željko Obradović's assistant at Partizan, and both sides have now officially shaken hands, bringing the 40-year-old Serbian coach to Greece.

Coaching Profile

Bogdan Karaičić, born on July 31, 1984, in Titovo Užice, Serbia, is a highly regarded coach with a career spanning two decades. He has steadily built his reputation through various roles across Europe and is currently also on the bench of the Armenian National Team.

Career Journey

Karaičić began his coaching career in 2004. His early experience included youth coaching with Hørsholm 79ers in Denmark from 2009-2010, before progressing to assistant coach (2010-2011) and then head coach (2011-2013) for the same club. He then served as head coach for FOG Næstved from 2013-2016.

His move to higher-profile roles began with Lokomotiv Kuban (2017-2020) in Russia, where he worked as an assistant and had an interim head coach stint in 2019, contributing to a Russian Cup victory in 2018. He then served as an assistant for Crvena zvezda in 2020 and Mega Basket in 2021.

Since 2021, Karaičić has been a key member of Željko Obradović's coaching staff at Partizan Mozzart Bet, playing a crucial role in their successes, including winning the ABA League twice (2023, 2025). Most recently, in 2025, he also held an interim head coach position at Partizan, leading them to a Serbian League championship.

Aris is now moving forward with its planning for the upcoming season, with the appointment of Karaičić as head coach being a pivotal step in their strategic vision.

Panionios sign Boris Dallo

Panionios sign Boris Dallo. The 23-year-old French will replace Avry Holmes. Dallo started his career with Poitiers in 2013. He has also played in Serbia for Partizan, in France for Olympique Antibes, and in the NBA D-League with Long Island Nets. Dallo is 195cm high and penned a contract for the current season.

Lavrio sign Giannis Kouzeloglou

Lavrio sign Giannis Kouzeloglou. The 22 years old Greek center penned a two years contract. Kouzeloglou started his career with Mantoulidis and Makedonikos, before moving to Serbia for Partizan Belgrade. In 2015 Kouzeloglou moved to Apollon Patras and in the previous season he averaged 6.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in 21 games for the Basket League Greece. Kouzeloglou was a member of the U20 national team of Greece.

Apollon Patras sign Čedomir Vitkovac

Apollon Patras sign Čedomir Vitkovac. The 33 years old Serbian forward penned an one month contract with Apollon. Vitkovac has played for Napredak, Crvena zvezda, Vojvodina Srbijagas, and Partizan in Serbia, for Budućnost Podgorica in Montenegro and Igokea in Bosnia.

Korivos Amaliadas sign Andreja Milutinović

Korivos Amaliadas sign Andreja Milutinović. The 26 years old forward started his career with FMP Železnik and after three years he moved to Red Star (KK Crvena Zvezda). In 2013-2014 Milutinović moved to Spain for Força Lleida Club Esportiu but finished the season in Greece for Apollon Patras. Milutinović played 15 games with Apollon, averaging 7.3 points and 2 rebounds per game. In the last two season he played in Serbia for Partizan, where he averaged 4.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

PAOK signed Nenad Miljenović

PAOK signed Nenad Miljenović (Ненад Миљеновић). The 23 years old Serbian guard penned an one year contract. Miljenović started his career in Partizan Belgrade and then continued with Mega Basket, Radnicki Kragugevac, and Mega Leks. In the previous season Miljenović played in Spain for Sevilla, averaging 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. He was member of Serbian U16, U17, U18, U19 and U 20 National team. 

Korivos Amaliadas signed Mirko Kovač

Korivos Amaliadas signed Mirko Kovač. The 33 years old Serbian forward will help Korivos to avoid relegation. Kovac started his professional career with Partizan and has also played for OKK Beograd, Red Star in Serbia and for SCM CSU Craiova and CSU Pitești in Romania. He has also played in Cyprus for APOEL Nicosia.

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.

Partizan signed Giannis Kouzeloglou

Partizan signed Giannis Kouzeloglou who became the first Greek played to play for the club. The young Greek forward was born on April 1st1995 and is 2.04 meters high.
He played 7 years for Mantoulidis, where he won the Greek School Championship in 2013 and finished third with Mantoulidis in the Greek Young Men Championship. Kouzeloglou played 4 games with Mantoulidis played in Nike International Junior Tournament averaging 10.3 points and 4 rebounds.
Kouzeloglou is a member of Greece U20 national team with good games like the one against Germany when he scored 12 points.
He is the second player that Partizan signed this year from Basket League Greece after Andreja Milutinović from Apollon Patras.

Partizan signed Andreja Milutinović

Partizan signed Andreja Milutinović. The 23 years old Serbian played 13 games with Apollon Patras for the Basket League Greece 2013-2014 and had 7.33 points and 2 rebounds per game. Milutinović will return to Serbia for Partizan but in the past he had played for Red Star.

PAOK lost from KK Partizan in Gevgelija tournament

PAOK lost from KK Partizan in Gevgelija tournament with 71-76. For PAOK BC Kostas Charalampidis scored 14 points and Apollon Tsochlas 11 points. For KK Partizan Milosavljević scored 28 points and Vesterman 18 points.Partizan lost one game and won two games in the tournament.

Partizan will play today with PAOK in Gevgelija tournament

KK Partizan has already played two games in Gevgelija tournament. At first game Partizan lost from MZT Skopje with 90-81 and at the second game Partizan won Kožuf Gevgelija with 88-65.

On Sunday evening Partizan will play against PAOK BC, a Greek Serbian game which will be the biggest event of the tournament as PAOK fans Gate 4 have very good relationship with Partizan's Grobari.

PAOK and Partizan will participate in Gevgelija friendly tournament

PAOK BC announced that the team will participate in Gevgelija friendly tournament. The other teams will be the hosting team Kozuv Gevgelija, KK Partizan and probably MZT Skopje. The tournament will take place between 29 August and 2 September.