3rd-tier level Greek B League (Beta Ethniki). Foinix Larissas was then replaced by Gymnastikos S. Larissas, after the two clubs merged in 2015, thus ending Foinix's presence in Greek basketball competitions. The club played in the 3rd-tier level Greek B League during the 2015–16 season, and was promoted to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 League, for the 2016–17 season. In the summer of 2017, Gymnastikos merged with Faros Keratsiniou, and then took Faros' place in the upcoming top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2017–18 season. Faros retained all of its amateur and junior clubs. Gymnastikos' club name then officially became Gymnastikos Syllogos Larissas Faros 2017, abbreviated as G.S.L. Faros 2017. In 2018, GSL merged with Ifaistos Limnou. Ifaistos later separated its history from Gymnastikos, and ultimately the club was closed down in 2020. Gymnastikos then retained all of its own history, under its current name of Gymnastikos S. Larissas 1928 B.C. Arenas Gymnastikos used the 2,000 seat capacity Alkazar Hall as its home arena for more than 20 years, until 1995, when the Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena was opened. The club has since played its home games at the Larissa Neapolis, which can seat between 4,000 to 5,500 people for basketball games. Season by season Honors and titles Greek Second Division Champions (1): 1979–80 Greek Fourth Division Champions (1): 1989–90 Notable players Greece: Vangelis Alexandris Vassilis Angelakopoulos Dimitris Bogdanos Chris Chougkaz Dimitris Despos Georgios Diamantakos Sotiris Gioulekas Nestoras Kommatos Christos Konstantinidis Achilleas Mamatziolas Paris Maragkos Vassilis Mouratos Manos Papamakarios Nikos Papanikolopoulos Nondas Papantoniou Chris Roupas Dimitris Spanoulis Vassilis Spanoulis Tasos Spyropoulos Nikos Stavropoulos Kostas Totsios Europe: Darius Dimavičius Roeland Schaftenaar Teitur Örlygsson USA: Travis Bader Walter Bond Melvin Cheatum Lorenzo Coleman Greg Dennis James Donaldson Richard Dumas Chris Garner Keith Hill Reggie Keely Ryan Lorthridge Jeremiah Massey Marlon Maxey Tod Murphy Dan Robinson Brent Scott Deon Thomas Sedale Threatt Rest of Americas: Gary Forbes José Ortiz Chris Webber NBA players Over the years, the team has featured players who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before or after their stint with Gymnastikos. James Donaldson Richard Dumas Gary Forbes Chris Garner Ryan Lorthridge Marlon Maxey Tod Murphy José Ortiz Brent Scott Vassilis Spanoulis Sedale Threatt Head coaches Giannis Ioannidis Vangelis Alexandris Michalis Kyritsis Steve Giatzoglou Sam Vincent Periklis Tavropoulos Kostas Pilafidis Giannis Tzimas Thanasis Skourtopoulos References External links Greek Basket League Profile Official Club Facebook Page Official Club Instagram Page Official