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Larisa B.C. (Greek: Λάρισα K.A.E.), or Larisa Basket (alternate spelling: Larissa), is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Larissa, Greece. It is a part of the G.S. Ermis Agias Larisa (Γ.Σ. Ερμής Αγιάς Λάρισα) multi-sports club. The club's full original name was Gymnastikos Syllogos Agias Ermis Larisa (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Επαρχίας Αγιάς Ερμής Λάρισα). The club's official emblem is a seal with Hermes (Ermis) on it, one of the Greek gods. The team's colors are white and blue.
The team most recently competed in the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level of Greek basketball. Their highest position in the league's final standings has been the 4th, achieved during the 2021-2022 campaign, under coach Fotis Takianos. The club's professional future has been in disarray since the departure of owner and president Theodoros Rizoulis in the summer of 2022.
History
Larisa B.C. was originally founded as Ermis Agias Larisa B.C. (Ερμής Αγιάς Λάρισα K.A.E.), in 1984. With the club originally being located in Agia, Larissa (regional unit), Greece. The club won the Greek 4th Division's 3rd Group, during the 2015–16 season, and was thus promoted up to the Greek 3rd Division, for the 2016–17 season. The team was then promoted up to the Greek 2nd Division, for the 2017–18 season.
Ermis Agias Larisa was given a wild card place in the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2019–20 season. The club then relocated from Agia to Larissa (city), and was renamed to Larisa Basketball Club.
Die Heimspiele von Larisa Basket werden im Larissa Neapolis Indoor Hall ausgetragen, das eine Kapazität von 4.000 Zuschauern hat. Die Vereinsfarben sind Grün und Weiß.
Larisa Basket hat in seiner Geschichte noch keinen großen Titel gewonnen, erreichte jedoch einige Male das Finale des griechischen Pokals. In der Saison 2017/18 erreichte Larisa Basket sogar das Finale der FIBA Europe Cup, unterlag dort jedoch dem russischen Verein Zenit Sankt Petersburg.
Die bekanntesten Spieler von Larisa Basket sind der ehemalige NBA-Spieler Sofoklis Schortsanitis sowie die griechischen Nationalspieler Vassilis Spanoulis und Nikos Zisis.