It is important to mention that the Bulgarian team coach is Hristo Bonev, who had a remarkable career in the Super League for AEK, besides the fact that he served as a coach of Panathinaikos,Larissa and Ionikos.
Kakiouzis began playing basketball at the age of 8, with the Ionikos New Philadelphia Youth Academy of Ionikos, Greece.
Ionikos N.F. B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, a suburb of Athens, Greece.
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In 2004, Ionikos moved to Amaliada, Greece and was named Ionikos N.F. Amaliada, but the team returned to Nea Philadelphia at the end of the season.
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport clup that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb.