{"id":2188,"date":"2021-03-05T09:50:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/?p=2188"},"modified":"2021-03-05T09:50:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:50:46","slug":"hronopoulos-returns-for-title-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/hronopoulos-returns-for-title-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Hronopoulos Returns For Title Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MELBOURNE &#8211; The Nunawading Spectres have signed guard Costas Hronopoulos for the upcoming NBL1 season, the team announced today.<\/p>\n<p>Hronopoulos returned 10.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists across 24 appearances for the Spectres in 2019, playing an integral role in Nunawading\u2019s championship success. On the back of arguably his most complete season, Hronopoulos was named to the NBL1 All Star team that won the World Basketball Invitational in Thailand .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2189\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-224x150.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-165x110.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-255x171.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-124x83.jpg 124w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/r0_0_1616_1080_w1200_h678_fmax-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was incredibly important for us to re-sign Costas for the 2021 season,\u201d Spectres Head Coach Andrew Cutler said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe sets the tone for our group with his energy, toughness and competitive spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to see what Costas can do with even more responsibility in our backcourt this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The combo guard stepped up in 2019 for Nunawading, with the roster regularly missing players due to FIBA 3\u00d73 commitments, Hronopoulos was leaned upon to shoulder more of an offensively load than in previous years, having established a strong reputation as one of the league\u2019s best defensive guards.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nAXQu8HdfWc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was frustrating not being able to play last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d Hronopoulos said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know the rest of the boys, like myself are looking forward to getting out there this year and defending our 2019 NBL1 title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to coming back to Nunawading, a club I\u2019ve been proud to represent for the past 18 years at both junior and senior level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Spectres open their campaign on the road with a visit to old foes, the Frankston Blues locked in for Saturday 17 April. The home opener comes on Sunday 25 April, in a Round 2 clash with Sandringham &#8211; that event made even more extraordinary as the Spectres men will finally be presented with their 2019 NBL1 championship rings and another banner raised to the rafters at <em>The Graveyard<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>There has never been a better time to go <em>All-In<\/em> and become a Nunawading Spectres NBL1 Member. With the potential for capacity restrictions, a Nunawading Spectres NBL1 Membership is the only way to lock-in your seat on game-day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/memberships-2021\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2073\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1118\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer.jpg 2160w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-1536x341.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-2048x454.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-16x4.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-225x50.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-50x11.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-100x22.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-30x7.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-200x44.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-250x55.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Member-Footer-255x57.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MELBOURNE &#8211; The Nunawading Spectres have signed guard Costas Hronopoulos for the upcoming NBL1 season, the team announced today. Hronopoulos returned 10.2 points, 4.9 rebounds\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/hronopoulos-returns-for-title-defence\/\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 &quot;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2190,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,48,4],"tags":[75,73,74,64],"class_list":["post-2188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-junior-spectres","category-nbl1","category-slider","tag-all-stars","tag-costas","tag-hronopoulos","tag-nbl1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2191,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188\/revisions\/2191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}