▁( Α . Ο . ▁ Ι ω ν ι κ ό ς ▁ Ν ί κ α ι α ς ) ▁multi - s ports ▁club . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁colors ▁are ▁white ▁and ▁blue . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁currently ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁B asket ▁League , ▁the ▁first ▁tier ▁level ▁in ▁Greek ▁basketball . ▁ ▁Log os ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁I on ik os ▁Nik ai as ' ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁club ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁it ▁played ▁its ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 6 7 ▁season . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁featured ▁players ▁such ▁as : ▁Pan agi ot is ▁Gian nak is , ▁Fot is ▁K ats ik aris , ▁Nik os ▁O ik onom ou , ▁V angel is ▁Mar gar itis , ▁V ass ilis ▁K av v adas , ▁and ▁Mar ios ▁Bat is . ▁I on ik os ▁Nik ai as ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁ 2 nd ▁Division ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 3 ▁season . ▁The ▁club ▁won ▁the ▁Greek ▁ 2 nd ▁Division ▁first ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 7 5 ▁season , ▁and ▁was ▁thus ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁top - t ier ▁level ▁Greek ▁League , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 ▁season