due to some legal problems concerning his citizenship, he was not able to play for one season, so he made his debut for the reds in 1992–93 season. it wasn't long before tomić showed his value and potential and was named a starter. at the same time, the team was growing stronger under ioannidis' guidance, and won the greek league championship, despite the fact they had the home court disadvantage against panathinaikos, the team's arch-rivals, going into the playoff finals.