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| − | The '''Greece National Basketball Team''' is the [[basketball]] side that represents [[Greece]] in international competitions. Over all, the Greek national basketball side has enjoyed greater success than the corresponding [[football (soccer)|football]] team but, at least in the early years, they have not had the support. Success at the club level, the coming of superstar [[Nikos Galis]] and a dramatic win in [[Eurobasket 1987]] has changed much of that. | + | The '''Greece National Basketball Team''' is the [[basketball]] side that represents [[Greece]] in international competitions. Over all, the Greek national basketball side has enjoyed greater success than the corresponding [[football (soccer)|football]] [[National Football Team|team]] but, at least in the early years, they have not had the support. Success at the club level, the coming of superstar [[Nikos Galis]] and a dramatic win in [[Eurobasket 1987]] has changed much of that. |
It is noteworthy that, unlike France, Israel and many other nations, Greece do not use naturalised players in their lineup. | It is noteworthy that, unlike France, Israel and many other nations, Greece do not use naturalised players in their lineup. | ||
Revision as of 19:49, February 15, 2006
The Greece National Basketball Team is the basketball side that represents Greece in international competitions. Over all, the Greek national basketball side has enjoyed greater success than the corresponding football team but, at least in the early years, they have not had the support. Success at the club level, the coming of superstar Nikos Galis and a dramatic win in Eurobasket 1987 has changed much of that.
It is noteworthy that, unlike France, Israel and many other nations, Greece do not use naturalised players in their lineup.
- Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis
- Assistant Coach: Eleftherios Kakiousis
- Manager: Nikolaos Filippou
- Trainer: Ioannis Papageorgiou
- Medics: Dr. Konstantinos Parisis, Stylianos Machairas
Contents
Titles
- Eurobasket 1987 - Winners
- Eurobasket 2005 - Winners
Most Caps
- Panagiotis Giannakis 351
- Panagiotis Fasoulas 243
- Fanis Christodoulou 219
- Giorgos Sigalas 185
- Liveris Andritsos 180
- Dimitris Kokolakis 177
- Nikos Galis 168
Most Points
- Panagiotis Giannakis 5,291
- Nikos Galis 5,122
- Panagiotis Fasoulas 2,384
- Fanis Christodoulou 2,255
- Panagiotis Koroneos 1,818
- Giorgos Kolokithas 1,807
- Vasilis Goumas 1,641
Coaches
- Kostas Politis
- Richard Dukeshire
- Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou
- Phaedon Mattheou
- Yiannis Ioannidis
- Kostas Petropoulos
- Gerasimos Dendrinos
- Kostas Mourouzis
To be continued
