Greece
Panathinaikos evens title series against Olympiacos
The clash of the Greek titans continued Thursday evening as Panathinaikos Athens hosted Olympiacos Piraeus in the finals series. The Athens club was at home after a defeat on the road in Game 1. Panathinaikos secured an 84-80 win and showed how close this series will be and that home advantage could be vital. With…
Read MoreFaros earns promotion to Greek A1
Faros has earned promotion to the Greek Basketball top flight after winning the A2 title to gain promotion. An 86-75 home win in Game 2 of the finals series handed the club a 2-0 series win over Irakilis, who will now remain in the A2 division. As for Faros, the club will be mixing it…
Read MorePanathinaikos Athens march to Greek final
While great rival Olympiacos has been in EuroLeague action, Panathinaikos Athens has been busy wrapping up its Greece A1 title series. Since Olympiacos headed off to the Final Four 2-0 up on Aris Thessaloniki, Panathinaikos has pushed aside AEK in the Athens derby series. After tying the series up from Game 2, Panathinaikos has won…
Read MoreGreek A1: Olympiacos and Panathinaikos open semis with wins
Round of the Greek A1 semi-finals went to history and form as Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens eased to victory. History suggests one of these clubs will win the titles. Olympiacos has won the last two, but Panathinaikos has claimed seven of the last ten. No other club since AEK in 2002 has won. In…
Read MoreZach Auguste has left Usak
Zach Auguste (208 cm, Notre Dame’16) has parted ways with Turkish club Muratbey Usak Sportlif Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2017. He is an American international player who also holds a Greek passport. He signed with Usak in October 2016 and proceeded play out a productive rookie campaign as a pro. Zach played four games for them…
Read MoreAntwan Scott signs with Aris Thessaloniki
Antwan Scott (188 cm, Colorado St. ’16) is heading to Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). This will be the third team for the scoring guard in his first year in professional basketball. He moves to the A1 after playing with KTP Basket (Finland-Korisliiga) for 14 games. There he lit up the scoreboard with 22.0 ppg and 2.9 apg…
Read MoreDemitri Harris cut by Island Storm
Demitri Harris (198 cm) has been cut by the Island Storm (Canada-NBL) and is now a free agent. He is a 26-year-old Greek-Canadian international player who joined the club this 2016-17 and played a dozen games for the storm. Unfortunately, Harris did not live up to their expectations. He averaged just 0.3 ppg and 0.2…
Read MoreTrey Sumler heads to GS Lavrio
Trey Sumler (188 cm, W Carolina ’14) is on the move to join GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). The Greek team adds Sumler for the stretch-run of the season. They will be looking to improve their 11-14 record which puts them in eighth in the standings. Sumler will be making his debut in Greece after playing eight…
Read MoreJermaine Taylor moves to Aris Thessaloniki
Jermaine Taylor (196 cm, Central Florida’09) has agreed terms to suit up for Greek club Aris Thessaloniki this 2017. The guard has had a busy season so far playing for Salt Lake City Stars in the USA D-League. Over 45 games for the development franchise, Jermaine Taylor secured averages of 14.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and…
Read MoreIvan Aska joins Thessaloniki
Ivan Aska (200 cm, Murray State’12) has decided to suit up with Greek outfit PAOK Thessaloniki (A1) until the remainder of the season. The US-Virgin Islands player started this season playing for Ironi Kfar Hamaccabia Ramat Gan (Israel, National League). Over eleven games he secured numbers of 22.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per…
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