Greece beats the Czech Republic to reach the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Quarter-Finals

Greece needed more work than many had thought but got the job done with a hard-fought 94-88 victory over the Czech Republic to reach the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Quarter-Finals. The Greeks used a big fourth quarter to reach the final eight in front of 9,814 spectators at EuroBasket Arena Berlin just hours after Italy shocked major favorites Serbia.…

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George Papas signs with Olympiacos

George Papas has signed a two-year deal with Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus. Papas (196 cm) will begin his professional career with the Reds after spending five years playing college basketball at Monmouth University. He averaged 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 34 games for the Hawks last season. Born in America to a…

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Marius Grigonis agrees on terms with Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos announced the signing of Lithuanian swingman Marius Grigonis (198 cm). Last season Grigonis played in Russia for CSKA Moscow, where he averaged 8.5 ppg in 16 Euroleague games. This will be Grigonis’s fifth EuroLeague season. He spent his first four with Zalgiris Kaunas, where he kept growing as a player until exploding in 2020-21…

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Olympiacos bolsters frontcourt with Joel Bolomboy

Olympiacos Piraeus added size and athleticism to its paint, inking a one-year deal with center Joel Bolomboy, the club announced Wednesday morning. Bolomboy (2.04 meters, 28 years old) arrives from CSKA Moscow, where he played the last four seasons, ever since he came to play on the European continent. Bolomboy helped CSKA win the Turkish Airlines…

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Olympiakos takes the Greek crown for the first time in six years

Olympiacos Piraeus is the new Greek League champion after beating Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 93-74 to sweep their best-of-five finals series on Friday. It is the 13th Greek League crown for Olympiacos and its first since 2016. The game was also the last in the career of legendary Olympiacos team captain Georgios Printezis, who retired after lifting…

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Olympiacos beats Panathinaikos on the road

The numbers one and two of the Greek Championship clashed last night as Panathinaikos lost at home to eternal rival Olympiacos 62-68. That’s remarkable. Because these two teams practically never lose to each other at home, but this season it happened in both confrontations! It had only happened three times before in Greek history that…

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Olympiacos triumphs in Euroleague makeup game

Olympiacos Piraeus survived a major back-and-forth battle with Zalgiris Kaunas to grab a 73-84 victory on the road in a Round 19 makeup game on Tuesday. The Reds started the fourth quarter on a 2-11 run to grab control of the game and secure their fifth win in the last six games for a 17-10…

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