Greece
Greek A1: Panathinaikos and Olympiacos open semis with wins
The Greek A1 playoff series is taking on a familiar pattern as Panathinaikos Athens and Olympiacos Piraeus opened their semi-final series’ with cruising home wins. It seems inevitable even with plenty to play for in the semis that the two giants of Greek A1 hoops will be challenging the final later this month. Both clubs…
Read MoreKostas Vasiliadis joins Rio Natura Monbus
Greek forward, Kostas Vasiliadis (200 cm) is a new addition to the roster of Rio Natura Monbus Obradorio CAB (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016. He spent the earlier part of the 2015-16 season playing in his native Greece where he suited up for PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). Kostas played 13 games for them during their run in…
Read MoreAleksandar Pavlovic departs Panathinaikos
Veteran Aleksandar Pavlovic (200 cm) has parted ways with Greek club Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2016. Pavlovic is a Montenegrin player who has dual citizenship from Serbia. He was a former member of the Serbia Montenegro national team from 2003 to 2006. Aleksandar later was a member of the Montenegrin national team in 2008. He…
Read MoreDiamantidis honored as Euroleague Legend
Dimitris Diamantidis (196 cm) will be honored as a Euroleague Basketball Legend on Friday, when in Panathinaikos Athens’ last home game in the Top 16. It will be a critical game both for the player and his team. If victorious over Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb, Panathinaikos will advance to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoffs. The…
Read MoreCorey Webster added by Koroivos
ASA Koroivos Amaliadas (Greece-A1) have picked up Corey Webster (188 cm, Lambuth’08) this 2016. Corey is an international basketball player from New Zealand who has been a member of the New Zealand national team since 2008. He has spent majority of his pro career playing in the Australian NBL prior to agreeing to terms with…
Read MoreKeith Clanton inks with PAOK
PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) have strengthened their roster for the post-season with the addition of Keith Clanton (205 cm, Central Florida’13) this 2016. He will be tasked to bolster their frontcourt rotation in the Playoffs. Keith started the 2015-16 season playing in Israel for Hapoel Beer Sheva (Israel-National League). He played 21 games for his former…
Read MorePanathinaikos claims another Greek Cup
It is not a vintage year for Greek Basketball this season, with both Panathinaikos and Olympiacos struggling at times in the Euroleague. However, Panathinaikos has picked up some form since the turn of the year and The Greens celebrated that uptick in performances by clinching the Greek Cup. Without old foe and arch nemesis Olympiacos…
Read MoreHakim Warrick to Olympiacos
Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1) is bringing in veteran Hakim Warrick (206 cm, Syracuse’05) to reinforce their frontcourt for the remainder of the season. The former NBA forward is coming over after starting the 2015-16 season playing for Melbourne United (Australia-NBL). He appeared in 23 games for the Aussie club and posted averages of…
Read MoreVince Hunter deals with Panathinaikos
Vince Hunter (203 cm, UTEP’15) has linked up with Greek giant Panathinaikos Athens and will help The Greens in pursuit of the Greek A1 and Euroleague titles. The American is in his rookie season as a professional player, after leaving UTEP last summer. The forward has been playing for the Reno Bighorns in the U.S.…
Read MoreOlympiacos plows through Trikalla, keeps lead
. Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus continued their assertion of dominance over the rest of the Greek A1 league with an impressive 84-52 win at home against Aries Trikalla BC. The victory puts them at 18 wins in 19 rounds of regular season action and with it they retain league leadership of the standings. Effectively sharing the…
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