Olympiacos sets up Greek A1 final against Panathinaikos

Olympiacos Pireus has punched its ticket to the Greek A1 final, joining arch rival Panathinaikos in the showpiece final series. Of course, Panathinaikos had booked its spot with a clean sweep over PAOK Athens, but Olympiacos was made to play a fourth game after Aris Thessaloniki shocked The Reds in Game 3. There was to…

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Ogo Adegboye inks with Thessaloniki

Ogo Adegboye (182 cm, St. Bonaventure’11) has inked a deal with Greek A1 outfit Aris Thessaloniki that will see him return to the country where he has played before. It has been announced that the British national has signed a short term contract to help the team out at the start of the 2014/2015 season.…

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Nick Galis Cup: Aris Edges CSKA Moscow, 60-59

Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) defeated CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) 60-59 in the final game of the Nick Galis Cup, yet another recently concluded preseason friendly tournament. The cup is held in honor of former Aris player Nikolaos Georgalis, who is commonly known as Nick  or Nikos Galis. He was a Greek-American player who was named one of…

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Andrew Naymick signs with by Aris

Andrew Naymick (209 cm, Michigan State’08) is set to bolster the frontcourt of Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) this coming 2014-15 season. In 2013-14 the 29-year-old big man signed with Soles de Mexicali (Mexico-LNBP) in January 2014. He played 13 games for them and posted averages of 9.1 ppg and 8.2 rpg. Naymick then moved to Atleticos…

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Lamarcus Reed newcomer to Aris

LaMarcus Reed (195 cm, Texas Arlington’12) is the latest import added by Aris Thessaloniki from Greece’s A1 league for the 2014-15 season. The 25-year-old swingman spent his 2013-14 season playing in Cyprus for Michelin Etha Engomis Nicosia (Division A). Reed managed to appear in 15 games and averaged 14.2 ppg and 7.0 rpg. In 2012-13…

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Greek A1: Quarter-Finals, Round 1

After the excitement of the Regular Season, the Greek A1 shows no signs of slowing as the competition enters its knockout phase. Round 1 of the quarter finals has proved that there is plenty action and drama to come from the eight teams remaining this season, although the presence of Panathinaikos and Olympiacos continues to…

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