Greece
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.…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo spurs Greece to victory over Croatia at EuroBasket 2022
Giannis Antetokounmpo spurred Greece to begin their campaign at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 with an 89-85 victory over Croatia on Friday. It was a game of two halves, with a dramatic conclusion. An early 17-2 run propelled Greece as much as 40-21 ahead in the second period. Then a rally from Croatia, who was a perfect 6-for-6 from the…
Read MoreGeorge 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…
Read MoreMarius 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…
Read MoreOlympiacos 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…
Read MoreOlympiakos 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…
Read MoreOlympiacos outlasts Monaco and completes Euroleague Final Four bracket
Olympiacos Piraeus is heading to the Final Four after downing AS Monaco 94-88 in a memorable Game 5 thriller at the Peace and Friendship Stadium to win their series 3-2. The early stages were low scoring, but both offenses exploded in the second quarter, with a partial score of 30-35 over those ten minutes giving…
Read MoreOlympiacos edges Monaco and takes the lead in the Euroleague quarterfinal series
On Wednesday night, Olympiacos Piraeus regained control of its best-of-five playoffs series against AS Monaco with a hard-fought and dramatic 83-87 Game 3 win at Salle Gaston Medecin. The Reds used a big third-quarter run to open a double-digit lead before prevailing in dramatic final minutes to take a 2-1 series lead and get just…
Read MoreOlympiacos 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…
Read MoreOlympiacos 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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