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…

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Euroleague and Eurocup 2016-17 Structures Set

The competition structures of the 2016-17 Euroleague and Eurocup were discussed in a recent meeting of Euroleague Basketball A License clubs. The clubs discussed the revamped structures of Europe’s Top basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the Eurocup. Euroleague The Euroleague will consist of 16 teams which will compete in a round robin format…

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Hakim 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…

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Olympiacos 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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Olympiacos, Panathinaikos win at Greek A1

The top two clubs in the Greek A1 league both posted wins in Round 14 action. Panathinaikos Athens keep their perfect record intact by dispatching with fourth-ranked Aris Thessaloniki, 80-59. They continue to assert their dominance over the rest of the Greek league. Second-placer Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (13-1) rolled over VAP Kolossos Rodou, 53-73. The…

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Darius Johnson-Odom pens with Olympiacos

Darius Johnson-Odom (187 cm, Marquette’12) has been picked up by Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greek-A1) this 2015. Darius is moving to the Greek club after starting the 2015-16 season on the roster of Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-BSL). He appeared in 10 games for them during their run in the ongoing Eurocup and there he was…

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Shawn James moves to Olympiacos

Shawn James (208 cm, Northeastern University’08) is a new addition to the roster of Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1). James is coming over after starting the 2015-16 season with Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played seven games for them during their run in the 2016 Eurocup and was able to produce averages of 8.4…

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Panathinaikos defeats Olympiacos in Greek Cup

Panathinaikos basketball club had a fairly dismal 2014/2015 season, but the club already has cause to celebrate during 2015/2016 after winning the Greek Cup game. That victory came at the expense of arch rival Olympiacos Piraeus will only stir more confidence for Panathinaikos as the team looks to bury the wrongs of last season. Played…

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Daniel Hackett newcomer to Olympiacos

Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1) has managed to sign Daniel Hackett (199 cm, USC’09) for the 2015/16 season. Hackett is a 27-year-old Italian-American player who has been a member of the Italian national team 2009, 2011-13 and again in 2015. He has spent his entire pro career playing for Italian clubs and will now…

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Patric Young links with Olympiacos

Patric Young (206 cm, Florida’14) has linked up with Greek A1 champions Olympiacos Pireus (Euroleague) for next season. The American is joining an Olympiacos team full of confidence after reaching the Euroleague final and strolling to the A1 league title. The center played for Galatasaray LIV Hospital Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Eurocup) through this season…

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