Posts Tagged ‘Panathinaikos Athens’
Aleksandar 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 MoreEuroleague: Barcelona and Panathinaikos slip
After Euroleague stalwarts Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow opened the Playoffs with victory yesterday, it was it was the turn of the underdogs to hit back in Wednesday. Laboral Kutxa Vitoria continued to live up to its billing of surprise Euroleague title contender this season with a cruising win over former champion Panathinaikos. Another former…
Read MoreEuroleague 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…
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 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 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…
Read MoreElliot Williams heads to Panathinaikos
Elliot Williams (196 cm, Memphis’10) is bound for Europe after agreeing to terms on a deal with Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2016. The 26-year-old Memphis product initially began the 2015-16 season with the Charlotte Hornets, but in November 2015 moved to the Santa Cruz Warriors from the NBA D-League. He played 21 games for the…
Read MoreMarquez Haynes pens with Panathinaikos
Marquez Haynes (191 cm, Texas Arlington’10) has agreed to join Panathinaikos Athens (Greece, A1 and Euroleague) for the remainder of the season. The American, ex-Georgian international brings with him plenty of previous Euroleague experience and this season played ten games in the competition while wearing the colours of Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy, Serie A).…
Read MoreOlympiacos, 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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