Posts Tagged ‘Panathinaikos Athens’
Olympiacos downs Panathinaikos to open Greek finals
The finals series of the Greek A1 has arrived and it has brought a familiar fixture as Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens clash for the league title. The two biggest clubs in Greek Basketball and indeed two of the biggest in Europe are perennial opponents in the championship series. On Sunday the title decider got…
Read MoreOlympiacos 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…
Read MoreOlympiacos and Panathinaikos move to 2-0 in Greek semis
The Greek A1 semi-finals moved into Game 2 on Thursday and Friday, giving both Olympiacos and Panathinaikos the chance to take 2-0 leads in their respective ties. The two giants of Greek Basketball delivered as the fierce rivals both picked up wins to take another huge stride to a championship showdown. It has been business…
Read MoreJames Gist banned for 8 months
American power forward James Gist (206 cm, Maryland’06) has been hit with an eight month ban from playing Basketball after failing a drugs test. The Panathinaikos player has been one of the key men for The Greens this season and will surely be missed as the club chases another Greek A1 title. However, this is…
Read MoreD.J. Cooper agrees with Panathinaikos
D.J. Cooper (183 cm, Ohio’13) will be joining Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2015. Cooper is an American player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He began the 2014/15 season playing for Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB). He played 15 games for them during their stint in the EuroChallenge and was able to average 10.1…
Read MoreRaymar Morgan added by Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) is getting ready for the Greek league postseason and they have decided to strengthen their roster with the addition of Raymar Morgan (202 cm, Michigan State’10). The 26-year-old player is moving to Panathinaikos from BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL). In 33 games for his former club Raymar was able to deliver averages of 16.2…
Read MoreOlympiacos defeats Panathinaikos in Greek A1 Game of the Week
Another edition of one of sports great rivalries as Greek giants Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens clashed in “The Derby of the Eternal Enemies” the pick of the action in Round 25. It has been a tough week for Panathinaikos as The Greens waved goodbye to head coach Dusko Ivanovic after an unconvincing season. A…
Read MoreDusko Ivanovic waived by Panathinaikos
Greek giant Panathinaikos Athens has parted company with head coach Dusko Ivanovic after the club decided to waive his contract. The Montenegrin paid the price for an up and down Euroleague campaign, a recent loss to arch rival Olympiacos, and a defeat at the hands of OAKA on the weekend. The Greens have been in…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow reaches Final Four
There was just a single game in Europe’s elite competition on Wednesday as CSKA Moscow booked its place in Euroleague Final Four. This half of the draw also included Fenerbahce Istanbul and Maccabi Tel Aviv, but Fener wrapped their series 3-0 on the weekend. CSKA was made to wait a little longer to wrap its…
Read MoreFenerbahce eliminates reigning Euroleague champs
CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce entered Game 3 of the Euroleague Play-offs with the chance of punching their respective tickets to the Final Four in Madrid. Both clubs were leading their best of five series’ 2-0, but both also faced tricky road encounters in Game 3. As it was, Monday proved to be a thrilling evening…
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