Alessandro Gentile leaves Panathinaikos

Alessandro Gentile (200 cm) has decided to remove himself from the Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) roster. The 25-year-old Italian played in eight games with Panathinaikos in the A1, as well as nine games in the Euroleague. He came off the bench for the team while averaging 5.8 ppg and 2.5 rpg in just 14.6 mpg. Panathinaikos went on…

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Greek A1: Top teams grab blowout wins

The co-leaders of the Greek A1 league took to the hardwood floor on March 5 and both Olympiacos S.F. P. Pireus and Panathinaikos Athens claimed blowout wins at home. Both clubs are at an impressive 19-1. AEK Athens is in third place in the standings but at a distant 16-4. Right now, things are shaping…

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Panathinaikos Athens repeats Greek Cup

The most successful club in Greek Basketball is celebrating again, as Panathinaikos Athens as won the Greek Cup with a 68-59 win over Aris Thessaloniki. While great rival Olympiacos has taken the glory in the league recently, Panathinaikos has held dominium over the Greek Cup. Indeed, this victory is a sixth consecutive title for Panathinaikos…

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Greek A1: Top teams keep on dominating

This week we see that the top teams in the Greek A1 league managed to cruise to some easy victories. Panathinaikos Athens and Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus share the lead in the league standings with 15-1 records. Both clubs came away convincing wins over their competition in Round 16 action. Koroivos vs. Panathinaikos, 55-76 This game…

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Panathinaikos hands Olympiacos first loss

The Greek A1 league had one of its most interesting and important games of the 2016-17 regular season. League leader, Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of no less than league rivals Panathinaikos Athens. Both are now 14-1 making it a tight race for the league leadership. Trailing…

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Greek A1 top teams stay dominant after Round 12

Round 12 of the Greek A1 regular season is now in the books and two teams have set themselves apart from the rest of the league. The two Titans that are currently dominating the league standings are Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus, which still has to taste defeat in domestic action at 12-0; and Panathinaikos Athens, which…

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Alessandro Gentile on loan to Panathinaikos

Alessandro Gentile (200 cm) will be joining Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2016-17 season. He is on loan from long-time club, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A). Gentile is a 24-year-old Italian player who has been a member of the Italian national team since 2013. He has been fixture of the EA7 Armani roster since 2012.…

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Kenny Gabriel moves to Panathinaikos

Kenny Gabriel (209 cm, Auburn’12) is making his way to Greek club Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2016-17 after starting the season on the roster of Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB). Gabriel played five games for his former team in the Eurocup and was able to average 6.8 ppg and 2.2 rpg. He also appeared in five games…

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Euroleague: home comforts on Thursday

While we look forward to the CSKA Moscow vs. Real Madrid clash tomorrow, Euroleague Round 6 was ushered in by five high-octane games on Thursday. The story of the evening is that it was a good day to be the home team. Every host tasted victory on Thursday, while all visitors traveled home empty handed.…

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Greek A1: Olympiacos, AEK Athens still Perfect

Round 4 of the 2016-17 regular season in the Greek A1 league was capped off with dominant showing by Panathinaikos Athens over GS Kymis, 92-52. The win lifted Panathinaikos to 3-1 slate and moving them up the league standings to fourth place. They are still chasing co-league leaders Olympiacos and AEK Athens, the two clubs…

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