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Greece have appeared nine times at the FIBA World Cup, with their best result coming in 2006 as runners-up, after beating the United States 101–95 in the tournament's semi-final. Greece have taken part in the EuroBasket 28 times, winning the tournament twice, while also coming away with one silver , as well as two bronze medals (1949, 2009).
The sport of basketball has a long history in the country of Greece, having first come to the country in the year 1910. The first official championship of the Greek League, then called the Panhellenic Championship, was contested as regional champions playing against each other to decide a winner, starting with the 1927–28 season.
The following is a history of the basketball players and head coaches that have competed for the Greece men's national basketball team, at all of the major international basketball tournaments. Summer Olympics, World Cup and EuroBasket
Greece national basketball team templates (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Greece national basketball team" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek) Greek A2 Basketball League Stats; Greek A2 News, Results, Transfers, Opinions; Basketblog.gr (in Greek) Greekhoopz.com (in Greek) Greekbball.com (in Greek)
It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Greece, including both the junior and senior national teams, of both men and women. From 1969 to 1992, the E.O.K. also solely oversaw the top-tier level men's Greek National Basketball League , before its basic operation was taken over by HEBA , starting with the 1992–93 ...
Greek professional basketball clubs have played in European-wide competitions since the 1957–58 season, when Panellinios took part in the European top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). Basketball was the first team sport in which Greek teams won a European-wide competition.
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