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It was the first time that the Greek national team won a major tournament in any sport, instantly making basketball the national sport while the national team became cherished throughout the country. The European champions failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games for a first time in 36 years, despite a decent performance in the pre ...
Since the Greece men's national basketball team won its first FIBA EuroBasket gold medal in 1987, it has been a regular competitor at the EuroBasket, FIBA World Cup, and the Summer Olympics. The men's national team from 1987 included legendary players such as: Nikos Galis , Panagiotis Giannakis , Panagiotis Fasoulas , and Fanis Christodoulou .
Greece qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Antetokounmpo finished the four games averaging 28.2 points and shooting 68% from the floor and 67% at the free-throw line.
Mantzaris became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2011. He was a member of Greece's senior national teams that played at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and the EuroBasket 2015. He also played at the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and at the ...
For the first time in his career, Giannis Antetokounmpo is headed to the Olympics. Antetokounmpo led the Greek national team to an 80-69 win over Croatia in the final of their FIBA Olympic ...
The Greek national men’s basketball team is one game away from its first Olympic Games since 2008 after Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 13 points in a 96-68 victory over Luka Dončić and the ...
The men's basketball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece began on 15 August and ended on 28 August, when Argentina defeated Italy 84–69 for the gold medal. The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and Olympic Indoor Hall .
A 73-69 win over Germany set up a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics gold medal game against Team USA. Olympic men's basketball bracket ... Aug. 6. Germany 76-63 Greece. Serbia 95-90 Australia (OT ...