Greece may no longer have Dimitrios Diamantidis in the fold, and Vasileios Spanoulis is hurt, but at least one veteran guard is still around and leading the way. His name is Nikos Zisis, and the 28-year-old showed once again he is the man for the big occasion. Zisis had 19 points to lead the Greeks [...]

The European Basketball Championships, or Eurobasket, is set to begin. Twenty-four European nations will battle over the next 19 days (August 31 – September 18, 2011) in this 37th continental championship. Follow each game of Eurobasket 2011 in our Eurobasket forum. Not only are bragging rights at stake, but the top two teams will receive automatic [...]

A huge Greek football scandal has also drawn in domestic basketball superstar Ioannis Bourousis leading to a shocking doping revelation and repercussions. Leaked by a recorded telephone conversation, the transcripts tell a story of an April 2011 meeting between the owner of the Kavala Football Club and Olympiako’s and Greek National Team star Bouroussis. Discuss [...]

Thessaloniki, Greece – A professional Greek basketball team took off their jerseys after an embarassing loss to their city rivals PAOK. (Discuss Greek Basketball in our forum) Iraklis fans heckled the players and encouraged them to undress and leave their uniforms at the center court. Many of the players did just that. From TalkBasket: A [...]

A month after dismissing Aco Petrović, Žalgiris Kaunas decided to hand the helm of the team to Elias Zouros. (Discuss Žalgiris 2010-2011 in our Lithuanian Basketball Forum (LKL)) The 44-year-old Greek is the third head coach of the team this season (after Petrović and interim Rimantas Grigas) and was signed just in time for Euroleague’s [...]

There could be non-stop cannon blasts across Istanbul on Saturday night and it wouldn’t be as explosive as the basketball that’s going to be on show at the Sinan Erdem Dome. Croatia vs. Serbia (where to watch) Spain vs. Greece (where to watch) First up will be a game between two intense rivals, Croatia and [...]

The game everyone has been eagerly anticipating in Group C will be a must-see as Turkey take on rivals and neighbours Greece on Tuesday night. (Find out where to watch the Greece-Turkey game live or discuss in our forum!) The two teams enter the contest with perfect records (2-0) and neither side will settle for [...]