Discuss the Euroleague Finals in our forum If there was any doubt that Dimitris Diamantidis was the Euroleague MVP, the 31-year old Greek point guard led Panathinaikos with 16 points and 9 assists to lead his team to a 78-70 win over Maccabi Electra and was named Final Four MVP. “Every trophy you win is [...]

Three times was a charm for Olympiacos as they finally defeated rivals Panathinaikos to win the Greek Cup over the weekend. (Discuss the 2010 Greek Cup of basketball in our forum) Having lost in the Final to Panathnaikos the previous two seasons, Panagiotis Yannakis’ team prevailed this time 68-64. It marked the first Greek Cup [...]

(FIBA) – Two years ago, Partizan Belgrade shocked Panathinaikos in the Euroleague Top 16 round and on Wednesday night, they did it again. (Discuss the Euroleague Top-16 in our forum) The Belgrade giants came back from a nine-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter to put down the defending champions 64-59 in Group E. What [...]

The Greek A1 Basketball League will come to a stop as of January 1st, 2010. A strike will occur because an agreement could not be reached, once again, between the Union of Greek Professional Basketball Clubs (ESAKE) and the Union of Professional Greek Basketball Players (PSAK). (Discuss Greek Basketball in our forum) And without an [...]

At the sold-out Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Josh Childress led Olympiacos with 19 points and 10 rebounds and his double-double helped the Reds to a 87-76 win over arch rivals Panathinaikos in a Final Four rematch of the Greek League on Sunday. (Discuss the Green-Red game in our forum) Theo Papaloukas added 20 [...]

Georgi Shermadini (also Shermatini) is a 7-1 center from the Republic of Georgia and one of the big name prospects in Europe. (discuss Georgi Shermadini) As normal with younger players that sprout up before they’re bodies are ready, the 20-year old Shermadini is still years away from filling in his skinny, 7-1 frame. But with potential as [...]

Euroleague champions Panathinaikos went into Texas on October 11th and 13th, and got demolished by the Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs. The Greek club got blown out in both pre-season matches held in the lonestar state; 107-71 by the Houston Rockets on Thursday and 113-91 by the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs on [...]