The 2024 Greece Olympic basketball schedule starts on July 27th, 2024 with group play with a tough game against Group-favorite, Canada. The Greece national team was able to get two exhibition games in before the Paris Olympics men’s basketball tournament. They only played two warm-up games since the team had a number of games in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) that they won. The head into the Paris games with a 1-1 record in exhibition play. We have their schedule, roster, and matchups for you to follow during the Paris Summer Olympics.
2024 Greece Olympic Basketball Roster
The final 2024 Greece Olympic basketball roster is set. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the only rostered NBA player on the team for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The current professional team for each player is listed.
Player | Team |
Kostas Papanikolaou | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) |
Nick Calathes | Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (Turkiye) |
Giannoulis Larentzakis | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) |
Georgios Papagiannis | Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (Turkiye) |
Konstantinos “Dinos” Mitoglou | Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (Greece) |
Thomas Walkup | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) |
Vassilis Charalampopoulos | Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy) |
Dimitris Moraitis | Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (Greece) |
Panagiotis Kalaitzakis | Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (Greece) |
Vassilis Toliopoulos | Aris Midea Thessaloniki (Greece) |
Nikos Chougkaz | Peristeri Athens (Greece) |
While Greece has Antetokounmpo, Team Hellas is an underdog in the 2024 Paris Olympics. If you’re betting on the events during the Olympics whether basketball, futbol, swimming, track & field or breakdancing (?), you can enjoy the all types of sport.
Greece Pre-Olympic Basketball Exhibition Results
Team Greece played two exhibition games before the Olympics. They beat Puerto Rico and lost to Serbia. Most have the team as the #5 overall favorite to win the Gold medal in the 2024 games. The Greek team is always a tough matchup in international play. They only had two warm-up games while playing (and winning) their Olympic Basketball Qualifying Tournament. You can never sleep on the team when Giannis is playing and is healthy.
Game | Date | Score |
vs. Puerto Rico | July 16 | 67-65 |
vs. Serbia | July 22 | 72-94 |
2024 Greece Olympic Basketball Schedule – Group Stage
The 2024 Greece Olympic basketball schedule kicks off against group favorite, Canada on July 27th. They take on Spain and Australia in the other group play games. The times for the games are listed in local Paris and US East Coast time for you. The complete 2024 Paris Olympic men’s basketball schedule is up here for you. If Greece can handle either Canada or Australia, then they should be able to make it to the next round of play. We’ll see though.
Game | Time | Date |
vs. Canada | 9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET | July 27 |
vs. Spain | 11 a.m. CET/5 a.m. ET | July 30 |
vs. Australia | 1:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. ET | August 2 |
Team Greece Olympic Exhibition Highlights (Olympic Qualifying Tournament)
Here are the top plays for Greece from the Olympic qualifying tournament.