Greece
Milenko Tepic added by PAOK
Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) has improved their roster for the 2015/16 season with addition of Milenko Tepic (202 cm). He is a 28-year-old Serbian player who has been a member of the Serbian national team in 2007 to 2012 and again in 2014. Milenko spent the 2014/15 season playing for popular Serbian club BC…
Read MoreGreece wins Acropolis Cup
Greece will be heading to EuroBasket 2015 with the taste of trophy success after the team defeated Lithuania to win the Acropolis Cup. The warm up tournament for the European Championships has been held in Athens and with home comforts the Greek’s claimed a 67-62 to claim the top prize. Both nations will now turn…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015: warm up recap
With EuroBasket 2015 just around the corner the 24 competing nations are continuing to ready themselves for the 39th edition of the competition. The big tip off will be happening on September 5th in Latvia, Croatia, France, and Germany and there were plenty of warm up clashed on Friday. Greece and Turkey both came away…
Read MoreTrevor Releford added by Kolossos
Trevor Releford (183 cm, Alabama’14) is set to reinforce the backcourt of VAP Kolossos Rodou (Greece-A1) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Releford is a 25-year-old player who played his rookie season as a pro in 2014/15 with King Wilki Morskie Szczecin (Poland-TBL). Trevor put up some solid numbers in his initial outing, posting averages of…
Read MoreHordur Vilhjalmsson added by Trikalla
Aries Trikalla BC (Greece-A1) is welcoming Icelandic player, Hordur Vilhjalmsson (194 cm) to their roster this 2015/16. The 26-year-old player has been a member of the Icelandic national team since 2009. In 2014/15 Hordur made his return to Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (Germany-BBL) after a one-season stint with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain-Liga Endesa) in 2013/14. He…
Read MoreJames Feldeine joins Panathinaikos
James Feldeine (193 cm, Quinnipiac’10) has agreed to terms with Greek club Panathinaikos Athens (A1) and will join them this 2015/16. Feldeine has dual citizenship from the USA and the Dominican Republic. He was a former member of the Dominican Republic national team in 2013 and 2014. This 2015, James headed to Puerto Rico to…
Read MoreDaniel Orton pens with AEK Athens
Daniel Orton (208 cm, Kentucky’10) will continue his pro career this 2015/16 with Greek club AEK Athens (A1). Orton is coming off a three-game stint as the import of the Purefoods Star Hotshots (Philippines-PBA) for the Commissioner’s Cup. He averaged a double-double with 15.0 ppg and 12.7 rpg. Orton was also exceptional on defense with…
Read More2015 U16 European Championship: 3 Teams Unbeaten
Kaunas, Lithuania – Action in the 2015 U16 European Championship is heating up in the second stage, with only three teams sporting unbeaten records. Turkey, Lithuania, and Finland are all 3-0 and are on track to advance to the knockout stage of the competition. Finland in particular, has been a pleasant surprise in the tournament…
Read MorePhilip Scrubb pens with AEK Athens
Philip Scrubb (190 cm, Carleton’15) will begin his professional career this 2015/16 season with Greek club AEK Athens (A1). Philip is a 22-year-old Canadian player who also holds a British passport. He was a former member of Canadian national team in 2011 and 2014. He is already being penciled in as AEK Athens’ starting point…
Read MoreGreece crowned U18 champ at home
Greece snapped Turkey’s hold on the FIBA U18 European Championship by grabbing gold in the final of the 2015 tournament. The victory will be even sweeter as the country is the host nation of the competition, which was held in the city of Volos this year. Turkey has won the last two editions of the…
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