Greece men's national basketball team

The Greece men's national basketball team (Greek: Eθνική Oμάδα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ελλάδος) represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Greece. Greece is currently ranked 14th in the FIBA World Ranking.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Greece women's national basketball team.

Greece

FIBA ranking	13 1 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Hellenic Basketball Federation
Coach	Vassilis Spanoulis
Nickname(s)	Επίσημη Αγαπημένη (Official Beloved)
Olympic Games
Appearances	5
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	9
Medals	Silver: (2006)
EuroBasket
Appearances	28
Medals	Gold: (1987, 2005) Silver: (1989) Bronze: (1949, 2009)
Retired numbers	1 (4)
Home Away
First international
Turkey 49–12 Greece  (Istanbul, Turkey; 24 June 1936)
Biggest win
Greece 123–49 Canada  (Athens, Greece; 17 August 2010)[2]
Biggest defeat
Czechoslovakia 116–71 Greece  (Moscow, Soviet Union; 10 June 1965)
Medal record FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan EuroBasket 1987 Athens 2005 Serbia and Montenegro 1989 Yugoslavia 1949 Egypt 2009 Poland Stanković Cup 2006 China Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Team 1991 Athens Team 2001 Tunis Team 2005 Almeria Team 2009 Pescara Team 1955 Barcelona Team 1971 Izmir Team 1987 Latakia Team Balkan Championship 1979 Athens 1986 Sofia 1963 Athens 1969 Thessaloniki 1972 Sarajevo 1983 Titov Vrbas 1964 Bucharest 1966 Sofia 1967 Skopje 1974 Thessaloniki 1976 Burgas 1977 Skopje 1980 Cluj-Napoca 1981 Sofia 1984 Athens 1985 Bucharest

Greece have appeared nine times at the FIBA World Cup, with their best result coming in 2006 as runners-up, after beating the United States 101–95 in the tournament's semi-final. Greece have taken part in the EuroBasket 28 times, winning the tournament twice, while also coming away with one silver (1989), as well as two bronze medals (1949, 2009). Some of the team's highlights at the competition were beating the Soviet Union 103–101 in the final in Athens to win their first title in 1987, and defeating Germany 78–62 in the final in 2005. Greece have competed five times at the Olympic Games, their best results being fifth place finishes on three occasions (1996, 2004, 2008).

Greece is the only national team in the world to have defeated the United States during Mike Krzyzewski's era (2005–2016), as the latter had an undefeated record both before and after the 2006 FIBA World Cup semi-final, all major competitions included.

History

Greece national basketball team of 1987 logo

Basketball has a long tradition in Greece, as the country was one of the eight founding members of the International Basketball Federation, more commonly known by its French acronym FIBA, in 1932. However, the men's national team was considered as a second-class power in international basketball for several decades and came into prominence in the mid-1980s by winning the EuroBasket 1987. It was the first ever major international title won by a Greece national team in any sports. Basketball became extremely popular in the country and since then Greece has been placed in the high level on the basketball stage.^[3]

International debut and first successes

Greece was to take part in the EuroBasket 1935, the inaugural FIBA European Championship held in Geneva, but were not able to travel to Switzerland due to financial problems.^[4] Thus, Greece made their international debut fourteen years later in the EuroBasket 1949 in Cairo, Egypt. That tournament has been marked as the weakest in the history of the competition, as most of the leading European basketball nations at the time refused to travel by plane to Egypt. Greece entered the tournament as a newcomer and got through to make their first major success in their very first appearance in the competition, finishing in third place behind hosts Egypt and a strong side French team.^[5]

After their first international success, the Greeks participated in the next tournament at EuroBasket 1951, where they reached the semi-final round ending up eighth among the eighteen nations that participated. They also made their first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, taking part in the Summer Olympic basketball tournament in 1952. They were narrowly eliminated in the preliminary phase, finishing at the bottom of the table along with other six teams and also bringing to an end the first period in the history of Greek basketball as they did not enter any major tournaments for the rest of the 1950s.

During the 1960s, the 1970s, and the first half of the 1980s, Greece appeared in most of the EuroBasket tournaments, with their best performances being 8th place in 1965 and 9th place in both 1979 and 1981. They did not qualify for the Summer Olympic Games or to the FIBA World Cup, but they did win two regional gold medals. They won the gold at the 1979 Mediterranean Games by beating Yugoslavia by a score of 85–74 in the final, and the 1979 Balkan Championship, again by beating Yugoslavia, 66–62.

Rise to the top level: European champions

The history of the national team was fairly pedestrian until the mid-1980s, when Greece arrived as a powerhouse in international basketball, spearheaded by elite players like Nikos Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Panagiotis Fasoulas and Fanis Christodoulou. The arrival began with their qualification to the 1986 FIBA World Cup, a first in their history. The national team went on to finish 10th among the twenty-four nations at the tournament, but it was a catalyst for the future.

The following year, Greece faced their biggest challenge, as the country hosted the EuroBasket 1987 with the national team entering the tournament with a formidable line-up. After advancing through the group stages, they eliminated Italy and Yugoslavia, both among the favorites to win the tournament, in the quarter-finals and the semi-finals respectively. In the final, Greece faced the defending champions and heavily favored Soviet Union. In front of 17,000 Greek fans at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, the hosts won the gold medal after a thrilling win 103–101 over the Soviets, with Nikos Galis scoring 40 points.^[6] 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-Olympic tournament. At the EuroBasket 1989, the defending champions were under pressure to prove that they could repeat the level of excellence they displayed at their last EuroBasket appearance, and they did so in a convincing way. After they had advanced to the knockout stages, the Soviet Union stood in their way in the semi-finals, but Greece defeated them once again and reached the final. In contrast to 1989, this time Greece had to overcome Yugoslavia and the latter's home court advantage in Zagreb. Greece would take home the silver medal, repeating their feat from the previous tournament to at least finish in a medal position at EuroBasket, making it their third medal in their basketball history.

Firmly among the best in the world but no medals

In the 1990s there was a series of successful results for the national team, which was present in all major international tournaments every year except for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. In the period between 1990 and 1998, Greece never fell below 6th place and usually ended up 4th. They also qualified for a second Olympic appearance in 1996, where the team finished in 5th place.

At the 1990 FIBA World Cup, the team would face a new challenge as they would have to compete without their leading scorer Nikos Galis who was injured, but performed better than four years ago and eventually placed 6th in the tournament. For the next two competitions in 1994 and 1998 Greece finished 4th. In 1994, the team reached the semi-finals but were eliminated by the United States and played for the third place against Croatia to which they lost and were placed 4th, a result that was considered to demonstrate the continued prominence of the team. In 1998, the tournament was held in Athens and the Greeks hoped to qualify for the final. Although in the semi-final they were eliminated by FR Yugoslavia in extra time, and their disappointment of missing the chance to reach the final led to an easy defeat to the United States in the bronze medal game, once more leaving Greece 4th.

At the EuroBasket 1991 Greece finished 5th and just out of reach at 4th place of the medal position in 1993, 1995 and 1997. Greece acted as host at the 1995 tournament, failing to repeat the triumph of 1987 when defeated in the semi-final by FR Yugoslavia, something that happened again in 1997, while hosts Germany had eliminated Greece in 1993.

The years 1999–2002 were marked by an obvious decline of Greece. The beginning of this era was the shocking 16th and last place of the team in the final standings of the EuroBasket 1999, having suffered three defeats in the preliminary round. Consequently, Greece was absent from the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. At the next European championship in 2001, the Greek team was placed 9th, thus failed to qualify for the 2002 FIBA World Cup.

European champions and FIBA World Cup runners-up

Greece won the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup after their memorable 101–95 win against USA.

Vassilis Spanoulis

The revival of Greece started at the EuroBasket 2003, where an overhauled team finished 5th. The experiment was partly successful, but the public was not very enthusiastic. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, were considered as the biggest chance for the hosts Greece to win their first Olympic medal. But in a close 69–64 loss to the eventual gold medalists Argentina in the quarter-finals, stopped any chance of it becoming reality. The team would go on to place 5th in the standings at the event overall.

Greece were considered a strong outsider for the medals at the EuroBasket 2005. They advanced from the group stage with two wins in three games and eliminated Israel and Russia to reach the semi-finals, where they faced France. The French side were leading the score by seven points with only one minute left, Greece appeared to have no chance to pull out the win and one more lost semi-final was coming. However, the Greeks managed to get within a two-point deficit and won 67–66 with a three-pointer by Dimitris Diamantidis with three seconds remaining, setting off a joyous celebration from the Greek side. In the final and in front of a raucous pro-Greece sold-out crowd of 20,000 at the Belgrade Arena, the Greeks defeated Germany in a convincing way 78–62, winning the gold medal for the second time in their history.^[7]

Thodoris Papaloukas

Greek basketball legend Panagiotis Giannakis is the only person to have won the EuroBasket both as a player (EuroBasket 1987) and as a head coach (EuroBasket 2005). He also led Greece to the final of the 2006 FIBA World Cup.

The following year, the European champions won the 2006 Stanković Cup going undefeated in the tournament and defeating Germany again in the final with an impressive 84–47 win. At the 2006 FIBA World Cup, Greece were determined to win a medal they had closely missed in their last two appearances in the tournament. They reached the semi-finals with a record of (7–0), with some of their wins coming in grand fashion. In the semi-finals, Greece defeated the popular odds-on United States in a 101–95 upset, rallying back from twelve points down, and qualified for the final. But, they ultimately ran out of gas from their dramatic game with the Americans and lost 70–47 to Spain, ending up with the silver medal. Despite the loss the players were greeted enthusiastically by celebrating fans on their return to Greece, due to their first ever medal in a World Cup and their victory over the United States.

At the EuroBasket 2007, the defending European champions advanced to the semi-finals where they faced the hosts and reigning World champions Spain, in a rematch of the final one year prior. Greece came close to take revenge but eventually lost 82–77, and played in the bronze medal game where they succumbed to Lithuania. At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, another last-second defeat 80–78 to Argentina in the quarter-finals led Greece to a 5th-place finish once again. At the EuroBasket 2009, the national team was potently changed, with a bunch of young players and without key players Thodoris Papaloukas and Dimitris Diamantidis, as well as Panagiotis Vasilopoulos and Kostas Tsartsaris, the tournament was perceived as the turning point for Greece after their major recent achievements. However, after their fourth consecutive defeat to Spain in the semi-finals and sixty years after their first, and last, bronze medal they managed to take the podium in the third position against the odds, with a thrilling 57–56 win over Slovenia, ceasing the curse of being defeated in all bronze medal matches in their history.

Before the 2010 FIBA World Cup, the team exhibited impressive performances during friendly preparation matches, beating Germany 82–54, Russia 101–63, Croatia 90–81, Canada 123–49, Slovenia 96–72, and Serbia 74–73, in a game that ended up in a brawl. That brawl exposed problems within the team, which showed a different face in crucial matches in the World Cup. In the group stage, Greece lost to Turkey and Russia, (being accused of purposely losing the game with Russia, to avoid playing with Spain in the knock-out stage). France's loss to New Zealand meant that Greece had to face Spain anyway in the round of 16. The two teams met once more, in a dramatic game that Spain won in the last minutes (a game that lead to Greek complaints about critical referee calls). That loss meant that the Greek team was eliminated from the next stage, ending up 11th (its worst performance in a World Cup). That game led to the fifth consecutive Spanish victory over Greece in major international competitions (Greece would stop Spain's winning streak 3 years later at EuroBasket 2013, beating them 79–75, with Vassilis Spanoulis scoring 20 points). That actually represented a reversal of the previous situation, as Greece had previously defeated Spain in every game they played against each other at the four major international competitions (1990 FIBA World Cup, EuroBasket 1993, EuroBasket 1995, and the 1998 FIBA World Cup). After the elimination in the 2010 FIBA World Cup, Dimitris Diamantidis announced his retirement from the national team, at age 30.

2011–present

Georgios Printezis

Nick Calathes

During preparations for EuroBasket 2011, new head coach, Ilias Zouros, faced one of the greatest challenges in the history of the Greek basketball team, with the absences of no less than 9 key players (including star players: Dimitris Diamantidis, Thodoris Papaloukas, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, and Vassilis Spanoulis). Zouros had to assemble a team mostly made of young players (half of the team's players had never participated in the EuroBasket, with little time to prepare. The new national team, featuring some of the next generation Greek players ("Generation X"), exhibited promising signs during friendlies, beating Russia 83–80, Germany 69–56, and Turkey 62–38. At the EuroBasket, Greece managed to reach the quarterfinals, where they lost to the eventual silver medalist France 64–56. Subsequently, the victory against Serbia 87–77, and the loss to Lithuania 73–69, led Greece to 6th place, thus securing participation in the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. At the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Greece failed to qualify for the Olympics, after an 80–79 loss to Nigeria.

Participation at the EuroBasket 2013 with its new head coach, Andrea Trinchieri, didn't bring any consolation to its fans. The team once again exhibited superb performance during preparation games (including commanding victories against both eventual finalists France and Lithuania) earning the top spot on the FIBA EuroBasket power rankings before the tournament. Their start in the EuroBasket was equally fruitful, with comfortable victories against Sweden (79–51), Russia (80–71) and Turkey (84–61). However, serious injuries to (Spanoulis, Mavrokefalidis, Papanikolaou, Zisis) plagued the Greek team, despite the impressive win against the defending champions Spain. Losses in critical games (especially those against Italy and Finland in their preliminary phase group), led to the failure to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since the EuroBasket 2001. They were, however, selected as a wild card for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, being placed in Group B consisting of the Philippines, Senegal, Argentina, Croatia and rivals Puerto Rico.

The national team once again introduced a new head coach in Fotios Katsikaris, and once more had to face what had become a chronic problem of missing key players (this time Vassilis Spanoulis, Kosta Koufos, Antonis Fotsis, Stratos Perperoglou and Sofoklis Schortsanitis). Greece ended up first in its group, after defeating all the above teams (being, along with USA and Spain, one of three undefeated teams in the Group Stage), but lost to Serbia in the Round of 16, and ended up in ninth place overall. Greece participated in EuroBasket 2015, in Group C consisting of Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia, Georgia and rivals North Macedonia. The national team with Fotios Katsikaris as head coach, ended up first in its group, after defeating all the above nations (being, along with France and Serbia, one of three undefeated teams in the Group Stage). In the Round of 16, they defeated Belgium (75–54), but in the quarterfinals, they lost to Spain (73–71). Two days later (17 September 2015), they defeated Latvia (97–90), ending up in fifth place overall, and qualified to one of the three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. At the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Greece defeated Iran (78–53), and Mexico (86–70), but lost to Croatia (66–61), and failed to qualify to the Summer Olympic Games, for the second time in a row. However, they qualified for EuroBasket 2017.

Greece began their EuroBasket 2017 campaign with a victory against Iceland, but lost their next three games against Slovenia, France, and Finland. However, they defeated Poland, by a score of 95–77, to clinch a spot in the knockout rounds. In the round of 16 Greece had a dominant performance in defeating Lithuania, by the score of 77–64, and advanced to the quarterfinals. There, they were eliminated in a hard-fought battle against Russia 74–69.

In the Paris Olympic Games, Greece was eliminated by Germany in the quarterfinals.^[8] It was the team's first participation in the Olympics after sixteen years.^[9]

Honours

Medals table

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
FIBA World OQT	2	0	0	2
FIBA World Cup	0	1	0	1
Stanković World Cup	1	0	0	1
FIBA EuroBasket	2	1	2	5
Mediterranean Games	1	4	3	8
Balkan Championship	2	4	10	16
Total	8	10	15	33

Individual awards

• FIBA World Cup Top Scorer
  • Nikos Galis – 1986
• FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team
  • Thodoris Papaloukas – 2006
• EuroBasket MVP
  • Nikos Galis – 1987
• EuroBasket Top Scorer
  • Georgios Kolokythas – 1967, 1969
  • Nikos Galis – 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo – 2022
• EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
  • Nikos Galis – 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991
  • Panagiotis Fasoulas – 1987
  • Fanis Christodoulou – 1993, 1995
  • Dimitris Diamantidis – 2005
  • Thodoris Papaloukas – 2005
  • Vassilis Spanoulis – 2009
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo – 2022

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup World Cup Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1950 Did not enter Did not enter 1954 1959 1963 Did not qualify EuroBasket served as qualifiers 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 10th 10 4 6 6 4 2 1990 6th 8 4 4 EuroBasket served as qualifiers 1994 4th 8 4 4 1998 4th 9 5 4 Qualified as host 2002 Did not qualify EuroBasket served as qualifiers 2006 9 8 1 2010 11th 6 3 3 2014 9th 6 5 1 2019 11th 5 3 2 12 11 1 2023 15th 5 2 3 10 6 4 2027 To be determined To be determined Total 9/19 66 38 28 28 21 7 Olympic Games Olympic Games Qualifying Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1936 Did not enter 1948 1952 17th 3 1 2 1956 Did not enter 1960 Did not enter 1964 Did not qualify 8 4 4 1968 8 3 5 1972 10 4 6 1976 Did not enter Did not enter 1980 Did not qualify 4 2 2 1984 9 5 4 1988 9 6 3 1992 5 3 2 1996 5th 8 5 3 Directly qualified 2000 Did not qualify Did not qualify 2004 5th 7 4 3 Qualified as host 2008 5th 6 3 3 4 4 0 2012 Did not qualify 3 2 1 2016 3 2 1 2020 4 2 2 2024 8th 4 1 3 4 4 0 Total 5/21 28 14 14 71 41 30

EuroBasket EuroBasket Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1935 Did not enter 1937 1939 1946 1947 1949 6 4 2 1951 8th 8 2 6 1953 Did not enter 1955 1957 1959 1961 17th 6 2 4 1963 Did not enter Did not enter 1965 8th 9 5 4 Directly qualified 1967 12th 9 3 6 1969 10th 7 2 5 4 3 1 1971 Did not qualify 4 1 3 1973 11th 7 2 5 10 8 2 1975 12th 7 1 6 9 8 1 1977 Did not qualify 5 2 3 1979 9th 8 4 4 8 5 3 1981 9th 8 2 6 8 8 0 1983 11th 7 2 5 9 7 2 1985 Did not qualify 5 2 3 1987 8 6 2 Qualified as host 1989 5 3 2 6 6 0 1991 5th 5 3 2 6 5 1 1993 4th 9 5 4 6 5 1 1995 4th 9 5 4 Qualified as host 1997 4th 9 7 2 10 9 1 1999 16th 3 0 3 10 7 3 2001 9th 4 2 2 10 9 1 2003 5th 6 5 1 10 9 1 2005 7 6 1 Directly qualified 2007 4th 9 5 4 2009 9 6 3 2011 6th 11 7 4 2013 11th 8 4 4 2015 5th 8 7 1 2017 8th 7 3 4 2022 5th 7 6 1 6 4 2 2025 To be determined To be dertermined Total 28/41 206 109 97 126 98 28

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2023

26 August 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup – Group stage	Jordan	71–92	Greece	Pasay, Philippines
16:45 (UTC+8)	Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–27, 27–20, 11–26
	Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24 Rebs: Al-Dwairi, Hollis-Jefferson 9 Asts: Ibrahim 6	Boxscore	Pts: Larentzakis 19 Rebs: Rogkavopoulos 7 Asts: Walkup 7	Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 5,795 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Manuel Attard (ITA)

Jordan  v  Greece

28 August 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup – Group stage	Greece	81–109	United States	Pasay, Philippines
20:40 (UTC+8)	Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–27, 19–29, 25–30
	Pts: Papagiannis 17 Rebs: Antetokounmpo, Rogkavopoulos 4 Asts: Walkup 7	Boxscore	Pts: Reaves 15 Rebs: Hart 11 Asts: Reaves 6	Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 11,392 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Daniel García (VEN)

Greece  v  United States

30 August 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup – Group stage	Greece	83–74	New Zealand	Pasay, Philippines
20:40 (UTC+8)	Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 17–23, 18–11, 33–20
	Pts: Papapetrou 27 Rebs: Papagiannis 9 Asts: Walkup 9	Boxscore	Pts: Ili 27 Rebs: Delany 14 Asts: Ili 8	Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 5,625 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Carlos Vélez (COL)

Greece  v  New Zealand

1 September 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup – 2nd Group stage	Lithuania	92–67	Greece	Pasay, Philippines
20:40 (UTC+8)	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–23, 25–15, 28–9
	Pts: Jokubaitis 19 Rebs: Valančiūnas 9 Asts: Jokubaitis 6	Boxscore	Pts: Walkup 21 Rebs: Walkup 8 Asts: Walkup 7	Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 5,986 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Kerem Baki (TUR)

Lithuania  v  Greece

3 September 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup – 2nd Group stage	Greece	69–73	Montenegro	Pasay, Philippines
16:40 (UTC+8)	Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 16–17, 12–14, 27–23
	Pts: Papapetrou 16 Rebs: Bochoridis 6 Asts: Walkup 6	Boxscore	Pts: Vučević 19 Rebs: Dubljević 9 Asts: Dubljević 9	Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 6,193 Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Paez (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Greece  v  Montenegro

2024

23 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Greece	72–64	Czech Republic	Piraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 20–16, 21–19, 19–14
	Pts: Mitoglou 22 Rebs: Papanikolaou, Walkup 8 Asts: Walkup 8	Boxscore	Pts: Balvín 13 Rebs: Balvín 10 Asts: Bohačík, Satoranský 6	Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 12,439 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR)

Greece  v  Czech Republic

26 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Netherlands	72–74	Greece	The Hague, Netherlands
19:30 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 27–16, 19–30, 14–12
	Pts: Schaftenaar 13 Rebs: Van der Vuurst de Vries 6 Asts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 6	Boxscore	Pts: Toliopoulos 26 Rebs: Kouzeloglou 5 Asts: Toliopoulos 8	Arena: Sportcampus Zuiderpark Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Péter Praksch (HUN), Igor Mitrovski (MKD)

Netherlands  v  Greece

3 July 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Group stage	Dominican Republic	82–109	Greece	Piraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 26–31, 24–24, 17–29
	Pts: Duarte 26 Rebs: Montero, Santos 5 Asts: Montero 5	Boxscore	Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 32 Rebs: Mitoglou 6 Asts: Calathes 11	Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 11,648 Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Amy Bonner (USA)

Dominican Republic  v  Greece

4 July 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Group stage	Greece	93–71	Egypt	Piraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 22–26, 26–14, 25–19
	Pts: Mitoglou, Papagiannis 16 Rebs: Calathes, Papagiannis 5 Asts: Calathes 9	Boxscore	Pts: Metwaly 22 Rebs: Mahmoud, Oraby 6 Asts: Refaat 4	Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 11,216 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Daniel García (VEN), Scott Beker (AUS)

Greece  v  Egypt

6 July 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Semi-finals	Greece	96–68	Slovenia	Piraeus, Greece
17:30 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 32–14, 15–19, 19–17, 30–18
	Pts: Walkup 19 Rebs: Papagiannis 10 Asts: Calathes 11	Boxscore	Pts: Dončić 21 Rebs: Dončić, Nebo 7 Asts: Dončić 5	Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 11,998 Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Amy Bonner (USA)

Greece  v  Slovenia

7 July 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Final	Croatia	69–80	Greece	Piraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 17–23, 14–21, 16–14
	Pts: Zubac 19 Rebs: Šarić, Zubac 12 Asts: Smith 7	Boxscore	Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 23 Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo 8 Asts: Calathes 11	Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 11,810 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Julio Anaya (PAN)

Croatia  v  Greece

27 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics Group stage	Greece	79–86	Canada	Lille, France
21:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 16–22, 22–20, 19–18
	Pts: Antetokounmpo 34 Rebs: Mitoglou 8 Asts: Calathes 7	Boxscore	Pts: Barrett 23 Rebs: Olynyk 6 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 7	Arena: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 26,421 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Greece  v  Canada

30 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics Group stage	Spain	84–77	Greece	Lille, France
11:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 28–13, 13–21, 22–21
	Pts: Aldama 19 Rebs: Aldama 12 Asts: Brown 10	Boxscore	Pts: Antetokounmpo 27 Rebs: Antetokounmpo 11 Asts: Calathes 7	Arena: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 26,980 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Julio Anaya (PAN)

Spain  v  Greece

2 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics Group stage	Australia	71–77	Greece	Lille, France
13:30 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 12–28, 14–9, 21–15
	Pts: Landale 17 Rebs: Giddey 11 Asts: Daniels 8	Boxscore	Pts: Antetokounmpo 20 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Calathes 8	Arena: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 26,850 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR)

Australia  v  Greece

6 August 2024 2024 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals	Germany	76–63	Greece	Paris, France
11:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 25–15, 23–16, 17–11
	Pts: F. Wagner 18 Rebs: Theis 8 Asts: Schröder 8	Boxscore	Pts: Antetokounmpo 22 Rebs: Papanikolaou 9 Asts: Antetokounmpo 3	Arena: Accor Arena Attendance: 12,288 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR)

Germany  v  Greece

21 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Great Britain	vs.	Greece	Great Britain
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Great Britain  v  Greece

Greece  v  Great Britain

24 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Greece	vs.	Great Britain	Greece
		Boxscore

2025

21 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Czech Republic	vs.	Greece	Czech Republic
		Boxscore

Czech Republic  v  Greece

Greece  v  Netherlands

24 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Greece	vs.	Netherlands	Greece
		Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 23 July 2024.^[10]

Greece men's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 0 Thomas Walkup 31 – (1992-12-30)30 December 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Olympiacos SG 5 Giannoulis Larentzakis 30 – (1993-09-22)22 September 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Olympiacos G 6 Dimitrios Moraitis 25 – (1999-02-03)3 February 1999 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Panathinaikos G 7 Vassilis Toliopoulos 28 – (1996-06-15)15 June 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Aris Thessaloniki PG 8 Nick Calathes 35 – (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) AS Monaco SF 11 Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 25 – (1999-01-02)2 January 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Panathinaikos C 14 Georgios Papagiannis 27 – (1997-07-03)3 July 1997 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) AS Monaco F 15 Vassilis Charalampopoulos 27 – (1997-01-06)6 January 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Türk Telekom SF 16 Kostas Papanikolaou (C) 33 – (1990-07-31)31 July 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Olympiacos PF 33 Nikos Chougkaz 23 – (2000-10-04)4 October 2000 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Andorra PF 34 Giannis Antetokounmpo 29 – (1994-12-06)6 December 1994 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Milwaukee Bucks F/C 44 Dinos Mitoglou 28 – (1996-06-11)11 June 1996 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Panathinaikos	Head coach Vassilis Spanoulis[11] Assistant coach(es) Kostas Charalampidis Ilias Kantzouris Diamantis Panagiotopoulos Stefanos Trantafillos Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 27 July 2024

Depth chart

Based on the recent calls and selections^{[12][13][14][15]}

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Giorgos Papagiannis	Georgios Tanoulis			Kostas Antetokounmpo[16]
PF	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Dinos Mitoglou	Nikos Chougkaz	Ioannis Kouzeloglou	Thanasis Antetokounmpo[17]
SF	Kostas Papanikolaou	Vassilis Charalampopoulos	Panagiotis Kalaitzakis	Lefteris Mantzoukas	Ioannis Papapetrou[18]
SG	Giannoulis Larentzakis	Vassilis Toliopoulos	Neoklis Avdalas		Nikos Rogkavopoulos[19]
PG	Thomas Walkup	Nick Calathes	Dimitris Moraitis	Michalis Lountzis	Kostas Sloukas[20]

Retired numbers

No.	Player	Position	Tenure	Date of retirement	Ref
4	Nikos Galis	SG	1980–1991	4 August 2023	[21]

Historical players

Player	Senior National Team	Position	Awards, honors and achievements
Georgios Kolokythas	(1962–1971)	(SG / SF / PF)	List of accomplishments: EuroLeague: European Selection Team (1970) National club competitions: 4× Greek League champion (1967, 1969, 1971, 1972) 3× Greek League Top Scorer (1964, 1966, 1967) FIBA: 2× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (1967, 1969) European OQT Top Scorer (1968) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) FIBA Hall of Fame Candidate
Panagiotis Giannakis	(1976–1996)	(PG / SG)	List of accomplishments: 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018) FIBA Hall of Fame (2021) EuroLeague: EuroLeague champion (1996) 3× FIBA European Selection (1980, 1987, 1990) FIBA Balkans Selection: (1987) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) Other European cups: FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1993) National club competitions: 7× Greek League champion (1985–1991) 7× Greek Cup winner (1985, 1987–1990, 1992, 1996) Greek League MVP (1987) Greek League Top Scorer (1980) 2× Greek Cup Final Top Scorer (1985, 1988) Greek 2nd Division champion (1975) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) FIBA: 1987 EuroBasket  Gold 1989 EuroBasket  Silver Greek National Team's All-Time Leading Scorer FIBA Europe's All-Time National Team Career Scoring Leader
Nikos Galis	(1980–1991)	(PG / SG)	List of accomplishments: ECAC Player of the Year (1979) Haggerty Award (1979) 3× Greek Athlete of the Year (1986, 1987, 1989) FIBA Balkans Selection: (1987) Mr. Europa Award (1987) Euroscar Award (1987) L'Équipe Champion of Champions' 10th Best Athlete in the World (1987) Seton Hall Athletic Hall of Fame (1991) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) FIBA Hall of Fame (2007) Basketball Hall of Fame (2017) 101 Greats of European Basketball: (2018) HoopsHype's 75 Greatest International Players Ever (2021) EuroLeague: FIBA European Selection (1987) 2× EuroLeague Top Scorer (1992, 1994) EuroLeague All-Final Four Team: (1994) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) National club competitions: 8× Greek League champion (1983, 1985–1991) 7× Greek Cup winner (1985, 1987–1990, 1992, 1993) Greek Super Cup winner (1986) 5× Greek League MVP (1988–1992) 5× Greek League Finals MVP (1987–1991) 11× Greek League Top Scorer (1981–1991) 5× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993) Greek Super Cup Finals Top Scorer (1986) #6 retired by Aris (2013) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) FIBA: 1987 EuroBasket  Gold 1989 EuroBasket  Silver EuroBasket MVP (1987) 4× EuroBasket Top Scorer (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991) 4× EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991) FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (1986) Number 4 jersey retired by the Greek national team (2023)
Panagiotis Fasoulas	(1981–1998)	(C)	List of accomplishments: EuroBasket 1987 champion FIBA Hall of Fame induction (2016) EuroLeague champion (1997) FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1991) EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (1987) 3× FIBA European Selection (1990, 1991, 1995) FIBA EuroStar Selection (1996) 2× Greek League MVP (1994, 1995) Greek League Finals MVP (1992) Greek League Rebounding leader (1987)
Fanis Christodoulou	(1983–1997)	(SF / PF)	List of accomplishments: EuroBasket 1987 champion 2× EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (1993, 1995) Greek League MVP (1993)
Nikos Oikonomou	(1991–2001)	(PF)	List of accomplishments: EuroLeague champion (1996) FIBA Club World Cup champion (1996) 4× FIBA EuroStar (1996–1999) Greek League Top Scorer (2005)
Georgios Sigalas	(1993–2003)	(SG / SF)	List of accomplishments: EuroLeague champion (1997) EuroLeague All-Final Four Team (1994) Greek League MVP (1996) 5× Greek League Finals MVP (1993–1997) FIBA European Selection (1995) FIBA EuroStar Selection (1996)
Fragiskos Alvertis	(1993–2004)	(SG / SF / PF)	List of accomplishments: 101 Greats of European Basketball: (2018) 5× EuroLeague champion (1996), (2000), (2002), (2007), (2009) FIBA Club World Cup champion (1996) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors EuroLeague All-Final Four Team (1996) Greek League MVP (2003) Greek Cup MVP (2003) 3× Greek All-Star Game 3 Point Shootout Contest Champion: (1996, 1997, 1998)
Thodoris Papaloukas	(2000–2008)	(PG / SG / SF)	List of accomplishments: 101 Greats of European Basketball: (2018) EuroBasket 2005 champion 2× EuroLeague champion (2006, 2008) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year (2006) FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team member (2006) EuroBasket All-Tournament Team member (2005) EuroLeague MVP (2007) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2006) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team (2010) EuroLeague Basketball Legend (2013) 2× All-EuroLeague First Team (2006, 2007) 2× All-EuroLeague Second Team (2008, 2009) 2× EuroLeague Assist leader (2007, 2009) 3× Russian League Player of the Year (2005, 2006, 2007) Russian Cup MVP (2006) 3× Greek League Assist leader (2001, 2002, 2009) All-Europe Player of the Year (2006)
Dimitris Diamantidis	(2001–2010)	(PG / SG / SF)	List of accomplishments: Mr. Europa Award (2007) All-Europe Player of the Year (2007) Greek Athlete of the Year (2007) 101 Greats of European Basketball: (2018) EuroLeague: 3× EuroLeague champion (2007, 2009, 2011) EuroLeague MVP (2011) 2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2007, 2011) 4× All-EuroLeague Team (2007, 2011–2013) 6× EuroLeague Best Defender (2005–2009, 2011) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team (2010) EuroLeague Legend (2016) EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team (2020) EuroLeague Career Steals Leader National club competitions: 9× Greek League champion (2005–2011, 2013, 2014) 10× Greek Cup winner (2005–2009, 2012–2016) 6× Greek League MVP (2004, 2006–2008, 2011, 2014) 6× Greek League Finals MVP (2006–2009, 2011, 2014) 2× Greek Cup MVP (2009, 2016) 2× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2009, 2013) 3× Greek League Best Defender (2008, 2009, 2011) 11× Greek League Best Five (2004–2008, 2010–2014, 2016) 12× Greek League All-Star (2002–2011, 2013, 2014) Greek League Most Popular Player (2016) HEBA Greek League Career Steals Leader #13 retired by Panathinaikos (2016) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) FIBA: 2005 EuroBasket  Gold 2006 Stanković World Cup  Gold 2006 FIBA World Cup  Silver 2008 FIBA World OQT  Gold EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (2005) FIBA EuroBasket's Best 5 Players of the 2000–2020 era (2020)
Vassilis Spanoulis	(2001–2015)	(PG / SG)	List of accomplishments: Balkan Athlete of the Year (2009) 2× All-Europe Player of the Year (2012, 2013) International Sports Prize (World's Best Athlete) (2013) HoopsHype's 75 Greatest International Players Ever (2021) World Club Cup: FIBA Club World Cup champion (2013) FIBA Club World Cup MVP (2013) EuroLeague: 3× EuroLeague champion (2009, 2012, 2013) EuroLeague MVP (2013) 3× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2009, 2012, 2013) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (2013) 8× All-EuroLeague Team (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) The Most Clutch Player in EuroLeague History (2017) EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team (2020) EuroLeague 2010–20 Player of the Decade (2020) EuroLeague Legend (2022) EuroLeague All-Time Leading Scorer (2000–present) European Champions' Cup / EuroLeague All-Time Leading Scorer (1958–present) National club competitions: 7× Greek League champion (2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2015, 2016) 4× Greek Cup winner (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) 3× Greek League MVP (2009, 2012, 2016) 3× Greek League Finals MVP (2012, 2015, 2016) 10× Greek League Best Five: (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011–2013, 2015–2017) 10× Greek League All-Star (2005, 2006, 2008–2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019) Greek League Best Young Player (2003) Greek League Most Improved Player (2004) 2× Greek League Most Popular Player (2015, 2017) Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2018) HEBA Greek League All-Time Leading Scorer HEBA Greek League All-Time Assists Leader Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) FIBA: 2005 EuroBasket  Gold 2006 Stanković World Cup  Gold 2006 FIBA World Cup  Silver 2008 FIBA World OQT  Gold 2009 EuroBasket  Bronze EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (2009) FIBA EuroBasket's Best 5 Players of the 2000–2020 era (2020) Summer Olympic Games' All-Time Top 25 Players (2020)
Giannis Antetokounmpo	(2014–present)	(PF)	List of accomplishments: Euroscar Player of the Year (2018) ESPY Best Male Athlete (2019) 2× Greek Athlete of the Year (2020, 2021) HoopsHype's 75 Greatest International Players Ever (2021) NBA: NBA Champion (2021) 2× NBA MVP (2019, 2020) NBA Finals MVP (2021) 8× All-NBA Team (2017–2024) 8× NBA All-Star (2017–2024) NBA All-Star Game MVP (2021) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2020) 5× NBA All-Defensive Team (2017, 2019–2022) NBA Most Improved Player (2017) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2014) NBA 75th Anniversary Team (2021) FIBA: EuroBasket Top Scorer (2022) EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (2022)

Historical head coaches

Head Coach	Senior National Team	Awards, honors and achievements
Faidon Matthaiou	(1961–1965, 1969)	List of accomplishments: 2× FIBA European Selection (1970, 1973) Greek League champion (1976) 2× Greek Cup winner (1976, 1984)
Kostas Mourouzis	(1972–1974)	List of accomplishments: 7× Greek League champion (1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978) 2× Greek Cup winner (1977, 1978)
Giannis Ioannidis	(1981, 2003)	List of accomplishments: 12× Greek League champion (1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) 6× Greek Cup winner (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994)
Kostas Politis	(1983–1987)	List of accomplishments: EuroBasket 1987  Gold 3× Greek League champion (1980, 1981, 1982) 2× Greek Cup winner (1979, 1982)
Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou	(1989–1993)	List of accomplishments: EuroBasket 1989  Silver
Makis Dendrinos	(1994–1996)	List of accomplishments: 1994 FIBA World Cup (4th place) 1996 Summer Olympic Games (5th place)
Panagiotis Giannakis	(1997–1998, 2004–2008)	List of accomplishments: 1998 FIBA World Cup (4th place) 2004 Summer Olympic Games (5th place) EuroBasket 2005  Gold 2006 FIBA World Cup  Silver 2008 Summer Olympic Games (5th place) Greek Cup winner (2010) 2× Greek League Coach of the Year (2004, 2006)

Past rosters

Main article: Greece national basketball team past rosters

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  Kostas Kaimakoglou

1949 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 7 teams

3 Takis Taliadoros, 4 Sokratis Apostolidis, 5 Alekos Apostolidis, 6 Stelios Arvanitis, 7 Nikos Skylakakis, 8 Nikos Nomikos, 9 Nikos Milas, 10 Missas Pantazopoulos, 11 Alekos Spanoudakis, 12 Ioannis Lambrou, 21 Faidon Matthaiou, 22 Nikos Bournelos, 30 Thanasis Kostopoulos (Coach: Giorgos Karatzopoulos)

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1951 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 17 teams

3 Faidon Matthaiou, 4 Nikos Milas, 5 Alekos Apostolidis, 6 Ioannis Lambrou, 7 Stelios Arvanitis, 8 Themis Cholevas, 9 Aristeidis Roubanis, 10 Mimis Stefanidis, 11 Panagiotis Manias, 13 Alekos Spanoudakis, 14 Ioannis Spanoudakis, 15 Takis Taliadoros (Coach: Vladimiros Vallas)

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1952 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 23 teams

4 Faidon Matthaiou, 5 Nikos Milas, 6 Ioannis Lambrou, 7 Panagiotis Manias, 8 Aristeidis Roubanis, 9 Ioannis Spanoudakis, 10 Themis Cholevas, 11 Alekos Spanoudakis, 12 Kostas Papadimas, 13 Mimis Stefanidis, 14 Stelios Arvanitis, 15 Takis Taliadoros (Coach: Vladimiros Vallas)

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1961 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 19 teams

4 Georgios Amerikanos, 5 Nikitas Aliprantis, 6 Antonis Christeas, 7 Georgios Oikonomou, 8 Alekos Kontovounisios, 9 Giannis Tsikas, 10 Giannis Bousios, 11 Nikos Chalas, 12 Kostas Mourouzis, 13 Stelios Gousios, 14 Dimitris Lekkas, 15 Kostas Politis (Coach: Faidon Matthaiou)

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1965 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams

4 Kostas Politis, 5 Georgios Barlas, 6 Dimitris Lekkas, 7 Georgios Kolokythas, 8 Eas Larentzakis, 9 Takis Maglos, 10 Georgios Amerikanos, 11 Alekos Kontovounisios, 12 Petros Panagiotarakos, 13 Nikos Sismanidis, 14 Georgios Trontzos, 15 Andreas Chaikalis (Coach: Faidon Matthaiou)

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1967 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams

4 Lakis Tsavas, 5 Georgios Barlas, 6 Kostas Politis, 7 Georgios Kolokythas, 8 Christos Zoupas, 9 Takis Maglos, 10 Vassilis Goumas, 11 Stratos Bazios, 12 Eas Larentzakis, 13 Kostas Diamantopoulos, 14 Georgios Trontzos, 15 Andreas Chaikalis (Coach: Missas Pantazopoulos)

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1969 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 12 teams

4 Apostolos Spanos, 5 Georgios Barlas, 6 Georgios Trontzos, 7 Georgios Kolokythas, 8 Christos Zoupas, 9 Vassilis Goumas, 10 Kostas Diamantopoulos, 11 Andreas Chaikalis, 12 Nikos Sismanidis, 13 Thanasis Christoforou, 14 Makis Katsafados, 15 Thanasis Peppas (Coach: Faidon Matthaiou)

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1973 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams

4 Apostolos Kontos, 5 Steve Giatzoglou, 6 Georgios Trontzos, 7 Michalis Giannouzakos, 8 Aris Raftopoulos, 9 Pavlos Stamelos, 10, Christos Kefalos, 11 Vassilis Goumas, 12 Nikos Sismanidis, 13 Georgios Kastrinakis, 14 Christos Iordanidis, 15 Charis Papageorgiou (Coach: Kostas Mourouzis)

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1975 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams

4 Apostolos Kontos, 5 Vassilis Goumas, 6 Dimitris Kokolakis, 7 Michalis Giannouzakos, 8 Aris Raftopoulos, 9 Sotiris Sakellariou, 10 Takis Koroneos, 11 Steve Giatzoglou, 12 Charis Papageorgiou, 13 Georgios Kastrinakis, 14 Pavlos Diakoulas, 15 Dimitris Fosses (Coach: Vangelis Nikitopoulos)

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1979 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams

4 Minas Gekos, 5 Vassilis Paramanidis, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis, 7 Michalis Giannouzakos, 8 Manthos Katsoulis, 9 Sotiris Sakellariou, 10 Takis Koroneos, 11 Steve Giatzoglou, 12 Charis Papageorgiou, 13 Georgios Kastrinakis, 14 Takis Karatzoulidis, 15 Dimitris Kokolakis (Coach: Richard Dukeshire)

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1981 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams

4 Nikos Galis, 5 Liveris Andritsos, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis, 7 Kostas Petropoulos, 8 Manthos Katsoulis, 9 Kyriakos Vidas, 10 Takis Koroneos, 11 Asteris Zois, 12 Charis Papageorgiou, 13 Georgios Kastrinakis, 14 Takis Karatzoulidis, 15 Dimitris Kokolakis (Coach: Giannis Ioannidis)

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1983 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams

4 Giannis Paragyios, 5 Albert Mallach, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis, 7 Nikos Galis, 8 Manthos Katsoulis, 9 Minas Gekos, 10 Michalis Romanidis, 11 Nikos Stavropoulos, 12 Liveris Andritsos, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Vangelis Alexandris, 15 Dimitris Kokolakis (Coach: Kostas Politis)

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1986 FIBA World Cup: finished 10th among 24 teams

4 Nikos Galis, 5 Nikos Stavropoulos, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 7 Argiris Kambouris, 8 Argiris Pedoulakis, 9 Panagiotis Karatzas, 10 Michalis Romanidis, 11 Nikos Filippou, 12 Liveris Andritsos, 13 Fanis Christodoulou, 14 Dimitris Dimakopoulos, 15 Christos Christodoulou (Coach: Kostas Politis)

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1987 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams

4 Nikos Galis (MVP), 5 Nikos Stavropoulos, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 7 Argiris Kambouris, 8 Nikos Linardos, 9 Panagiotis Karatzas, 10 Michalis Romanidis, 11 Nikos Filippou, 12 Liveris Andritsos, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Memos Ioannou, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Kostas Politis)

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1989 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 8 teams

4 Nikos Galis, 5 Kostas Patavoukas, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 7 Argiris Kambouris, 8 David Stergakos, 9 Dinos Angelidis, 10 John Korfas, 11 Nikos Filippou, 12 Liveris Andritsos, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Dimitris Papadopoulos, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou)

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1990 FIBA World Cup: finished 6th among 16 teams

4 Giorgos Gasparis , 5 Kostas Patavoukas, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 7 Argiris Kambouris, 8 David Stergakos, 9 Dimitris Papadopoulos, 10 Nasos Galakteros, 11 Vassilis Lipiridis, 12 Liveris Andritsos, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Memos Ioannou, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou)

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1991 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 8 teams

4 Nikos Galis, 5 Kostas Patavoukas, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 7 Argiris Kambouris, 8 Dinos Angelidis, 9 Ioannis Milonas, 10 Giorgos Gasparis, 11 Vassilis Lipiridis, 12 Liveris Andritsos, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Georgios Papadakos, 15 Dimitris Papadopoulos (Coach: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou)

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1993 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams

4 Georgios Bosganas, 5 Kostas Patavoukas, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 7 Lefteris Kakiousis, 8 Georgios Sigalas, 9 Efthimis Bakatsias, 10 Nasos Galakteros, 11 Christos Tsekos, 12 Giannis Papagiannis, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Nikos Oikonomou, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou)

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1994 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 16 teams

4 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 5 Georgios Sigalas, 6 Nasos Galakteros, 7 Argiris Papapetrou, 8 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 9 Christos Tsekos, 10 Ioannis Milonas, 11 Efthimios Rentzias, 12 Efthimis Bakatsias, 13 Nikos Boudouris, 14 Fanis Christodoulou, 15 Kostas Patavoukas (Coach: Makis Dendrinos)

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1995 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 14 teams

4 Efthimis Bakatsias, 5 Kostas Patavoukas, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 7 Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, 8 Georgios Sigalas, 9 Lefteris Kakiousis, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Nikos Oikonomou, 12 Dinos Angelidis, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Efthimios Rentzias, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Makis Dendrinos)

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1996 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Efthimis Bakatsias, 5 Kostas Patavoukas, 6 Panagiotis Giannakis (C), 7 Dimitris Papanikolaou, 8 Georgios Sigalas, 9 Lefteris Kakiousis, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Nikos Oikonomou, 12 Dinos Angelidis, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Efthimios Rentzias, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Makis Dendrinos)

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1997 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams

4 Georgios Kalaitzis, 5 Kostas Patavoukas, 6 Nikos Boudouris, 7 Dimitris Papanikolaou, 8 Georgios Sigalas, 9 Angelos Koronios, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Nikos Oikonomou, 12 Christos Myriounis, 13 Ioannis Giannoulis, 14 Efthimios Rentzias, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis)

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1998 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 16 teams

4 Georgios Kalaitzis, 5 Georgios Balogiannis, 6 Nikos Boudouris, 7 Dimitris Papanikolaou, 8 Georgios Sigalas (C), 9 Angelos Koronios, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Nikos Oikonomou, 12 Jake Tsakalidis, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Efthimios Rentzias, 15 Georgios Karagkoutis (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis)

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1999 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 16 teams

4 Georgios Kalaitzis, 5 Georgios Balogiannis, 6 Nikos Boudouris, 7 Dimitris Papanikolaou, 8 Georgios Sigalas (C), 9 Angelos Koronios, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Vassilis Soulis, 12 Jake Tsakalidis, 13 Ioannis Giannoulis, 14 Michalis Kakiouzis, 15 Georgios Karagkoutis (Coach: Kostas Petropoulos)

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2001 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams

4 Georgios Kalaitzis, 5 Nikos Chatzivrettas, 6 Thodoris Papaloukas, 7 Dimitris Papanikolaou, 8 Georgios Sigalas (C), 9 Antonis Fotsis, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Dimos Dikoudis, 12 Michalis Kakiouzis, 13 Lazaros Papadopoulos, 14 Efthimios Rentzias, 15 Ioannis Giannoulis (Coach: Kostas Petropoulos)

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2003 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams

4 Dimitris Diamantidis, 5 Nikos Chatzivrettas, 6 Thodoris Papaloukas, 7 Dimitris Papanikolaou, 8 Georgios Sigalas, 9 Antonis Fotsis, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis (C), 11 Dimos Dikoudis, 12 Jake Tsakalidis, 13 Christos Charissis, 14 Efthimios Rentzias, 15 Michalis Kakiouzis (Coach: Giannis Ioannidis)

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2004 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Fragiskos Alvertis (C), 5 Thodoris Papaloukas, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Dimitris Papanikolaou, 8 Vassilis Spanoulis, 9 Antonis Fotsis, 10 Nikos Chatzivrettas, 11 Dimos Dikoudis, 12 Kostas Tsartsaris, 13 Dimitris Diamantidis, 14 Lazaros Papadopoulos, 15 Michalis Kakiouzis (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis)

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2005 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams

4 Thodoris Papaloukas, 5 Vassilis Spanoulis, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Ioannis Bourousis, 8 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, 9 Antonis Fotsis, 10 Nikos Chatzivrettas, 11 Dimos Dikoudis, 12 Kostas Tsartsaris, 13 Dimitris Diamantidis, 14 Lazaros Papadopoulos, 15 Michalis Kakiouzis (C) (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis)

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2006 FIBA World Cup: finished 2nd among 24 teams

4 Thodoris Papaloukas, 5 Sofoklis Schortsanitis, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Vassilis Spanoulis, 8 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, 9 Antonis Fotsis, 10 Nikos Chatzivrettas, 11 Dimos Dikoudis, 12 Kostas Tsartsaris, 13 Dimitris Diamantidis, 14 Lazaros Papadopoulos, 15 Michalis Kakiouzis (C) (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis)

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2007 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams

4 Thodoris Papaloukas (C), 5 Ioannis Bourousis, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Vassilis Spanoulis, 8 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, 9 Michalis Pelekanos, 10 Nikos Chatzivrettas, 11 Dimos Dikoudis, 12 Kostas Tsartsaris, 13 Dimitris Diamantidis, 14 Lazaros Papadopoulos, 15 Michalis Kakiouzis (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis)

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2008 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 Thodoris Papaloukas (C), 5 Ioannis Bourousis, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Vassilis Spanoulis, 8 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, 9 Antonis Fotsis, 10 Georgios Printezis, 11 Andreas Glyniadakis, 12 Kostas Tsartsaris, 13 Dimitris Diamantidis, 14 Sofoklis Schortsanitis, 15 Michalis Pelekanos (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis)

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2009 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams

4 Giannis Kalambokis, 5 Ioannis Bourousis, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Vassilis Spanoulis, 8 Nick Calathes, 9 Antonis Fotsis (C), 10 Georgios Printezis, 11 Andreas Glyniadakis, 12 Kostas Kaimakoglou, 13 Kosta Koufos, 14 Stratos Perperoglou, 15 Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas)

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2010 FIBA World Cup: finished 11th among 24 teams

4 Ian Vougioukas, 5 Ioannis Bourousis, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Vassilis Spanoulis, 8 Nick Calathes, 9 Antonis Fotsis (C), 10 Georgios Printezis, 11 Stratos Perperoglou, 12 Kostas Tsartsaris, 13 Dimitris Diamantidis, 14 Kostas Kaimakoglou, 15 Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas)

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2011 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 24 teams

4 Vassilis Xanthopoulos, 5 Ioannis Bourousis, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Kostas Vasileiadis, 8 Nick Calathes, 9 Antonis Fotsis (C), 10 Kostas Papanikolaou, 11 Dimitrios Mavroeidis, 12 Michael Bramos, 13 Kosta Koufos, 14 Kostas Sloukas, 15 Kostas Kaimakoglou (Coach: Ilias Zouros)

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2013 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 24 teams

4 Kostas Sloukas, 5 Ioannis Bourousis, 6 Nikos Zisis, 7 Vassilis Spanoulis, 8 Stratos Perperoglou, 9 Antonis Fotsis (C), 10 Kostas Papanikolaou, 11 Vassilis Kavvadas, 12 Loukas Mavrokefalidis, 13 Kostas Kaimakoglou, 14 Michael Bramos, 15 Georgios Printezis (Coach: Andrea Trinchieri)

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2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 24 teams^[22]

4 Vangelis Mantzaris, 5 Ioannis Bourousis, 6 Nikos Zisis (C), 7 Kostas Vasileiadis, 8 Nick Calathes, 9 Andreas Glyniadakis, 10 Kostas Papanikolaou, 11 Kostas Sloukas, 12 Kostas Kaimakoglou, 13 Giannis Antetokounmpo, 14 Ian Vougioukas, 15 Georgios Printezis (Coach: Fotios Katsikaris)

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2015 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 24 teams

5 Ioannis Bourousis, 6 Nikos Zisis (C), 7 Vassilis Spanoulis, 8 Nick Calathes, 9 Stratos Perperoglou, 10 Kostas Sloukas, 12 Kostas Kaimakoglou, 13 Kosta Koufos, 15 Georgios Printezis, 16 Kostas Papanikolaou, 17 Vangelis Mantzaris, 34 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Coach: Fotios Katsikaris)

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2017 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 24 teams^[23]

8 Nick Calathes, 9 Ioannis Bourousis (C), 10 Kostas Sloukas, 11 Nikos Pappas, 14 Georgios Papagiannis, 15 Georgios Printezis, 16 Kostas Papanikolaou, 17 Vangelis Mantzaris, 18 Dimitrios Agravanis, 19 Ioannis Papapetrou, 31 Georgios Bogris, 43 Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Coach: Kostas Missas)

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2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 11th among 32 teams^[24]

5 Giannoulis Larentzakis, 8 Nick Calathes, 9 Ioannis Bourousis (C), 10 Kostas Sloukas, 14 Georgios Papagiannis, 15 Georgios Printezis, 16 Kostas Papanikolaou, 17 Vangelis Mantzaris, 19 Ioannis Papapetrou, 21 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, 34 Giannis Antetokounmpo, 43 Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Coach: Thanasis Skourtopoulos)

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2022 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 24 teams^[25]

2 Tyler Dorsey, 4 Michalis Lountzis, 5 Giannoulis Larentzakis, 7 Dimitrios Agravanis, 8 Nick Calathes, 10 Kostas Sloukas, 14 Georgios Papagiannis, 16 Kostas Papanikolaou (C), 19 Ioannis Papapetrou, 34 Giannis Antetokounmpo, 37 Kostas Antetokounmpo, 43 Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Coach: Dimitrios Itoudis)

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2023 FIBA World Cup: finished 15th among 32 teams^[26]

0 Thomas Walkup, 1 Nikos Rogkavopoulos, 3 Michalis Lountzis, 5 Giannoulis Larentzakis, 6 Dimitrios Moraitis, 13 Lefteris Bochoridis, 14 Georgios Papagiannis, 16 Kostas Papanikolaou (C), 21 Ioannis Papapetrou, 43 Thanasis Antetokounmpo, 44 Dinos Mitoglou, 76 Manos Chatzidakis (Coach: Dimitrios Itoudis)

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2024 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams^[27]

0 Thomas Walkup, 5 Giannoulis Larentzakis, 6 Dimitrios Moraitis, 7 Vassilis Toliopoulos, 8 Nick Calathes, 11 Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, 14 Georgios Papagiannis, 15 Vassilis Charalampopoulos, 16 Kostas Papanikolaou (C), 33 Nikos Chougkaz, 34 Giannis Antetokounmpo, 44 Dinos Mitoglou (Coach: Vassilis Spanoulis)

Senior men's statistics

Senior men's players with 100+ career caps

• Note: Includes only games played that are classified as being games played under the category of Greek senior men's national basketball team games, as deemed by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.
• Players in bold, are players that are still active.

Players with the most caps (games played):

^[28]

Rank	Player	Caps
1.	Panagiotis Giannakis	351
2.	Panagiotis Fasoulas	244
3.	Fanis Christodoulou	220
4.	Nikos Zisis	189
5.	Georgios Sigalas	185
6.	Antonis Fotsis	184
7.	Liveris Andritsos	182
8.	Dimitris Kokolakis	178
9.	Ioannis Bourousis	174
10.	Nikos Galis	168
11.	Manthos Katsoulis	165
12.	Kostas Patavoukas	162
13.	Georgios Kastrinakis	158
14.	Fragiskos Alvertis	155
15.	Takis Koroneos	150
16.	Michalis Giannouzakos	147
17.	Vassilis Spanoulis	146
18.	Nick Calathes	138
19.	Georgios Trontzos	136
20.	Kostas Papanikolaou	134
21.	Dimitris Papanikolaou	131
22.	Thodoris Papaloukas	131
23.	Sotiris Sakellariou	127
24.	Efthimis Rentzias	127
25.	Georgios Printezis	127
26.	Argyris Kampouris	126
27.	Dimitris Diamantidis	125
28.	Nikos Philippou	124
29.	Kostas Tsartsaris	122
30.	Kostas Sloukas	118
31.	Michalis Kakiouzis	116
32.	Nikos Chatzivrettas	116
33.	Steve Giatzoglou	115
34.	Vassilis Goumas	114
35.	Apostolos Kontos	114
36.	Dimos Dikoudis	114
37.	Nikos Oikonomou	109
38.	Angelos Koronios	105
39.	Lazaros Papadopoulos	104
40.	Takis Karatzoulidis	102
41.	Nikos Stavropoulos	102
42.	Nikos Boudouris	102

Last updated: 25 January 2023.

Senior men's 1,000+ points career scorers

• Note: Includes only games played that are classified as being games played under the category of Greek senior men's national basketball team games, as deemed by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.
• Players in bold, are players that are still active.

^[29]

Rank	Player	Points scored	Caps	Points per game
1.	Panagiotis Giannakis	5,301	351	15.1
2.	Nikos Galis	5,129	168	30.5
3.	Panagiotis Fasoulas	2,384	244	9.8
4.	Fanis Christodoulou	2,269	220	10.3
5.	Takis Koroneos	1,832	150	12.2
6.	Georgios Kolokythas	1,807	90	20.1
7.	Antonis Fotsis	1,734	184	9.4
8.	Ioannis Bourousis	1,644	174	9.44
9.	Vassilis Goumas	1,641	114	14.4
10.	Georgios Kastrinakis	1,616	158	10.2
11.	Fragiskos Alvertis	1,605	155	10.4
12.	Georgios Trontzos	1,543	136	11.3
13.	Vassilis Spanoulis	1,494	146	10.2
14.	Georgios Sigalas	1,487	185	8.0
15.	Steve Giatzoglou	1,468	115	12.8
16.	Nikos Zisis	1,455	189	7.7
17.	Manthos Katsoulis	1,371	165	8.3
18.	Dimitris Kokolakis	1,280	178	7.2
19.	Nick Calathes	1,162	138	8.4
20.	Nikos Oikonomou	1,156	109	10.6
21.	Georgios Printezis	1,127	127	8.9
22.	Apostolos Kontos	1,114	114	9.8
23.	Georgios Amerikanos	1,076	68	15.8

Last updated: 25 January 2023.

Men's statistics

Men's 1,000 points career scorers

• Note: Includes all games played in age 18 and over competitions.
• Players in bold, are players that are still active.

Rank	Player	Points scored	Caps	Points per game
1.	Panagiotis Giannakis	6,291	403	15.6
2.	Nikos Galis	5,167	169	30.6
3.	Fanis Christodoulou	2,754	262	10.5
4.	Antonis Fotsis	2,699	258	10.5
5.	Panagiotis Fasoulas	2,538	261	9.7
6.	Nikos Oikonomou	2,511	191	13.1
7.	Vassilis Spanoulis	2,314	211	11.0
8.	Nikos Zisis	2,112	245	8.6
9.	Georgios Sigalas	1,923	235	8.2
10.	Georgios Kolokythas	1,910	94	20.3
11.	Fragiskos Alvertis	1,892	189	10.2
12.	Lazaros Papadopoulos	1,872	184	9.8
13.	Takis Koroneos	1,836	151	12.2
14.	Kostas Sloukas	1,748	208	8.4
15.	Kostas Papanikolaou	1,740	219	7.9
16.	Ioannis Bourousis	1,737	189	9.2
17.	Kostas Vasileiadis	1,734	122	14.2
18.	Vassilis Goumas	1,695	118	14.4
19.	Efthimis Rentzias	1,652	170	9.7
20.	Nasos Galakteros	1,645	136	12.1
21.	Georgios Kastrinakis	1,616	158	10.2
22.	Angelos Koronios	1,595	158	10.1
23.	Nikos Pappas	1,555	114	13.6
24.	Apostolos Kontos	1,547	141	11.0
25.	Georgios Trontzos	1,543	136	11.3
26.	Michalis Kakiouzis	1,521	166	9.2
27.	Dimitris Papanikolaou	1,514	164	9.2
28.	Steve Giatzoglou	1,468	115	12.8
29.	Manthos Katsoulis	1,364	165	8.3
30.	Georgios Printezis	1,358	159	8.5
31.	Dimos Dikoudis	1,319	144	9.2
32.	Dimitris Kokolakis	1,290	179	7.2
33.	Nick Calathes	1,281	149	8.6
34.	Charis Papageorgiou	1,269	105	13.1
35.	Liveris Andritsos	1,233	215	5.7
36.	Christos Myriounis	1,188	84	14.1
37.	Christos Tapoutos	1,153	91	12.7
38.	Nikos Philippou	1,110	143	7.8
39.	Michalis Giannouzakos	1,100	176	6.3
40.	Georgios Amerikanos	1,094	69	15.9
41.	Sotiris Sakellariou	1,080	176	6.1
42.	Dinos Angelidis	1,074	121	8.9
43.	Thodoris Papaloukas	1,073	150	7.2
44.	Dimitris Papanikolaou	1,071	131	8.2
45.	Stratos Perperoglou	1,054	124	8.5
46.	Efthimis Rentzias	1,049	127	8.3
47.	Kostas Petropoulos	1,037	101	10.3
48.	Kostas Patavoukas	1,012	191	5.3

Last updated: 25 January 2023.

Team captains

Period	Captain
1981–1986	Dimitris Kokolakis
1986–1996	Panagiotis Giannakis
1996–1997	Fanis Christodoulou
1997–2003	Georgios Sigalas
2004	Fragiskos Alvertis
2005–2007	Michalis Kakiouzis
2007–2008	Thodoris Papaloukas
2008–2013	Antonis Fotsis
2013–2015	Nikos Zisis
2015–2019	Ioannis Bourousis
2020–2021	Georgios Printezis
2021–2022	Nick Calathes
2022–present	Kostas Papanikolaou

Memorable wins

Date			Tournament			Place			Opponents	Score
15 May 1949			1949 EuroBasket			Cairo, Egypt			Netherlands	46 – 28
May 1949			1949 EuroBasket			Cairo, Egypt			Lebanon	45 – 36
May 1949			1949 EuroBasket			Cairo, Egypt			Turkey	54 – 41
May 1949			1949 EuroBasket			Cairo, Egypt			Syria	49 – 45
May 1951			1951 EuroBasket First round			Paris, France			Portugal	81 – 35
24 May 1977			Friendly			Athens, Greece			United States	83 – 81
May 1981			1981 EuroBasket Challenge round			Istanbul, Turkey			Turkey	85 – 84
5 July 1986			1986 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Zaragoza, Spain			Panama	110 – 81
6 July 1986			1986 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Zaragoza, Spain			France	87 – 84
18 July 1986			1986 FIBA World Cup			Madrid, Spain			Argentina	102 – 88
3 June 1987			1987 EuroBasket Group stage			Athens, Greece			Romania	109 – 77
4 June 1987			1987 EuroBasket Group stage			Athens, Greece			Yugoslavia	84 – 78
7 June 1987			1987 EuroBasket Group stage			Athens, Greece			France	82 – 69
10 June 1987			1987 EuroBasket Quarter-final			Athens, Greece			Italy	90 – 78
12 June 1987			1987 EuroBasket Semi-final			Athens, Greece			Yugoslavia	81 – 77
14 June 1987			1987 EuroBasket Final			Athens, Greece			Soviet Union	103 – 101 (OT)
21 June 1989			1989 EuroBasket Group stage			Zagreb, Croatia			France	80 – 74
24 June 1989			1989 EuroBasket Semi-final			Zagreb, Croatia			Soviet Union	81 – 80
9 August 1990			1990 FIBA World Cup 1st round			Villa Ballester, Argentina			Spain	102 – 93
14 August 1990			1990 FIBA World Cup 2nd round			Buenos Aires, Argentina			Brazil	103 – 88
17 August 1990			1990 FIBA World Cup			Buenos Aires, Argentina			Argentina	81 – 78
13 November 1991			1993 EuroBasket Qualifier Challenge Round			Budapest, Hungary			Hungary	85 – 73
20 November 1991			1993 EuroBasket Qualifier Challenge Round			Bucharest, Romania			Romania	82 – 73
22 June 1993			1993 EuroBasket Preliminary round			Karlsruhe, Germany			Latvia	81 – 62
24 June 1993			1993 EuroBasket Preliminary round			Karlsruhe, Germany			Italy	88 – 73
26 June 1993			1993 EuroBasket Second round			Karlsruhe, Germany			Bosnia and Herzegovina	102 – 84
28 June 1993			1993 EuroBasket Second round			Karlsruhe, Germany			Spain	76 – 75
1 July 1993			1993 EuroBasket Quarter-final			Munich, Germany			France	61 – 59
4 August 1994			1994 FIBA World Cup 1st round			Toronto, Canada			Germany	68 – 58
8 August 1994			1994 FIBA World Cup 2nd round			Toronto, Canada			Canada	74 – 71
30 June 1995			1995 EuroBasket Quarter-final			Athens, Greece			Spain	66 – 64
2 August 1996			1996 Summer Olympics 5th place game			Atlanta, USA			Brazil	91 – 72
25 June 1997			1997 EuroBasket Group stage			Barcelona, Spain			Turkey	74 – 52
26 June 1997			1997 EuroBasket Group stage			Barcelona, Spain			Russia	74 – 72
27 June 1997			1997 EuroBasket Group stage			Barcelona, Spain			Bosnia and Herzegovina	78 – 76
29 June 1997			1997 EuroBasket Second round			Girona, Spain			Lithuania	73 – 66
30 June 1997			1997 EuroBasket Second round			Girona, Spain			France	80 – 71
1 July 1997			1997 EuroBasket Second round			Girona, Spain			Israel	85 – 82
4 July 1997			1997 EuroBasket Quarter-final			Barcelona, Spain			Poland	72 – 62
29 July 1998			1998 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Athens, Greece			Canada	78 – 72
30 July 1998			1998 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Athens, Greece			Italy	64 – 56
31 July 1998			1998 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Athens, Greece			Senegal	68 – 57
7 August 1998			1998 FIBA World Cup Quarter-final			Athens, Greece			Spain	69 – 62
31 August 2001			2001 EuroBasket Preliminary round			Antalya, Turkey			Italy	83 – 82
2 September 2001			2001 EuroBasket Preliminary round			Antalya, Turkey			Bosnia and Herzegovina	101 – 77
5 September 2003			2003 EuroBasket Group stage			Borås, Sweden			Croatia	77 – 76
6 September 2003			2003 EuroBasket Group stage			Borås, Sweden			Turkey	75 – 70
7 September 2003			2003 EuroBasket Group stage			Borås, Sweden			Ukraine	79 – 73
12 September 2003			2003 EuroBasket Fifth place match			Stockholm, Sweden			Serbia and Montenegro	72 – 64
15 August 2004			2004 Olympic Games Group stage			Athens, Greece			Australia	76 – 54
21 August 2004			2004 Olympic Games Group stage			Athens, Greece			Angola	88 – 56
23 August 2004			2004 Olympic Games Group stage			Athens, Greece			Puerto Rico	78 – 58
28 August 2004			2004 Olympic Games Fifth place match			Athens, Greece			Puerto Rico	85 – 75
16 September 2005			2005 EuroBasket Group stage			Belgrade, Serbia			France	64 – 50
18 September 2005			2005 EuroBasket Group stage			Belgrade, Serbia			Bosnia and Herzegovina	67 – 50
20 September 2005			2005 EuroBasket Play-off			Belgrade, Serbia			Israel	67 – 61
22 September 2005			2005 EuroBasket Quarter-final			Belgrade, Serbia			Russia	66 – 61
24 September 2005			2005 EuroBasket Semi-final			Belgrade, Serbia			France	67 – 66
25 September 2005			2005 EuroBasket Final			Belgrade, Serbia			Germany	78 – 62
19 August 2006			2006 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Hamamatsu, Japan			Qatar	84 – 64
20 August 2006			2006 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Hamamatsu, Japan			Lithuania	81 – 76 (OT)
22 August 2006			2006 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Hamamatsu, Japan			Australia	72 – 69
23 August 2006			2006 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Hamamatsu, Japan			Brazil	91 – 80
24 August 2006			2006 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Hamamatsu, Japan			Turkey	76 – 69
27 August 2006			2006 FIBA World Cup Round of 16			Saitama, Japan			China	95 – 64
30 August 2006			2006 FIBA World Cup Quarter-final			Saitama, Japan			France	73 – 56
1 September 2006			2006 FIBA World Cup Semi-final			Saitama, Japan			United States	101 – 95
4 September 2007			2007 EuroBasket Group stage			Granada, Spain			Serbia	68 – 67 (OT)
9 September 2007			2007 EuroBasket			Madrid, Spain			Croatia	81 – 78
14 September 2007			2007 EuroBasket Quarter-final			Madrid, Spain			Slovenia	63 – 62
18 September 2009			2009 EuroBasket			Katowice, Poland			Turkey	76 – 74 (OT)
20 September 2009			2009 EuroBasket Third place game			Katowice, Poland			Slovenia	57 – 56
17 August 2010			2010 Acropolis Tournament			Athens, Greece			Canada	123 – 49
19 August 2010			2010 Acropolis Tournament			Athens, Greece			Serbia	74 – 73
29 August 2010			2010 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Ankara, Turkey			Puerto Rico	83 – 80
1 September 2010			2010 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Ankara, Turkey			Ivory Coast	97 – 60
31 August 2011			2011 EuroBasket Group stage			Alytus, Lithuania			Bosnia and Herzegovina	76 – 67
1 September 2011			2011 EuroBasket Group stage			Alytus, Lithuania			Finland	81 – 61
5 September 2011			2011 EuroBasket Group stage			Alytus, Lithuania			Croatia	74 – 69
8 September 2011			2011 EuroBasket Second round			Vilnius, Lithuania			Slovenia	69 – 60
12 September 2011			2011 EuroBasket Second round			Alytus, Lithuania			Georgia	73 – 60
16 September 2011			2011 EuroBasket 5-8 place match			Kaunas, Lithuania			Serbia	87 – 77
5 September 2013			2013 EuroBasket Group stage			Koper, Slovenia			Russia	80 – 71
7 September 2013			2013 EuroBasket Group stage			Koper, Slovenia			Turkey	84 – 61
12 September 2013			2013 EuroBasket Second round			Ljubljana, Slovenia			Spain	79 – 75
30 August 2014			2014 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Seville, Spain			Senegal	87 – 64
31 August 2014			2014 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Seville, Spain			Philippines	82 – 70
1 September 2014			2014 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Seville, Spain			Puerto Rico	90 – 79
3 September 2014			2014 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Seville, Spain			Croatia	76 – 65
4 September 2014			2014 FIBA World Cup Group stage			Seville, Spain			Argentina	79 – 71
5 September 2015			2015 EuroBasket Group stage			Zagreb, Croatia			North Macedonia	85 – 65
6 September 2015			2015 EuroBasket Group stage			Zagreb, Croatia			Croatia	72 – 70
8 September 2015			2015 EuroBasket Group stage			Zagreb, Croatia			Georgia	79 – 68
9 September 2015			2015 EuroBasket Group stage			Zagreb, Croatia			Slovenia	83 – 72
10 September 2015			2015 EuroBasket Group stage			Zagreb, Croatia			Netherlands	68 – 65
12 September 2015			2015 EuroBasket Round of 16			Lille, France			Belgium	75 – 54
17 September 2015			2015 EuroBasket Olympic Qualifier			Lille, France			Latvia	97 – 70
6 September 2017			2017 EuroBasket Group stage			Helsinki, Finland			Poland	95 – 77
9 September 2017			2017 EuroBasket Round of 16			Istanbul, Turkey			Lithuania	77 – 64
24 November 2017			2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 1st round			Leicester, Great Britain			Great Britain	95 – 92 (OT)
25 Februar 2018			2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 1st round			Heraklion, Greece			Great Britain	75 – 70
28 June 2018			2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 1st round			Tel Aviv, Israel			Israel	96 – 78
2 July 2018			2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 1st round			Tallinn, Estonia			Estonia	78 – 56
13 September 2018			2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 2nd round			Heraklion, Greece			Serbia	70 – 63
16 September 2018			2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 2nd round			Tbilisi, Georgia			Georgia	86 – 85
9 August 2019			Friendly			Heraklion, Greece			Hungary	83 – 59
11 August 2019			Friendly			Heraklion, Greece			Iran	88 – 58
1 September 2019			2019 FIBA World Cup 1st round			Nanjing, China			Montenegro	85 – 60
5 September 2019			2019 FIBA World Cup 1st round			Nanjing, China			New Zealand	103 – 97
9 September 2019			2019 FIBA World Cup 2nd round			Shenzhen, China			Czech Republic	84 – 77
24 February 2020			2022 EuroBasket Qualifier			Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Bosnia and Herzegovina	70 – 65
29 November 2020			2022 EuroBasket Qualifier			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Bulgaria	84 – 78 (OT)
22 February 2021			2022 EuroBasket Qualifier			Riga, Latvia			Latvia	97 – 94 (OT)
3 July 2021			2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament			Victoria, Canada			Turkey	81 – 63
25 February 2022			2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 1st round			Athens, Greece			Turkey	72 – 71
28 February 2022			2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 1st round			Istanbul, Turkey			Turkey	76 – 67
30 June 2022			2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 1st round			Larissa, Greece			Great Britain	93 – 71
9 August 2022			Friendly			Athens, Greece			Spain	86 – 70
19 August 2022			2022 Acropolis Tournament			Athens, Greece			Turkey	89 – 80
2 September 2022			2022 EuroBasket Group stage			Milan, Italy			Croatia	89 – 85
3 September 2022			2022 EuroBasket Group stage			Milan, Italy			Italy	85 – 81
6 September 2022			2022 EuroBasket Group stage			Milan, Italy			Ukraine	99 – 79
8 September 2022			2022 EuroBasket Group stage			Milan, Italy			Estonia	90 – 69
11 September 2022			2022 EuroBasket Round of 16			Berlin, Germany			Czech Republic	94 – 88
14 November 2022			2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 2nd round			Mons, Belgium			Belgium	72 – 70
24 February 2023			2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier 2nd round			Athens, Greece			Serbia	97 – 92 (OT)
2 August 2023			Friendly			Ljubljana, Slovenia			Slovenia	98 – 91
4 August 2023			Friendly			Athens, Greece			Slovenia	88 – 77
26 August 2023			2023 FIBA World Cup 1st round			Pasay, Philippines			Jordan	92 – 71
30 August 2023			2023 FIBA World Cup 1st round			Pasay, Philippines			New Zealand	83 – 74
23 February 2024			2025 EuroBasket Qualifier			Piraeus, Greece			Czech Republic	72 – 64
26 February 2024			2025 EuroBasket Qualifier			The Hague, Netherlands			Netherlands	74 – 72
25 June 2024			2024 Acropolis Tournament			Athens, Greece			Montenegro	86 – 57
27 June 2024			2024 Acropolis Tournament			Athens, Greece			Bahamas	102 – 75
3 July 2024			2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament			Athens, Greece			Dominican Republic	109 – 82
4 July 2024			2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament			Athens, Greece			Egypt	93 – 71
6 July 2024			2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament			Athens, Greece			Slovenia	96 – 68
7 July 2024			2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament			Athens, Greece			Croatia	80 – 69
16 July 2024			Friendly			Thessaloniki, Greece			Puerto Rico	67 – 65
2 August 2024			2024 Olympic Games Group stage			Lille, France			Australia	77 – 71

Kit Suppliers

Period	Kit supplier
1981–1988	ASICS
1989–1990	Adidas
1991–1995	Reebok
1996	Adidas
1997–2005	Nike
2006–2007	Champion
2008	Adidas
2009–2014	Champion
2015–2017	Spalding
2017–2019	GSA Sport
2020–present	Nike

See also

• Sports portal
• Greece portal

• Sport in Greece
• Greece men's national under-26 basketball team
• Greece men's national under-20 basketball team
• Greece men's national under-19 basketball team
• Greece men's national under-18 basketball team
• Greece men's national under-17 basketball team
• Greece men's national under-16 basketball team
• Greece women's national basketball team

References

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External links

• Official website (in Greek)
• Greece FIBA profile
• Greece National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
• Greece Basketball Records at FIBA Archive