News » Giorgos Kyriakidis

Why Olympiacos might not return to Greece's first division after all

2021-07-02

Olympiacos beat Maroussi 93-87 on Wednesday night to take the series 3-0, earning the promotion to the Greek Basket League after spending two years in the second division. Now, it's up to the management to decide what to do, compete in the first division or not. The club's development team undertook the difficult task of securing one of the two spots that led to the first-tier of Greek basketball ...
Rick Pitino: The NBA will take over European basketball and fans will love it

2021-06-29

Rick Pitino is a remarkable speaker. After all, it was partly due to his persuasiveness that he managed to convince Vassilis Spanoulis for a "Last Dance" with the Greece national team. However, Spanoulis got injured and will not only miss the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament in Canada, but he also announced the end of his career. Thus, the American coach, who is leading Greece's effort to ...
FIBA Olympic Qualifier in Canada: Who will take Victoria?

2021-06-29

The only FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament not placed on European soil involves completely different teams. In Victoria, British Columbia hosts Canada will expect to face tough competition, despite their stacked roster. Turkey, Greece, or even the Czech Republic can cause many problems to the team led by Nick Nurse and NBA stars, like R.J. Barrett. Canada haven't been to the Olympics since 2000, ...
Carlos Arroyo could have been a hairdresser, but chose basketball instead

2021-06-28

Describing Carlos Arroyo's basketball journey is a difficult undertaking. The ingenious Puerto Rican has traveled to almost every place on earth during his career, which lasted from 1996 through 2019. Seven teams in the NBA, five in Europe, and two more in his homeland asked for his services before he decided to draw the curtain at the age of 40. The guard from Fajardo, who was not selected in the ...
Mario Hezonja: 'I only play for Croatia because of my uncle'

2021-06-28

It was a tough five years that Mario Hezonja spent in the United States. Three seasons with the Orlando Magic and another two with the New York Knicks and the Portland Trail Blazers gave the opportunity to the once child prodigy of Croatian basketball to explore his abilities at the highest level. Alas, the forward from Dubrovnik may have fulfilled his NBA dream, but he never managed to really ...
Vassilis Spanoulis: The story of retirement

2021-06-27

Vassilis Spanoulis decided to end his career. The greatest leader in the history of Olympiacos Piraeus informed club owners Panagiotis and Giorgos Angelopoulos about his decision and then shocked European basketball with a message on his Instagram. Spanoulis, having made his decision, asked for a meeting with the Angelopoulos brothers, in order to explain his thoughts to them. It was during the ...
«  1 ··· 4 ··· 8 ··· 12 ··· 16 ··· 20 ··· 24 25 26