On the day Giannis Antetokounmpo announced he won't be able to help Greece in the upcoming World Cup because of a knee injury, putting an end to rumors and speculations, another saga is unfolding within the team's realm.Â
On Thursday, Greek NT forward Dimitris Agravanis requested to step away from the squad, citing personal reasons, and consequently, he will not be participating in the upcoming FIBA World Cup 2023. Later the same day, amid speculation regarding a potential disagreement between players and the head coach, Dimitris Itoudis addressed the situation.
On the day Giannis Antetokounmpo announced he won't be able to help Greece in the upcoming World Cup because of a knee injury, putting an end to rumors and speculations, another saga is unfolding within the team's realm.Â
On Thursday, Greek NT forward Dimitris Agravanis requested to step away from the squad, citing personal reasons, and consequently, he will not be participating in the upcoming FIBA World Cup 2023. Later the same day, amid speculation regarding a potential disagreement between players and the head coach, Dimitris Itoudis addressed the situation.
As Greece prepare for the friendly game against Italy on the final day of the Acropolis Tournament, a rather unexpected development has occurred. Forward Dimitris Agravanis asked to be left out of the team for personal reasons, per the Greek Basketball Federation's announcement, and will not play in the upcoming FIBA World Cup.
Matt Thomas joined Panathinaikos Athens in the middle of the 2022-23 season. He will have to search for a new team now. The Greek club has officially announced that it's parting ways with the shooting guard. Thomas had signed a two-year deal with Panathinaikos but the second season in the deal was a team option that was not exercised.
The trio of Dimitrios Agravanis, Nate Wolters, and Mateusz Ponitka didn't take part in the Panathinaikos Athens training session on Monday before the EuroLeague Round 31 home game against FC Bayern Munich. The mentioned PAO players will not play on Tuesday at OAKA Arena (19:30 CEST).
After signing a contract with Matt Thomas to bolster their backcourt, Panathinaikos Athens have officially announced the mid-season addition to the frontline, as Greek big man Dimitrios Agravanis arrives in OAKA for the next 2.5 years.
Hours after officially confirming the signing of Matt Thomas, Panathinaikos Athens seem to have already found one more addition to the roster. First reported by the Live Sport newspaper and later confirmed by other local outlets, the Greek team has reached an agreement with Peristeri bwin Athens' player Dimitrios Agravanis.
Dimitris Agravanis recently joined Peristeri Athens, responding to Vassilis Spanoulis' call. After a decent EuroBasket with Greece and a rather quite free agency, the 27-year-old international forward decided to sign a short-term deal with Italian side Napoli in late September.Â
Greece scored their tenth straight win in a EuroBasket premiere, knocking down Croatia 89-85 in Milan's Mediolanum Forum. Although the blue-and-white squad got off on the right foot into the tournament, coach Dimitris Itoudis saw his men suffer a four-minute blackout in the third quarter, which allowed Croatia to make a 15-0 run and get back in contention.Â
It is very hard to talk about basketball nowadays as Russia's offense against Ukraine pushed the world into a deep series of unknowns, colored in dark tones. However, in the midst of all this chaos, FIBA windows keep bringing the national teams to add even more fuel to the scheduling complications. Group B clashes between Great Britain and Belarus were postponed as Great Britain refused to go to ...
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens will face off with Promitheas Patras in the first semifinal of the Greek Cup Final Four, to be held in Heraklion, Crete from 18 to 20 February. The game's tip-off is scheduled for 16:00 CET on Friday, while three hours later, Olympiacos Piraeus will take on AEK Athens in the second semifinal. The Greek Federation received a special permit from the government in order to ...