Olympiacos Piraeus added fire power to its roster by inking scoring guard Kevin Punter to a two-year deal, the club announced Friday. Punter (1.91 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Segafredo Virtus Bologna, Punter averaged 14.2 points on 89.4% free throws in 29 Italian League games last season. He did...
Panathinaikos added a new point guard
Panathinaikos announced the addition of reigning Basketball Champions League MVP Tyrese Rice for the 2019-2020 season, Tyrese Rice. The 32-year-old point guard is thesecond 2019 offseason signing of the Greek powerhouse. Last month, the Greek power house added the 26 years old power forward/center Jacob Willey Rice, a former EuroLeague...
Hero’s Welcome for Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greek Freak) at Sepolia, Athens, Hellas
Thousands of ordinary Greeks turned out to greet their homegrown hero Giannis Antetokounmpo at the Sepolia district of Athens on Saturday. The Greek Freak - Giannis, Thanasis Antetokounmpo (player of Panathinaikos), Kostas Antetokounmpo and Alex Antetokounmpo, together with their mother Veronica Antetokounmpo and their older brother Francis Antetokounmpo, hosted the...
Giannis Antetokounmpo an MVP of life itself!!
Milwaukee Bucks fell two games short of the NBA Finals but they won big at the NBA Awards. A tearful Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Most Valuable Player honors, Mike Budenholzer won Coach of the Year, and Jon Horst took Executive of the Year on Monday night in Santa Monica. The ex...
Ilias Papatheoforou joins forces with AEK Athens
The ex PAOK's Head Coach has been announced by AEK Athens on a 2 years contract, that runs through summer 2021, a couple of days after parting ways with Luca Banchi. The 44-year-old coach arrives to AEK from fellow Greek League rival PAOK Thessaloniki where he spent the previous two...
Giannis Antetokounmpo wins NBA Most Valuable Player award
Six years after entering the NBA, ‘Greek Freak’ Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named NBA’s most valuable player for 2018-19! Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was announced as the 2018-19 Most Valuable Player at the NBA Awards at the awards on Monday night. Antetokounmpo had his best season as a professional, averaging...
Rick Pitino is history for Panathinaikos
Rick Pitino will not return as head coach of Panathinaikos. The legendary coach turned down the contract extension proposal made by the Greens because he wants to return to the NBA in a coaching or advisory role. Pitino led Panathinaikos to EuroLeague playoffs and to Greek League Title. One week...
Jacob Wiley is the first transfer for the Champs!
The defending champion Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens (A1) strengthened their roster with the addition of the 24-year old American forward Jacob Wiley (203-100kg-94, college: EWU). It is strongly believed that this "green" addition is totally controlled by the "new" Head Coach of Panathinaikos, Rick Pitino!! He played last season at Gran...
Panathinaikos wins 38th Hellenic Basketball league title
Panathinaikos - the permanent Greek champion in basketball added another trophy; the 38th title is a fact, after sweeping the solid team of Promitheas Patras with 3-0 and closed another successful season with Ric Pitino’s signatures with a double and a position in the top 8 teams of the Euroleague....
A Historical title for the first non USA team!!!
Toronto Raptors succeeded the unexpected and they became the first ever non USA team to win the NBA Title. Their first ever NBA title after wining the series against the FGolden State Warrior (of teh many and serious injuries) with 4-2 Before the first NBA team outside the U.S. ever played a...