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...
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....
Rick Pitino: Stress is my best friend in life!!
Panathinaikos Head Coach Ric Pitino made some statements in regards to the tomorrow's game (22/3, 21:45) against Armani Milano for the 28th week of the Euroleague and among others said that the Italian team has the MVP of the season (meaning Mike James) while he stated that the chemistry is...
Rik Pitino: I love these guys – Twitter
Just a few minutes after the great road win for Panathinaikos, over CSKA Moscow and Rik Pitino who was still on the......reds, found some seconds to actually show his cheer for his players on Twitter. It was a great win for the Greens and a just for the Hall of...
EuroLeague: Green triumph in Moscow 77-78
He did that too! The terrible and terrible Nick Calathes recalled … Stef Cari and with an unlikely three-point from the 8 meters to the final of the race won the victory in the excellent Panathinaikos in Moscow, 78-77 of the CSKA. Nick Calathes made a crazy three-pointer at the...
Payne and Panathinaikos split ways, with the American center signing in Villeurbanne
Another two months was the overall second career in Panathinaikos for Adreian Payne, as the American center split ways with the Greens with Ric Pitino not being very happy with the American center in these two months... The 28 years old American center played 4 games in Euroleague with the...
EuroLeague: Five finals for the Greens!!
Like in Las Palams against Gran Canaria, the same in Constantinople against Darusafaka, Panathinaikos did it, and succeeded in both road games, and still have some hopes to qualify in the top 8 teams of the Euroleague in the next five games to come.. The Greens have another five games...
Ric Pitino: We need to put the ball in the basket!!
Another final for Panathinaikos in Euroleague
Ric Pitino: I would like to see a different behavior from my team in Spain (Las Palmas)
Panathinaikos flew to Spain and Canary islands with an added problem as one of the best and most well shaped player in the last five - six games American forward De shawn Thomas increase temper and remain in Athens to hospitalized. His team-mates waive at him and flew to Las...