Greece men's national basketball team

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Greece
FIBA ranking14 Steady (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationHellenic Basketball Federation
CoachVassilis Spanoulis
Nickname(s)Επίσημη Αγαπημένη
(Official Beloved)
Olympic Games
Appearances4
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances9
MedalsSilver Silver: (2006)
EuroBasket
Appearances28
MedalsGold Gold: (1987, 2005)
Silver Silver: (1989)
Bronze Bronze: (1949, 2009)
Retired numbers1 (4)
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
Silver medal – second place 2006 Japan
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1987 Athens
Gold medal – first place 2005 Serbia and Montenegro
Silver medal – second place 1989 Yugoslavia
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Egypt
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Poland
Stanković Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 China
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almeria Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Team
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Izmir Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Latakia Team
Balkan Championship
Gold medal – first place 1979 Athens
Gold medal – first place 1986 Sofia
Silver medal – second place
1963 Athens
Silver medal – second place
1969 Thessaloniki
Silver medal – second place
1972 Sarajevo
Silver medal – second place 1983 Titov Vrbas
Bronze medal – third place
1964 Bucharest
Bronze medal – third place
1966 Sofia
Bronze medal – third place
1967 Skopje
Bronze medal – third place
1974 Thessaloniki
Bronze medal – third place
1976 Burgas
Bronze medal – third place
1977 Skopje
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Cluj-Napoca
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Sofia
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Athens
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Bucharest

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.

Greece have appeared nine times at the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

World Cup
and their victory over the United States.

At the

Slovenia
, ceasing the curse of being defeated in all bronze medal matches in their history.

Before the

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

Nigeria
.

Participation at the

Puerto Rico
.

The national team once again introduced a new head coach in

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.

Honours

Medals table

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
FIBA World OQT 1 0 0 1
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 7 10 15 32

Individual awards

Competitive record

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2023

26 August 2023 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)
28 August 2023 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)
30 August 2023 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)
1 September 2023 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)
3 September 2023 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)

2024

23 February 2024 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)
26 February 2024 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)
3 July 2024 Dominican Republic  vs.  Greece Piraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+3)
Boxscore Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
4 July 2024 Greece  vs.  Egypt Piraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+3)
Boxscore Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
21 November 2024 Great Britain  vs.  Greece Great Britain
Boxscore
24 November 2024 Greece  vs.  Great Britain Greece
Boxscore

2025

21 February 2025 Czech Republic  vs.  Greece Czech Republic
Boxscore
24 February 2025 Greece  vs.  Netherlands Greece
Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the Eurobasket 2025.[8][9]

Greece men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 0 Thomas Walkup 30 – (1992-12-30)30 December 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Olympiacos Greece
SF 1 Nikos Rogkavopoulos 22 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Baskonia Spain
PG 3 Michalis Lountzis 25 – (1998-08-04)4 August 1998 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Olympiacos Greece
SG 5 Giannoulis Larentzakis 29 – (1993-09-22)22 September 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Olympiacos Greece
G
 		6 Dimitrios Moraitis 24 – (1999-02-03)3 February 1999 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Panathinaikos Greece
G
 		13 Lefteris Bochoridis 29 – (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Aris Greece
C 14 Georgios Papagiannis 26 – (1997-07-03)3 July 1997 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
SF 16 Kostas Papanikolaou (C) 33 – (1990-07-31)31 July 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Olympiacos Greece
F
 		21 Ioannis Papapetrou 29 – (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Panathinaikos Greece
PF
 		43 Thanasis Antetokounmpo 31 – (1992-07-18)18 July 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Milwaukee Bucks United States
F/C 44 Dinos Mitoglou 27 – (1996-06-11)11 June 1996 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Panathinaikos Greece
C 76 Manos Chatzidakis 23 – (2000-04-21)21 April 2000 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) AEK Greece
G
 		7 Vassilis Toliopoulos 27 – (1996-06-15)15 June 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Aris Greece
G
 		24 Naz Mitrou-Long 30 – (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Olympiacos Greece
C 37 Kostas Antetokounmpo 26 – (1997-11-20)20 November 1997 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panathinaicos Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Ilias Kantzouris
  • Greece Dimitris Panagiotopoulos
  • Greece Stefanos Triantafyllos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last club
    before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Depth chart

Based on the recent calls and selections[10]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C
Giorgos Papagiannis
 Kostas Antetokounmpo
Vaggelis Zougris
PF
 Dinos Mitoglou Vassilis Charalampopoulos Ioannis Kouzeloglou Lefteris Mantzoukas
SF Kostas Papanikolaou Nikos Rogkavopoulos Panagiotis Kalaitzakis
SG Giannoulis Larentzakis Vassilis Toliopoulos Naz Mitrou-Long
PG Thomas Walkup
Dimitris Moraitis
 Michalis Lountzis

Retired numbers

No. Player Position Tenure Date of retirement Ref
4 Nikos Galis SG 1980–1991 4 August 2023 [11]

Historical players

Player Senior National Team Position Awards, honors and achievements
Georgios Kolokythas
 (1962–1971) (
PF
)
List of accomplishments:
    • National club competitions:
      • 4× Greek League champion (1967, 1969, 1971, 1972)
      • 3×
        Greek League Top Scorer
        (1964, 1966, 1967)
Panagiotis Giannakis (1976–1996) (PG / SG)
List of accomplishments:
      • 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018)
      • FIBA Hall of Fame
        (2021)
    • EuroLeague:
      • 1996
        )
      • 3×
        FIBA European Selection
        (1980, 1987, 1990)
      • FIBA Balkans Selection
        : (1987)
      • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
        (2008)
    • 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:
Panagiotis Fasoulas (1981–1998) (C)
List of accomplishments:
Fanis Christodoulou (1983–1997) (
PF
)
List of accomplishments:
Nikos Oikonomou (1991–2001) (
PF
)
List of accomplishments:
Georgios Sigalas
 (1993–2003) (SG / SF)
List of accomplishments:
Fragiskos Alvertis (1993–2004) (
PF
)
List of accomplishments:
Thodoris Papaloukas
 (2000–2008) (PG / SG / SF)
List of accomplishments:
Dimitris Diamantidis (2001–2010) (PG / SG / SF)
List of accomplishments:
Vassilis Spanoulis (2001–2015) (PG / SG)
List of accomplishments:
Giannis Antetokounmpo (2014–present) (
PF
)
List of accomplishments:

Historical head coaches

Head Coach Senior National Team Awards, honors and achievements
Faidon Matthaiou (1961–1965, 1969)
List of accomplishments:
Kostas Mourouzis (1972–1974)
List of accomplishments:
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:
Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou (1989–1993)
List of accomplishments:
Makis Dendrinos (1994–1996)
List of accomplishments:
Panagiotis Giannakis (1997–1998, 2004–2008)
List of accomplishments:

Past rosters

Main article:
Greece national basketball team past rosters

1949 EuroBasket
: finished 3rd Bronze 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)

1951 EuroBasket
: finished 8th among 17 teams

3

Takis Taliadoros
(Coach: Vladimiros Vallas)

1952 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 23 teams

4

Takis Taliadoros
(Coach: Vladimiros Vallas)

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)

1965 EuroBasket
: finished 8th among 16 teams

4

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
)

1967 EuroBasket
: finished 12th among 16 teams

4 Lakis Tsavas, 5 Georgios Barlas, 6

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
)

1969 EuroBasket
: finished 10th among 12 teams

4 Apostolos Spanos, 5 Georgios Barlas, 6

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
)

1973 EuroBasket
: finished 11th among 12 teams

4

Georgios Kastrinakis, 14 Christos Iordanidis, 15 Charis Papageorgiou (Coach: Kostas Mourouzis
)

1975 EuroBasket
: finished 12th among 12 teams

4

Georgios Kastrinakis, 14 Pavlos Diakoulas, 15 Dimitris Fosses
(Coach: Vangelis Nikitopoulos)

1979 EuroBasket
: finished 9th among 12 teams

4

Georgios Kastrinakis, 14 Takis Karatzoulidis, 15 Dimitris Kokolakis
(Coach: Richard Dukeshire)

1981 EuroBasket
: finished 9th among 12 teams

4

Georgios Kastrinakis, 14 Takis Karatzoulidis, 15 Dimitris Kokolakis (Coach: Giannis Ioannidis
)

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)

1986 FIBA World Cup: finished 10th among 24 teams

4

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
)

1987 EuroBasket
: finished 1st Gold 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)

1989 EuroBasket
: finished 2nd Silver among 8 teams

4

John Korfas, 11 Nikos Filippou, 12 Liveris Andritsos, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Dimitris Papadopoulos, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou
)

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)

1991 EuroBasket
: finished 5th among 8 teams

4

Georgios Papadakos, 15 Dimitris Papadopoulos (Coach: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou
)

1993 EuroBasket
: finished 4th among 16 teams

4 Georgios Bosganas, 5

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
)

1994 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 16 teams

4

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
)

1995 EuroBasket
: finished 4th among 14 teams

4

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
)

1996 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4

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
)

1997 EuroBasket
: finished 4th among 16 teams

4

Angelos Koronios, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Nikos Oikonomou, 12 Christos Myriounis, 13 Ioannis Giannoulis, 14 Efthimios Rentzias, 15 Fanis Christodoulou (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis
)

1998 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 16 teams

4

Angelos Koronios, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Nikos Oikonomou, 12 Jake Tsakalidis, 13 Panagiotis Fasoulas, 14 Efthimios Rentzias, 15 Georgios Karagkoutis (Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis
)

1999 EuroBasket
: finished 16th among 16 teams

4

Angelos Koronios, 10 Fragiskos Alvertis, 11 Vassilis Soulis, 12 Jake Tsakalidis, 13 Ioannis Giannoulis, 14 Michalis Kakiouzis, 15 Georgios Karagkoutis (Coach: Kostas Petropoulos
)

2001 EuroBasket
: finished 11th among 16 teams

4

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
)

2003 EuroBasket
: finished 5th among 16 teams

4

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
)

2004 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4

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
)

2005 EuroBasket
: finished 1st Gold 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
)

2006 FIBA World Cup: finished 2nd Silver 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
)

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
)

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
)

2009 EuroBasket
: finished 3rd Bronze 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
)

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)

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)

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)

2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 24 teams[12]

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)

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)

2017 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 24 teams[13]

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)

2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 11th among 32 teams[14]

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)

2022 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 24 teams[15]

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)

2023 FIBA World Cup: finished 15th among 32 teams[16]

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)

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):

[17]

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.

[18]

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
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  France 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
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
5 September 2011
2011 EuroBasket
Group stage 		Alytus, Lithuania  Croatia 74 – 69
8 September 2011
2011 EuroBasket
Second round 		Vilnius, Lithuania  Slovenia 69 – 60
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
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
6 September 2015
2015 EuroBasket
Group stage 		Zagreb, Croatia  Croatia 72 – 70
9 September 2015
2015 EuroBasket
Group stage 		Zagreb, Croatia  Slovenia 83 – 72
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
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

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

References

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