National Basketball Team: Preparation Begins for Montenegro Matches

The men's national basketball team has started its preparation for the two crucial matches against Montenegro, as part of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers. The preparation began at the "Sunel Arena", where the home match will be held on Friday (27/2, 19:00).

Coach Diamantis Panagiotopoulos and his assistants, Kostas Charalampidis and Konstantinos Iliadis, saw ten players participate in the first training session. Due to injuries, Nasos Bazinas and Alexandros Nikolaidis were replaced by Nikos Persidis, Nikos Diplaros and Nikos Touliatos.

The following players also participated in the training session: Kostas Antetokounmpo, Dimitris Moraitis, Vasilis Charalampopoulos, Nikos Hougaz, Dimitris Kaklamanakis, Antonis Karagiannidis, Naz Mitrou – Long and Nikos Plotas.

Greece will face Montenegro again in Podgorica (2/3, 20:00). The "blue and white" team leads the group with two wins, followed by Portugal and Montenegro with 1-1.