Olympiacos (W) signed Evanthia Maltsi

Evanthia Maltsi

Olympiacos (W) signed Evanthia Maltsi. The 38 years old Greek guard is 1.78 metres high and started her career in Megas Alexandros. She has also played for MENT and Panathinaikos in Greece. Maltsi went abroad and played for Celta de Vigo and CDB Zaragoza in Spain, Bourges in France, and one season for the  Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. After the WNBA she continued in Europe for Ros Casares in Spain, UŠK Prague in Czech Republic, and for Kayseri Kaski, Homend Antakya and Botaş in Turkey. With the National Team of Greece she finished third in scoring at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women. Olympiacos signed Maltsi after winning its first Greek double, aiming for a good season in the European Championship.

Zoi Dimitrakou signed with WNBA's Washington Mystics

Zoi Dimitrakou has signed a contract with WNBA's Washington Mystics. The Greek 28 years old forward will become the third Greek player after Anastasia Kostaki (Houston Comets) and Evina Maltsi  (Connecticut Sun) to play in the WNBA.

Dimitrakou started her career in Apollon Kalamarias, and has played for Megas Alexandros, Panionios and AO Palaio Faliro in Greece. In 2010 she moved to Spain for Sedis Bàsquet and played for the first time abroad. After Spain she moved to France where she played for Pays d'Aix Basket 13, Flammes Carolo Basket and Tango Bourges Basket. With Tango Bourges Dimitrakou played for the first time in Euroleague. Dimitrakou continued her career in Turkey with Kayseri Kaski and in Russia with Nadejda Orenbourg.
Dimitrakou is a member of the Greece squad that will play in the Eurobasket 2017 qualifying round.

In 2009 Dimitrakou became the first European player to make a quadruple double! In the game against Aris Cholargou Dimitrakou scored 49 points (3/7 FT, 23/27 FG), collected 18 rebounds, served 10 assists and made 12 steals in 34 minutes.

Greece in EuroBasket Women 2017 qualifiers

Greece participates in Group F of EuroBasket Women 2017 qualifiers with Russia, Bulgaria and Switzerland.

Greece Women National Team roster

Soultana Chalivera
Olga Chatzinikolaou
Zoi Dimitrakou
Styliani Fouraki
Anastasia Gkotzi
Varvara-Evangelia Iskioglou
Aspasia Kalampakou
Dimitra Kalentzou
Styliani Kaltsidou
Afroditi Kosma
Sofia Kyriakopoulou
Iouliti Lymoura
Evanthia Maltsi
Petroula Mouli
Angeliki Nikolopoulou
Theodora Panteli
Pelagia Papamichail
Faidra Skiadopoulou
Aikaterini Sotiriou
Artemis Spanou
Anna Spyridopoulou
Evdokia Stamati
Nafsika Stavridou

Head Coach: Kostas Keramidas.

Greece starts with a home game against Switzerland in Chalkida, then plays in Bulgaria and back to Chalkida against Russia. Evanthia Maltsi returned to the team, and with Artemis Spanou, Stella Kaltsidou and Zoe Dimitrakou will try to go even better than the last tournament and reach quarter finals. Russia is the favourite for the first place, Greece will fight for the second one. Good luck the our girls!

Evina Maltsi's buzzer beater

Evina Maltsi's buzzer beater. The Greek 37 years old guard is currently playing for Botaş in the Turkish Women's Basketball League where she scored this buzzer beater.

Unique? Rare? Not for Maltsi, since she has done it before, in the final of the Czech Women's League with UŠK Prague.

After all she is a player that has played in the WNBA where she had some quality games with  Connecticut Sun.