Greece U20 roster in FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025

The FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025 tournament is back in Heraklion, Crete, after two years, ready to showcase Europe's most promising young basketball talents on Greek soil.

Greece U20 National Team Roster 2025

Evdoxios Kapetakis (#8) - Small Forward

Born: June 9, 2005 (Age 20)

Height: 197 cm / 6'6"

Club: AS Karditsas (GRE)

Nikolaos Touliatos (#9) - Power Forward

Born: September 28, 2005 (Age 19)

Height: 203 cm / 6'8"

Club: AS Papagou (GRE)

Charilaos Paraskevopoulos (#10) - Guard

Born: January 3, 2005 (Age 20)

Height: 194 cm / 6'4"

Club: AE Glafkos Esperos Patras (GRE)

Anastasios Rozakeas (#11) - Power Forward

Born: February 26, 2006 (Age 19)

Height: 203 cm / 6'8"

Club: Florida State University (USA)

Konstantinos Raian Soulis (#12) - Center

Born: April 22, 2005 (Age 20)

Height: 210 cm / 6'11"

Club: Columbia College (USA)

Aimilios Rozakis (#13) - Center

Born: July 26, 2005 (Age 19)

Height: 203 cm / 6'8"

Club: GS Kronos Agiou Dimitriou (GRE)

Neoklis Avdalas (#17) - Small Forward

Born: February 4, 2006 (Age 19)

Height: 206 cm / 6'9"

Club: Panathinaikos A.C. (GRE)

Stefanos Spartalis (#18) - Power Forward

Born: July 27, 2006 (Age 18)

Height: 205 cm / 6'9"

Club: Olympiacos BC (GRE)

Alexandros Samodurov (#20) - Power Forward

Born: April 20, 2005 (Age 20)

Height: 211 cm / 6'11"

Club: Panathinaikos A.C. (GRE)

Eleftherios Liotopoulos (#31) - Point Guard

Born: August 2, 2006 (Age 18)

Height: 195 cm / 6'5"

Club: St. Johns University (USA)

Andreas Patrikis (#41) - Center

Born: November 13, 2006 (Age 18)

Height: 200 cm / 6'7"

Club: Lavrio BC (GRE)

Panagiotis Pagonis (#99) - Power Forward

Born: June 30, 2006 (Age 19)

Height: 204 cm / 6'8"

Club: University of New Orleans (USA)

Experienced Players and Key Talents

The Greek U20 squad features several players with notable experience, both at the youth international level and in club competitions. These athletes are expected to be key contributors for the team.

Neoklis Avdalas (#17)

Position: Small Forward

Club: Panathinaikos A.C. (GRE)

Height: 206 cm / 6'9"

Born: February 4, 2006 (Age 19)

National Team: Senior

FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers (2025): 3 GP, 1.7 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 0.7 APG

National Team: Youth

FIBA U18 EuroBasket (2024): 7 GP, 11.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.6 APG, 10.6 EFF

FIBA U18 European Championship (2023): 5 GP, 12.6 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.2 APG, 14.4 EFF

FIBA U16 European Championship (2022): 7 GP, 14.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.0 APG, 13.1 EFF

Club Competition

Basketball Champions League (2025) with Peristeri Domino's: 6 GP, 6.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 6.7 EFF

BWB Global 2024 Men (2024) with Detroit Pistons: 4 GP, 3.3 PPG

BWB Europe 2023 Men (2023) with Memphis Grizzlies: 5 GP, 3.0 PPG

Avdalas stands out with his senior national team experience and consistent high-level performances in youth tournaments. His participation in the Basketball Champions League also highlights his readiness for competitive environments.

Alexandros Samodurov (#20)

Position: Power Forward

Club: Panathinaikos A.C. (GRE)

Height: 211 cm / 6'11"

Born: April 20, 2005 (Age 20)

National Team: Youth

FIBA U20 EuroBasket (2024): 7 GP, 9.4 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.9 APG, 14.1 EFF

FIBA U18 European Championship (2023): 7 GP, 13.1 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.1 APG, 19.4 EFF

FIBA U18 European Championship (2022): 3 GP, 11.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.7 APG, 14.0 EFF

Club Competition

BWB Global 2023 Men (2023) with Denver Nuggets: 2 GP, 3.5 PPG

Samodurov is a dominant presence in the paint, consistently delivering strong scoring and rebounding numbers in youth tournaments, especially at the U18 level. His size and efficiency make him a key player for Greece.

Eleftherios Liotopoulos (#31)

Position: Point Guard

Club: St. Johns University (USA)

Height: 195 cm / 6'5"

Born: August 2, 2006 (Age 18)

National Team: Youth

FIBA U18 EuroBasket (2024): 7 GP, 15.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 4.3 APG, 13.4 EFF

FIBA U18 European Championship (2023): 7 GP, 14.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.7 APG, 12.9 EFF

FIBA U16 European Championship (2022): 4 GP, 4.8 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 4.0 EFF

Club Competition

BWB Europe 2023 Men (2023) with Washington Wizards: 5 GP, 4.8 PPG

Liotopoulos is a primary offensive threat from the point guard position, showcasing strong scoring and playmaking abilities in youth international competitions. His transition to US collegiate basketball further highlights his potential.

Panagiotis Pagonis (#99)

Position: Power Forward

Club: University of New Orleans (USA)

Height: 204 cm / 6'8"

Born: June 30, 2006 (Age 19)

National Team: Youth

FIBA U18 EuroBasket (2024): 7 GP, 15.0 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.7 APG, 17.3 EFF

Pagonis, another player transitioning to US college basketball, demonstrated exceptional performance in the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket, leading in scoring and rebounding for his position on the team. His all-around game makes him a versatile asset.

Player Club Distribution

The Greek U20 roster features a mix of players from Greek clubs and those playing abroad, primarily in the USA for college basketball.

Players in Greece: 8 players

Evdoxios Kapetakis (AS Karditsas)

Nikolaos Touliatos (AS Papagou)

Charilaos Paraskevopoulos (AE Glafkos Esperos Patras)

Aimilios Rozakis (GS Kronos Agiou Dimitriou)

Neoklis Avdalas (Panathinaikos A.C.)

Stefanos Spartalis (Olympiacos BC)

Alexandros Samodurov (Panathinaikos A.C.)

Andreas Patrikis (Lavrio BC)

Players Abroad (USA): 4 players

Anastasios Rozakeas (Florida State University)

Konstantinos Raian Soulis (Columbia College)

Eleftherios Liotopoulos (St. Johns University)

Panagiotis Pagonis (University of New Orleans)

Club with the Most Players

Panathinaikos A.C. has the most players on the roster with 2 representatives: Neoklis Avdalas and Alexandros Samodurov. Both are highly regarded prospects, indicating the strong youth development within the club.

The coaching staff for the Greek U20 National Team includes Konstantinos Papadopoulos as Head Coach, Dimitrios Gkofas as Assistant Coach 1, and Aristeidis Kaloudis as Coach.

Holargos signed Panagiotis Kalaitzakis

Holargos signed Panagiotis Kalaitzakis. The 19-year-old Greek guard/forward penned a two years contract with the newly promoted club. Kalaitzakis started his professional career with Aris in 2016 and is a member of the junior national teams of Greece.

Faros sign Vasilis Mouratos

Faros sign Vasilis Mouratos. The 19 years old Greek guard penned a two years contract with the newly promted team. Mouratos joined Olympiacos in 2014 with a five years contract but was released by the club earlier this year. In the previous season Mouratos played on loan to Psyhiko in the A2 League. Mouratos was a member of the Greece U20 and U18 national teams that won the European Championships of 2017 and 2015 respectively.

AEK sign Giannis Agravanis

AEK sign Giannis Agravanis. The 19 years old Greek forward penned a three years contract. Agravanis is the younger brother of Dimitris Agravanis of Olympiacos and he played for Doukas in the A2 League. He is member of the Greece U20 national team.

Korivos sign Alexandros Spyridonidis

Korivos Amaliadas sign Alexandros Spyridonidis. The 21 years old Greek guard started his career with Ilisiakos in 2012. Spyridonidis has also played for KAOD and Kifisia in the Basket League Greece, and he was a member of the Greece U16, U18 and U20 national teams.

AEK sign Dionysis Skoulidas

AEK sign Dionysis Skoulidas. The 19 years old Greek forward penned a three years contract. Skoulidas started his career with Peristeri and he is a member of Greece U17 and U20 national teams.

Greece U20 National Team

Coach Elias Papatheodorou announced the players that will participate in the U20 European Championship in Chalkida, 15-24 July 2016.

Greece U20 National Team

Vasilis Toliopoulos 15.06.1996 1.88 Guard Olympiacos
Vasilis Mouratos 24.11.1997 1.92 Guard Olympiacos
Vasilis Charalampopoulos 06.01.1997 2.02 Forward Panathinaikos
Antonis Koniaris 30.09.1997 1.92 Guard Panathinaikos
George Papagiannis 03.07.1997 2.19 Center Panathinaikos
Michalis Lountzis 04.08.1998 1.92 Guard Panathinaikos
Giorgos Tsalbouris 27.06.1996 2.15 Center AEK
Dimitris Flionis 08.04.1997 1.90 Guard Aris
Nikos Diplaros 28.06.1997 1.88 Guard Aris
Thomas Kottas 27.04.1996 2.08 Center PAOK
Dimitris Stamatis 12.01.1996 1.87 Guard Kifisia
Sotiris Billis 14.11.1996 2.00 Forward Kolossos Rodou
Dionysis Skoulidas 29.07.1997 2.00 Forward Peristeri
Iakovos Milentigievits 11.01.1997 1.90 Guard Doukas
Nikos Maragkidis 23.07.1997 2.00 Forward Marousi
Thanasis Ntouzidis 18.08.1997 2.02 Forward Ikaros Kallitheas
Kostas Antetokounmpo 20.11.1997 2.06 Forward Dominican HighSchool

Coach: Elias Papatheodorou

Apollon Patras signed Giannis Kouzeloglou

Apollon Patras signed Giannis Kouzeloglou. The 20 years old Greek forward will replace Vasilis Niforas who is injured and will miss the whole season. Kouzeloglou started his career in Mantoulidis and in the previous season he played in Serbia for Partizan. He is a member of the Greece U20 national team.

Kolossos Rodou signed Sotiris Billis

Kolossos Rodou signed Sotiris Billis. The 19 years old forward started his career in Panionios youth team and in the previous season played 14 games with Panionios in Basket League. Billis is a member of Greece U19 and U20 national teams.

Kolossos Rodou signed Dimitris Siologkas

Kolossos Rodou signed Dimitris Siologkas. The 20 years old Greek forward was a player of Mantoulidis and is a member of the Greek U20 national team. Siologkas signed an one year contract.

Kolossos Rodou signed Vassilis Toliopoulos

Kolossos Rodou signed Vasilis Toliopoulos for two years. The 18 years old guard played 12 games with Ikaros Chalkidas in the previous season. Toliopoulos started his career in Panionios and is a member of Greece U20 national team.

Partizan signed Giannis Kouzeloglou

Partizan signed Giannis Kouzeloglou who became the first Greek played to play for the club. The young Greek forward was born on April 1st1995 and is 2.04 meters high.
He played 7 years for Mantoulidis, where he won the Greek School Championship in 2013 and finished third with Mantoulidis in the Greek Young Men Championship. Kouzeloglou played 4 games with Mantoulidis played in Nike International Junior Tournament averaging 10.3 points and 4 rebounds.
Kouzeloglou is a member of Greece U20 national team with good games like the one against Germany when he scored 12 points.
He is the second player that Partizan signed this year from Basket League Greece after Andreja Milutinović from Apollon Patras.

U20 European Championship Men schedule and results

U20 European Championship Men Division A will take place in Crete, Heraklion and Rethymno. 
Group A: Hungary, Greece, Latvia, Great Britain, Lithuania.
Group B: Sweden, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Serbia
Group C: Montenegro, Turkey, Italy, Czech Republic, Croatia
Group D: Israel, France, Bulgaria, Poland, Russia.

8th July 2014

Group A

19.00 Greece - Lithuania 65-73
21.15 Great Britain - Latvia 64-62

Group B

18.00 Slovenia - Serbia 61-73
20.15 Germany - Spain 53-65

Group C

13.45 Croatia - Turkey 70-66
16.00 Czech - Italy 60-84

Greece U20 beat Italy U20 in Roseto tournament

Greece U20 beat Italy U20 in Roseto degli Abruzzi tournament and took the first place with three victories in three games. For Greece Lefteris Bochoridis had 25 points and Michalis Kamperidis had 16 points. For Italy Simone Fontecchio had 15 points and Tomasso Laquintana had 13 points. Italy took the third place with one victory and two defeats.

Italy: Cucci , Grande 9, Akele 2, Laquintana 13, Marini 18, Procacci 4, Turel 4, Bossi , Fontecchio 15, Pipitone 1, De Vico 6, Candussi.
Greece: Bochoridis 25, Liapis 5, Pouliantis 1, Spiridonidis 6, Fakopoulidis , Spiropoulos 4, Kamariotis 2, Kouzeloglou 6, Kamperidis 16, Siologas 8, Dimantakos , Maragos 2.

Greece U20 beat Poland U20 for Roseto tournament

Greece U20 beat Poland U20 for Roseto degli Abruzzi friendly tournament with score 77-69. For Greece Paris Maragos was the top scorer with 17 points. Georgios Diamantakos made a double double with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Dimitris Siologkas had 14 points and 9 rebounds too.

Greece: Bochoridis 10, Liapis 7, Poulianitis, Spyridonidis 2, Fakopoulidis, Spyropoulos 4, Kamariotis, Kouzeloglou 7, Kamperidis 2, Siologkas 14, Diamantakos 14, Maragos 17.

In the second game Russia beat the hostess team Italy by 54-65. Dmitry Kulagin was the top scorer of Russia and the game with 11 points.

Italy: Marini 4, Basile, Cucco 5, Ikangi, Laquintana 9, Procacci, Bossi 10, Fontecchio 2, Candussi 8, Landi 6, Akele 2, De Vico 8.
Russia: Pylaev 2, Krechetov 4, Gankevich 2, Kulagin 11, Kanygin 2, Ilnitskiy 19, Martynov 4, Tkachenko 4, Babushkin 10, Desyatnikov 1, Annaev 5, Pershin 1.

Greece U20 beat Russia U20 in Roseto tournament

Greece U20 beat Russia U20, in Roseto degli Abruzzi friendly tournament, with score 53-55. For Russia Igor Kanygin had 13 points, Dmitry Kulagin had 11 points and Stanislav Ilnitskiy had 9 rebounds. For Greece Georgios Diamantakos scored 17 points and had 8 rebounds, Lefteris Bochoridis scored 11 points and had 2 assists and Michalis Kamperidis and Alexandros Spyridonidis had 7 points each.

RUSSIA: Pylaev, Krechetov, Gankevich 4, Kulagin 11, Kanygin 13, Ilnitskiy 3, Martynov 8, Kashin, Babushkin 6, Desyatnikov 3, Annaev 5, Pershin.
GREECE: Bochoridis 11, Liapis 5, Poulianitis, Spyridonidis 7, Spiropoulos 2, Kamariotis, Kouzeloglou, Kamperidis 7, Siologas 1, Dimantakos 17, Maragos 3.

In the second game Italy beat Poland with score 71-61. Landi had 11 points, Cucco and Candussi had 10 points each and La Quintana had 9 points. Akele had 7 points and 6 rebounds. For Poland Garbacz had 12 points and 5 rebounds, Szymkiewicz had 11 points and Grzelinski had 9 points.

ITALY: Cucci 4, Grande 4, Cucco 10, Ikangi 2, La Quintana 9, Pipitone 6, Turel 2, Peroni, Candussi 10, Landi 11, Akele 7, De Vico 6.
POLAND: Grzelinski 9, Schenk 2, Morawiec, Zegzula 7, Garbacz 12, Struski 3, Czerlenko 2, Radwanski 7, Szymkiewicz 11, Borowski 6, Patoka 2, Witlinski.

Roseto degli Abruzzi schedule and Greece U20 roster

Greece U20 young men team will participate in Roseto degli Abruzzi tournament. In the tournament besides Greece will also participate Russia, Poland and the hostess team Italy. The players of Olympiacos will not participate in the tournament as the team has withdrawn its players due to lack of full insurance

Roseto degli Abruzzi tournament schedule

Thursday 19/6
19.00 Russia - Greece 53-55
21.00 Italy - Poland 71-61
Friday 20/6
19.00 Greece - Poland 77-69
21.00 Italy - Russia 54-65
Saturday 21/6
19.00 Poland - Russia 68-71
21.00 Italy - Greece 72-75

The players of Greece U20 team are:

Giorgos Diamantakos 14.01.1995 2.16 Panathinaikos
Paris Maragos 19.01.1994 2.05 George Washington Univ.
Michalis Liapis 11.03.1995 1.90 PAOK
Alexandros Spyridonidis 03.02.1995 1.89 KAOD
Kostas Fakopoulidis 11.05.1995 1.90 Ilisiakos
Anastasios Spyropoulos 01.04.1995 2.04 Panionios
Thanos Kamariotis 26.04.1994 1.99 Ermis Lagada
Dimitris Siologkas 28.04.1994 2.02 Iraklis
Giannis Kouzeloglou 01.04.1995 2.04 Mantoulidis
Michalis Kamperidis 24.04.1994 2.00 Filathlitikos
Stelios Poulianitis 03.04.1995 1.90 Aris
Lefteris Bochoridis 18.04.1994 1.94 Aris

Coach: Kostas Missas
Assistant Coach: Giannis Eleftheriadis
Medical: Charis Voulgaropoulos
Physio: Thanasis Zamparas
Team captain: Kostas Nikakis

Greece U20 lost by Germany in friendly game

Germany won the second friendly game against Greece by 73-68. Greece won the first friendly game by 62-60. Impressive game by Ismet Akpinar with 29 points, 5/8 three pointers, 7 fouls drawn and 6/6 free throws. For Greece Michalis Liapis had 15 points, Alexandros Spyridonidis had 14 points, Giannis Kouzeloglou had 12 points and Michalis Kamperidis had 11 points.

Greece U20: Petropoulos, Liapis 15, Poulianitis, Spyridonidis 14, Fakopoulidis, Kamariotis 2, Geromichalos, Kouzeloglou 12, Kamperidis 11, Siologkas 10, Diamantakos, Maragkos 4.
Germany U20: Geske 6, Kovalev 2, Ilzhonfer 1, Ney 2, Bryant, Akpinar 29, Lockhart 4, Joos 6, Ogbe 4, Jorch 4, Ugrai 12, Thiemann 3.

Greece U20 beat Germany in friendly game

Greece U20 national team beat Germany U20 national team in friendly game by 62-60. For Greece Lefteris Bochoridis, Michalis Liapis and Dimitris Siologkas were the top scorers. For Germany Kenneth Ogbe, Maximilian Ugrai, Robin Jorch and Dominic Lockhart were the top scorers. Greece had a poor 14/24 in free throws while Germany had 8/18 three pointers. Germany collected 8 rebounds more but also made 7 turnovers more and had 9 steals less than Greece.

Greece U20: Bochoridis 12, Liapis 11, Poulianitis 4, Spyridonidis 4, Fakopoulidis, Spyropoulos, Mitsialos 2, Kouzeloglou 4, Kamperidis 7, Siologkas 10, Diamantakos 6, Maragkos 2.
Germany U20: Geske 2, Kovalev 1, Ilzhofner, Baues 3, Bryant, Akpinar, Lockhart 10, Joos, Ogbe 16, Jorch 10, Ugrai 9, Thiemann 9.

Greece U20 national team roster

Greece U20 men national team started practice for the forthcoming European Championship that will take place in Crete. The coach Kostas Missas has called the following players

Player, Year of birth, Height, Current Club
Kostas Gontikas, 1994, 2.05, NYU
Giorgos Diamantakos, 1995, 2.16, Panathinaikos
Michalis Kamperidis, 1994, 2.00, Filathlitikos
Giannis Karamolegos, 1994, 1.90, Arkadikos
Giannis Kouzeloglou, 1995, 2.04, Mantoulidis
Michalis Liapis, 1995, 1.90, PAOK
Paris Maragos, 1994, 2.05, George Washington University
Alexandros Mitsialos, 1994, 2.00, Iraklis
Lefteris Bochoridis, 1994, 1.94, Aris
Andreas Petropoulos, 1994, 1.96, Pagrati
Stelios Poulianitis, 1995, 1.90, Aris
Dimitris Siologas, 1994, 2.02, Iraklis
Diamantis Slaftsakis, 1994, 2.02, KAOD
Alexandros Spyridonidis, 1995, 1.89, KAOD 
Anastasios Spyropoulos, 1995, 2.04, Panionios

Three players of Olympiacos have also been called but didn't attend the first training.
Giannis Papapetrou, 1994, 2.03, Olympiacos
Andreas Christodoulou, 1995, 1.96, Olympiacos
Dimitris Agravanis, 1994, 2.08, Olympiacos