Showing posts with label Greek teams in Eurocup. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 19, 2025

EuroCup Confirms 2025-26 Participants: Aris and Panionios Return to European Stage

The EuroCup has officially unveiled the list of teams set to compete in the 2025-26 season. Notably, Greek clubs Aris and Panionios have secured their places in the competition, marking a significant return to European basketball for the latter.

Confirmed 2025-2026 EuroCup Teams (Alphabetical Order)


The full list of teams announced by EuroCup for the upcoming season includes:

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (Lithuania)
Aris Midea Thessaloniki (Greece)
Bahcesehir College Istanbul (Turkey)
BAXI Manresa (Spain)
Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (Turkey)
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (Montenegro)
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse (France)
Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy)
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (Israel)
London Lions (England)
Neptunas Klaipeda (Lithuania)
NINERS Chemnitz (Germany)
Panionios Athens (Greece)
ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
Slask Wroclaw (Poland)
Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey)
U-BT Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Umana Reyer Venice (Italy)
Veolia Towers Hamburg (Germany)

Panionios' Resurgence: A Return After 12 Years


Panionios Athens' inclusion in the 2025-26 EuroCup marks a full-circle return to the European basketball elite after a 12-year absence. This participation is a significant reward for their outstanding performance in the recent GBL season (2024-25), where they finished in an impressive 7th place upon their return to the top domestic league.


The "Blue-Reds" have completed a remarkable comeback. Having hit rock bottom just a few years ago, falling to the B' Ethniki (now National League 1), Panionios began its ascent in the 2022-23 season. Their successful campaign in the 2024-25 GBL has now paved the way for their return to European competition. The 2025-26 season represents a story of redemption for the "Historic" club, which has now officially re-established itself among the elite.

Panionios BC European Honors:


FIBA Korać Cup:
Semifinalist (2): 1993–94, 1998–99
Quarterfinalist (3): 1989–90, 1992–93, 1994–95
FIBA Saporta Cup (2nd-tier):
Quarterfinalist (1): 2001–02
FIBA EuroCup (3rd-tier):
Quarterfinalist (1): 2006–07
ULEB Cup / EuroCup (2nd-tier):
Top 16 (1): 2005–06
Regular Season (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
EuroLeague (1st-tier):
Regular Season (1): 2008–09

Aris Thessaloniki: A Legacy of European Success Continues


Aris Thessaloniki will also feature in the 2025-26 EuroCup, continuing its rich tradition of participation in European competitions. Aris boasts one of the most decorated histories in Greek basketball, with numerous domestic titles and significant European achievements.

Aris BC European Honors:


EuroLeague (formerly FIBA European Champions Cup):
Semifinalist / Final Four (3): 1988, 1989, 1990
Quarterfinalist (1): 1991
FIBA Saporta Cup (formerly FIBA European Cup):
Winners (1): 1992–93
Semifinalist (2): 1993–94, 1998–99
EuroCup Basketball (formerly ULEB Cup):
Runners-up (1): 2005–06
Quarterfinalist (1): 2010
FIBA Korać Cup:
Winners (1): 1996–97
Semifinalist (1): 1984–85
FIBA EuroCup Challenge (formerly FIBA Europe Champions Cup):
Winners (1): 2002–03

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Eurocup 2015-2016 Last 32 round 4 results

Eurocup 2015-2016 Last 32 round 4 results


Oldenburg beat PAOK for second consecutive game but Aris beat Alba Berlin without covering the points difference of the defeat in Berlin. 

Oldenburg - PAOK 83-71
Quarters' scores: 24-24, 48-39, 74-49, 83-71
Oldenburg: Kramer C. 23 (2), Machado 1, Wimberg 3(1), Kramer D. 2, Smeulders 3, Lockhart 4, Paulding 12 (4), Aleksandrov 12 (2), Schwethelm 7(2), Qvale 4, Duggins 12 (2)
PAOK: Tepic 5(1), Liapis 4(1), Vasileiadis 10 (2), Kakaroudis 3(1), Tsochlas 8(2), Dedas, Margaritis 2, Kottas, Schortsianitis 7, Duvnjak 11 (2), Markovic 11, Hatcher 10 (1).

Aris - Alba Berlin 73-63
Quarters' scores: 15-19, 42-34, 55-54, 73-63
Aris: Xanthopoulos, Pelekanos 2, White 6, Waters 11 (1), Zaras, Hagins 6, Cohen 5, Mourtos, Simtsak 18, McNeal 25 (1)
Alba: Lowery 7 (1), King 1, Akpinar, Kikanovic 15, Loncar 4, Vargas, Wohlfarth, Milosavljevic 14 (3), Cherry 14 (2), Watt 8.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Eurocup 2015-2016 Last 32 round 3

Eurocup 2015-2016 Last 32 round 3


Alba Berlin - Aris 82-67
Quarters' scores: 21-20, 38-37, 58-58, 82-67
Alba: King 6, Akpinar 11, Kikanovic 22, Loncar 9, Vargas 4, Wohlfarth 4, Milosavljevic 16, Cherry 3, Watt 7.
Aris: Xanthopoulos 3, Pelekanos, White 8, Waters 20 (3), Zaras 2, Hagins 2, Cohen 5, Simtsak 2, McNeal 20.
Quick stats: Milosavljevic 10 rebounds+9 assists.


PAOK - EWE Oldenburg 68-81
Quarters' scores: 15-16, 28-43, 45-65, 68-81
PAOK: Tepics 2, Liapis, Vasileiadis 9 (1), Kakaroudis 5(1), Tsochlas 2, Dedas 7 (1), Margaritis 11 (1), Kottas, Duvnjak 4, Markovic 11, Hatcher 17 (3).
Oldenburg: Kramer C. 12, Machado 6, Kramer D., Smeulders 9, Prepelic 6, Lockhart, Paulding 10, Aleksandrov 9, Schwethelm 3, Qvale 15, Duggins 11.
Quick stats: Vasileiadis 1/8 3p + 6 turnovers, Markovic 13 rebounds+5 turnovers, Duggins 7 assists, Qvale 7/10 FG, Kramer Chris 8 steals.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Eurocup 2015-2016 Last 32 round 2

Eurocup 2015-2016 Last 32 round 2


Armani Milano - Aris 95-54
Quarters' scores: 24-17, 57-27, 71-42, 95-54
Milano: McLean 6, Lafayette 12, Gentile 13(1), Amato, Cerella 7(1), Macvan 16, Magro 2, Cinciarini 6(1), Jenkins 12 (2), Barac 10, Simon 11(1)
Aris: Xanthopoulos, Pelekanos, Cupkovic, White 10 (1), Waters 12 (1), Zaras, Hagins 4, Cohen 5, Mourtos 4, Simtsak 9, McNeal 10 (2).


PAOK - Limoges 88-75
Quarters' scores: 24-19, 47-36, 73-59, 88-75
PAOK: Tepic 13, Liapis, Vasileiadis 15 (3), Kakaroudis, Tsochlas, Dedas 3(1), Margaritis, Kottas 3, Schortsianitis 19, Duvnjak 4, Markovic 17 (1), Hatcher 14 (1)
Limoges: Schaffartzis 9 (3), McCalebb 16 (2), Wojciechowski 2, Daniels 9, Gatens 3(1), Westermann 4, Payne 10, Camara, Traore 18, Diawara 4, Zerbo.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Eurocup 2015-2016 eight day results

Eurocup 2015-2016 eight day results

AEK lost by Nizhny but did not lose the points' difference of the third day win. Mavrokefalidis did not play but Mavroeidis had a great game and made a double double, like Berzins and Khvostov did for Nizhny.
Aris beat Unics Kazan again, like the Greek team did in Russia. Aris collected only 23 rebounds, 1 more than Parakhouski and Kaimakoglou together, but did only 6 turnovers! Langford had a lot of pressure with 12 fouls won.
PAOK lost easily by Besiktas in Thessaloniki but beat them in Turkey in over time with a winning shot by William Hatcher.

Nizhny Novgorod- AEK 86-79
Quarters' scores: 19-25, 44-52, 63-63, 86-79
Nizhny Novgorod: Rudd 21 (3), Zaryazkhko, Ivlev 9 (1), Antonov 11 (3), Mahalbasic 8, Khvostov 5 (1), Berzins 12 (1), Strebkov 15 (3), Kirdiachkin 5(1).
AEK: Papantoniou 3(1), Sakota 10 (1), Hairston 15 (1), Milosevic 10 (2), Carter 2, Sarikopoulos 3, Katsivelis 5, Kalampokis, Mavroeidis 26.
Quick stats: Berzins 13 rebounds, Khvostov 10 assists, Niznhy 13/26 3p, Mavroeidis 10 rebounds + 9/13 FG + 8/10 FT, Katsivelis 6 assists.

Besiktas - PAOK 73-75 (62-62)
Quarters' scores: 17-12, 34-20, 45-41, 62-62. OT: 73-75
Besiktas: Wolters 16, Guler 2, Taskiran, Akyol 12 (2), Elonu 8, Hamilton 9 (1), Darden 11, Murphy 14 (3), Senli 1.
PAOK: Tepic, Liapis, Vasileiadis 10 (2), Kakaroudis, Tsochlas, Dedas 5 (1), Margaritis 8, Schortsianitis 9, Duvnjak 4 (1), Markovic 7, Hatcher 32 (3).
Quick stats: Murphy 12 rebounds, Wolters 9 rebounds + 0/5 3p, Hatcher 11/12 FT + 3/7 3p, Vasileiadis 2/8 3p, Margaritis 6/6 FT + 5 rebounds.

Aris - Unics Kazan 76-70
Quarters' scores: 13-20, 32-34, 56-55, 76-70.
Aris: Xanthopoulos 1, Pelekanos, White 6 (1), Waters 19 (3), Zaras 5 (1), Hagins 14, Cohen 14 (2), Mourtos 2, Simtsak, McNeal 15 (1).
Unics Kazan: Langford 25 (1), Ponkrashov 6, Parakhouski 11, Colom 11 (1), Banic, Panin, Kaimakoglou 11 (2), Williams 4, Milaknis.
Quick stats: Cohen 6/6 FT + 3/10 FG, Hagins 6 rebounds + 5/8 FG, McNeal 4 assists, Aris 24 rebounds + 6 turnovers, Parakhouski 13 rebounds, Kaimakoglou 9 rebounds, Ponkrashov 7 assists, Langford 12 fouls won.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Eurocup 2015-2016 Greek seventh day results

Eurocup 2015-2016 Greek seventh day results

Three defeats for the Greek teams in the seventh day of the Eurocup. Galatasaray beat AEK and Zenit St. Petersburg beat PAOK like in the Eurocup second day but Buducnost beat Aris in Podgorica and covered the first game difference. Bad game for Aris that scored only 6 points in the first quarter with Okaro White having 0/11 field goals and Jerel McNeal had 1/14 field goals.

Buducnost Voli Podgorica - Aris 76-56
Quarters' scores: 24-6, 48-21, 61-37, 75-56
Buducnost: Sehovic Suad 17, Jaramaz 13, Subotic 5, Sehovic Sead 7, Karapic 2, Cook 6, Dragisevic 13, Maric 6, Rikic 6.
Aris: Xanthopoulos 5, Cupkovic, White, Waters 11, Zaras 6, Hagins 2, Cohen 11, Mourtos 5, Simtsak 12, McNeal 4.
Quick stats: Cook 10 assists, White 0/11 FG, McNeal 1/14 FG, Simtsak 5/5 FG + 10 rebounds. 

AEK - Galatasaray 73-86
Quarters' scores: 15-23, 37-46, 58-63, 73-86
AEK: Papantoniou 2, Sakota 3, Atic, Hairston 20, Milosevic 9, Scrubb, Mavrokefalidis 26, Carter 8, Katsivelis 3, Kalampokis, Mavroeidis, Warren 2.
Galatasaray: Schilb 12, McCollum 24, Mitsov 18, Dorsey 10, Edge 6, Arar, Turkyilmaz, Lasme 4, Sanli, Green 5, Giuler 2, Koksal 5.
Quick stats: Mavrokefalidis 11 rebounds, Dorsey 9 rebounds, Mitsov 5 assists, McCollum 9/9 FT.

PAOK - Zenit St. Petersburg 70-89
Quarters' scores: 29-19, 44-50, 60-67, 70-89
PAOK: Tepic 14, Liapis, Vasileiadis 13 (3), Kakaroudis, Tsochlas 5 (1), Dedas, Margaritis 5, Kottas 2, Schortsianitis 17, Duvnjak 2, Markovic 6, Hatcher 6.
Zenit: Antipov 12 (2), Timma 13 (3), Kohscheev, Motovilov, Toolson 29 (7), Vikhrov 5 (1), Pushkov 2, Karpukhin 4, Dowell 15 (1), Valiev 4, Golovin 5.
Quick stats: Schortsianitis 3/10 FT, Tepic 8 rebounds + 6/8 FG, Timma 3/10 3p + 8 rebounds, Toolson 7/12 3p. 

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Eurocup 2015-2016 Greek sixth day results

Eurocup 2015-2016 Greek sixth day results


Aris - Trabzonspor 78-70
Quarters' scores: 22-19, 40-36, 53-47, 78-70
Aris: Xanthopoulos 3, Pelekanos 2, Cupkovic 6, White 13, Waters 2, Zaras 23 (5), Hagins 18, Cohen 2, Mourtos, Simtsak 1, McNeal 5.
Trabzonspor: Johnson 13, Sanli 4, Candan, Hardy 20, Velickovic 11, Demirel, Kinsey 7, Yildirim, Gulaslan, Stipanovic 10, Kulig 5.
Quick stats: 

Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd - AEK 78-82 (70-70)
Quarters' scores: 22-14, 33-34, 48-57, 70-70. OT: 78-82
Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd: Tkachenko 2, DJ Cooper 27, Zamanski, Zaytsev 4, Sokolov 8, Hamilton 16, Kosrakov, Bugaenko, Voytsuk 2, Johnson 17, Guinn 2.
AEK: Papantoniou, Sakota 6, Atic, Hairston 16, Milosevic 11, Scrubb 4, Mavrokefalidis 28, Carter 6, Katsivelis 2, Kalampokis 3, Mavroeidis 6, Warren.
Quick stats: DJ Cooper 11 rebounds + 8 assists, Hamilton 9 rebounds, Johnson 8 rebounds, Milosevic 9 rebounds, Mavrokefalidis 10 rebounds.

Szolnoki Olaj - PAOK 78-69
Quarters' scores: 17-11, 24-36, 41-55, 78-69
Szolnoki Olaj: Craft, Keller 2, Wittmann 12 (3), Vojvoda 15 (1), Lipovi 6 (2), Borisov 10 (2), Natyazhko 2, Milosevic 13(1), Kovac 10 (1), Gregory 8.
PAOK: Tepic, Liapis 4, Vasileiadis 11, Kakaroudis 3(1), Tsochlas 10 (1), Dedas 3(1), Margaritis 8, Schortsianitis 5, Duvnjak 7(1), Markovic 8 (1), Hatcher 10(2).
Quick stats: Vojvoda 1/7 3p, Markovic 11 rebounds + 5 turnovers.


In the first day games Trabzonspor beat Aris but with lower difference, Krasny Otkyabr Volgograd beat AEK by only two points (again in over time), and PAOK beat Szolnoki Olaj by 3 points. So after all Aris and AEK beat and covered the first day defeats but PAOK lost the game and the points difference.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Eurocup 2015-2016 Greek fifth day results

Eurocup 2015-2016 Greek fifth day results

Neptunas - AEK 80-86
Quarters' scores: 22-17, 43-41, 61-58, 80-86.
Neptunas: Ewing 17, Siksnius 4, Mazeika 20, Girdziunas 3, Bader 5, Sarakauskas, Galdikas 9, Kubilius, Zavackas 10, Grant 7, Biruta 3, Butkevicius 2.
AEK: Anosike, Papantoniou 4, Sakota 16 (4), Atic, Hairston 8, Scrubb, Mavrokefalidis 27, Carter 11, Katsivelis 4, Kalampokis 3, Mavroeidis 4, Warren 9.
Quick stats:  Mazeika 10 fouls won + 12/14 FT, Ewing 6 assists, Mavrokefalidis 8 rebounds + 9/13 FG + 7/8 FT, AEK 11/20 3p.

PAOK - Lietuvos Rytas 81-76
Quarters' scores: 26-12, 40-33, 55-57, 81-76
PAOK: Tepic 10 (1), Vasileiadis 26 (3), Kakaroudis 2, Tsochlas 3(1), Dedas, Margaritis 7(1), Schortsianitis 8, Duvnjak 3(1), Markovic 5, Hatcher 17 (3).
Lietuvos: Juskevicius 2, Lukauskis 2, Laprovittola 10 (1), Lavrinovic 13 (1), Gailius 17 (3), Orelik 9 (1), Janavicius 5(1), Kavaliauskas 2, Runkauskas 8 (2), Jucikas 2, Giedraitis 6.
Quick stats: Lavrinovic 10 rebounds, Laprovittola 1/6 3p, Vasileiadis 13/13 FT + 8 rebounds, Hatcher 5 assists, PAOK 11/20 3p, PAOK 32 rebounds. 

Banvit - Aris 96-84
Quarters' scores: 15-20, 39-33, 65-63, 96-84
Banvit: Ulusoy, Fortson 13 (1), Johnson 27 (5), Slaughter 14 (1), Gecim, Stephens, Simmons 11 (1), Vidmar 24, Moerman 5 (1), Altunbey, Yildirim 2.
Aris: Xanthopoulos 4, Pelekanos 7 (1), Cupkovic, White 8 (2), Waters 20 (4), Zaras 3 (1), Hagins 10, Cohen 14 (1), Mourtos 2, Simtsak, McNeal 16 (4).
Quick stats: Forton triple double 13 points + 11 rebounds + 10 assists!
Vidmar 12 rebounds, Waters 10 assists, Banvit 21/31 FT, 

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Eurocup 2015-2015 Greek third day results

Eurocup 2015-2015 Greek third day results


Unics Kazan - Aris 73-74 (64-64)
Quarters' scores: 15-14, 31-31, 42-50, 64-64. ET: 73-74
Unics Kazan (Pashutin): Langford 19, Ponkrashov 2, Parakhuski, Colom 12, Loikhodey 2, Banic, Gubanov 9, Panin, Kaimakoglou 14, Williams 4, Milaknis 11.
Aris (Priftis): Xanthopoulos 2, Pelekanos 6, White 10, Waters 10, Zaras, Hagins 16, Cohen 5, Simtsak 2, McNeal 20.
Quick stats: Kaimakoglou 8 rebounds, Colom 8 assists, Waters 6 assists, White 8 rebounds, Aris 7 turnovers.

AEK - Nizhny Novgorod 87-70
Quarters' scores: 24-26, 47-46, 66-60, 87-70
AEK: Anosike 6, Papantoniou 3, Atic, Hairston 12, Milosevic 17 (2), Scrubb, Mavrokefalidis 19, Sarikopoulos 4, Carter 5, Katsivelis 5, Kalampokis 2, Warren 14.
Nizhny Novgorod: Rudd 7, Grigoryev 13, Baburin 10, Viktorov, Ivlev 2, Mahalbasic 10, Khvostov 11, Berzins 1, Strebkov 13, Popov, Kirdiachkin 3.
Quick stats: Ivlev 8 rebounds, Hairston 8/8 FT, Mavrokefalidis 13 rebounds, Milosevic 2/2 3p + 5/5 FT. 

PAOK - Besiktas 80-100
Quarters' scores: 14-27, 28-55, 61-72, 80-100
PAOK: Tepic 14, Liapis 2, Vasileiadis 11 (3), Kakaroudis 4, Tsochlas 2, Dedas 5(1), Margaritis 8, Kottas 2, Duvnjak, Markovic 17 (2), Hatcher 15 (2), Balaban.
Besiktas: Seeley 6(1), Wolters 27 (3), Akyol 12 (2), Atsur 12 (4), Darden 10, Lampe 18 (3), Murphy 15 (3), Radosevic.
Quick stats: Lampe 15 rebounds, Wolters 8 assists, Besiktas 16/30 3p, PAOK 5 turnovers, Margaritis 7 rebounds, Hatcher 9 assists.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Greek teams in Eurocup 2015-2016

Greek teams in Eurocup 2015-2016


PAOK's schedule


1st day (14/10/2015)
PAOK - Szolnoki Olaj 72-69

2nd day (21/10/2015)
Zenit St Petersburg - PAOK 76-66

3rd day (28/10/2015)
PAOK -  Besiktas JK Istanbul 80-100

4th day (4/11/2015)
Avtodor Saratov - PAOK

5th day (11/11/2015)
PAOK -  Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius

6th day (18/11/2015)
Szolnoki Olaj - PAOK

7th day (25/11/2015)
PAOK -  Zenit St Petersburg

8th day (2/12/2015)
Besiktas JK Istanbul - PAOK

9th day (9/12/2015)
PAOK -  Avtodor Saratov

10th day (16/12/2016)
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius - PAOK

AEK's schedule


1st day (14/10/2015)
AEK -  Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd 94-96

2nd day (21/10/2015)
Galatasaray Istanbul - AEK 89-65

3rd day (28/10/2015)
AEK -  Nizhny Novgorod 87-70

4th day (4/11/2015)
AEK -  Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem

5th day (11/11/2015)
Neptunas Klaipeda - AEK

6th day (18/11/2015)
Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd - AEK

7th day (25/11/2015)
AEK -  Galatasaray Istanbul

8th day (2/12/2015)
Nizhny Novgorod - AEK

9th day (9/12/2015)
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem - AEK

10th day (16/12/2016)
AEK -  Neptunas Klaipeda

Aris' schedule


1st day (14/10/2015)
Trabzonspor Medical Park - Aris 74-71

2nd day (21/10/2015)
Aris - Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 75-57

3rd day (28/10/2015)
Unics Kazan - Aris 73-74 (64-64)

4th day (4/11/2015)
Aris -  Steaua CSM EximBank Bucharest

5th day (11/11/2015)
Banvit Bandirma - Aris

6th day (18/11/2015)
Aris -  Trabzonspor Medical Park

7th day (25/11/2015)
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica - Aris

8th day (2/12/2015)
Aris -  Unics Kazan

9th day (9/12/2015)
Steaua CSM EximBank Bucharest - Aris

10th day (16/12/2015)
Aris -  Banvit Bandirma

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Lokomotiv Kuban beat PAOK for Eurocup third round

Lokomotiv Kuban beat PAOK for Eurocup third round. This was the first defeat of PAOK for Eurocup 2014-2015 which left Kuban alone in the first place of the group F. PAOK started with a 8-2 run but that was all. Kuban managed to take the lead and build a secure difference since all its players scored. Maxim Grigoryev and Krunoslav Simon had 15 points each, Derrick Brown had 14 points, Richard Hendrix had 9 rebounds and 6 points. For PAOK only Julian Vaughn with 12 points, Kostas Kakaroudis with 11 points and Christos Saloustros with 8 points and 5 rebounds were a threat for the home team.
Quarters' scores: 18-14, 45-26, 62-33, 87-46

Lokomotiv Kuban (Bazarevich): Randolph 11 (1), Grigoryev 15 (3), Brown 14 (1), Hendrix 6, Miles 6,Kolyuskhin 2, Balashov 4, Zubkov 9 (1), Zukanenko 2, Kurbanov 3 (1), Simon 15 (2)
PAOK (Markopoulos): Langford 1, Liapis 4, Charalampidis, Carter 6 (1), Kakaroudis 11 (2), Tsochlas 2, Dedas, Margaritis, Kottas, Odum 2, Vaughn 12, Saloustros 8.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Panionios lost by Bilbao for Eurocup Last 32

Panionios lost by Bilbao for Eurocup Last 32. Panionios didn't have motive since the team was counting 5 defeats in 5 games for the Eurocup Last 32 round. Panionios started with a 6-0 run but Bilbao with a 13-0 and took the lead of the score. Bilbao was ahead in score by near 10 points. In the third quarter Panionios lowered the difference to 3 points but Mumbru with three pointers didn't let home team any chance. In the five minutes Panionios made a 22-8 run but couldn't win one game for the Last 32 round in Eurocup. Elimination with six defeats in six games for Panionios and Eurocup will continue without any teams from Greece.
Quarters' scores: 14-22, 39-46, 57-68, 84-88.

Panionios: McCollum 11, Stamatis 8, Duvnjak 4, Carter 5, Milbourne 8, Athanasoulas, Batis 3, Langford 17, Michel, Simtsak 16, Kyritsis 12, Saloustros. 
Bilbao: Pileric 10, Bertans 5, Mumbru 12, Hervelle 7, Kavaliauskas 13, Markota 10, Sanchez Perez 1, Lopez 5, Samb 9, Vrkic 7, Grimau 9.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Panionios defeated Besiktas for Eurocup

Panionios hosted and defeated Besiktas for Eurocup. Besiktas had defeated Panionios in the first game in Istanbul, Turkey but the Greek team couldn't surpass the difference in the second game. Panionios started the game better and took the lead. In the first half the Greek team didn't face troubles against Besiktas but in the third quarter Colton Iverson balanced the score. Fourth quarter started with Panionios running a 7-0 partial score before Chris Lofton scored a three pointer. The American players of Panionios, Errick McCollum, Marc Carter and Landon Milbourne scored two points each and Panionios created a safe difference of nine points four minutes before the end.
Quarters' scores: 23-14, 38-32, 52-52, 77-67

Panionios: McCollum 17, Duvnjak 11, Carter 16, Milbourne 15, Athanasoulas, Batis, Skordilis 2, Langford 7, Michel, Simtsak 4, Kyritsis 3, Saloustros.
Besiktas: Yağmur 1, Güler 5, Lofton 13, Broekhoff 3, Ružić 10, Buckman 5, Gaines 9, Şanlı, Şirin, Iverson 13, Topaloğlu 8.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

PAOK defeated Khimik Yuzhne for Eurocup fourth day

PAOK hosted Khimik Yuzhne for the fourth day of Eurocup. PAOK started the game with 5/7 three pointers, DJ Cooper 3/3 and Tsairelis 2/2, in the first quarter. For Khimik Paul Delaney did the scoring. First quarter finished with 5 points difference for PAOK. Khimik Yuzhne made an 8-0 run in the third quarter and took the lead in score with 39-42. DJ Cooper with a three pointer and an assist to Bogris gave the lead back to their team. PAOK counter attack in the end of the third quarter gave its broadest difference of 8 points.

Quarters' scores: 22-18, 39-34, 54-46,77-69

PAOK: Payne 18, Cooper 16, Charalampidis, Tsochlas 6, Tsairelis 11, Dedas 8, Margaritis 8, Kalles 4, Bogris 6, Kaselakis, Liapis, Koniaris.
Khimik Yuzhne: Popov, Gatens 11, Kovalenko, Shuler 16, Freimanis 9, Travis 6, Zavadsky 3, Delaney 19, Pustovyi 5, Prokopenko, Riabchuk, Koviev.

Besiktas defeated Panionios for Eurocup fourth day

Besiktas Integral Forex Istanbul hosted and defeated Panionios Athens for the fourth day of Eurocup. Both teams had 2 wins and 1 defeat until the game. McCollum was the scoring leader of Panionios but his team could only follow Besiktas for three quarters. Besiktas collected 41 rebounds, 15 of which were offensive. Panionios had low accuracy in two pointers, only 38%, same with three pointers.Quarters' scores: 21-15, 36-31, 48-47, 71-57

Besiktas: Yağmur, Güler 6, Özmızrak, Lofton 12, Broekhoff, Ružić 2, Perkins 20, Buckman 14, Şanlı, Şirin, Iverson 9, Topaloğlu 8.
Panionios: McCollum 22, Stamatis, Motsenigos, Duvnjak, Carter 6, Milbourne 14, Skordilis, Kavvadas 2, Langford 8, Simtsak, Kyritsis 5, Saloustros.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Panionios lost by Neptūnas for Eurocup

Panionios lost by Neptūnas for Eurocup third day. This was the first home defeat of Panionios in the Eurocup. Panionios was good in third quarter and led the game but the fourth quarter was the weak quarter of the team. Quarters' scores: 18-21, 43-44, 72-65, 86-91

Panionios: McCollum 16, Stamatis, Motsenigos, Duvnjak 18, Carter 5, Milbourne 12, Athanasoulas 5, Batis, Langford 17, Michel, Simtsak 12, Saloustros 1. 
Neptūnas: Mažeika 11, Girdžiūnas 2, McClure, Sinica 2, Eitutavičius 3, Šarakauskas 17, Runkauskas 20, Ulanovas 9, Vasylius 23, Smith 4.

PAOK lost by TED Ankara for Eurocup

PAOK lost by Aykon TED Ankara in Thessaloniki. This was the first defeat for PAOK for the Eurocup after two victories. PAOK was leading the score for more than 30 minutes, even by 21 points (41-20), but managed to lose the game. DJ Cooper didn't score another crucial shot in the end. For TED Ankara Vladimir Golubović had a double double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. 
Quarters' scores: 31-19, 48-32, 61-52, 75-77
 
PAOK: Payne 4, Cooper 3, Charalampidis 20, Tsochlas 8, Vučićević, Tsairelis 10, Dedas, Margaritis 5, Kalles 4, Bogris 17, Kaselakis 4, Liapis.
TED Ankara: Kavaklioglu 7, Candan 11, Erdeniz 2, Plisnic 2, Valters 9, Golubović 23, Sariaslan, 
Tucker 19, Kamer, Ozkan 4, Baygul.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Greek teams results in Eurocup 2013-2014

Greek teams results in Eurocup 2013-2014


Spartak St. Petersburg lost from Panionios second day Eurocup

Spartak St. Petersburg hosted and was defeated by Panionios for the second day of the Eurocup. Spartak St. Petersbourg won Besiktas Integral Forex Istanbul with 58 - 62 for the first day, while Panionios won Radnicki Kragujevac with 77-72. Jared Homan made a double double with 16 points and 10 rebounds but wasn't enough for his team. For Panionios McCollum, Carter and Milbourne scored 57 points in total while Langford was negative with 0/7 shots in 21 minutes, and Simtsak 0/4 in 19 minutes.
Quarters' scores: 13-22, 33-35, 54-48, 68-69.

Spartak St. Petersburg: McGrath 9, Koscheev, Burtt 11, Korolev 6, Yakovenko 11, Nesterov 3, Surotsev 12, Voitiuk, Homan 16, Tkachenko.
Panionios; McCollum 16, Stamatis, Duvnjak 3, Carter 23, Milbourne 17, Athanasoulas 8, Batis, Langford, Michel 2, Simtsak, Saloustros.

Alba Fehervar lost by PAOK for the second day of Eurocup

Alba Fehervar hosted and lost by PAOK for the second day of Eurocup by one point 88-89. Alba Fehervar lost in first day by Nizhny Novgorod with 82 - 64, while PAOK won Buducnost Voli Podgorica with 85-84. PAOK doubled his last minute and by one point victories in Eurocup. Kemp scored 26 points but missed the last shot which let PAOK win the game by one.
Quarters scores: 16-13, 42-35, 67-64, 88-89.

Alba Fehervar: Kemp 26, Szanati 2, Hobbs 16, Olah 2, Juhos 4, Moore 18, Toth P. 4,
Somogyi 4, Toth N. 8, Supola 4.
PAOK: Payne 13, Cooper 6, Charalampidis 19, Tsochlas 6, Tsairelis 21, Dedas 2, Margaritis 12, Bogris 10