Greece's Performance at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2024

Game Scores and Dates: 

July 13, 2024: Greece 75 - Serbia 73

July 14, 2024: Poland 75 - Greece 68

July 15, 2024: Greece 62 - France 68

July 17, 2024: Round of 16: Israel 65 - Greece 68

July 18, 2024: Quarter-Finals: Greece 87 - Lithuania 82

July 20, 2024: Semi-Finals: France 69 - Greece 57

July 21, 2024: 3rd Place Game: Belgium 68 - Greece 70

Final Position: 3rd Place

Player Averages

Alexandros Samodurov (#20): 9.4 PTS, 5.7 REB, 47.1% FG
Vangelis Zougris (#35): 11.6 PTS, 8.3 REB, 51.7% FG
Ioannis Karakostas (#3): 14.7 PTS, 3.3 REB, 80.6% FT
Nikolaos Plotas (#5): 9.8 PTS, 1.7 REB, 1.7 STL
Nikolaos Chitikoudis (#16): 6.9 PTS, 4.3 REB, 75.0% 3PT FG
Charilaos Paraskevopoulos (#10): 4.7 PTS, 3.3 REB, 45.8% FG
Theodoros Konstantinidis (#6): 4.7 PTS, 1.1 REB, 58.3% 2PT FG
Nikolaos Vasileiou (#14): 1.4 PTS, 0.9 REB, 50.0% 2PT FG
Christos Bountouris (#12): 3.8 PTS, 1.0 REB, 47.1% FG
Evdoxios Kapetakis (#8): 3.4 PTS, 1.1 REB, 75.0% FT
Apostolos Ioannou (#33): 1.4 PTS, 1.6 REB, 50.0% FT
Alexis Kamperidis (#21): 0.0 PTS, 0.4 REB, 0.0% FG

 

Vangelis Zougris' Standout Performance

Vangelis Zougris emerged as a key player for Greece in the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2024. Averaging 11.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, he played a crucial role in both offensive and defensive plays. Zougris' performance was characterized by his efficient field goal percentage of 51.7%, making him a consistent scoring threat and a reliable rebounder.

His outstanding contributions earned him a spot in the All-Star Five of the tournament, an honor shared with Noah Penda and Zacharie Perrin of France, and Belgium's Nathan Missia-Dio. This recognition highlights his impact and excellence throughout the competition, underscoring his importance to the Greek team's success. 

Neoklis Avdalas Named Best Young Player of the Basket League 2023-2024

At just 18 years old, Neoklis Avdalas has been named the Best Young Player (under 21) of the 32nd Professional Championship after his first complete season in the Basket League. Born on February 4, 2006, Avdalas plays as a shooting guard and stands at 2.03 meters tall. This past season, he played for Karditsa BC on loan from Panathinaikos.

Avdalas was chosen as the Best Young Player in all the voting processes. In the voting by the captains and coaches of the Basket League 2023-24, he received 47.61% of the votes (10 votes), with Nasos Bazinas of Promitheas coming in second with 33.3% (7 votes).

In the journalists' voting, Avdalas garnered 37.2% of the votes (16 votes), with Vangelis Zougris of Peristeri second at 23.25% (10 votes), and Bazinas third with 20.93% (9 votes).

Avdalas also led in the fan vote, receiving 28.56% (594 votes), followed by Alexandros Samodurov of Panathinaikos with 20% (416 votes).

"I am very happy to have been named Best Young Player of the season," said Neoklis Avdalas. "This award is a recognition of the hard work I put in during the challenging last season. I thank Panathinaikos for giving me the opportunity to get playing time in the Basket League through my loan to Karditsa. Karditsa proved to be a very good choice to showcase my abilities. I remain humble and thank the team captains and coaches, journalists, and fans who voted for me," the 18-year-old shooting guard emphasized. "Their preference means a lot to me."

Neoklis Avdalas's averages in the Stoiximan Basket League 2023-24:

 

Games: 21

Points: 2.67

Free Throw Percentage: 63.64%

Two-Point Percentage: 48.78%

Three-Point Percentage: 16.67%

Rebounds: 2.38

Assists: 0.76

Steals: 0.28

Blocks: 0.3

Turnovers: 0.8

Minutes: 12:43