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 beat Switzerland for EuroBasket Women Qualifiers

Greece beat Switzerland for the F Group of the EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualifiers in a game that took place in Chalkida, Greece. Great performance by Stella Kaltsidou with 23 points (8/13 FG), Kosma collected 9 rebounds, Chatzinikolaou served 6 assists and Maltsi 5 assists, Dimitrakou scored 14 points and collected 5 rebounds but had 2/7 three pointers. For Switzerland Giroud made 8 turnovers and had 0/8 field goals, a bad game except the 11 rebounds she collected. Rol had 7/12 field goals.

Greece - Switzerland 83-46
Quarters' scores: : 31-17, 45-28, 61-37, 83-46
Greece (Keramidas): Stavridou, Dimitrakou 14 (2), Chatzinikolaou 6, Chalivera 3 (1), Maltsi 9 (1), Lymoura, Sotiriou 4, Kosma 6 (1), Skiadopoulou 4, Spanou 4, Spyridopoulou 10 (2), Kaltsidou 23 (4).
Switzerland: Roth, Kassongo 7, Thalmann 9, Giroud, Rol 14, Twehues 12, Lugt, Schwarz 4, Studet, Fora, Herminjard, Tolusso.

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!

Greece Women's National Team in Eurobasket 2015

Greece Women's National Team in Eurobasket 2015. The Eurobasket Women 2015 will be hosted in Hungary and Romania. Greece participates in group B (hosted in Oradea, Romania) with Poland, Turkey, Italy and Belarus.

11th June 2015
18.00 Poland - Turkey
20.30 Italy - Belarus

12th June 2015
18.00 Greece - Italy
20.30 Belarus - Poland

13th June 2015
18.00 Poland - Greece
20.30 Turkey - Belarus

14th June 2015
18.00 Italy - Poland
20.30 Greece - Turkey

15th June 2015
18.00 Belarus - Greece
20.30 Turkey - Italy