Greece step up Qualifiers preparations with 16 selected in initial squad
ATHENS (Greece) - New head coach Sotiris Manolopoulos has confirmed his first squad in charge of the Greece national team as they prepare for next week's FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers.
ATHENS (Greece) - New head coach Sotiris Manolopoulos has confirmed his first squad in charge of the Greece national team as they prepare for next week's FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers.
The 16-player list includes an opportunity for Panagiotis Kalaitzakis - who plays for Lietkabelis in Lithuania - and Kostas Gontikas of FIBA Europe Cup participants Ionikos to potentially earn their senior debuts.
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Vassilis Kavvadas is the most experienced player of the squad in terms of international caps and was part of the Greek team that competed in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria, Canada earlier this summer.
20-year-old forward Nikos Rogkavopoulos is also included again with the chance to earn more experience with the senior team as they look to secure their spot at another World Cup.
| Greece squad for the November window | |||
| Dimitrios Agravanis | Nikos Chougkaz | Linos Chrysikopoulos | Charis Giannopoulos |
| Nikos Gikas | Kostas Gontikas | Panagiotis Kalaitzakis | Dimitris Kaklamanakis |
| Leonidas Kaselakis | Dimitrios Katsivelis | Vassilis Kavvadas | Ioannis Kouzelglou |
| Michalis Lountzis | Vassilis Mouratos | Nikos Rogkavopoulos | Christos Saloustros |
Greece begin their campaign on the road against Great Britain on Thursday, November 25 before taking on Belarus three days later for their first home game in Thessaloniki.
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