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FIBA World Championship: Nations

Scores · Standings · Schedules · Nations

 Greece Info

Official name: Hellenic Republic
Official local name: Elliniki Dhimokratia
Short local name: Ellas or Ellada
Capital: Athens
Area/comparative size: 50,942 square miles; slightly larger than Alabama.
Population: 10.9 million
Form of government: Parliamentary republic
Head of state: President Karolos Papoulias
Head of government: Prime Minister Konstandinos Karamanlis
Language(s): Greek (official)
Time zone: 7 hours ahead of EST
 
Roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Team
4 T. Papaloukas G 6-6 CSKA
5 V. Spanoulis G 6-3 Panathinaikos
6 N. Zisis G 6-4 Benetton Treviso
7 G. Bourousis C 6-11 AEK
8 P. Vasilopoulos PAOK 6-8 PAOK
9 Antonis Fotsis F 6-10 Dynamo
10 N. Hantzivrettas G 6-4 Panathinaikos
11 D. Dikoudis F/C 6-10 CSKA
12 K. Tsartsaris F 6-10 Panathinaikos
13 D. Diamantidis G 6-5 Panathinaikos
14 L. Papadopoulos C 6-10 Dynamo
15 M. Kakiouzis C 6-9 F.C. Barcelona
Coach: Panagiotis Giannakis

Group C Standings
  W L For Agst. Pts.
1.  Greece 5 0 404 358 10
2.  Turkey 4 1 370 351 9
3.  Lithuania 3 2 413 353 8
4.  Australia 2 3 370 349 7
5.  Brazil 1 4 399 392 6
6.  Qatar 0 5 310 456 5

 
 

Groups
Group A
 Argentina*
 France
 Lebanon
 Nigeria
 Serbia**
 Venezuela
in Sendai, Japan
Group B
 Angola
 Germany
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Panama
 Spain
in Hiroshima, Japan
Group C
 Australia
 Brazil
 Greece
 Lithuania
 Qatar
 Turkey
in Hamamatsu, Japan
Group D
 China
 Italy
 Puerto Rico
 Senegal
 Slovenia
 USA
in Sapporo, Japan
*2004 Olympic Champions | ** Defending Champions
First four of each group advance to the knockout round
 
  
 
 
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