Greece men's national basketball team
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The Greece men's national basketball team represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Greece. Greece is currently ranked 14th in the FIBA World Ranking.
Greece national basketball team of 1987 logo
Greece won the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup after their memorable 101–95 win against USA.
Greek basketball legend, Vassilis Spanoulis; since 2023, he is the head coach of Greece's national team
Greek basketball legend Panagiotis Giannakis is the only person to have won the EuroBasket both as a player (EuroBasket 1987) and as a head coach (EuroBasket 2005). He also led Greece to the final of the 2006 FIBA World Cup.
2006 FIBA World Championship
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The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organising Committee.
Scene from the final
Spain's Gold Medal ceremony
Image: Hamamatsu Arena
Image: Kita eru Espolada