Evangelos "Vangelis" Mantzaris is a Greek professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Roseto of the Italian Serie B Basket. He is a 1.96 m (6'5") tall point guard and shooting guard. He also represents the senior National Basketball Team of Greece internationally.
Mantzaris during EuroBasket 2017
Mantzaris during an Olympiacos game in the EuroLeague in 2013
Greece men's national basketball team
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.