Panagiotis Giannakis
Basketball
The Day Greece Began Its Love Affair with Basketball
Basketball in Greece was mediocre until June 14, 1987, when the National Team won the EuroBasket and Greeks fell in love with the sport.
Basketball
Panathinaikos Basketball Team Dismisses Coach Ivanovic
Panathinaikos announced the dismissal of Dusko Ivanovic, the basketball team’s coach through an official statement. The team’s poor performance against Olympiakos which Panathinaikos lost its advantage, as well as the team’s exclusion from the Euroleague Final 4 lead to...
Greek News
China Upset With Hoop Loss, Giannakis
Former Greek basketball star Panagiotis Giannakis' debut as coach of the Chinese national basketball team proved a flop when the club finished fifth in the Asian Championships that took place in the Phillippines.
He was roundly criticized by Hu Yasi,...
Greek News
Panagiotis Giannakis to Head Coach Chinese National Basketball Team
The Chinese Basketball Federation hired Panagiotis Giannakis as head coach of the National Team. Giannakis will coach the team at FIBA World Champioship scheduled for 2014 in Spain and at Rio 2016.
Giannakis is also the head coach of the...