The trio of captains of our National team for the upcoming Eurobasket was announced by EEC.
Kostas Papanikolaou, Nick Kalathis and Kostas Slukas were named by Dimitris Itoudis as the three captains of the “official favourite”, with the Olympiakos forward appearing on the match sheet.
The announcement in detail:
“They could be described as the ‘three bodyguards’, although the lucky moment brings the Men’s National Team to have several such in their effort this year. But it is the first time that there is a trio of captains in the team this year, with Kostas Papanikolaou to bring the… informal armband and Nick Kalathis and Kostas Sloukas to flank him.
Dimitris Itoudis announced from the first days of preparation to the team the decision to be together the oldest internationals in this honorary role. Papanikolaou is the one who is declared on the match sheet and shouts… Hellas, Kalathis and Slukas together with him symbolize “strength in unity”, for a team that is united in the great challenges that await it in the near future.
Nick Kalathis has 125 appearances for the Men’s National Teammaking his debut in 2009 when he was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at EuroBasket in Poland.
Kostas Papanikolaou he has 121 appearances for the Men’s National Team, having also made his debut in 2009, but was not then included in the team’s squad for Poland.
Kostas Sloukas has 107 appearances for the Men’s National Team, having made his debut in 2011 when he participated in the Lithuanian Eurobasket team”.
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