Hitikoudis: “We are twelve players ready to help everyone”

With the… right he entered the Eurobasket U18 the National Youth, winning with an epic 20-point upset (!) 88-83 of Italy at the premiere of the event!

Among the protagonists of “blue and white” was Nikos Hitikoudiswho after the end of the match focused on the “Greek heart and faith” for the overthrow, while he emphasized that everyone is giving their best for the victories to come.

In detail what Nikos Hitikoudis said:



For the match against Italy: “It was a nice game the way it went. We didn’t enter the way we should have entered, but from the second period onwards we were the ones we should have been.”

For the rollover from -20: “He returns with a Greek heart and faith in ourselves. We had also played a friendly against Italy a few days earlier and we had won by a margin. It was a team we knew. So when you start in this way something has gone very wrong and it absolutely has to change.”

For the short stoppage of the match and if it helped our national team: “Yeah… Maybe it helped us after all. We got the upper hand gradually, when the first shots started coming in and we came in strong for the rest.”

For coming from the bench: “I believe what the coach says all the time, from the beginning of the preparation for the European Championship. We are not one player, not two, not seven, but twelve and whoever comes in to replace someone, he will definitely be able to do it, he will definitely help the team.”

For the next match against Spain: “It’s a very different team. They have a very tall player (2.20) in Mara and we have to adapt accordingly. They are another team we faced in a friendly. We will have to give everything and make it 2-0.”