The last test… progress before the trip to Manila for the World Cup gives tonight National basketball team (19:00, Action 24, COSMOTE Sport 4, News Bulletin 247) facing the Germany at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
After yesterday’s very difficult test against the mighty USA, useful for his conclusions despite the defeat, the Greek team’s opponent today is the team that eliminated them in the Eurobasket quarterfinals last year in Berlin. THE Dimitris Itoudis he will have at his disposal this time as well Kostas Papanikolaouwho was left out yesterday having arrived in Abu Dhabi the night before the match against the Americans, as well as Manos Hatzidakis who yesterday was absent as a precaution due to a slight concussion he suffered in Thursday’s training. After the match, the federal coach is expected to reach the final twelve, with two players returning to Athens.
THE Germany appears with an even stronger roster compared to the one that took the bronze at EuroBasket. The NBAers of last year’s team, Schroeder, Theis and Franz Wagner, were joined this year by the brother of the latter and his teammate in Orlando, Moritz. In the friendlies so far, it comfortably defeated Sweden in Bonn (87-68), China in Hamburg (107-68) and prevailed in Berlin, Canada (86-81), from which it lost last Sunday in Hamburg in overtime ( 112-113).
Germany’s roster
Dennis Schroeder (15/9/1993 – 1.88m – G, Toronto Raptors)
Maondo Lo (31/12/1992 – 1.91m. – G, Armani Milan)
Andreas Obst (13/7/1996 – 1.91m. – G, Bayern Munich)
David Kramer (14/1/1997 – 1.97m – G, Granada)
Justus Holatz (21/4/2001 – 1.91m. – G, Cedevita Olympia)
Nils Gifai (8/6/1991 – 2.00m – G/F, Bayern Munich)
Isaac Bonga (8/11/1999 – 2.03m – F, Bayern Munich)
Franz Wagner (27/8/2001 – 2.08m – F, Orlando Magic)
Johannes Tiemann (9/2/1994 – 2.05m. – F, Alba Berlin)
Johannes Voitmann (30/9/1992 – 2.11m. – F/C, Armani Milano)
Moritz Wagner (26/4/1997 – 2.11m – F/C, Orlando Magic)
Daniel Theis (4/4/1992 – 2.04m – C, Indiana Pacers)
Coach: Gordon Herbert
Prehistory with Germany
Tonight will be the 54th time that Greece and Germany will meet at Men’s level. A more pleasant memory, by far, is the 2005 Eurobasket victory in Belgrade, when the “official favorite” had defeated Germany 78-62, conquering the top of Europe for the second time in its history. The Greek team has the lion’s share of wins with 35, but lost in the most recent meeting between the two teams, on September 13, 2022, 107-96 for the EuroBasket quarterfinals, in Berlin. In detail, the pre-history of the Greece-Germany matches:
06/06/1965 Tbilisi Pan-European 81-72
29/05/1968 Sofia Pre-Olympic 74-66
21/05/1969 Thessaloniki Imit. Eurobasket 69-65
01/29/1971 Giessen International Tournament 79-74
06/05/1973 Sobatelli Emit. Eurobasket phase 81-77
29/05/1974 Bamberg Nations Cup 75-71
09/06/1974 Glyfada Cup of Nations 76-64
13/04/1980 Gyor International Tournament 96-94
11/05/1981 City of Hemit. Eurobasket phase 81-79
06/04/1981 Prague Pan-European 71-67
30/05/1982 Lisbon Emit. Eurobasket 1983 95-87
04/05/1984 Bamberg Friendly 88-96
05/05/1984 Bobligen Friendly 86-88
19/05/1984 Paris Pre-Olympic 73-91
30/06/1986 The Hague Friendly 86-73
01/07/1986 Heidelberg Friendly 70-85
22/05/1987 Dortmund International Tournament 98-102
10/07/1988 Rotterdam Pre-Olympic 94-87
05/25/1989 The Hague International Tournament 110-104
28/05/1989 The Hague International Tournament 98-81
25/06/1992 Murcia Pre-Olympic 76-85
28/05/1993 Hamburg Friendly 85-72
30/05/1993 Bielefeld Friendly 77-80
02/07/1993 Munich Pan-European 73-76
12/11/1993 Karlsruhe Friendly 90-93
13/11/1993 Bielefeld Friendly 67-74
30/06/1994 Bologna International Tournament 83-84
08/04/1994 Toronto Men’s World 68-58
08/11/1994 Athens Filikos 101-86
10/11/1994 Athens Filikos 74-82
27/06/1995 Athens Pan-European 83-79
29/06/1996 Berlin International Tournament 82-87
07/05/1996 Athens Acropolis Tournament 80-74
12/06/1997 Athens Tournament Acropolis 83-65
25/02/1998 Stuttgart Emit. Eurobasket 1999 71-74
10/07/1998 Bremen International Tournament 75-85
24/02/1999 Drama Emit. Eurobasket 58-53
21/06/1999 Dijon Pan-European 58-59
03/09/2001 Antalya Pan-European 75-80
21/08/2002 Dortmund Friendly 94-87
28/08/2005 Braunschweig International Tournament 66-57
05/09/2005 Athens Acropolis Tournament 2005 91-81
25/09/2005 Belgrade Pan-European 78-62
08/15/2006 Nanjing Stankovic Cup 84-47
12/08/2008 Beijing Olympic Games 87-64
11/09/2009 Bydgosz EuroBasket 84-76
06/08/2010 Nicosia International Tournament 82-54
20/08/2011 Bamberg International Tournament 69-56
10/08/2013 Strasbourg International Tournament 80-52
26/08/2013 Ulm International Tournament 78-62
30/11/2018 Patras World Cup Qualifiers 92-84
24/02/2019 Bamberg World Cup Qualifiers 69-63
13/09/2022 Berlin Eurobasket 96-107
Source: Sport Fm
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