Ocampo: “The quality of Greece is really great, a challenge for us to be competitive”

Countdown to its premiere National us at EuroBasket 2025 qualifierssince on Friday night (23/2, 21:00) he will face at SEF the Czech republicin the debut of Vassilis Spanoulis on her bench!

In his statements ahead of the match, the coach of the Czechs, Diego Ocampospoke about the quality and experience that exists in the roster of our National Team, while emphasizing that Spanoulis knows how to handle his players both on and off the court.

What the coach of the Czech Republic said in detail:



For Vassilis Spanoulis: “We were watching him. Peristeri plays very well in the Champions League, as well as in the Greek league. He is a coach who has a lot of experience as a player and knows how to train players, on and off the field. In recent seasons, he has essentially been a coach in the game.”.

For the game with our national team: “It will depend on the quality of the opponents and also on the decisions of the referees. But we don’t want to think about that. We focus mostly on ourselves, what we want to do and how we want to do it. The main goal is to be competitive at all times. It’s fifty-fifty. Plus, in this six-game format, every point counts, as we learned last summer in the Olympic qualifiers. That is why we must be as prepared as possible to work from the first to the last second.

The good news is that now all interclub competitions have stopped and the best players from the Euroleague can play for the national teams. We only have three days to prepare, but that’s the same for everyone. We all need to be on the same page. We have very competitive players and we will be able to face Greece. The opponent has about eleven players from the Euroleague and the rest play in the Champions League or Eurocup. The quality of the team is really great, as is their experience. It will be a challenge for us to be competitive in this match.”.