M. Britain-Greece: For the “double” and the absolute, the National Team

OR National faces (21/11, 21:30, ERT3, Novasports 4, News Bulletin 247, sport-fm.gr) the M. Britain in London for his qualifiers Eurobasket 2025. The goal of the blue and white team, which is 2/2 (with the Czech Republic in and the Netherlands out), is to maintain the absolute to be even closer to its goal.

“Great Britain is a good team, a very athletic team. Forget what they used to say that Holland and M. Britain don’t have basketball. The sport has become global, there are good players and good teams everywhere», he pointed out on Greek soil, the federal coach, Vassilis Spanoulis, for the match at the “Copper Box Arena”.

Greece is looking for it 2/2 against the Great Britons (who have one win and one loss), as on Sunday (24/11, 18:30) the match at Pylaia will follow, where players who are not currently in the 12 will probably compete.

The mission in detail:

Michalis Lountzis 04/08/1998 1.98 Prometheus – 37 G

Dimitris Moraitis 02/03/1999 1.90 Panathinaikos – 28 PG

Vasilis Toliopoulos 15/06/1995 1.88 Aris 19 – PG

Vassilis Mouratos 24/11/1997 1.93 Lavrio 11 – G

Yannis Kouseloglou 01/04/1995 2.08 AEK 11 – F/C

Nikos Hugaz 04/10/2000 2.08 Andorra 9 – F

Lefteris Mantzoukas 07/08/2004 2.07 Marousi – 3 F

Vangelis Zougris 14/10/2004 2.01 Peristeri 1 – C

Naz Mitrou Long 03/08/1993 1.93 Olympiacos – G

Neoklis Avdalas 02/04/2006 2.03 Peristeri – F

Stelios Poulianitis 04/03/1995 1.90 Peristeri – G

Antonis Karagiannidis 13/04/2002 2.02 Prometheus – F/C

“There is a chance after the match in London that other players will be called up. We thank Olympiakos and Panathinaikos for helping the National team by sending the players. And the players themselves want to come and help and that’s something we built over the summer. We will see after Thursday who will be available for the next game“, emphasized the 42-year-old coach, who will not have in the end Lorentzakis at his disposal.

Against the English, the National Team has tradition in its favour 5-2 victories. They had last lost in November 2021 with 78-69 for the World Cup qualifiers.