Panionios: He presented his basketball school and announced inauguration at the new stadium in 2027

The creation of her Basketball school presented to him Panionios at an event held at the Estia of Nea Smyrna. A special moment was the Mayor’s reference to the expected start of work on the new indoor stadium on the historic area of ​​Artakis Street, with the phrase “Let’s go for opening in 2027“, Causing enthusiasm to the attendees.

As President Theodore Dantos typically pointed out, the Panionian basketball school will be the natural continuation of a great heritage, which constantly produces, inspires and shapes characters.

The Panionios Basketball School is a fruit of the essential cooperation between PANIONIOS GSS. and VIVA OEM PANIONIOS. Its purpose is not to invent something again, but to reconnect with what Panionios has always expressed: development, education, cultivation. The creation of the right athletes, but also of conscious fans and people, as all the speakers pointed out.

The detailed and fully documented plan presented by the General Manager of the School has shown that the word “championship” is absent not because of indifference, but because it is not an end in itself. Education, proper and scientific training, the formation of mentality and personality are the main pillars of the “bridge” created between the development sections and the first group.

The speakers panel participated:

-The President of Panionios GSS, Theodoros Dantos,

-The presidents of OEM PANIONIOS VIVA Juice, Theodoros Mikoropoulos and Panagiotis Eliades,

-The Chief Operating Officer of the CAE, Panagiotis Triantopoulos,

-The General Manager of the School and Technical Advisor, Chris Hugaz,

-And the chief, Nikos Karagiannis.

All of them gave a clear mark on the way the basketball school operates, the goals and the philosophy of the basketball school, highlighting its development character and its multilevel mission. The excellent cooperation between PANIONIOS GSS And the OEM is the best guarantee of the successful development of the project.

The “present” at the event was given by the Mayor of Nea Smyrna, George Koutelakis, the Deputy Mayor Theodoros Kastoris, representatives of Parliament, Local Government and the Greek Olympic Committee, members of the Board of Directors. of PANIONIOS GSS, representatives of other departments of the Association, executives of other clubs, journalists, parents, athletes and a number of fans.

Present and many great veterans of the club, such as Miltos Lazaridis, Tasos Giannaros, Stamatis Fotinos, as well as the “symbol” of Panionios, Fanis Christodoulou – the current General Chief of the CAE – with his former teammates.

The men’s basketball team, led by coach Lucas Pavitsevic, Team Manager Angelos Constantopoulos, Assistant Coach Dimitris Tsaldaris and athletes Nikos Gikas and Giorgos Tsalbouris, participated in the event. They were photographed with young athletes and fans, giving a distinct color and added value to the atmosphere.

It was an event full of basketball, inspiration and perspective. Above all, it was a living example of what could be achieved when there is a vision, cooperation, selfless disposition and a common purpose.