Basketball in Greece - Notable Greek Basketball Players

Notable Greek Basketball Players

The following is a list of some notable Greek basketball players and some of their important career accomplishments:

Men:

  • Fragiskos Alvertis:
    • 5x Euroleague Champion: 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009
    • Greek Cup MVP: 2003
    • Greek League MVP: 2003
    • Euroleague's 35 Greatest Players: 2008
    • Euroleague 2001–10 All-Decade Team Nominee: 2010
  • Ioannis Bourousis:
    • FIBA European Champion: 2005
    • All-Euroleague Team: 2009
  • Dimitrios Diamantidis:
    • 4x Greek League MVP: 2004, 2006–2008
    • 6x Euroleague Defensive Player of the Year: 2005-2009, 2011
    • FIBA European Champion: 2005
    • Vice FIBA World Champion: 2006
    • 2x All-Euroleague Team: 2007, 2011
    • 3x Euroleague Champion: 2007, 2009, 2011
    • 2x Euroleague Final Four MVP: 2007, 2011
    • European Player of the Year: 2007
    • 2x Triple Crown Champion: 2007, 2009
    • Greek Cup MVP: 2010
    • Euroleague 2001–10 All-Decade Team: 2010
  • Antonios Fotsis:
    • 3x Euroleague Champion: 2000, 2009, 2011
    • First Greek-born player to play in the NBA (Memphis Grizzlies): 2001-02
    • FIBA European Champion: 2005
    • Vice FIBA World Champion: 2006
    • Triple Crown Champion: 2009
    • Euroleague 2001–10 All-Decade Team Nominee: 2010
  • Nikos Galis:
    • FIBA European Champion: 1987
    • FIBA European Championship: MVP 1987
    • 2x European Player of the Year: 1987
    • 4x Greek League MVP: 1988-1991
    • Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame: 2007
    • Named one of the Euroleague's 35 Greatest Players: 2008
  • Theodoros Papaloukas:
    • FIBA European Champion: 2005
    • Russian Cup MVP: 2006
    • 4x All-Euroleague Team: 2006-2009
    • 2x Euroleague Champion: 2006, 2008
    • Euroleague Final Four MVP: 2006
    • Triple Crown Champion: 2006
    • Vice FIBA World Champion: 2006
    • European Player of the Year: 2006
    • Euroleague MVP: 2007
    • Euroleague's 35 Greatest Players: 2008
    • Euroleague 2001–10 All-Decade Team: 2010
  • Sofoklis Schortsanitis:
    • Vice FIBA World Champion: 2006
    • All-Euroleague Team: 2011
  • Vasilios Spanoulis:
    • FIBA European Champion: 2005
    • 3x All-Euroleague Team: 2006, 2009, 2011
    • Vice FIBA World Champion: 2006
    • NBA player (Houston Rockets): 2006-07
    • Euroleague Champion: 2009
    • Euroleague Final Four MVP: 2009
    • Triple Crown Champion: 2009
    • Greek League MVP: 2009
    • Euroleague 2001–10 All-Decade Team Nominee: 2010
  • Panayiotis Yiannakis:
    • FIBA European Champion: 1987
    • Euroleague Champion: 1996
    • Most capped Greek senior men's national team player with 351 games played
    • Greek senior men's national team all-time leading scorer
    • Euroleague's 35 Greatest Players: 2008
    • A candidate for the FIBA Hall of Fame
  • Nikos Zisis:
    • FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP: 2002
    • FIBA European Champion: 2005
    • FIBA European Young Player of the Year: 2005
    • Vice FIBA World Champion: 2006
    • Euroleague Champion: 2008

Ladies:

  • Sofia Kligopoulou:
    • Record holder with 210 Greek women's national team caps.
  • Anastasia Kostaki:
    • First Greek WNBA player.
  • Evanthia Maltsi:
    • WNBA player.
  • Polimnia Saregou:
    • With 2,181 points, the Greek women's national team all-time leading scorer.

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