The Philippine Basketball Team Gilas Pilipinas will face Greece, one of the promising team in the FIBA World Cup 2014 on Monday, September 1, 2014 (Philippine Time).
Gilas Pilipinas will return at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain where they accumulated their first defeat against Croatia in just three-point advantage (78-81).
Watch: Team Greece Preview
Rank No. 5 in the world, “Hellas” will showcase its National Basketball Association (NBA) powerhouse players which include Nick Calathes from Memphis Grizzlies, Giannis Antetokoumpo from Milwaukee Bucks, and Kostas Papanikolaou from Houston Rockets.
Greece National Basketball Team will also showcase hard-working Kostas Kaimakoglou, who scores at an average 17 points and 8 rebounds per game.
Gilas Pilipinas whose gearing up for a revenge after losing unto a close fight with Croatia will again heat up the court featuring its key players which include Andray Blatche, Marc Pingris, Jeffrei Chan, Jayson Castro and Paul Lee.
Gilas Pilipinas vs. Greece Match will take place on Sunday night in Seville, Spain or approximately 2 a.m. in the Philippines.
Here’s the official line-up of Team Greece:
Position | Name | Age | Height | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
G | Mantzaris, Vangelis | 24 | 6’5 | Olympiacos |
C | Bourousis, Ioannis | 30 | 7’1 | Real Madrid |
G | Zisis, Nikos | 31 | 6’5 | UNICS Kazan |
G | Vasileiadis, Kostas | 30 | 6’7 | Anadolu Efes |
G | Calathes, Nick | 25 | 6’6 | Memphis Grizzlies |
C | Glyniadakis, Andreas | 33 | 7’0 | APOEL |
F | Papanikolaou, Kostas | 24 | 6’8 | Houston Rockets |
G | Sloukas, Kostas | 24 | 6’4 | Olympiacos |
F | Kaimakoglou, Kostas | 31 | 6’9 | UNICS Kazan |
F | Antetokounmpo, Giannis | 19 | 6’11 | Milwaukee Bucks |
C | Vougioukas, Ian | 29 | 7’0 | UNICS Kazan |
F | Printezis, Georgios | 29 | 6’9 | Olympiacos |