Greece women's national basketball team

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Greece
FIBA ranking 18 Increase2.svg 1 (15 February 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1932
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
Coach Petros Prekas
Olympic Games
Appearances1
World Cup
Appearances 2
EuroBasket
Appearances10
Mediterranean Games
Appearances6
Medals Bronze medal blank.svg 1991

The Greece women's national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international women's basketball competitions and is organized and run by the Greek Basketball Federation.

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Participation in international competitions

The Greek women's national basketball team participating in the FIBA EuroBasket Women 2011 contest. FIBA EuroBasket Women 2011 Greece.jpg
The Greek women's national basketball team participating in the FIBA EuroBasket Women 2011 contest.

Olympic Games

YearPositionWL
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 7th34
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Total1/1134

FIBA World Cup

YearPositionWL
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2010 11th35
Flag of Spain.svg 2018 11th13
Total2/1948

EuroBasket Women

YearPositionWL
Flag of France.svg 2001 10th25
Flag of Greece.svg 2003 9th34
Flag of Turkey.svg 2005 10th25
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 13th03
Flag of Latvia.svg 2009 5th56
Flag of Poland.svg 2011 13th12
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Romania.svg 2015 10th43
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2017 4th34
Flag of France.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2021 16th03
Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Israel.svg 2023 11th13
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Italy.svg 2025 Qualified as host
Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg 2027 To be determined
Total11/442138

Mediterranean Games

YearPositionWL
Flag of Greece.svg 1991 Bronze medal icon.svg 22
Flag of France.svg 1993 6th13
Flag of Italy.svg 1997 4th13
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2001 6th23
Flag of Spain.svg 2005 4th13
Flag of Italy.svg 2009 4th32
Total6/71016

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023. [2] [3]

Greece women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou 27 – (1995-08-26)26 August 19951.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg
F 5 Eleni Bosgana 19 – (2003-12-04)4 December 20031.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Stanford Cardinal Flag of the United States.svg
PG 6 Dionysia Alexandri 33 – (1989-10-24)24 October 19891.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg
PG 8 Pinelopi Pavlopoulou 27 – (1996-03-03)3 March 19961.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg
G 10 Elena Tsineke 23 – (1999-07-11)11 July 19991.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Gorzów Wielkopolski Flag of Poland.svg
PF 12 Katerina Sotiriou  (C)39 – (1984-01-03)3 January 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Panathinaikos Flag of Greece.svg
PF 15 Artemis Spanou 30 – (1993-01-01)1 January 19931.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Tango Bourges Basket Flag of France.svg
SF 21 Eleanna Christinaki 26 – (1996-12-16)16 December 19961.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Olympiacos Flag of Greece.svg
SG 26 Ioanna Diela 33 – (1990-06-02)2 June 19901.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Olympiacos Flag of Greece.svg
C 34 Mariella Fasoula 25 – (1997-09-02)2 September 19971.92 m (6 ft 4 in) CB Avenida Flag of Spain.svg
SF 44 Zafeirenia Karlafti 25 – (1998-06-08)8 June 19981.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Olympiacos Flag of Greece.svg
SG 55 Evdokia Stamati 38 – (1984-08-02)2 August 19841.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Olympiacos Flag of Greece.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 June 2023

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References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. "Γυναικών: Η 12άδα για το Ευρωμπάσκετ" (in Greek). basket.gr. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. "Team Roster: Greece" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 15 June 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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