THE Nikos Galis He will be awarded by the Thessaloniki Basketball Referee Association for his great career in Greek basketball with his jersey MarsPanathinaikos, but also of our country’s national basketball.
Nikos Galis’ award will be held in the friendly preparation between Mars and Prometheus Patras, which will take place on Saturday (13/09/25, 18:30) for the 32nd Mavroskoufia Tournament at Nick Galis Hall.
The announcement of the Thessaloniki Basketball Referees Association
“The Thessaloniki Basketball Referees Association, in the framework of the 32nd Mavroskoufia Tournament, announces with great pleasure and honor that on Saturday 13/09/2025, in the Aris Betsson VS Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola, he will award Nikos. Nick Galis was not just a great player, he was the man who changed the evolution and course of Greek basketball, the athlete who made millions of Greeks love basketball and inspired thousands of young people to fill the stadiums. “
“With his huge racing class, he introduced Greece to the European basketball map, and brought basketball to the center of Greek sport. Europe’s top scorer for a number of years at a national and collective level, ARIS BC’s protagonist in the big European marches of the 1980s, Galis did not just write history. He established professionalism, raised the level of sport in our country and changed the athletic culture of Greece forever. The highest moment of recognition, his entry into the FIBA Hall of Fame and his recognition as an eternal ambassador of Greek sport »
“The SPC, with a sense of deep gratitude, honors a myth that not only offered titles and moments of glory, but has laid the foundations to make Greek basketball today: a sport with worldwide recognition and success. With deep emotion and immense honor, we invite you to share a historical moment of recognition together, dedicated to a legend that left its mark on the athletic and social history of our country, on a stadium named after it. “