Men’s national basketball is in four Eurobasket! The win over Lithuania with 87-76 in Riga led his team Vasilis Spanoulis In the semifinals of the event, where he will face Turkey on Friday, September 12th Ergkin Atamanfor a place in the final of the event.
Greece thus has a “golden” opportunity to get into the medal zone, after the 3rd place it won in 2009. Vasilis Spanoulis’ team has Ergkin Ataman and the Turkish national team, which earlier overcame the obstacle of Poland.
The Turkish coach will face five players from Panathinaikos. At the same time, Vassilis Spanoulis and Ergkin Ataman will be confronted for the first time at the level of national teams.
The two coaches have been in total five times in the past, since Ergkin Ataman is on the edge of the Panathinaikos bench, with Vassilis Spanoulis coating with him from the bench of Peristeri and Monaco.
The Turkish technician has the superiority over the Larissa coach 4-1. Vasilis Spanoulis’ only victory over Ergkin Ataman was in the maiden presence of the Greek technician on the Monaco bench for the Euroleague match against Panathinaikos at the OAKA, where he started with the … right.
The games that have been faced
14/10/2023 (1st round GBL): Peristeri-Panathinaikos 64-66
07/01/2024 (2nd round GBL): Panathinaikos-Peristeri 90-75
19/04/24 (GBL, Top-6): Panathinaikos-Peristeri 93-88
29/11/2024 (Euroleague): PANATHINAIKOS-Monaco 88-91
03/04/2025 (Euroleague): Monaco-Panathinaikos 76-88