Antonis Karagiannidis’ journey with the Greek national basketball team has officially concluded, as head coach Vassilis Spanoulis made the decision not to keep him on the roster moving forward.
The Hellenic Basketball Federation confirmed that today’s training session was Karagiannidis’ last with the squad, signaling the end of his preparation period with the team.
Greece will now continue its build-up to EuroBasket 2025 with 16 players still in contention. From this pool, Spanoulis will ultimately select the final 12-man roster that will represent the country in the tournament.
Looking ahead, Greece enters an important stretch of preparation games. The team will participate in the prestigious AEGEAN Acropolis Tournament from August 20–22, where they will test themselves against Latvia and Italy.
Following that, they will play a high-profile friendly against France on August 24. All three contests are scheduled at the OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall, with tip-off set for 20:00 each night.
The 16 players who remain with the national team are: Kostas Papanikolaou, Kostas Sloukas, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Dinos Mitoglou, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Antetokounmpo, Vasilis Toliopoulos, Tyler Dorsey, Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, Dimitris Katsivelis, Nikos Hougaz, Vaggelis Zougris, Alexandros Samontourov, Omiros Netzipoglou, and Nasos Bazinas.
This group will continue training under Spanoulis’ guidance, with competition heating up for the coveted spots on the final roster that will take the court at EuroBasket 2025.
Antonis Karagiannidis exits Greek roster ahead of key #EuroBasket preparations.
— Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) August 18, 2025
Vassilis Spanoulis' team now continues with 16 players, from which the final 12-man roster will be selected.https://t.co/hU0onyHpVt
