By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Ahead of the second window for the FIBA World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers, the Hellenic Basketball Federation announced head coach Vassilis Spanoulis’ call-ups on Wednesday.
The 17-man roster is preparing for a crucial back-to-back series against Montenegro, with the first part at the SUNEL Arena in Athens on Friday, February 27, followed by a trip to Podgorica for a rematch at the Moraca Sports Center on Monday, March 2.
The players are scheduled to enter training camp gradually, with the first session starting this coming Monday.
Οι κλήσεις της Εθνικής Ανδρών για τους αγώνες με το Μαυροβούνιο στο δρόμο για το Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο 2027!https://t.co/QWAxVTVpYI#FIBAWC #StepItUp #StepItUpHellas #PantaDipla #HellasBasketball 🏀🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/eaxF8zGHdb
— HellenicBF (@HellenicBF) February 18, 2026
List of Greece’s call-ups
- Kostas Papanikolaou (Olympiacos)
- Giannoulis Larentzakis (Olympiacos)
- Panagiotis Kalaitzakis (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Kostas Antetokounmpo (Aris Betsson)
- Vassilis Toliopoulos (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Dimitris Moraitis (Iraklis)
- Vassilis Charalampopoulos (AEK)
- Nikos Rogkavopoulos (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Nikos Chougkaz (PAOK)
- Alexandros Samodurov (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Dimitris Kaklamanakis (Peristeri Betsson)
- Nasos Bazinas (Promitheas Vikos Cola)
- Antonis Karagiannidis (Promitheas Vikos Cola)
- Omiros Netzipoglou (Olympiacos)
- Naz Mitrou-Long (Guerri Napoli)
- Aleksandros Nikolaidis (Panionios Cosmorama Travel)
- Nikos Plotas (Promitheas Vikos Cola)
Launching the Qualifiers campaign in late November, the team coached by Spanoulis jumped to a 2–0 record in Group B. This placed Greece on a one-game lead over both Montenegro and Portugal, both 1–1, and a two-game cushion over winless Romania’s 0–2.
The top three Group B countries will advance to the Second Round, where they will merge with the top three from Group A to form Group I. In this new six-team group, teams carry over all results from the First Round and play six additional games against the three opponents they have not yet faced. Ultimately, the top three seeds from Group I will secure their tickets to the World Cup in Qatar.