Galis

Panathinaikos BC - History - Return To Distinction 1992–1995
... Nikos Galis was the man responsible for the rebirth of the team ... Nikos Galis, the top Greek basketball player, was acquired by the club and was flanked by star players Stojko Vranković, Tiit Sokk and Arijan Komazec ... Thus, Galis lead PAO to a Greek Cup win and also to the Championship final, where they lost despite home advantage ...

Nikos Galis - Quotes About Galis
... "I have the feeling that if Galis wants to score a basket, he will score, no matter what the opponent does ... "I've seen Galis do things that I have not seen neither Lakers nor Celtics do", Bob McAdoo ...

Aris B.C. - History - European Fame
... League and without the services of Galis for the first game in Thessaloniki (he was injured in practice 3 days before the game) ... Aris formed the backbone of the Greek national team, sending Galis, Giannakis, Filippou, Romanidis, and Lipiridis (to help Greece win the gold medal in ... The back court of Galis-Giannakis first came to European prominence in the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Spain, where upstarts Greece performed surprisingly well, while ...

Nikos Galis - Greek Career - Panathinaikos
... Galis moved to Athens for Panathinaikos and was the captain and the player that led Panathinaikos to a rebirth after the disappointing previous season that found the ... Galis inspired the young players of Panathinaikos such as Fragiskos Alvertis and Nikos Ekonomou and gradually brought back hope to the fans, to the point that Glyfada Indoor ... In his first season (1992–93) that Galis played in Athens, Panathinaikos took second place in the Greek Championship, and won the Greek Cup, the 7th Greek Cup for Galis ...

Aris B.C. - History - A Greek Legend Arrives
... the spark, then the fuel for Aris' brilliant stint at the top of the sport was undoubtedly Nikos Galis, thought by the vast majority of Greek basketball fans to be the best Greek ... Galis, the son of Rhodian immigrants from New Jersey, signed on in October 1979 and played his first game against Iraklis Thessaloniki in December of that year, scoring 30 points ... became the coach of Aris, was instrumental in convincing the management that Galis would not only change Greek basketball but would change Greek basketball in Europe ...