Markopoulos: "A catastrophic third quarter"
23/11/2014
PAOK's head coach Soulis Markopoulos commented after the end of the game against Olympiacos: "Congratulations to Olympiacos for its victory, which was fair, they were better than us. They pressed full court, during the whole game. We were quite competitive up to a point in the first half, but the third quarter was catastrophic for us. We weren't able to find solutions against the opposing defense, we made a lot of turnovers resulting in the increase of the difference and the...
more »Statement of PAOK BC President Mr. Bane Prelevic
23/11/2014
The President of PAOK BC, Bane Prelevic, made the following statement: "Noone, at least in Greece, can declare to be more devastated than I, in view of the tragic incident that has befallen the Red Star family. The team I have the honor of leading, PAOK, is extremely sensitive in regard to matters relating to the loss of fans, since we have mourned many in the course of our history. Nevertheless, in no case one can attribute PAOK an unfair share of responsibility. The way we dealt today...
more »Olympiacos - PAOK: 80-55
23/11/2014
PAOK lost its first game in the season, to Olympiacos at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, with an 80-55 score for the 7th day of the SKRATS Basket League. The game began with the two teams being very close score wise (7-7 and 9-9) but the hosts took a 5 point lead at the end of the first quarter (18-13). PAOK tied the game 19-19, but Olympiacos with a partial 10-0 run made the score 29-19, and the first half ended with the home team leading 40-31. PAOK did...
more »Markopoulos: "We have to be stronger in the next game"
20/11/2014
PAOK BC head coach Soulis Markopoulos, said affter the game against Pinar Karsiyaka: " Karsiyaka is a very good team and we knew that. They play very tough defense and ran full court, which was apparent in the fourth quarter, when they controlled the tempo. We played a good first half, especially in offense, but we did not play a good defensive game. We made a lot of turnovers, we lost many balls at the center of the court and gave many balls to the opponent. We were quite good...
more »Saloustros: "We have the control of the game for 35 minutes"
20/11/2014
PAOK BC forward Christos Saloustros comment: " Up to the 35th minute, we were in control of the game, but unfortunately we lost. Despite that, we are not disappointed, we have a very tough schedule until December and we hope even further than that and we need to move on and leave this game behind. We need to immediately start focusing on our Greek League game. Our opponents made some big shots at the end, it's true that we could not cope with their zone defense in the fourth...
more »PAOK - Pinar Karsiyaka: 74-79
19/11/2014
Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir rallied past PAOK Thessaloniki 74-79 to bring the teams to identical 4-2 records and a share of second place in Group F. However PAOK managed to protect its 6-point advantage from the first meeting between the teams, which would rank it ahead of Karsiyaka if the two teams finished the regular season tied. DJ Strawberry scored 23 points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting and 3 steals and Bobby Dixon added 16 points – including 4 game sealing free throws in the final...
more »A big game, big contests with big gifts
18/11/2014
PAOK is hosting Pinar Karsiyaka on Wednesday (19/11) at the PAOK Sports Arena for a very important game, during which the team fans will have the chance to try winning valuable gifts from the team sponsors. More specifically, during the half-time break of the PAOK – Pinar Karsiyaka game, there are going to be the following contests: · « 7epta7 », GOLDEN SPONSOR of PAOK BC for the EUROCUP and the Greek Cup,...
more »Markopoulos and Dedas on the game vs Pinar Karsiyaka
18/11/2014
PAOK BC practices today at the PAOK Sports Arena and all the players are ready for the game against PInar Karsiyaka (day 6, for 2014-2015 Eurocup Regular Season). PAOK BC head coach Soulis Markopoulos comment: " They are a team with a deep roster, with remarkable players and results that testify to the strength of the team. They have won most of their games and the ones they have lost, they practically lost to a shot or one attack. They move the ball a lot...
more »PAOK supports the European week for the Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
17/11/2014
The first practice of the week was not just different, but also extremely important, due to the visit upon the basketball team this evening. By means of the European Week (17-23/11) on Cystic Fibrosis, the basketball team of PAOK hosted at the PAOK Sports Arena young kids, patients, who had the chance to be photographed with the whole team in the framework of collaborating with the Association of Parents and Guardians of Children suffering from Cystic Fibrosis in Northern Greece. ...
more »The postponement of the PAOK - Panathinaikos game and the game tickets
13/11/2014
The Deputy Minister of Sports Mr. Giannis Adrianos has decided to postpone the game PAOK – Panathinaikos game that was scheduled for November 17 (7 p.m.). The fans that had already purchased tickets for the said game, should keep them to use when the game will be actually taking place (the new date has yet to be announced by HEBA). The reason for the said postponement is the events scheduled to take place on November 17, during the annual celebration of the Greek...
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