Julian Vaughn: "A huge step but nothing is over yet"
06/11/2014
He's a rookie with the Eurocup but not with European competitions in general. Having played in most European countries, even at the furthest destinations, Julian Vaughn knows very well the importance of the victory PAOK got in Latvia and for that success he talked to paokbc.gr a little before the team flew out from Riga to Istanbul. "Eurocup is a great competition, with high level teams and each victory, especially on the road, counts. In that aspect our win in Latvia...
more »Ventspils - PAOK: 63 - 66
05/11/2014
A very important victory for PAOK in Latvia, besting Ventspils 66-63 for the 4th round of the Eurocup Regular Season and with this result the team under Soulis Markopoulos has taken a decisive step towards qualifying to the TOP-32 of the competition. PAOK began the game in an impressive manner and was leading 8-0 in the first two minutes, with Carter having already scored 6. Ventspils answered with a 0-9 streak and got to lead, but only temporarily, since Carter once again took...
more »Markopoulos: "We contained fast breaks and Chatman"
05/11/2014
Soulis Markopoulos commented following the game against Ventspils: "It was a very difficult game for us, just like any game on the road. We played quite well from the beginning and succeeded in taking the lead, but we did not follow through. Nevertheless, although we allowed the opponent to tie the game, we succeeded in keeping control, we made some very good decisions in the critical moments and this helped us get a very important victory in very tough home court. We did not...
more »Carter: "A victory of huge importance for us"
05/11/2014
Marc Crater was PAOK's top scorer as well as that of the game in Latvia and had to comment on the game: "It's a very important victory for us, because we won one more important game on the road. We played well enough in the beginning of the game and succeeded in setting the tempo, but even when our opponents reacted, I think we did what we should have done and that's why I think this victory is of huge importance. I don't know how important it can be in our effort to qualify,...
more »Markopoulos: "We need to control the tempo and make a team effort"
04/11/2014
PAOK is already at Ventspils Latvia, a small town at the Baltic coast, where tomorrow he will be facing the local team for the 4th round of the Eurocup Regular Season. PAOK's practice is scheduled for tonight at 8 p.m. at the same gym where the game is taking place on Wednesday and the technical staff is already making plans to deal with both the game as well as the absence of Vangelis Margaritis, who stayed in Thessaloniki to continue treatment. PAOK's coach Soulis Markopoulos...
more »Charalampidis: "Ventspils is a very dangerous team"
04/11/2014
Latvia is not a common destination when it comes to European games. Nevertheless, there are members of the team who have played in Latvia, like Kostas Charalampidis. PAOK's captain has played against VEF Riga with both Amaroussio and Panellinios, but it's the first time he will be playing in Ventspils. " Yes, it's the first time I'm playing Ventspils, but from what we have seen we realize the Latvian team is a very dangerous one that tries to run and...
more »PAOK's practice at Ventspils
04/11/2014
PAOK practiced tonight in Ventspils for the first time, at the same gym where the game against the local team will be taking place tomorrow. PAOK's arrival in Latvia was in time, although there had been a three hour drive from the capital of Riga to Ventspils, before the scheduled practice at the Basketabola Hall at 8 p.m. The gym where the game is taking place tomorrow (6 p.m. CET) is not foreign to two PAOK athletes, Michalis Liapis and Thomas Kottas, who had played in Ventspils...
more »Latvia - Paok, part three...
03/11/2014
PAOK begins a trip tonight with final destination in Latvia, a country that he will be visiting for the third time for an official game. Tradition is not in his favor, since he has two defeats in two previous games in Latvia, and specifically in Riga, the country's capital. This time, PAOK is playing against Ventspils situated in the city of Ventspils. PAOK's first game in Latvia was in the 2002-2003 season, against Skonto Riga for the FIBA Europe Cup. A defeat with...
more »Vangelis Margaritis visits young Konstantinos Avraam
02/11/2014
Vangelis Margaritis visited the young athlete of PAOK Konstantinos Avraam Saturday evening, following the end of the PAOK - Korivos game. The 10 year old Konstantinos Avraam is an athlete with the PAOK Academies and had an unfortunate incident Saturday morning, when during practice he was injured and had to be transported to the Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki, where he underwent surgery in his right arm. Vangelis Margaritis (he's the favorite player of Konstantinos),...
more »The Swedish Sodertalje at the PAOK Sports Arena
02/11/2014
Many young kids and athletes from the Thessaloniki basketball academies, peripheral cities but from abroad as well were at the PAOK Sports Arena on Saturday to watch the game of PAOK against Korivos Amaliadas. The junior team of the Swedish Sodertalje came to Thessaloniki, and following PAOK's invite, were given a tour of the PAOK Sports Arena, while during their visit at the VIP room, the GM of PAOK BC Nikos Stavropoulos talked to them about PAOK and its history, having the club...
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