Michalis "Mika" Kakiouzis is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. He is currently working as the head coach for Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. During his playing career, at a height of 2.07 m tall, Kakiouzis was able to play at both the small forward and power forward positions.
Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022. He is currently the general manager of the senior Greek men's national basketball team.
The Iranian men’s basketball team, is one of Asia’s most successful Federations. Since the turn of the century, they’ve won three FIBA Asia Cup and have claimed a silver and a bronze medal at the tournament. the side has also qualified for every edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup since 2010. Plus,They also participated in the Summer Olympics.
Lazaros Papadopoulos is a Greek former professional basketball player. He was listed at 7 ft 265 lbs (120 kg), and he played the center position. During his playing career, he was best known for his signature skyhook move.
Sport in Serbia includes football, basketball, handball, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. Professional sports in Serbia are organized by sporting federations and leagues. Serbian professional sports includes multi-sport clubs, biggest and most successful of which are Crvena Zvezda, Partizan, Radnički and Beograd in Belgrade, Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Radnički in Kragujevac, Spartak in Subotica. Serbia had successes in basketball, winning the Olympic silver medal and Nikola Jokic winning 3 NBA MVPs, as well as the 2023 NBA Championship and Finals MVP, Novak Djokovic winning a record setting 24th Grand Slam, and in handball, volleyball and water polo as well.
Sport in Qatar is primarily centred on football in terms of participation and spectators. Additionally, athletics, basketball, handball, volleyball, camel racing, horse racing, cricket and swimming are also widely practised. There are currently eleven multi-sports clubs in the country and seven single-sports clubs.
The Hellenic Basketball Federation is the main basketball governing body for the sport in Greece. It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Greece, including both the junior and senior national teams, of both men and women. From 1969 to 1992, the E.O.K. also solely oversaw the top-tier level men's Greek National Basketball League, before its basic operation was taken over by HEBA, starting with the 1992–93 basketball season.
Saad Abdulrahman Ali is a former professional basketball player. He played for Al-Sadd of the Qatar Basketball League. He was also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Mustafa Al-Sayyad is a professional basketball player. He last played for Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Yasseen Ismail Musa is a former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Omer Abdelqader is a professional basketball player. He plays for Al-Khor of the Qatar basketball league. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Khalid Suliman Abdi is a professional basketball player. He plays for Al Ahli of the Qatar basketball league. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Erfan Ali Saeed is a professional basketball player. He plays for Al-Wakrah SC of the Qatar basketball league. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Diego Pinheiro da Silva, commonly known as Diego Pinheiro, or simply as Diego is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He is a 6'5" swingman.
Su Wei is a Chinese former professional basketball player. Born in Rizhao, Shandong, he is also a member of the China men's national basketball team
Vinko Jelovac is a former Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, and a weight of 120 kg, he played at the center position. Jelovac was named Slovenian Sportsman of the Year, in 1973 and 1974. Jelovac, who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Yugoslav First Federal League, was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame, in 2012.
Zisis Sarikopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) tall, and he played at the center position. His nickname is "Big Z".
Džanan Musa is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and weighing 215 pounds (98 kg), Musa plays at the small forward position. He was selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the 29th pick in the 2018 NBA draft.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in men's international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions. They are organized by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team competes at the FIBA U16 European Championship, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup.
The Croatia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team are boys' basketball teams, administered by the Croatian Basketball Federation, that represents Croatia in international men's basketball competitions. The Croatia men's national under-18 basketball team represents Croatia at the FIBA U18 European Championship, where it has a chance to qualify to the U19 World Cup.
