Antoine Roger Rigaudeau is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during his playing career, his nickname was "Le Roi".
Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 10+3⁄4 in (2.10 m) tall, he primarily played at the power forward position, but he was also capable of playing at the center position. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team member, he won the EuroLeague title with FC Barcelona in 2010.
Radoslav "Rasho" Nesterović is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He holds citizenship in both Slovenia and Greece. During his career in the NBA, Nesterović played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Toronto Raptors. He retired in 2011.
The Slovenia men's national basketball team represents Slovenia in international basketball competitions, and is managed by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia. Since the independence of Slovenia in 1991, the national team has competed at every EuroBasket, and reached the knockout stage at every championship since 2005. Their greatest achievement overall at the tournament came at EuroBasket 2017, where they won all nine games and became European champions.
Antonis Fotsis is a Greek professional basketball player for Ilysiakos. He was also the captain of the Greece men's national basketball team. He is a 2.09-metre tall power forward, sometimes as a small ball center, or even as a small forward, if needed.
Jaka Lakovič is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB, as well as an assistant coach of the Slovenia national team.
Sani Bečirovič is a Slovenian professional basketball coach, executive and former player, who is currently a sporting director for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, ABA League and the EuroCup.
Emmanouil "Manolis" "Manos" Papamakarios is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.92 m tall and he mainly played as a shooting guard, but he could also play at the point guard, point forward, and small forward positions.
Carlos Eduardo Cabezas Jurado is a Spanish professional basketball player for Alba Fehérvár. He is the nephew of the former Uruguayan professional footballer Hugo Cabezas, who played in Spain in the late 70s. His father, and his grandfather, are also former Uruguayan professional basketball players. He is a 1.87 m tall point guard.
The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.
Vassilis Xanthopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He is 6 ft 2 in tall and he plays at the point guard position.
David Kyle Logan is an American–born naturalized Polish professional basketball player for Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He stands at 1.96 m meters of height and plays at the shooting guard position.
Basketballin Greece erupted with the win of the Greece men's national basketball team at the 1987 EuroBasket in Athens, which caused a general basketball euphoria in the country. Since then, the Greece men's national teams have achieved consistent international success, leading Greece to join Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Spain, France, and Lithuania in the circle of European basketball powers. In addition to the Greece national team's triumph in 1987, they won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, silver medals at the 1989 EuroBasket, and the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.
Edo Murić is a Slovenian professional basketball player who last played for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League. He also represents the Slovenian national team. Standing at 2.02 m, he plays the small forward position.
Linton Johnson III is an American professional basketball player. He is married to a woman from Caserta, and has Italian citizenship.
Ronald Sylvester Slay is an American professional basketball player. He was Southeastern Conference player of the year as a senior at Tennessee.
Andrew Derek Lawrence is a British professional basketball player for the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League. Born in London, Lawrence played college basketball for Charleston, being named in the all-SoCon second team for two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Doron Emmanuel Calvin Lamb is an American professional basketball player for New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.
Sterling Dupree Gibbs is an American professional basketball player for Twarde Pierniki Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball at Texas, Seton Hall and Connecticut.
