Greece national Basketball team
Greece 
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| FIBA ranking | 13  3 |
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| Joined FIBA | 1932 (co-founders) | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Hellenic Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Dimitris Itoudis | ||
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| Appearances | 4 | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals |
 Silver: 2006
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| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 27 | ||
| Medals |
 Gold: 1987, 2005 Silver: 1989 Bronze: 1949, 2009
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| Biggest win | |||
Greece 123–49 Canada  (Athens, Greece; 17 August 2010) |
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The National Basketball Team of Greece (Greek: Eθνική Oμάδα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ελλάδος) is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. They were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, after beating the United States 101–95 in the tournament's semifinal. They have won the FIBA EuroBasket twice; in 1987, after beating the Soviet Union 103–101 in the final in Athens and in 2005, after beating Germany with a convincing 78–62 in the final in Belgrade. Greece is currently placed thirteenth in the FIBA World Rankings (down from fourth a few years ago, due to relatively poor results in recent years).
Greece has also won one silver (1989) and two bronze medals (1949, 2009) in FIBA EuroBasket, having closely missed a medal in several occasions in world and continental tournaments (4th place in the 1994 and 1998 FIBA World Championships, 4th place in the 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2007 FIBA EuroBasket), as well as ending up in the fifth place in their last three Olympic appearances (United States 1996, Greece 2004, China 2008). Between 1990 and 1997, following their consecutive successes in FIBA EuroBasket, the Greeks participated in all major international tournaments but one, with their lowest ranking being a sixth place in the 1990 FIBA World Championship.
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