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Panagiotis Yannakis (1976-1996)
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Teams: Ionikos (GRE), Aris (GRE), Panionios (GRE), Panathinaikos (GRE)
Summary: A passionate, hard-working guard and a true floor general, Panagiotis Yannakis helped change Greek basketball forever. He started his career at Ionikos before joining Aris in the mid-1980s. Yannakis guided Aris to seven consecutive Greek league titles alongside the great Nikos Galis. He also won six Greek Cup trophies, the 1993 Saporta Cup and reached three straight Euroleague Final Fours from 1989 to 1991. Yannakis played one season with Panionios before finishing his career at Panathinaikos, where he won the 1996 Euroleague title. He and Galis also helped Greece to gold at EuroBasket 1987 in epic fashion. |
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WHAT THEY SAY...
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Panagiotis Yannakis:
"It is a great honour and also a reason to be proud, because European basketball has grown a lot in recent years and the younger generations keep playing at the highest level. We helped Greek basketball to be one of the best in Europe and this is one of the best memories in our lives. We had some great talented people that believed in their skills and basketball is a sport that reflects the Greek character."
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Artenik Aradabjian
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Lubomir Kotleba
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Ivan Mainini
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