Monday, September 25, 2006

Greece takes 2nd place in 2006 World Basketball Championship

Greece is a small county, but as it turns out, we are big in basketball.

The Greek national basketball team ranked number two (2) in the 2006 world basketball championship after defeating the USA national team in the semi-finals and losing from Spain in the finals.


The official site of the 2006 World Basketball Championship: http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/index.asp


Semi-finals: Greece vs. USA: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/wbc2006/news/story?id=2568543

The Greek team players are celebrating by dancing in the middle of the court after their 101-95 win against the USA national team.