Greek American Sports

The Life & Odyssey of Nikos Galis A star at Seton Hall. Drafted by the Boston Celtics☘️ An Aris Legend. Galis uplifted the entire nation of Greece scoring 40 points defeating the USSR winning the 1987 EuroBasket🇬🇷🏆 A versatile scorer praised by Micheal Jordan. Watch below! 🙌

🇬🇷 Greek QB Athanasios Kaliakmanis drafted by the Washington Commanders. 📍 Antioch, Illinois native
🏈 Rutgers University QB
📏 6’3” 212 lbs
🎓 2025 Academic All-Big Ten
⭐ Manning Award “Stars of the Week”
👑 Team Captain Athan becomes the first Rutgers QB drafted since 09

From the entire Greek American Sports Media Team, we wish you all a Happy Easter. Χριστός Ανέστη ✝️

John Poulakidas — a story of pure resilience, perseverance, and dedication. From youth basketball to Yale, and now the NBA! Swipe through the full story on Instagram (20 slides). We could only share 4 here on Twitter. Read the full post: instagram.com/p/DVgq-VaEWJO/… #JohnPoulakidas #NBA #DallasMavericks #Yale #Greece

@SteveBHoop 1 Million views ! Bravo Steve an excellent prediction. Go Celtics 🇺🇸🇬🇷🙌🙌

From the league: the Celtics' home game versus Philadelphia on Sunday, March 1st has been moved from 6 pm to 8 and will now be televised by NBC.

Giannis to the KNICKS! It’s only fitting… New York City. The world's biggest stage. A massive Greek population. And Astoria, Queens Greektown, where Greek flags hang from balconies, bakeries speak Greek before English, and Giannis jerseys already flood the streets! The Garden. The lights. Giannis was BUILT for this.

Three Greeks Sailing through Hoops! @NavyWBB 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏀🙌 ⚓️ @marenlouridas 6’0 Sr G, 2x Captain, started all 31, 4.0 GPA. ⚓Morgan Demos 6’2 Sr F, 9.8 PPG, career-high 20! ⚓️@toni_papahronis 6’1 Jr G, 26 BLK, 34 STL. Started 27 games! Greek roots. U.S. Navy pride! ⚓ Μπράβο! 🙌👏

Wait… another Greek Freak 🇬🇷 Kostas Papanikolaou 🏀 Trikala ➡️ NBA ➡️ EuroLeague legend 🌟 NBA Rising Star 🏆 2× EuroLeague Champ 🔴⚪ Olympiacos Captain 🥉 Bronze w/ Greece (2025) “Big Papa” wrote history. 🔥 @K_pap16 @Olympiacos_BC @Thanasis_ante43 @AntetokounbrosO

🇬🇷 THE NBA GREEKS 🇺🇸 From Giannis to Spanoulis, from Athens to America — Greek talent continues to leave its mark on the NBA hardwood. Heart. Determination. Legacy. The Greek DNA runs deep in the league. 🏀🔥 #NBAGreeks #GreekBasketball #Giannis #HellasHoops #GreekAmericanSports

🇺🇸GAS November Edition🇬🇷🏈🏀— The Alpha Omega Council Honors Gala 2025 celebrated Greek American Sports Excellence! Featuring: Erica Kontos Alexandra Loucopoulos Lucas Manatos Ana Toumazatos …and more! 🔗 greekamericansports.com @EricaKontos @AnaToumazatos @ALoucopoulos

🏆 Michael Agganis named the 2025 Alpha Omega Council Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. A self-made entrepreneur, MILB team owner, and philanthropist whose leadership and generosity has impacted students, sports, and communities nationwide. 🇬🇷🇺🇸 @AlphaOmegaBOS #HarryAgganis

In Thessaloniki, basketball isn’t a game — it’s religion.🟡⚫️ Drums,Smoke,Fire! The crowd moves as one. This is ARIS — born from fire, forged by passion. Nikos Galis lit the flame. The fans keep it burning. Greece breathes basketball. 💛🖤 #ArisBC #GreekBasketball #Thessaloniki

🇬🇷🏈 The Greeks who built NFL history 🏆 Smerlas,Karras, Koutouvides,Pashos, and more — legends who carried Hellenic pride to the gridiron. Πάμε! 🇬🇷🔥 #GreekPride #TheNFLGreeks #GreekAmericanSports

🇬🇷🏈 The NFL Greeks! Karlaftis (Athens 🇬🇷, 2x SB Champ) | Kuntz (Ikaria roots , All-American LB) | Karras (Chios 🇬🇷, Team Captain & 2x SB Champ) Proud Greek-Americans on the GridIron!🇺🇸🇬🇷 Πάμε παιδιά! 🔥 #GreekAmericanSports #TheNFLGreeks

@aajk_23 @PVomvolakis @nikkikerstein @Agganisfdn @SequoitFootball @MontiniGirlsBsk @rhodysportcards 🇺🇸🇬🇷🙌🙌 Check out the Article link above !

greekamericansports.com Check out the latest articles on Greek American Sports 📰🇬🇷 ⭐️ Kaliakmanis Brothers 👉 Rutgers Football standouts ⚓️ Peter Vomvolakis Navy Football 🏀 Nikki Kerstein Wisconsin WB 🏛️ Mike Agganis Achievement Award Dive in & support Greek-American athletics

🚨BREAKING🚨 The LA Clippers have signed John Poulakidas 🇬🇷🏀! The Yale standout & 1st-Team All-Ivy guard led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament — now taking his elite shooting to the NBA stage! 🌟 Πάμε Πουλακίδας! 🇬🇷🔥 #GreekAmericanSports #NBA #Clippers

Stephen Scourtis — Στέφανος Σκούρτης — is making waves at Harvard University! 🟥📘 💪 6’4” • 250lb Defensive End 🏆 HS First Team 6A • All-State DE & TE 🥇 Mid-Penn Commonwealth Champion 🎖 2x Captain • 4x All-Academic Gold 🎓 Studying Government & Economics @StephenScourtis

Nikki Kerstein — Νίκι Κέρσταιν — is taking her game to Wisconsin! 🔴⚪️ A 5’8” point guard from Riverwoods, IL 🌆 ⭐️ Ranked No.2 PG in Illinois 🏆 4x IBCA All-State • 2x First Team 🔥 3A Player of the Year + State Finals MVP 🎓 Studying Sports Journalism/Broadcasting

Will @Kostas_ante13 Join next ⁉️@Olympiacos_BC

BREAKING 🚨 The Milwaukee Bucks are signing Alex Antetokounmpo (brother of Giannis & Thanasis) to a two-way deal 👀 Alex last played for ARIS BC & PAOK BC in Greece 🏀 This marks the FIRST TIME in NBA history three brothers will play on the same team 🔥 Will Kostas join next ?