21.   Costa Rica forward Ronald Gomez has received permission from his Greek team OFI Crete to stay in Costa Rica and receive medical attention.

22.   For the first time this year, two Greek teams will take part in the competition.

23.   Greek teams have won the last two European Final Fours.

24.   He has coached other Greek teams such as Olympiakos Piraeus, PAOK Thessaloniki and AEK Athens.

25.   He has coached other Greek teams, including Olympiakos Piraeus, PAOK Thessaloniki and AEK Athens.

26.   He said Greece had sent a fax to the organizers asking them if they would accept the makeshift Greek team.

27.   In July he will pack his bags and take over the Greek national team.

28.   In the interests of fair play, the Greek team withdrew two of its players when CSKA remained with just three on the court.

29.   It would be the first time a Greek team has won a major European basketball championship.

30.   Ivkovic, in his first season at the helm of Olympiakos, leads the Greek team into the European club basketball championships starting Tuesday at the Palazzo dello Sport.