Against AEK for qualification to the Final Four

ARIS Betsson faces AEK tomorrow (25/05, 19:00) at SUNEL Arena, in the third and final game of the Stoiximan GBL playoff quarterfinals.

The series is tied at 1-1, and the winner will qualify for the semifinals of the championship, where they will face Olympiacos without home-court advantage.

ARIS Betsson completed its preparation with a morning practice today, Sunday (24/05). Kostas Antetokounmpo, who is dealing with a knee issue and played through injury in the second game, remained out of team practice. The international center will travel with the team to Athens, but his participation in the game remains highly doubtful.

All other players were fully available to Igor Milicic. Before practice, the coaching staff analyzed tomorrow’s opponent through video.

The team will depart for Athens by air at noon and the squad consists of 13 players:

0 Elijah Mitrou-Long
2 Panagiotis Rafail Lefas
3 Bryce Jones
5 Amine Noua
9 Michalis Tsairelis
10 Jake Forrester
11 Stelios Poulianitis
13 Lefteris Bochoridis
16 Vasilis Pourlidas
25 Ronnie Harrell
33 Danilo Andjusic
37 Kostas Antetokounmpo
98 Arnoldas Kulboka

Angelou: “Tactical adjustments and rebounds”

Igor Milicic’s assistant coach, Dionysis Angelou, commented on tomorrow’s game:

“We are playing a game that will decide our qualification to the top four of the Greek championship, which is one of the team’s fundamental goals. We found ourselves in the same position again in the previous game, playing for our survival. The tactical adjustments prepared by the two coaches will be a very important factor in the game. For us, I believe the most crucial element will be dominating the battle of the rebounds.”