The Greece national basketball team, known as the "Ethniki," is a celebrated European basketball institution based in Athens and competes in FIBA events. Representing the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the team's colors are the iconic blue and white of the Greek flag. The team's home for significant matches is the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, a venue steeped in history. Greece's basketball story is one of passionate growth, but it reached its absolute zenith in 2005 when a team led by the legendary guard Theodoros Papaloukas and center Sofoklis Schortsanitis, masterfully coached by Panagiotis Yannakis, achieved the impossible by winning the EuroBasket title in dramatic fashion. The following year, they stunned the basketball world by defeating the United States in the FIBA World Championship semifinals. The modern era continues to produce talented players like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nick Calathes, keeping Greece as a perennial threat in every tournament they enter. The fan base is famously passionate, creating an intimidating atmosphere for opponents. Greece's blend of tactical discipline, historical triumph, and current star power ensures its status as a basketball nation of great pride and ambition.