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Serving as the player development coach across national teams of Greece, Rick Pitino lands in Heraklion for the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025

By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net

With the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025 underway in Heraklion, Rick Pitino is following the action.

His return to Greece combines with his position as player development coach across national teams of Greece, focusing mainly on youngsters, and St. John’s Lefteris Liotopoulos suiting up for the Greek U20 team in the international tournament.

Pitino, 74, reunited with the Hellenic Basketball Federation in 2024, following a stint as the head coach of the senior national team of Greece in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2021 in Victoria.

Additional experience in Greece went into the club level and Greek giant Panathinaikos, serving as the head coach from 2018 to 2020, and winning two domestic league championships.

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