For the third consecutive year, Greece will serve as the meeting point for the EuroLeague’s top coaches, and Nova, as Media & Broadcasting Partner alongside the entire Playmakers team, will be there! The EuroLeague Head Coaches Congress is the premier event that brings together the world’s greatest coaching minds for the purpose of education, knowledge sharing, and networking. Organized by the EuroLeague Head Coaches Board (EHCB), it stands as the benchmark for modern basketball coaching. For four days, from July 2 to 5, the world’s finest coaching talents will convene at the Telekom Center Athens, passing on their knowledge and experience to the next generation of coaches through 12 on-court Masterclasses and interactive workshops with elite tacticians. As Media and Broadcasting Partner, Nova supports the congress with daily shows from the Playmakers team, with Grigoris Papavasileiou, Dora Panteli, Christos Kaouris, and Giorgos Valavani welcoming special guests LIVE to recap the key topics discussed throughout each day.
Novasports: Broadcast schedule
The shows will be broadcast live on Novasports4 and on the Novasports.gr YouTube channel, as follows:
Thursday, July 2, 15:30 – Guests: Giannis Sfairopoulos, Sergio Scariolo
Friday, July 3, 15:30 – Guests: Xavi Pascual, Sarunas Jasikevicius
Saturday, July 4, 15:30 – Guests: Zelimir Obradovic, Pablo Laso
Sunday, July 5, 15:30 – Guests: Dimitris Itoudis, Sasha Obradovic
And don’t forget! The EuroLeague, Europe’s premier club basketball competition, will continue to deliver unmissable action exclusively on Novasports through 2028!
Novasports Exclusive: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou
The award-winning Novasports Exclusive documentary series returns with a guest who lived through all the defining moments of basketball’s golden era — Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou. The premiere of “Novasports Exclusive: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou” will take place on Sunday, July 5 at 17:00 on Novasports4, with a repeat airing on Monday, July 13 at 21:30 on Novasports Prime. Through the EON platform’s time-shift feature, the documentary will be available to watch for seven days after its broadcast, and from Monday, July 20, it will be available on demand.
Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou first came to widespread public attention when he served as a close associate and assistant to Kostas Politis during the legendary gold medal triumph at the historic EuroBasket 1987. He subsequently took charge as head coach of the Greek national team, guiding them to a silver medal at EuroBasket 1989.
At club level, he has taken the helm at some of Greece’s most storied teams, including Panathinaikos, PAOK, Aris, and Iraklis. Triumphs, great national team moments, setbacks, rivalries, and legends such as Nikos Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis, and Panagiotis Fasoulas all come to life through the reminiscences and storytelling of the Thessaloniki-born coach. An intimate, exclusive, and revealing interview conducted by Dimitris Karydes — one that is sure to spark conversation.
