PAOK BC honors basketball figure Souli Markopoulos

PAOK BC honored the memory of Souli Markopoulos during a ceremony held at the Palataki before their EuroCup match against Manresa. The basketball club paid tribute to a figure deeply connected to the history of PAOK basketball.

As part of the tribute, Markopoulos’s daughter was presented with the official game sheet from the 1993 Korats Cup final in Trieste, a significant moment in the club’s European history when they secured the title.

Markopoulos was a respected figure in Greek basketball, having served as a coach for several prominent clubs including PAOK, Iraklis, Aris, and Dimokritos. Colleagues remembered him for his lifelong dedication to the sport, noting his involvement in hundreds of thousands of training sessions and his reputation for professionalism and integrity throughout a career spanning five decades.