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Nick Calathes of Team Greece in
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For Greek point guard Nick Calathes, he is loving every moment of the FIBA World Championships in Turkey. Calathes, who is the youngest player for Team Greece, plays with the same intensity regardless of minutes on the court. The 21 year-old Florida native is looking forward with excitement to their coming big game against arch-rivals and host Turkey, according to FIBA.com.

“Not many people get to play in the world championships, especially at my age. So I do what the team needs and the main thing is winning. Hopefully we can get a medal and go very far. It’s exciting to be here and I’m just trying to take everything in. 

“It’s going to be an exciting game. Obviously Turkey are at home and they’ve been playing very good basketball. It’s going to be tough but we have everyone now with two guys coming back (captain Antonios Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis) and we look forward to the game. I think we’re ready. 

“I think they (Fotsis and Sofo) will be ready. We’ve been going through our preparations for a month now, so these three or four days off aren’t going to hurt them. We’ll still have great chemistry as a team and they’ll be a big help. These fans love their basketball and they’re rooting against us because of the rivalry. This is a great arena and an unbelievable atmosphere.”