Katsikaris to lead Murcia after Greece's EuroBasket campaign
MURCIA (EuroBasket 2015) - Greece coach Fotis Katsikaris is to once again lead a club side in Spain after being put in charge of UCAM Murcia.
The veteran will take the reins after his team's EuroBasket 2015 campaign, the Spanish club has announced.
OFICIAL: Fotis Katsikaris, nuevo entrenador del @UCAMMurcia #BienvenidoFotis #καλωσόρισμαFotis http://t.co/NulOhIXj15 pic.twitter.com/Kjr2CE4E28
— UCAM Murcia (@UCAMMurcia) July 1, 2015
Murcia's brief statement stipulates that their agreement with the Greek coach is for the 2015-16 season.
The duration of the contract permits Katsikaris to resume his collaboration with the Greek Federation (EOK) next summer, should the two parties wish to do so.
The regulations of the Spanish Clubs' Association (ACB) state that a coach cannot work simultaneously at both one of its member clubs and a national team.
Katsikaris has been at the helm of the national team since early 2014 and coached them at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
He led the Greeks to a perfect Group Phase display but team suffered its first defeat to Serbia in the Round of 16 and was knocked out of the tournament.
At EuroBasket 2015 (5-20 September), Greece will play in Group C against Slovenia, Georgia, Netherlands, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD) and Croatia in Zagreb.
Katsikaris, who lives in northern Spain, has previously worked at two other ACB clubs.
The Greek tactician was at the helm of Valencia from 2006 to 2008 and Bilbao Basket from 2010 to 2013.
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