Within the context of the Special Olympics 14^th European Basketball Week, Special Olympics Hellas organized Unified 3x3 and Double 5x5 mixed team basketball matches comprised of Special Olympics players, Panathinaikos Basketball Academy athletes and Athens College-Psychico College 8^th & 9^th grade Varsity Team members.  The matches were held on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in the Aggelikouseio Indoor Gymnasium and Chandreio Athletic Center.  The training program, entitled “Play Unified” – We Live Together – We Play Together, is approved by the Ministry of Education.

The event was attended by: Ms. Artemis Vasilikopoulou, Director of Special Olympics Hellas; Mr. Richard Jackson, President of Athens College – Psychico College; Mr. Dimitris Kolyvas, Director of Athens College Junior High School; Mr. Leonidas Kaisaris, Deputy Director of Psychico College Junior High School; Mr. Themis Karvountzis, General Manager of Panathinaikos B.C. Superfoods; Mr. Fragkiskos Alvertis, Manager of Panathinaikos B.C. Academy; as well as Messrs. Chris Singleton, Nikos Pappas, Marcus Denmon, Ian Vougioukas (Amabassador One Team Turkish Airlines Euroleague) and Loukas Lekavitsious, PAO international players.

Athens College – Psychico College Junior High School 8^th and 9^th grade students watched the matches.