By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net
Just two days prior his arrival in Greece for the training camp of the national team, Kostas Koufos informed via his agent Andy Bountogianis that he will not compete in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. According to the press release of the Greek federation, Koufos prefers to work on his game in the States for the upcoming season.
National team coach Fotis Katsikaris stated: “The same agent, Mr. Bountogiannis, is the person who said to me not long ago, while bragging, that he helped get any obstacles out of the way as himself and Koufos wanted more than anything to compete with the national team. I learned to be honest with my players and I expected them to be also sincere, like it happened in other cases this summer. Koufos and Bountogiannis don’t belong in this category and Koufos doesn’t deserve to be on the team”.
That put an end to the possible presence of Koufos in Spain, however the Greek federation is not expected to take any further action against the player.