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Inside the Mani Members

007: Hoop Dreams – with Yanno Xanthopoulos

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Mat sits down with 19 year old basketball player Yanno Xanthopoulos, who grew up in Platsa, Stoupa and Kardamyli before chasing a professional career. Yano discusses playing for Greece's U20 team at Eurobasket 2026 in Slovenia, his injury setbacks, a Princeton scholarship lost to a fracture, a tough year in Canada, and finally earning a Division 1 scholarship at the University of New Hampshire. https://www.instagram.com/_xanthopouloss__/

$Mat sits down with basketball player Yanno Xanthopoulos, who grew up in Platsa, Stoupa and Kardamyli before chasing a professional career. Yano discusses playing for Greece's U20 team at Eurobasket 2026 in Slovenia, his injury setbacks, a Princeton scholarship lost to a fracture, a tough year in Canada, and finally earning a Division 1 scholarship at the University of New Hampshire. https://www.instagram.com/_xanthopouloss__/$

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Yanno recording at Mat's house, playing in Slovenia for the Greek Under 20's and a video of him playing in France for a mixed nationality team that got him to the States

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