Great loss for the Greek sport society, as basketball coach Makis Dendrinos passed away, at age 65 years. The former head coach of the National Basketball team of Greece, had suffered acute myocardial infarction last June, which had caused serious health problems.
There was a "symbol" of the team of Panionios, as he played there from his teenage years until the completion of his career. It is remarkable that Makis Dendrinos was the coach of the first presence of the National basketball team of Greece in the Olympic Games in Atlanta.