 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - PaEuroBasket 1999Alvertis airatidzika kuva akagadzirira kutungamirira Girisi kumenduru yayo yokutanga kubvira muna 1989. Pashure pokutungamirira chikwata pakurwisa, neavhareji yemapoinzi 18.1 pamutambo mumutambo wokugadzirira, zvinhu zvose zvaiita sokuti zvinoratidza EuroBasket huru iri kuuya nokuda kwenyeredzi yechiGiriki. Kunyange zvakadaro, nhamo rutivi rwomutambo webasketball. Mazuva mashomanana mutambo usati watanga, Alvertis akakuvara zvakaipisisa paaidzidzira. Kukuvadzwa ikoko kwakamuita kuti asarasikirwe kwete chete neEuroBasket, asiwo chikamu chikuru chemwaka wekirabhu wa1999-2000. Pasina mutungamiri wayo anorwisa, uye pasina vatambi vakakosha Nikos Oikonomou naEfthimios Rentzias, avo vakakuvadzwawo, Greece yakapedza iri munzvimbo inonyadzisa yegumi nenhanhatu uye yekupedzisira mumutambo. Somugumisiro vakakundikana kukwanisa kupinda muMitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya2000, uye vakatongerwa makore maviri okurambidzwa kupinda mumakwikwi ose makuru. 