 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pa1990 FIBA World Cup, timu yaizotarisana nedambudziko idzva sezvo vaifanira kukwikwidza vasina mutambi wavo anotungamira Nikos Galis uyo akakuvara, asi akaita zvirinani kupfuura makore mana apfuura uye akazopedzisira ave 6th mumutambo. Nokuda kwemakwikwi maviri anotevera muna 1994 na1998Greece yakapedza iri yechina. Muna 1994, chikwata chakasvika kuma semi-fainari asi chakabviswa neUnited States ndokutamba nzvimbo yechitatu vachipesana neCroatia kwavakakundwa ndokuiswa pachinhanho chechina, mhedzisiro yaionekwa sekuratidza kuenderera mberi kwechikwata. Muna 1998, makwikwi acho akaitirwa muAthens uye vaGiriki vaitarisira kupinda mumakwikwi okupedzisira. Kunyange zvazvo mumasemi-fainari vakadzingwa neFR Yugoslavia munguva yekuwedzera, uye kuora mwoyo kwavo kwekurasikirwa nemukana wekusvika kumagumo kwakatungamirira kukundwa nyore nyore kuUnited States mumutambo wemenduru yendarira, zvakare zvakare kusiya Girisi 4. 