 The Greek team finished in fourth place, losing the bronze medal game to Russia 98–78.Eager to confirm they were part of the basketball elite, Greece aimed at reaching the semifinal in the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens.Coach Panagiotis Giannakis was confident that the Greek team would fulfill its mission and he put Alvertis, alongside his Panathinaikos teammate Nikos Oikonomou, in charge of the team's offense.