In October 2012 the Hellenic National Council for Combating Doping (ESKAN) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Player after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance methandienone. The Hellenic Basketball Federation (HBF) notified the Player and ordered a provisional suspension. The Athlete failed to attend the hearing of the HBF Judge, nor did he file a statement in his defence. Therefore the HBF Judge decided on 28 November 2012 to impose a 5 month period on the Athlete.
Pursuant to the HBF Decision of 28 November 2012, the FIBA Disciplinary Panel started proceedings against the Athlete to determine the sanction for FIBA competitions.
Without attending the hearing and without a statement in his defence the FIBA Disciplinary Panel decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the notification, i.e. on 24 October 2012.
