 Coach Giannakis then left Maroussi in 2006, to concentrate on managing the senior men's Greek national basketball team.In the following Greek Basket League 2006–07 season, the Maroussi side finished the regular season in 8th place, and reached the first round of the playoffs, where they lost to Panathinaikos.In the Greek Basket League 2007–08 season, Soulis Markopoulos joined the team as its new head coach, and Maroussi finished in 6th place in the regular season.