Apostolos Kontos (Greek: Απόστολος Κόντος) (born on November 22, 1947) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. He is considered to be one of the great players in Panathinaikos Athens history, and is the club's all-time leading scorer.[1] He was also a long-time member of the Greece men's national basketball team. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions, with small forward being his main position.
 Kontos, in 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 22, 1947 Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1969: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1962–1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1969 | Ionikos NF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1983 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1987 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||||||||
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As a player:
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Medals
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Professional career edit
Kontos began his club playing career with Ionikos NF. With his next club, Panathinaikos Athens, he won 9 Greek League championships (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982) and 3 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983). He finished his playing career with AEK Athens.
In the top-tier level Greek League, he scored a total of 8,712 points, which is the 4th most total points scored in the competition, since the 1963–64 season.[2]
National team career edit
As a member of the Greek Under-18 junior national team, Kontos won the silver medal at the 1970 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
Kontos also played in 114 games with the Greek men's national basketball team, scoring a total of 1,114 points.[3] He played at the 1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament, the 1973 EuroBasket, and the 1975 EuroBasket with Greece's senior national team.[4] He also won the bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games.
Coaching career edit
After his playing career ended, Kontos became a basketball coach. He was the head coach of AEK Athens during the 1993–94 season.
Awards and accomplishments edit
Playing career edit
- 9× Greek League Champion: (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982)
- 3× Greek Cup Winner: (1979, 1982, 1983)
- 4th all-time leading scorer of the Greek Basketball Championship, with 8,712 total points scored in the Greek A National League (1963–64 season to present).
References edit
- ^ Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Απόστολος Κόντος (in Greek).
- ^ Τα κανόνια του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Απόστολος Κόντος (in Greek).
- ^ "ΚΟΝΤΟΣ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ " (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ^ Apostolos KONTOS (GRE).
External links edit
- FIBA Profile
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile Archived 2020-05-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
- Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Απόστολος Κόντος (in Greek)