Kostas Papadakis (basketball)
| No. 23 – PAOK Thessaloniki | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | GBL FEC |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 27, 1998 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2021 | Panathinaikos |
| 2016–2019 | → Kolossos Rodou |
| 2020–2021 | → Larisa |
| 2021–2022 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2022–2023 | AEK Athens |
| 2023 | Lavrio |
| 2023–2024 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2024–present | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Konstantinos "Kostas" Papadakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπαδάκης; born September 27, 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for PAOK of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the FIBA Europe Cup (FEC). He is a 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall combo guard.
Professional career
[edit]Papadakis began his club career with Panathinaikos, in 2015. He was loaned to Kolossos, prior to the 2016–17 Greek Basket League season. He spent three seasons there, appearing in 22, 24 and 35 games, respectively, and averaging around 2.4 points per game.
On August 11, 2020, Papadakis was once again loaned to Larisa.[1] With Larisa, Papadakis averaged 6.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists, playing 17.3 minutes per contest.
Papadakis spent the 2021-22 campaign with Iraklis and in 23 games, he averaged 7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 33% from the 3-point line and playing around 23 minutes per contest.
On August 26, 2022, Papadakis signed a one-year contract with AEK Athens.[2] In 23 league games, he averaged 3 points, 1 rebound and 0.6 assists in 9 minutes per contest.
On August 1, 2023, Papadakis signed with Lavrio. On December 11, 2023, he returned to Kolossos Rodou in an unofficial trade for Costis Gontikas.
On June 25, 2024, Papadakis moved back to Thessaloniki for PAOK.
National team career
[edit]As a member of the junior national team of Greece, Papadakis played at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[3]
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]- Greek League champion: 2020
- Greek Cup Winner: 2016
References
[edit]- ^ Mammides, Chris (August 11, 2020). "Konstantinos Papadakis is a newcomer at Larissa BC". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Ο Παπαδάκης στη "Βασίλισσα"". aekbc.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Konstantinos PAPADAKIS (GRE).