Makis Dendrinos

Makis Dendrinos

Personal information
Born	(1950-05-27)May 27, 1950 Trikala, Greece
Died	October 20, 2015(2015-10-20) (aged 65) Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
NBA draft	1972: undrafted
Playing career	1968–1981
Position	Point guard
Career history
1968–1981	Panionios
Career highlights and awards
As player: Greek 2nd Division champion (1974)

Gerasimos "Makis" Dendrinos (Greek: Γεράσιμος "Μάκης" Δενδρινός; 27 May 1950 – 20 October 2015) was a Greek professional basketball player and basketball coach. He was a 1.80 m (5'11") tall point guard. His nickname as a player was "Buddha".

Playing career

Club playing career

Dendrinos played club basketball with the Greek club Panionios, from 1968 to 1981. With Panionios, he won the Greek 2nd Division in 1974, and he played in the Greek Cup Final in 1977. He also played for several seasons in the 3rd-tier level European-wide league, the FIBA Korać Cup. In 216 games played with Panionios, he scored 4,049 points.

National team playing career

Dendrinos was also a member of the senior Greek national basketball team.

Coaching career

Club coaching career

Dendrinos was the head coach of the Greek basketball clubs Pagrati, Olympiacos, Panionios, and Iraklis.

Greek national team

Dendrinos was the head coach of the senior men's Greek national basketball team from 1994 to 1996. As Greece's coach, he finished in 4th place at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, in the 4th place at 1995 EuroBasket, and in 5th place at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Death

On 20 October 2015, Dendrinos died at the age of 65.

External links

• Ο «Βούδας» του ελληνικού μπάσκετ (in Greek)
• Makis Dendrinos at basket.gr (in Greek)