Ioannis Athinaiou

Ioannis Athinaiou
No. 27 – PAOK Thessaloniki
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Greek League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1988-05-27) May 27, 1988
Cholargos, Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2009 Ilysiakos
2009–2011 Panionios
2011–2012 KAOD
2012–2013 Panionios
2013–2014 Aris Thessaloniki
2014 Olimpia Milano
2014 Eskişehir
2014–2015 AEK Athens
2015–2017 Olympiacos
2017–2018 Aris Thessaloniki
2018–present PAOK
Career highlights and awards

Ioannis Athinaiou (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Athineou, Athinaioy) (Greek: Γιάννης Αθηναίου; born May 27, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player for PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ​1⁄2 in) tall.[1][2] and 96 kg (212 lbs).[3] He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Youth career

Athinaiou played from a young age in Poseidonas, a club in Psychiko, Athens, Greece, before he started his pro career.

Professional career

Athinaiou first played professionally with the Greek clubs Ilysiakos, Panionios, and KAOD.[4] In the summer of 2009, he signed a 4-year contract with Panionios.[5] He joined the Greek League club Aris, in 2013.[6]

He joined the Italian League club Olimpia Milano, in 2014.[7] In May, he parted ways with the team.[8] He signed with the Greek EuroLeague team Olympiacos, in 2015.[9] With Olympiacos, he won the Greek League championship in 2016. He returned to Aris, for the 2017–18 season. On July 29, 2018, he signed a two-year contract with arch-rivals PAOK.

Greek national team

Athinaiou was a member of the Greek university national team. He played at the 2007 World University Games. He has also been a member of the senior Greek national basketball team. He played with Greece at the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[10] He also played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[11]

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ GIANNIS ATHINAIOU Height: 194 cm.
  2. ↑ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ Γιάννης HEIGHT 1.94 (in Greek).
  3. ↑ Ioannis Athinaiou Svoris: 96 (in Lithuanian).
  4. ↑ Insports.gr Player Data (in Greek).
  5. ↑ Sport24.gr Ανακοινώθηκε ο Αθηναίου (in Greek).
  6. ↑ Γιάννης Αθηναίου και Νίκος Γκίκας στον ΑΡΗ (in Greek).
  7. ↑ LegaBasket.it EA7 Emporio Armani, arriva il play guardia Ioannis Athinaiou (in Italian).
  8. ↑ Sportando.net Olimpia Milano, Ioannis Athinaiou part ways.
  9. ↑ Olympiacos adds depth with combo-guard Athinaiou.
  10. ↑ Greek NT squad for OQT is announced.
  11. ↑ Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.
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