Apostolos Kontos
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 senior men's Greek national basketball team. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions, with small forward being his main position.
 Kontos, in 2009. | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
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
Kontos played in 114 games with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, scoring a total of 1,114 points.[3] He played at the 1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament, the EuroBasket 1973, and the EuroBasket 1975 with Greece's senior national team.[4]
Coaching career
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
Playing career
- 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
External links
- FIBA Profile
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
- Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Απόστολος Κόντος (in Greek)