Apostolos Kontos

Apostolos Kontos
	Kontos, in 2009.
Personal information
Born	November 22, 1947 (age 76); 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
	As a player: 9× Greek League champion (1971–1975, 1977, 1980–1982); 3× Greek Cup winner (1979, 1982, 1983);
Men's Basketball
Representing Greece
Mediterranean Games
European U-18 Championship

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.

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)

[1] Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Απόστολος Κόντος (in Greek).

[2] Τα κανόνια του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Απόστολος Κόντος (in Greek).

[3] "ΚΟΝΤΟΣ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ " (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2015-09-14.

[4] Apostolos KONTOS (GRE).

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