Apostolos Kontos
Kontos, in 2009.
Personal information
Born (1947-11-22) November 22, 1947
Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1969: undrafted
Playing career1962–1987
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number4
Career history
1962–1969Ionikos NF
1969–1983Panathinaikos
1983–1987AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Turkey
European U-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place1970 GreeceUnder-18

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

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

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

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

References

  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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