Georgios Diamantakos
Γιώργος Διαμαντάκος
Georgios Diamantakos in 2011.
Mykonos
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born (1995-01-14) January 14, 1995
Magoula, Sparti, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015Panathinaikos
2015–2016Darüşşafaka
2015→ Nea Kifissia
2015–2016→ Spartak Pleven
2016→ GKK Šibenik
2016–2017Apollon Patras
2017–2018GSL Faros
2018–2020Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2022Apollon Patras
2022–2024Mykonos
Career highlights and awards

Georgios Diamantakos (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George) (Greek: Γιώργος Διαμαντάκος; born January 14, 1995) is a Greek professional basketball who last played for Mykonos of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a right-handed 7 ft. 1 in. (2.16 m)[1] tall center.

Professional career

Diamantakos began his pro career in Greece in 2012, when he played in the Greek League with Panathinaikos, in a game against Peristeri.[2]

In July 2015, he signed with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka, of the Turkish Super League, and was subsequently loaned by them to the Greek club Nea Kifissia.[3] Later, he played in a game with the Bulgarian club, Spartak Pleven, in November 2015. He was then loaned to the Croatian club GKK Šibenik, of the Croatian A-1 League.[4]

In July 2016, he signed with Apollon Patras in Greece.[5]

On August 10, 2017, he joined G.S. Faros Larissas of the Greek Basket League.[6] In summer 2018, Diamantakos followed the team's relocation to the island of Lemnos, under the name Ifaistos Limnou. On July 22, 2019, he renewed his contract with Ifaistos through 2021.

During the 2020-2021 season with Apollon Patras, Diamantakos averaged a career-high of 12.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per contest, in 16 games total. The club won the Greek 2nd division title and got promoted to the Greek Basket League. During the 2021-22 campaign, in 16 games, he averaged 5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.4 blocks, playing around 12 minutes per contest.

In August 2022, Diamantakos signed with ambitious 3rd division club AO Mykonou, in a rather surprising move.

National team career

Diamantakos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[7]

Awards and honors

Club career

References

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