Kostas Gontikas

Kostas Gontikas
No. 17 – Panathinaikos Athens
Position Power forward / Center
League Greek League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994
Maroussi, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school Athens College (Psychiko, Athens)
College NYU (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Panathinaikos

Konstantinos "Kostas" Gontikas (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Costis, Kostis, Godikas) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γόντικας; born March 15, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Panathinaikos of the Greek League and the EuroLeague. He is a 2.06 m (6'9") tall[1][2] power forward-center.

High school

Gontikas played high school basketball at the Athens College, in Psychiko, Athens, Greece.

College career

Gontikas played college basketball in the NCAA Division III, at NYU, with the NYU Violets, from 2012 to 2016.[3]

Professional career

Gontikas began his professional career in 2016, with the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos. He made his Greek Basket League debut on 13 November, 2016, in an 80-65 win against Kolossos.[4]

Greek national team

Gontikas played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[5]

References

  1. ↑ GONTIKAS, KONSTANTINOS HEIGHT: 2.06.
  2. ↑ Konstantinos Gontikas | Nationality: Greece Birth Place: Maroussi, GRE Birth Date: 15-03-1994 Height: 206 cm.
  3. ↑ 34 Costis Gontikas.
  4. ↑ GAME: PANATHINAIKOS SUPERFOODS 80 - 65 KOLOSSOS H HOTELS.
  5. ↑ Konstantinos GONTIKAS (GRE).
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