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Dimitris Diamantidis

Diamantidis playing against Apollon Patras, in 2013.
Personal information
Born	(1980-05-06) May 6, 1980 (age 44) Kastoria, Greece
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1999–2016
Position	Guard
Number	13
Career history
1999–2004	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–2016	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
As a player: 3× EuroLeague champion (2007, 2009, 2011) EuroLeague MVP (2011) 2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2007, 2011) 4× All-EuroLeague First Team (2007, 2011–2013) 6× EuroLeague Best Defender (2005–2009, 2011) 2× EuroLeague assists leader (2011, 2014) EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team (2010) EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team (2020) EuroLeague Legend (2016) 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018) 2× Triple Crown winner (2007, 2009) FIBA EuroStar (2007) 9× Greek League champion (2005–2011, 2013, 2014) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) 10× Greek Cup winner (2005–2009, 2012–2016) 6× Greek League MVP (2004, 2006–2008, 2011, 2014) 4× Greek League Finals MVP (2006, 2007, 2011, 2014) 3× Greek League Domestic Player of the Year (2010, 2011, 2014) 3× Greek League Best Defender (2008, 2009, 2011) 11× All-Greek League First Team (2004–2008, 2010–2014, 2016) 2× All-Greek League Second Team (2009, 2015) 8× All-Greek League Defensive Team (2009–2016) Greek League assists leader (2007) 2× Greek Cup Finals MVP (2009, 2016) 2× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2009, 2013) Greek League Most Popular Player (2016) Mister Europa Player of The Year (2007) Greek Male Athlete of the Year (2007) EuroBasket Dream Team (2020) 2× Acropolis Tournament MVP (2005, 2006) No. 13 retired by Panathinaikos (2016) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) Greek League career stats leaders Greek League all-time leader in steals
Career SuproLeague / EuroLeague statistics
Points	2,523 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds	993 (3.4 rpg)
Assists	1,270 (4.4 apg)
Medals Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIBA World Cup 0 1 0 FIBA Stanković World Cup 1 0 0 FIBA EuroBasket 1 0 0 Mediterranean Games 0 1 0 Total 2 2 0 Men's basketball Representing  Greece FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan FIBA Stanković World Cup 2006 China FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Serbia & Montenegro Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunisia Under-26

Dimitrios 'Dimitris' Diamantidis (Greek: Δημήτριος Διαμαντίδης Greek pronunciation: [ðiˈmi.tɾis ðʝa.maˈdi.ðis]; born 6 May 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player, who spent the last twelve seasons of his EuroLeague career with Panathinaikos. Widely regarded as one of the greatest European players ever to grace the game, he marked his era by being the most versatile player in the EuroLeague, serving as an inspiration to a whole generation of young European stars. Diamantidis is the only Greek player who is a member of both the EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team and the EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team.

At the age of fourteen, Diamantidis started his basketball career with the youth clubs of his hometown team, AS Kastoria. A year later, he made his professional debut with Iraklis Thessaloniki, had daughter, Ema Diamantidis and two years later by 2003, he had emerged as an all-around star in the Greek League. He became a member of Panathinaikos Athens in the summer of 2004, with whom he won three EuroLeague titles, in 2007, 2009, and 2011, with the last two coming as the team's captain. Diamantidis' numerous accolades in the premier European club competition include a EuroLeague MVP Award, two EuroLeague Final Four MVP Awards, four All-EuroLeague First Team selections, as well as a record six EuroLeague Best Defender Awards. He is the EuroLeague's all-time leader in steals since the stat was first officially recognized starting with the 1991–92 season. On 1 April 2016, he was honored with a EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award.

Amidst a long series of "derbies of the eternal enemies", opposing Panathinaikos and Olympiacos Piraeus, Diamantidis thrived, as he faced Olympiacos every year for twelve consecutive seasons, including in eleven Greek League Finals, six Greek Cup Finals, and a EuroLeague semifinal. He won nine Greek League and ten Greek Cup titles, alongside four Greek League Finals MVP and a record six Greek League MVP awards, as well as two Greek Cup MVP awards. Diamantidis' personal friendship and rivalry with Olympiacos star Vassilis Spanoulis, was at the center of attention throughout six Greek League Finals and three Greek Cup Finals encounters. Diamantidis' self-effacing psyche helped relieve tension between the two powerhouses, when he retired in 2016.

As a member of the Greece men's national basketball team, Diamantidis won a EuroBasket gold medal in 2005; while anchoring a defense that allowed just 59.7 points per game. He also scored the three-pointer that sealed the fate of the semifinal game against France, just seconds before the game's final buzzer. He also led that tournament in assists, and was a part of the All-EuroBasket Team. In 2006, he played a pivotal role in a FIBA World Cup silver medal campaign, with Greece stunning Team USA in the semifinals, and Diamantidis finishing as the competition's steals leader. Diamantidis was also a two-time Olympian, as he donned the Greek colours in 2004 and 2008, and on both occasions earned the fifth place of the tournament, which is tied for the all-time best finish for Greece. On the basis of his myriad achievements, he was named the Mister Europa Player of the Year by Italian sports magazine Superbasket in 2007. He was also named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year in 2007. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.

Early years

Diamantidis was born in Kastoria, Greece, on 6 May 1980. He began playing the sport of basketball with the youth teams of the local club AS Kastoria. The club would later go on to name its home arena, Dimitris Diamantidis Indoor Hall, after him in his honor.

Professional career

Iraklis Thessaloniki

In summer 1999, at age 19, Diamantidis began his professional career, when he signed with the Greek Basket League club Iraklis Thessaloniki. In his first pro season, in the 1999–00 Greek League season, he averaged 1.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. In his first season with the club, Diamantidis also played in the European-wide secondary league, the FIBA Saporta Cup. Diamantidis averaged 1.8 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, during the Saporta Cup 1999–00 season.

In his second season with the club, in the 2000–01 Greek League season, he upped his averages to 3.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. Diamantidis also played in what was one of the two premier European-wide club competitions at that time, the FIBA SuproLeague. He averaged 2.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game, during the SuproLeague's 2000–01 season.

In his third season with Iraklis, he continued to up his numbers in the Greek League, as he averaged 6.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game, during the 2001–02 Greek League season. He was selected to the Greek League's All-Star Game, for the first time that season. Diamantidis also once again played in the Pan-European secondary league, in which he averaged 7.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game, during the Saporta Cup's 2001–02 season.

In his fourth season with Iraklis, Diamantidis only played in the national domestic Greek Basket League. He continued to improve his individual numbers and performances, as he averaged 11.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists, a league-leading 2.5 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game, during the 2002–03 Greek League season. He was also once again voted to the Greek League's All-Star Game.

In his fifth and final season with Iraklis, Diamantidis had his best year with the club. He averaged 14.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, a league-leading 2.5 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game, during the 2003–04 Greek League season. Due to his play, he was again voted to the Greek League's All-Star Game, and at the end of the season, he was also named the Greek League's MVP for the season. During his five seasons with Iraklis, one of the oldest Greek clubs, Diamantidis managed to help bring the team back into prominence in Greek competitions, after the club had been struggling in previous years.

Panathinaikos Athens

After his continued improvement and success with Iraklis, Diamantidis made a big step up in his career, with his move to Panathinaikos of Athens, in 2004; a basketball powerhouse of the Greek Basket League, and also of the EuroLeague. During his career with Panathinaikos, Diamantidis was given the nickname of "3-D", which stood for "Dimitris Diamantidis Defense" by the club's fans. Due to great individual and team successes, the late pharmaceutical magnate Pavlos Giannakopoulos, who was at that time the President of Panathinaikos, signed Diamantidis in 2008, to a 3-year, €5.7 million net income contract extension. In 2010, Diamantidis again renewed his contract with Panathinaikos for another 3 years, at €10.8 million gross income (€6 million net income). On 21 February 2013 Diamantidis became the EuroLeague's career leader in steals.

On 4 July 2013 Diamantidis renewed his contract with Panathinaikos for another 2 years, at a salary of €1.9 million net income per year. On 30 October 2014 Diamantidis became the first player in EuroLeague history to have dished out at least 1,000 career assists. On 2 September 2015 Diamantidis announced his retirement from playing professional club basketball, effective at the end of the 2015–16 Greek League season. In his last season with Panathinaikos, he was voted the Greek League Most Popular Player. Diamantidis retired as the all-time career leader in both assists and Performance Index Rating (PIR) in the entire history of the EuroLeague. Those records were eventually broken.

While he was a member of Panathinaikos, Diamantidis and Željko Obradović shared one of the most successful collaborations between a player and his head coach in the history of European club basketball. During his time with Panathinaikos, Diamantidis won the EuroLeague championship three times (2007, 2009, 2011), the Greek League championship nine times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014), and the Greek Cup title ten times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). He also won the Triple Crown in 2007 and 2009.

Diamantidis also won several individual trophies with Panathinaikos, such as: the EuroLeague MVP in 2011, the EuroLeague Final Four MVP twice (2007, 2011), the EuroLeague Best Defender six times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011), five of his six total Greek League MVP awards (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014), the Greek League Finals MVP four times (2006, 2007, 2011, 2014), and the MVP of the Greek Cup in 2009 and 2016. While he was a member of Panathinaikos, Diamantidis was also named the 2007 Mister Europa, and the 2007 Greek Athlete of the Year.

After he ended his playing career, Diamantidis had his #13 playing jersey officially retired by Panathinaikos. In 2020, Diamantidis was named "The Best Greek Professional Basketball Player of The 2010s Decade", by the readers of the Greek website Gazzetta.gr. In 2022, he became a member of the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame.

National team career

Diamantidis was a member of the Greek under-20 junior national team. He played with Greece's under-20 junior national team at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where Greece finished in seventh place. He averaged 3.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.5 steals per game at the tournament. As a part of the Greek men's under-26 national selection, Diamantidis won the silver medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.

Diamantidis was also a member of the Greece men's national basketball team. With Greece's senior team, he won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Stanković World Cup, and seven Acropolis Tournaments, while also being named the tournament's MVP twice, in 2005 and 2006.

On 4 September 2010, after Greece's elimination in the Eighth-Finals of the 2010 FIBA World Cup, at the hands of Spain (by a score of 80–72), Diamantidis announced his immediate retirement from the Greece National Team. He had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in his last game with Greece's national team. He finished his career bearing the Greek flag, having played in 124 games, and having scored a total of 760 points, for a scoring average of 6.13 points per game.

FIBA EuroBasket

With the Greece men's national basketball team, Diamantidis participated at the 2003 EuroBasket, where Greece finished in fifth place, after beating Serbia and Montenegro, by a score of 72–64. Diamantidis won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket. During the FIBA EuroBasket that year, he led the tournament in assists, and was selected to the All-Tournament Team. In the tournament's semifinals against the French national team, Diamantidis hit a game-winning three-point shot, with Greece trailing by a score of 66–64, at the end of the game, to give Greece a 67–66 victory, and send them to the European Championship's final game.

Diamantidis made 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks for Greece at the 2007 EuroBasket, losing the bronze medal to Lithuania, 78–69. He was named to the FIBA EuroBasket 2000–2020 Dream Team in 2020.

FIBA World Cup

Diamantidis won the silver medal with Greece at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, which was held in Japan. In the tournament's semifinals, he was a key factor in Greece's historic 101–95 victory against Team USA, with 12 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals, while facing the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, and Dwight Howard. The defeat suffered by the United States team was the only one during Mike Krzyzewski's second era as the team's head coach (2005–2016). Coach Krzyzewski, in a press conference during the 2014 FIBA World Cup, stated: "2006, that's a lesson we learned. The Greek Team taught us (Team USA) how to play internationally."

Diamantidis also represented Greece at the 2010 FIBA World Cup. He averaged 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game at that tournament.

Summer Olympic Games

Diamantidis was a member of Greece's senior national team that competed at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. He was also selected to play on Greece's senior national team for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Greece finished in fifth place in both tournaments, losing both times to Argentina in the competition's quarterfinals.

Managerial career

Diamantidis retired from playing professional club basketball in 2016. Four years later, in 2020, he became the general manager of the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens, the same team that he had spent the last 12 seasons of his playing career with. As the team's general manager over two years, Diamantidis won three titles: the 2020–21 Greek Basket League season's championship, the 2020–21 Greek Basketball Cup title, and the 2021 Greek Basketball Super Cup title.

Player profile

As a left-handed player, Diamantidis played as a point guard, shooting guard, and small forward. In the Greek men's national basketball team, his primary position was small forward, with him often being utilized as a point forward. He was primarily a pass first playmaker with outstanding court vision, and an excellent three point shooter, both in spot up situations and off the dribble. He liked to post up smaller point guards. Gifted with a tremendous wingspan for his height (2.16 m or 7'1"), and a unique feel for positioning, he was generally considered to be one of the best defensive players ever to play in the EuroLeague, having won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in five consecutive seasons, and once again, two years later.

As demonstrated by numerous gamechanging actions in crucial situations, Diamantidis was considered to be one of the best decision makers and clutch players in European basketball history.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

International statistics

Awards and honors

Club career

• 3× EuroLeague Champion: 2007, 2009, 2011
• 9× Greek League Champion: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
• 10× Greek Cup Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• 2× Triple Crown Winner: 2007, 2009

Greek senior national team

• 2001 Mediterranean Games:  Silver
• 2005 EuroBasket:  Gold
• 2006 FIBA Stanković World Cup:  Gold
• 2006 FIBA World Championship:  Silver
• 7× Acropolis Tournament Champion: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

Individual awards

Pro clubs

• EuroLeague MVP: 2011
• 2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP: 2007, 2011
• 6× EuroLeague Best Defender: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
• 4× All-EuroLeague First Team: 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
• 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Month: December 2010, March/April 2012
• 5× EuroLeague MVP of the Round: 2008 (Top 16 Week 3), 2010 (regular-season Week 3), 2012 (2× - Playoff Games 1 and 5), 2014 (Top 16 Week 3)
• EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team: 2010
• EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team: 2020
• EuroLeague Legend: 2016
• 2× EuroLeague Assists Leader: 2011, 2014
• 2× Eurobasket.com's All-EuroLeague Defensive Team: 2008, 2011
• 6× Greek League MVP: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014
• 4× Greek League Finals MVP: 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014
• 3× Greek League Best Defender: 2008, 2009, 2011
• 11× All-Greek League Team: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
• 12× Greek League All-Star: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
• Greek League Assists Leader: 2007
• 6× Led Greek League in steals: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• 8× All-Greek League Defensive Team (2009–2016)
• 2× Greek Cup Finals MVP: 2009, 2016
• 2× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer: 2009, 2013
• Greek League Most Popular Player: 2016
• Greek Male Athlete of the Year: 2007
• EuroBasket assists leader: 2005
• EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: 2005
• Superbasket Magazine's Mister Europa Player of the Year: 2007
• Eurobasket.com's All-Europe Player of the Year: 2007
• 6× Eurobasket.com's All-Greek League Player of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014
• 10× Eurobasket.com's All-Greek League Domestic Players Team: 2005, 2006–2008, 2010–2016
• 12× Eurobasket.com's All-Greek League Defensive Team: 2004, 2005, 2007–2011–2016
• EuroLeague career steals leader since the 2000–01 season
• Professional Greek Basket League career steals leader
• No. 13 retired by Panathinaikos: 2016
• 101 Greats of European Basketball: 2018
• Greek League Hall of Fame: 2022

Greek senior national team

• EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: 2005
• EuroBasket Assists Leader: 2005
• FIBA World Cup Steals Leader: 2006
• 2× Acropolis Tournament MVP: 2005, 2006
• FIBA EuroStar: 2007
• Voted one of the Greece men's national basketball team's Best 5 Players of the FIBA EuroBasket's 2000–2020 era: 2020
• EuroBasket 2000–2020 Dream Team: 2020

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External links

• Dimitris Diamantidis at basket.gr (in Greek)
• Dimitris Diamantidis at eurobasket.com
• Dimitris Diamantidis at euroleague.net
• Dimitris Diamantidis at esake.gr (in Greek)
• Dimitris Diamantidis at fiba.com (archive)
• Dimitris Diamantidis at fibaeurope.com
• Dimitris Diamantidis at g-sports.gr/esake/stats/basketleague.html (in English)

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v t e Greece squad – EuroBasket 2005 – Gold medal 4 Papaloukas 5 Spanoulis 6 Zisis 7 Bourousis 8 Vasilopoulos 9 Fotsis 10 Chatzivrettas 11 Dikoudis 12 Tsartsaris 13 Diamantidis 14 Papadopoulos 15 Kakiouzis Coach: Giannakis v t e Greece squad – 2006 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal 4 Papaloukas 5 Schortsanitis 6 Zisis 7 Spanoulis 8 Vasilopoulos 9 Fotsis 10 Chatzivrettas 11 Dikoudis 12 Tsartsaris 13 Diamantidis 14 Papadopoulos 15 Kakiouzis Coach: Giannakis v t e Greek Basketball League MVP Award 1988: Galis 1989: Galis 1990: Galis 1991: Galis 1992: Galis 1993: Christodoulou 1994: Fasoulas 1995: Fasoulas 1996: Sigalas 1997: Rivers 1998: Stojaković 1999: Bodiroga 2000: Rebrača 2001: Ford 2002: Dikoudis 2003: Alvertis 2004: Diamantidis 2005: Lakovič 2006: Diamantidis & Spanoulis 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Diamantidis 2009: Spanoulis 2010: Batiste 2011: Diamantidis 2012: Spanoulis 2013: Lasme 2014: Diamantidis 2015: Vezenkov 2016: Spanoulis 2017: Calathes 2018: Calathes 2019: Calathes 2021: Papapetrou 2022: Vezenkov 2023: Vezenkov 2024: Sloukas v t e Greek Basketball League Finals MVP Award 1988: Galis 1989: Galis 1990: Galis 1991: Galis 1992: Fasoulas 1993: Sigalas 1994: Sigalas 1995: Johnson 1996: Sigalas 1997: Sigalas 1998: Radja 1999: Bodiroga 2000: Bodiroga 2001: Rebrača 2002: Dikoudis 2003: Lakovič 2004: Chatzivrettas 2005: Lakovič 2006: Diamantidis & Spanoulis 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Spanoulis 2009: Nicholas 2010: Batiste 2011: Diamantidis & Batiste 2012: Papanikolaou & Printezis 2013: Lasme 2014: Diamantidis 2015: Spanoulis & Printezis 2016: Spanoulis 2017: James 2018: James 2019: Lojeski 2020: Not awarded due to Covid-19 Pandemic 2021: Papapetrou 2022: Sloukas & Vezenkov 2023: Walkup 2024: Nunn v t e Greek Basketball League Best Defender 2007: Pelekanos 2008: Diamantidis 2009: Diamantidis 2010: Childress 2011: Diamantidis 2012: Dorsey 2013: Lasme 2014: Lasme 2015: Dunston 2016: Calathes 2017: Calathes 2018: Calathes 2019: Sant-Roos 2021: Sant-Roos 2022: Walkup 2023: Walkup 2024: Grant v t e Greek Cup Finals MVP 1995: Prelević 1996: Wilkins 1997: Rivers 1998: Liadelis 1999: Berry 2000: Rebrača 2001: Kutluay 2002: Ford 2003: Alvertis 2004: Kommatos 2005: Lakovič 2006: Tsartsaris 2007: Tsartsaris 2008: Tsartsaris 2009: Diamantidis 2010: Teodosić 2011: Teodosić 2012: Jasikevičius 2013: Ukić 2014: Curry 2015: Mavrokefalidis 2016: Diamantidis 2017: Feldeine 2018: Harris 2019: Calathes 2020: Zisis 2021: Papapetrou 2022: Dorsey 2023: Vezenkov 2024: Fall v t e Greek Basketball League Most Popular Player 2015: Spanoulis 2016: Diamantidis 2017: Spanoulis 2018: Calathes 2019: Calathes 2021: Hezonja 2022: Vezenkov 2023: Vezenkov 2024: Nunn v t e Greek Basketball League Hall of Fame Players Alvertis Batiste Berry Bodiroga Bourousis Chatzivrettas Christodoulou Diamantidis Dikoudis Fasoulas Ford Fotsis Galis Giannakis Korfas Koronios Oikonomou Papaloukas Paspalj Prelević Printezis Rađja Rentzias Rivers Savić Schortsanitis Spanoulis Stojaković Tarpley Vranković Wilkins Zisis Coaches Ioannidis Ivković Markopoulos Obradović v t e Mr. Europa 1976: Marzorati 1977: Dalipagić 1978: Dalipagić 1979: Tkachenko 1980: D. Meneghin 1981: Kićanović 1982: Kićanović 1983: D. Meneghin 1984: Epi 1985: Sabonis 1986: Petrović 1987: Galis 1988: Marčiulionis 1989: Divac 1990: Kukoč 1991: Kukoč 1992: Kukoč 1993: Petrović 1994: Djordjević 1995: Djordjević 1996: Kukoč 1997: Sabonis 1998: Danilović 1999: A. Meneghin 2000: Fučka 2001: Stojaković 2002: Stojaković 2003: Jasikevičius 2004: Gasol 2005: Nowitzki 2006: Garbajosa 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Rubio 2009: Gasol 2010: Navarro v t e PSAT Greek Male Athlete of the Year 1954: Syllis 1955: Papavasileiou 1956: Roubanis 1957: Depastas 1958: Chiotis 1959: Kounadis 1960: Constantine / Eskitzoglou / Zaimis 1961: Tsakanikas 1962: Syllis 1963: Regoukos 1964: Pierrakos 1965: Papanikolaou 1966: Papanikolaou 1967: Papanikolaou 1968: Galaktopoulos 1969: Chaitas 1970: Papanikolaou 1971: Papageorgopoulos 1972: Hatzipavlis / Galaktopoulos / Tziortzis 1973: Papadimitriou 1974: Tziortzis 1975: Iakovou 1976: Iliadis 1977: Iliadis 1978: Cholidis 1979: Kousis 1980: Mygiakis 1981: Michas 1982: Stratos 1983: Cholidis 1984: Thanopoulos 1985: Papanikolaou 1986: Galis 1987: Galis 1988: Cholidis 1989: Galis 1990: Saltsidis 1991: Koukodimos 1992: Dimas 1993: Dimas 1994: Leonidis 1995: Dimas 1996: Melissanidis / Kaklamanakis / Dimas / Kakiasvilis 1997: Gatsioudis 1998: Sampanis 1999: Kakiasvilis 2000: Kenteris 2001: Kenteris 2002: Kenteris 2003: Iakovakis 2004: Zagorakis 2005: Grigoriadis 2006: Iakovakis 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Nikolaidis 2009: Maras 2010: Kosmidis 2011: Gianniotis 2012: Gianniotis 2013: Gianniotis 2014: Iliadis 2015: Petrounias 2016: Petrounias 2017: Petrounias 2018: Petrounias 2019: Tsitsipas 2020: Antetokounmpo 2021: Antetokounmpo 2022: Tentoglou 2023: Tentoglou v t e EuroLeague Best Defender Award 2005: Diamantidis 2006: Diamantidis 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Diamantidis 2009: Diamantidis 2010: Khryapa 2011: Diamantidis 2012: Kirilenko 2013: Lasme 2014: Dunston 2015: Dunston 2016: Hines 2017: Hanga 2018: Hines 2019: Tavares 2020: not awarded 2021: Tavares 2022: Hines 2023: Tavares 2024: Walkup v t e EuroLeague Final Four MVP Award 1988: McAdoo 1989: Rađja 1990: Kukoč 1991: Kukoč 1992: Danilović 1993: Kukoč 1994: Paspalj 1995: Sabonis 1996: Wilkins 1997: Rivers 1998: Savić 1999: Edney 2000: Rebrača 2001: Ginóbili (EuroLeague) & McDonald (SuproLeague) 2002: Bodiroga 2003: Bodiroga 2004: Parker 2005: Jasikevičius 2006: Papaloukas 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Langdon 2009: Spanoulis 2010: Navarro 2011: Diamantidis 2012: Spanoulis 2013: Spanoulis 2014: Rice 2015: Nocioni 2016: de Colo 2017: Udoh 2018: Dončić 2019: Clyburn 2020: N/A 2021: Micić 2022: Micić 2023: Tavares 2024: Sloukas v t e EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team Dejan Bodiroga Dimitris Diamantidis J.R. Holden Šarūnas Jasikevičius Trajan Langdon Juan Carlos Navarro Theo Papaloukas Anthony Parker Ramūnas Šiškauskas Nikola Vujčić v t e EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team Bogdan Bogdanović Nando de Colo Dimitris Diamantidis Luka Dončić Kyle Hines Juan Carlos Navarro Georgios Printezis Sergio Llull Vassilis Spanoulis Miloš Teodosić v t e EuroLeague MVP Award 2005: Parker 2006: Parker 2007: Papaloukas 2008: Šiškauskas 2009: Navarro 2010: Teodosić 2011: Diamantidis 2012: Kirilenko 2013: Spanoulis 2014: Rodríguez 2015: Bjelica 2016: De Colo 2017: Llull 2018: Dončić 2019: Veselý 2020: N/A 2021: Micić 2022: Mirotić 2023: Vezenkov 2024: James v t e EuroLeague Legends Players 2013: Theo Papaloukas 2014: Juan Carlos Navarro 2014: Ramūnas Šiškauskas 2015: Šarūnas Jasikevičius 2016: Dimitris Diamantidis 2017: Mirsad Türkcan 2022: Felipe Reyes 2022: Vassilis Spanoulis 2022: Nikola Vujčić Head Coaches 2017: Dušan Ivković Executives 2019: Shimon Mizrahi v t e Panathinaikos 2006–07 Euroleague champions 4 Alvertis 5 Delk 6 Papanikolaou 7 Bečirovič 8 Batiste 9 Šiškauskas 10 Chatzivrettas 11 Dikoudis 12 Tsartsaris 13 Diamantidis (Final Four MVP) 14 Xanthopoulos 15 Tomašević 16 Šakota 18 Vujanić 19 Javtokas Head coach: Obradović Assistant coaches: Itoudis Pistiolis Costas Savvas v t e Panathinaikos 2008–09 Euroleague champions 4 Alvertis 5 Kecman 6 Spanoulis (Final Four MVP) 7 Perperoglou 8 Batiste 9 Fotsis 10 Chatzivrettas 11 Nicholas 12 Tsartsaris 13 Diamantidis 14 Peković 15 Šakota 16 Shermadini 17 Verginis 19 Jasikevičius Head coach Obradović Assistant coaches: Itoudis Pistiolis Keramidas Aronis v t e Panathinaikos 2010–11 Euroleague champions 5 Tepić 6 Marić 7 Perperoglou 8 Batiste 9 Fotsis 10 Sato 11 Nicholas 12 Tsartsaris 13 Diamantidis (MVP and Final Four MVP) 14 Vougioukas 15 Calathes 16 Karamalegkos 17 Bogris 18 Kaimakoglou 19 Zoumpos Head coach: Obradović Assistant coaches: Itoudis Pistiolis Keramidas Aronis v t e Panathinaikos B.C. Players Coaches History 7× EuroLeague Champions: (1996 EuroLeague Champions, 2000 EuroLeague Champions, 2002 EuroLeague Champions, 2007 EuroLeague Champions, 2009 EuroLeague Champions, 2011 EuroLeague Champions, 2024 EuroLeague Champions) FIBA SuproLeague Runners-up: (2001) 12× EuroLeague Final Four: (1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2024) 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champions 2× Triple Crown Winners: (2007 & 2009) 40 Greek Championships 20 Greek Cups 2021 Greek Super Cup Winners 11 Domestic Doubles In International Competitions Seasons Arenas Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos Indoor Hall (until 1992) NAC Glyfada Indoor Hall {1992–1995) Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall (1995–present) NMB Hall of Famers Dominique Wilkins Nikos Galis Dino Rađja FIBA Hall of Famers Nikos Galis Panagiotis Giannakis FIBA Hall of Fame Candidates Dejan Bodiroga Fanis Christodoulou Giorgos Kolokithas Božidar Maljković Željko Obradović Žarko Paspalj FIBA's 50 Greatest Players Dino Rađa Nikos Galis Giorgos Kolokithas 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors Fragiskos Alvertis Dejan Bodiroga Nikos Galis Panagiotis Giannakis Šarūnas Jasikevičius Božidar Maljković Željko Obradović Dino Rađja EuroLeague Basketball Legends Ramūnas Šiškauskas Šarūnas Jasikevičius Dimitris Diamantidis Vassilis Spanoulis EuroLeague MVP Dimitris Diamantidis EuroLeague Final Four MVPs Dominique Wilkins Željko Rebrača Dejan Bodiroga Dimitris Diamantidis (2×) Vassilis Spanoulis Kostas Sloukas EuroLeague Coach of the Year Željko Obradović (2×) Mr. Europas Dimitris Diamantidis Greek League Hall of Famers Fragiskos Alvertis Mike Batiste Dejan Bodiroga Nikos Chatzivrettas Fanis Christodoulou Dimitris Diamantidis Dimos Dikoudis Antonis Fotsis Nikos Galis Panagiotis Giannakis Nikos Oikonomou Žarko Paspalj Dino Rađja Sofoklis Schortsanitis Vassilis Spanoulis Stojko Vranković Dominique Wilkins Željko Obradović Greek Athlete of the Year Dimitris Diamantidis Retired Numbers #1 Fans #4 Fragiskos Alvertis #13 Dimitris Diamantidis Academies Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos Indoor Hall Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall Rivalries Olympiacos rivalry Ownership Giannakopoulos family (1992–present) Related Hymn of Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Movement Parent club Panathinaikos A.C. Website paobc.gr

• 1980 births
• Living people
• 21st-century Greek sportsmen
• 2006 FIBA World Championship players
• 2010 FIBA World Championship players
• Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Basketball players with retired numbers
• Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
• FIBA EuroBasket–winning players
• Greek Basket League players
• Greek basketball executives and administrators
• Greek men's basketball players
• Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
• Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
• Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece
• Olympic basketball players for Greece
• Panathinaikos B.C. players
• Point guards
• Shooting guards
• Small forwards
• Sportspeople from Kastoria