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Kostas Papanikolaou
Kostas  Papanikolaou
Greece
Position: SF
Height: 204 cm
Weight: 102 kg
Age: 33 yo (1990 August 01)
Birth place: Trikala, Greece
Citizenship: Greek
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MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
EuroBasket Q 32:22 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18 1 »
22:32 60%
3/5
50%
1/2
-
0/0
4
3/1
4 2 2 0 0 2 2 9 16 1 »
EuroLeague 25:09 51.4%
37/72
35.7%
40/112
68.4%
26/38
3.6
2.8/0.8
2.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.5 7.1 9.1 31 »

Last 10 games
Date Opponent MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
20 60%
3/5
0%
0/2
-
0/0
6
5/1
1 1 1 0 1 2 1 6 7
28 75%
3/4
40%
2/5
-
0/0
5
4/1
6 1 0 0 1 2 3 12 20
24 -
0/0
50%
2/4
100%
3/3
2
2/0
1 1 1 0 0 2 2 9 10
32 100%
2/2
60%
3/5
50%
3/6
8
7/1
2 1 4 0 0 0 4 16 22
27 100%
1/1
25%
1/4
100%
2/2
2
2/0
3 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 10
32 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18
12 -
0/0
25%
1/4
-
0/0
1
1/0
3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2
20 100%
1/1
50%
1/2
-
0/0
2
2/0
1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 10
25 50%
1/2
25%
1/4
-
0/0
2
0/2
7 1 3 1 0 1 1 5 9
25 50%
2/4
75%
6/8
75%
3/4
4
4/0
0 1 0 0 0 1 2 25 26
2023-12-08
Olympiacos Piraeus's Kostas Papanikolaou had to leave the court with an injury after suffering a collision with Dino Radoncic of FC Bayern Munich. The Greek forward had to be carried out with the help of his friends after feeling unable to continue the game after suffering damage to his right leg.
2023-10-23
Olympiacos Piraeus have been plagued by injuries and are facing some serious adversity at the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign.
2023-08-08
The Greek national team will play the first game of the Acropolis Tournament without its captain. Kostas Papanikolaou will miss the match against Serbia Tuesday evening due to an injury. The veteran forward hasn't practiced recently due to muscle spasms in his back, Gazzetta.gr reports.
Career
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Personal records
FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers
Efficiency 18 2024-02-23
Points 16 2024-02-23
Assists 2 2024-02-23
Steals 1 2024-02-23
Rebounds 8 2024-02-23

2023-12-08
Olympiacos Piraeus's Kostas Papanikolaou had to leave the court with an injury after suffering a collision with Dino Radoncic of FC Bayern Munich. The Greek forward had to be carried out with the help of his friends after feeling unable to continue the game after suffering damage to his right leg.
2023-10-23
Olympiacos Piraeus have been plagued by injuries and are facing some serious adversity at the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign.
2023-08-08
The Greek national team will play the first game of the Acropolis Tournament without its captain. Kostas Papanikolaou will miss the match against Serbia Tuesday evening due to an injury. The veteran forward hasn't practiced recently due to muscle spasms in his back, Gazzetta.gr reports.
2023-07-28
Amidst one of the biggest transfers in EuroLeague history, there are always simple household matters to sort out in the background. Like what to do with Kostas Sloukas in the Olympiacos group chat. In the latest URBONUS podcast episode, Thomas Walkup gave some honest insights about the Olympiacos players' conversations with Sloukas before he decided to join Panathinaikos Athens.
2023-07-06
After seven years with Olympiacos Piraeus, Greek forward Kostas Papanikolaou is set to stay in the organization for the foreseeable future. The club has announced that the two sides have reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension. If Papanikolaou completes his full deal, he will have reached a decade playing for Olympiacos.
2023-06-12
Olympiacos Piraeus captain Kostas Papanikolaou experienced discomfort in his calf during Game 3 of the Greek League Finals. In response, head coach Georgios Bartzokas made the decision to rest him throughout the second half and withhold from utilizing the veteran forward further.
2023-05-22
After Isaiah Canaan made an open jumper with 2:16 to go, it seemed that Olympiacos Piraeus would hold off any Real Madrid's attempt to sway the game. However, in the last 136 seconds of the EuroLeague final in Kaunas, all the hard work and success in the last 10 months evaporated.
2023-05-19
After suffering from Vasilije Micic's buzzer-beater last year, it seemed Olympiacos Piraeus could throw away another shot at the championship game this season. The regular season winners started the game slowly, and even the easiest layups didn't turn into points.
2023-05-19
As Kostas Papanikoloau was substituted with 47 seconds left to play in the fourth quarter, the job was done. His team, Olympiacos Piraeus were comfortably leading by 12 points, up to that point having allowed only 19 points in the second half.
2023-05-14
Vassilis Spanoulis is preparing Peristeri for the series against Panathinaikos in the Greek Basket League playoffs, but he'll be also taking a look at what his former team, Olympiacos Piraeus, will be doing in the upcoming EuroLeague Final Four.
2023-05-08
Olympiacos Piraeus forward Kostas Papanikolaou will be available for the crucial Game 5 against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Papanikolaou took part in Monday's practice and is available for Tuesday's game. The 32-year-old missed Sunday's practice due to flu and was considered questionable for Game 5.
2023-05-07
Both Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Olympiacos Piraeus took one game each both in Greece and Turkey. With the series tied at 2 games each, the matchup returns to Piraeus once again. However, the home team might not have one of the more important players with them.
2023-03-04
Olympiacos Piraeus captain Kostas Papanikolaou addressed the EuroLeague organization after the Friday game in Milan. The Greek veteran said EuroLeague had to show more empathy in the midst of national mourning after the horrific train crash in the valley of Tempi, Greece.
2023-02-25
Olympiacos Piraeus forward Kostas Papanikolaou was named the Player of the Game after shining in his team's 85-92 win at Valencia Basket, as the 32-year-old tied his EuroLeague career high of 22 points and kept the Reds in the competition's driving seat.
2023-01-10
At the beginning of the season, Olympiacos Piraeus wasn't the team that dominated the EuroLeague Power Rankings. Some thought they overperformed last year when they reached the Final Four, others argued that Tyler Dorsey was irreplaceable.  The majority had the Greek side fighting for a playoff spot whilst prioritizing clubs with bigger budgets and high-profile transfer moves.
2022-11-15
Kostas Papanikolaou gave an inspiring speech after Greece beat Belgium and punched a ticket to the 2023 FIBA World Cup. As a team captain, Papanikolaou thanked the players for their effort who helped Greece to qualify for the upcoming World Cup.
2022-10-13
Ahead of the EuroLeague Round 2 matchup against Zalgiris Kaunas, Olympiacos Piraeus head coach Georgios Bartzokas provided an injury update about three of his players. Kostas Papanikolaou continues to experience knee discomfort (patellar tendinitis in the right leg) as a result of an injury sustained at the EuroBasket 2022, coach Bartzokas told.
2022-10-10
Olympiacos Piraeus face two possible absences ahead of their first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague home game in the new season. Kostas Papanikolaou was facing knee discomfort (patellar tendinitis in the right leg) and missed tonight's victorious effort against Apollon Patras, 87-61. Joel Bolomboy suffered a sprain in his left ankle during the game and will undergo medical exams in Athens tomorrow.
2022-09-13
Germany presented Greece with an insurmountable obstacle in the EuroBasket quarterfinals, as the Greeks suffered their first loss in the 2022 EuroBasket.
2022-09-05
Greece faced some resistance from Great Britain only in the first three-quarters of their game, before getting their third win in their Milan Group C. The blue-and-whites thus became the first squad from their group to clinch a spot for EuroBasket's TOP 16.
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EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
23/24 Olympiacos Piraeus 24:48 51.4%
37/72
35.7%
40/112
68.4%
26/38
3.6
2.8/0.8
2.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.5 7.1 9.1 31 »
22/23 Olympiacos Piraeus 24:50 64.7%
66/102
42.9%
54/126
72.9%
35/48
3.8
3/0.7
1.9 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.6 8.7 10.3 38 »
21/22 Olympiacos Piraeus 22:56 55.6%
40/72
33.1%
46/139
75.8%
25/33
3
2.5/0.5
1.6 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.1 2 1.1 6.6 6.6 37 »
20/21 Olympiakos Piraeus 21:08 35.3%
6/17
37%
17/46
89.5%
17/19
2.2
1.9/0.3
1.9 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.1 2.1 1.2 5.7 5.9 14 »
19/20 Olympiacos Piraeus 23:25 60.6%
40/66
39.1%
36/92
70.8%
34/48
3.6
3.2/0.4
1.5 1.4 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.8 1.6 8.5 9.4 26 »
18/19 Olympiacos Piraeus 22:56 54.5%
30/55
37.1%
39/105
73.8%
31/42
3.9
3.3/0.6
1.6 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.7 1.3 6.9 8.1 30 »
17/18 Olympiacos Piraeus 23:38 55%
44/80
37.3%
25/67
77.5%
69/89
4.3
3.3/1
2.1 1 1.5 0.4 0.3 2.1 2.6 8.3 11.3 28 »
16/17 Olympiacos Piraeus 22:45 52%
66/127
31.6%
37/117
82.6%
57/69
4.8
3.3/1.5
1.5 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.5 2.4 1.8 8.1 9.7 37 »
15/16 Olympiacos Piraeus 18:25 63.6%
14/22
11.8%
2/17
58.3%
7/12
4.3
3/1.3
1 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.1 2.7 1.3 5.9 5.9 7 »
13/14 FC Barcelona 24:27 60.4%
55/91
36.1%
22/61
50%
18/36
3.4
2.6/0.9
2.2 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.9 1.5 6.9 8.5 28 »
12/13 Olympiacos Piraeus 23:15 47.3%
43/91
52.1%
50/96
72.3%
34/47
4.4
3.3/1.1
1.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 8.7 11.7 31 »
11/12 Olympiacos Piraeus 19:51 60.3%
35/58
33.3%
14/42
68.8%
22/32
3.4
2.4/1
0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 6.1 7.4 22 »
10/11 Olympiacos Piraeus 13:45 45.8%
11/24
43.5%
10/23
64.7%
11/17
3.1
2/1.1
0.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 2.1 1.3 3.9 4.6 16 »
09/10 Olympiacos Piraeus 6:10 50%
2/4
0%
0/4
50%
1/2
1.2
0.7/0.5
0.8 0.5 0 0 - 0.7 0.5 0.8 2 6 »

FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2024 Greece 32:00 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18 1 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2023 Greece 25:12 71.4%
10/14
18.2%
4/22
100%
3/3
3.6
1.8/1.8
2 1 1.2 0 - 1.4 - 7 8 5 »
2019 Greece 22:48 27.3%
3/11
14.3%
2/14
100%
7/7
4
2.4/1.6
1.4 0.6 0 1 - 2.4 - 3.8 4.4 5 »
2014 Greece 22:00 62.5%
15/24
9.1%
1/11
54.5%
6/11
3.2
3/0.2
1.7 0.8 1.7 1.2 - 2.3 - 6.5 5.3 6 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Greece 29:30 100%
4/4
37.5%
3/8
-
0/0
5.5
5.5/0
1.5 1 1 1 - 3 - 8.5 11 2 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2022 Greece 25:08 66.7%
6/9
33.3%
9/27
71.4%
10/14
5.4
3.7/1.7
1.9 1.6 0.6 0.3 - 1.6 - 7 10.4 7 »
2017 Greece 26:17 59.1%
13/22
33.3%
3/9
63.2%
12/19
4.7
3.1/1.6
1.9 1.6 1.3 0.7 - 3 - 6.7 8.1 7 »
2015 Greece 10:00 66.7%
4/6
0%
0/3
50%
1/2
1.4
1.2/0.2
0.8 0 0.8 0.2 0 0.8 0.6 1.8 2 5 »
2013 Greece 19:51 68.8%
11/16
50%
6/12
50%
4/8
2.3
1.6/0.7
0.9 1 0.7 0.3 - 1.7 - 6.3 6.1 7 »
2011 Greece 18:43 52.9%
9/17
28.6%
4/14
68.8%
11/16
3.3
2.1/1.2
1.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 - 1.5 - 3.7 4.9 11 »

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
15/16 Denver Nuggets 11:32 41.2%
14/34
31.3%
10/32
64.3%
9/14
1.6
1.3/0.3
0.7 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 1 - 2.8 1.7 24 »
14/15 Houston Rockets 15:31 42.4%
39/92
28.4%
31/109
70%
14/20
2.4
1.6/0.8
1.7 0.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 1.5 - 3.6 2.9 51 »
Seasons:   23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 09/10

Type: Average | Totals

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Olympiacos Piraeus 24:48 51.4%
37/72
35.7%
40/112
68.4%
26/38
3.6
2.8/0.8
2.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.5 7.1 9.1 31 »
Home game 26:18 50%
23/46
36.1%
22/61
72%
18/25
4.2
3.3/0.9
2.8 1.1 1.6 0.3 0.3 1.8 1.7 8.1 10.3 16 »
Away game 23:12 53.8%
14/26
35.3%
18/51
61.5%
8/13
2.9
2.3/0.7
2.9 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 1.7 1.3 6 7.9 15 »
Wins 24:03 54.8%
23/42
35.8%
24/67
68%
17/25
3.8
2.8/1
2.8 0.9 1.4 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.6 7.1 9.4 19 »
Losses 26:00 46.7%
14/30
35.6%
16/45
69.2%
9/13
3.3
2.8/0.5
2.9 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 1.8 1.4 7.1 8.7 12 »
Last 5 games 26:12 75%
9/12
40%
8/20
72.7%
8/11
4.6
4/0.6
2.6 1 1.4 0 0.4 1.2 2.2 10 13.8 5 »
October 31:00 60%
9/15
25%
5/20
83.3%
5/6
4.6
3.4/1.2
3.2 1.2 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 2 7.6 11.2 5 »
November 26:40 54.5%
6/11
31.6%
6/19
42.9%
3/7
3.3
2.2/1.2
3.8 0.7 1.5 0.3 0.2 2.5 1.7 5.5 7.5 6 »
December 24:20 33.3%
5/15
40%
10/25
66.7%
4/6
4.3
3.3/1
2.3 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.2 2.2 1.2 7.3 8.2 6 »
January 20:42 38.9%
7/18
40.9%
9/22
75%
6/8
2.3
1.9/0.4
2.7 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 1 6.7 7.3 7 »
February 16:00 100%
1/1
33.3%
2/6
-
0/0
1.5
1.5/0
2 0.5 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 2 »
March 26:12 75%
9/12
40%
8/20
72.7%
8/11
4.6
4/0.6
2.6 1 1.4 0 0.4 1.2 2.2 10 13.8 5 »
Versus AS Monaco 20:30 75%
3/4
0%
0/5
100%
2/2
2
2/0
2.5 0 2 0 0 3 1 4 1.5 2 »
Versus Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 25:30 25%
2/8
42.9%
3/7
33.3%
1/3
3.5
1/2.5
2.5 0.5 0.5 0 0.5 2 2 7 6.5 2 »
Versus Anadolu Efes Istanbul 28:00 77.8%
7/9
44.4%
4/9
-
0/0
6
4.5/1.5
5 0.5 0.5 0 0.5 2 1.5 13 19.5 2 »
Versus FC Barcelona 22:30 37.5%
3/8
0%
0/3
100%
1/1
2.5
2.5/0
2.5 2 1 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.5 5.5 2 »
Versus LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 19:00 60%
3/5
25%
1/4
-
0/0
5
4.5/0.5
1.5 1.5 1.5 0 0.5 2.5 0.5 4.5 6 2 »
Versus FC Bayern Munich 23:00 50%
2/4
60%
3/5
-
0/0
3.5
2.5/1
1 1.5 0.5 0 0 1 1.5 6.5 10.5 2 »
Versus Zalgiris Kaunas 22:30 100%
2/2
14.3%
1/7
100%
2/2
2
1.5/0.5
3 1.5 0.5 0 0 1.5 1 4.5 7 2 »
Versus Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 22:00 0%
0/1
40%
2/5
-
0/0
2.5
2.5/0
4 0 1.5 0.5 0 1 0 3 5.5 2 »
Versus Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 39:00 50%
1/2
40%
2/5
100%
2/2
7
5/2
2 1 2 0 0 2 3 10 15 1 »
Versus Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 25:00 0%
0/1
33.3%
3/9
100%
3/3
2
2/0
3 0.5 1 0 0 1.5 2 6 7.5 2 »
Versus Virtus Segafredo Bologna 26:00 100%
3/3
44.4%
4/9
50%
3/6
6
4.5/1.5
1 0.5 2.5 0.5 0 1 2.5 10.5 13.5 2 »
Versus Real Madrid 27:00 60%
3/5
53.8%
7/13
75%
6/8
4.5
4/0.5
1 1 0.5 0 0 1 2.5 16.5 19 2 »
Versus Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 30:00 50%
1/2
50%
2/4
60%
3/5
5
3/2
5 0 2 1 0 3 4 11 16 1 »
Versus Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 35:00 100%
2/2
33.3%
1/3
0%
0/1
3
3/0
5 1 1 0 0 1 2 7 13 1 »
Versus EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 26:30 50%
2/4
0%
0/5
66.7%
2/3
3
2/1
2 1.5 1.5 0 0.5 1.5 1.5 3 3.5 2 »
Versus ALBA Berlin 24:00 50%
2/4
33.3%
3/9
50%
1/2
3
1.5/1.5
6 1 3 0.5 0 1.5 1.5 7 10 2 »
Versus Valencia Basket 21:00 12.5%
1/8
40%
4/10
-
0/0
2.5
2.5/0
3.5 1 1 0 0.5 2.5 0 7 3.5 2 »

FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Greece 32:00 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18 1 »
Home game 32:00 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18 1 »
Wins 32:00 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18 1 »
Last 5 games 32:00 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18 1 »
February 32:00 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18 1 »
Versus Czech Republic 32:00 77.8%
7/9
0%
0/4
66.7%
2/3
8
7/1
2 1 2 0 - 0 - 16 18 1 »

Kostas  Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
Height: 204 cm
Weight: 102 kg
Born: 1990-07-31, Trikala, Greece



Seasons:   23/24 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 09/10

Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
67-65 26 100%
1/1
25%
1/4
-
0/0
5
3/2
4 0 3 0 0 2 1 5 7
87-83 19 60%
3/5
50%
2/4
-
0/0
2
2/0
1 1 1 0 0 3 0 12 8
88-82 14 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 2
83-68 22 66.7%
2/3
50%
2/4
-
0/0
3
2/1
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 10
79-78 18 0%
0/1
0%
0/2
-
0/0
4
3/1
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
74-68 24 100%
1/1
50%
2/4
33.3%
1/3
2
1/1
0 0 3 0 0 2 2 9 4
75-50 20 50%
1/2
50%
2/4
-
0/0
2
2/0
2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 9