Kostas Papanikolaou #16

Position:
SF
Height:
204 cm
Weight:
102 kg
Age:
34 yo (1990 August 01)
Birth place:
Trikala, Greece
Citizenship:
Greek
Bartzokas reveals Papanikolaou's mental strength: 'That's why he's captain'

2025-04-05

Olympiacos Piraeus made a huge step towards clinching the first place in the Euroleague standings after beating ALBA Berlin in Uber Arena yesterday. Georgios Bartzokas revealed a heroic act of Kostas Papanikolaou that showcases why is he the captain of Olympiacos:
Kostas Papanikolaou makes history with most EuroLeague appearances for Olympiacos

2025-01-14

An inseparable part of the Olympiacos Piraeus club, the team's current captain, Kostas Papanikolaou, made history. Papanikolaou made his 350th EuroLeague appearance for the club against Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, overtaking Georgios Printezis and becoming the all-team leader in appearances with the Olympiacos jersey.
Kostas Papanikolaou stays positive after loss: 'I will smile'

2024-08-06

Kostas Papanikolaou praised Greece's effort against Germany, highlighting the team's determination and performance. Despite being eliminated (63-76), Papanikolaou remains optimistic about the future.
Kostas Papanikolaou laughs at Olympic standings math: 'It's crazy'

2024-08-02

A win by 8 points would've opened up the gates for Greece to the playoffs of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games basketball tournament. Now, the team has to wait for other matches to finish to find out whether they advance or not.
Ataman, Bartzokas weigh in on transfer rumors' impact on their teams

2024-06-04

During the Greek league finals press conference, Olympiacos Piraeus head coach Giorgos Bartzokas and his Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens counterpart Ergin Ataman were asked whether they think their teams could be affected by early transfer rumors and reports. "The question is very good because, in my opinion, it is valid," Bartzokas responded.
Motiejunas responds to tough security questions and dogs behind Olympiacos' bench

2024-05-25

Paulius Motiejunas addressed the elephant in the room at the start of the official EuroLeague press conference, discussing the first impressions of the Final Four in Berlin and the tournament's future.
Bartzokas reveals why Papanikolaou shouldn't have played in Game 4

2024-05-02

Olympiacos Piraeus dominated FC Barcelona 92-58 in Game 4 on Thursday, forcing Game 5. One of the driving forces behind this commanding victory was captain Kostas Papanikolaou. Despite battling the virus, Papanikolaou showcased resilience, contributing 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 PIR in just 19.5 minutes of play.
Kostas Papanikolaou returns to Olympiacos roster before must-win Game 4

2024-05-02

Just before their do-or-die Game 4 against FC Barcelona, Olympiacos Piraeus received a much-needed boost: team captain Kostas Papanikolaou has been added to the roster for the first time in the EuroLeague playoff series. Papanikolaou had been battling the flu.
Filip Petrusev avoids serious injury, Kostas Papanikolaou will miss Game 2

2024-04-25

Following Filip Petrusev's early exit from Olympiacos Piraeus' Game 1 against FC Barcelona on Wednesday night, many feared that the Serbian big man has suffered serious damage. Petrusev landed awkwardly on his feet after being blocked and fouled on a dunk attempt with 35 seconds to go toward the end of the fourth quarter. The player had to be escorted out and could not continue the game.
Kostas Papanikolaou out for Game 1, Thomas Walkup declared fit

2024-04-23

Olympiacos Piraeus will enter Game 1 against FC Barcelona without one of the main players. Kostas Papanikolaou has been marked as unavailable for the matchup due to an illness. The team captain wasn't even present at the media practice on Tuesday.
Kostas Papanikolaou exits court with injury

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.
Kostas Papanikolaou addresses Olympiacos' fatigue, comments on war in Middle East

2023-10-23

Olympiacos Piraeus have been plagued by injuries and are facing some serious adversity at the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign.
Kostas Papanikolaou dealing with an injury, to miss friendly vs Serbia

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.
Walkup reveals conversation with Sloukas, credits Olympiacos locker room leader

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.
Olympiacos and Kostas Papanikolaou agree on a contract extension

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.
Kostas Papanikolaou extremely doubtful for Game 4

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.
A lost opportunity at a title shot for Olympiacos?

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.
A historic title wave that sent Olympiacos flying into EuroLeague final

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.
'Hungry dogs': Olympiacos not content with semifinal win

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.
Vassilis Spanoulis praises Kostas Sloukas, reveals what he told him after Game 3

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.
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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
24/25 Olympiacos Piraeus 18:58 53.8%
23/43
34.1%
30/88
71.3%
27/38
2.9
2.3/0.6
2.3 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.9 1 4.9 6.6 33 »
23/24 Olympiacos Piraeus 25:04 55.1%
49/89
36.1%
51/141
65.3%
30/46
3.6
2.9/0.8
2.7 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.5 7.4 9.3 38 »
22/23 Olympiacos Piraeus 25:16 64.9%
66/102
42.8%
54/126
73%
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 23:25 55.4%
40/72
33%
46/139
76.4%
25/33
3
2.5/0.5
1.7 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.1 2 1.1 6.6 6.6 37 »
20/21 Olympiakos Piraeus 21:41 35.5%
6/17
36.8%
17/46
89%
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 23:54 60.6%
40/66
39%
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 23:26 54.6%
30/55
37.1%
39/105
73.6%
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 24:03 54.9%
44/80
37.2%
25/67
77.4%
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 23:16 51.9%
66/127
31.6%
37/117
82.8%
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 18:56 63.7%
14/22
11.9%
2/17
58.5%
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 24:59 60.3%
55/91
36.2%
22/61
49.6%
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 23:46 47.3%
43/91
51.9%
50/96
72.4%
34/47
4.4
3.3/1.1
1.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.9 8.7 11.7 31 »
11/12 Olympiacos Piraeus 19:51 60.2%
35/58
33.5%
14/42
69%
22/32
3.4
2.4/1
0.6 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.6 1.6 6.1 7.4 22 »
10/11 Olympiacos Piraeus 13:45 46%
11/24
43.8%
10/23
65.1%
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 49.3%
2/4
0%
0/4
51.5%
1/2
1.2
0.7/0.5
0.8 0.5 0 0 - 0.7 0.5 0.8 2 6 »

Olympic Games

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2024 Greece 32:15 44.4%
4/9
40%
8/20
71.4%
5/7
5.8
4.3/1.5
2.3 1 1 0.5 - 1.8 - 9.3 13 4 »

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2024 Greece 24:45 66.7%
10/15
25%
3/12
66.7%
2/3
2.3
2.3/0
2 0.8 1 0.3 0 1.8 - 7.8 6.5 4 »

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 32:22 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 25:33 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 23:09 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 5.2 5 »
2014 Greece 22:00 62.5%
15/24
9.3%
1/11
54.6%
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 29:38 100%
4/4
37.5%
3/8
- 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 25:35 66.7%
6/9
33.4%
9/27
71.5%
10/14
5.4
3.7/1.7
1.9 1.6 0.6 0.3 - 1.6 - 7 10.4 7 »
2017 Greece 26:47 59.2%
13/22
33.3%
3/9
63.1%
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 68.6%
11/16
50.3%
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
28.3%
4/14
69%
11/16
3.3
2.1/1.2
1.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 - 1.6 - 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 12:07 40.8%
14/34
31.6%
10/32
65.5%
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 16:00 42.2%
39/92
28.5%
31/109
69.2%
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 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
77-84 24 33.3%
1/3
20%
1/5
-
0/0
3
2/1
0 1 0 0 - 4 - 5 3
69-53 16 -
0/0
0%
0/3
-
0/0
3
1/2
1 0 0 1 - 4 - 0 -2
103-97 30 20%
1/5
0%
0/3
100%
5/5
6
3/3
4 1 0 0 - 2 - 7 9
79-78 26 -
0/0
50%
1/2
100%
2/2
5
4/1
0 1 0 2 - 1 - 5 11
85-60 18 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
2/1
2 0 0 2 - 1 - 2 5
99-74 25 100%
2/2
50%
1/2
80%
4/5
4
4/0
3 0 3 0 0 1 4 11 16
68-72 23 0%
0/2
25%
1/4
-
0/0
2
1/1
2 0 2 0 0 5 1 3 -4
90-67 26 50%
1/2
0%
0/3
100%
2/2
4
3/1
0 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 4
89-69 26 100%
1/1
33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
10
9/1
6 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 16
66-57 37 50%
1/2
20%
1/5
-
0/0
5
5/0
1 1 3 0 0 2 0 5 2
76-89 22 -
0/0
50%
1/2
-
0/0
3
3/0
2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8
81-97 26 -
0/0
0%
0/2
66.7%
4/6
5
4/1
4 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 13
75-65 24 100%
2/2
33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
3
3/0
2 0 1 0 0 3 0 7 6
65-64 27 50%
1/2
0%
0/3
-
0/0
7
7/0
0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 3
55-76 2 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1
90-75 30 -
0/0
28.6%
2/7
100%
2/2
1
1/0
1 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 7
71-57 30 100%
1/1
50%
4/8
-
0/0
6
5/1
2 0 2 1 0 1 0 14 16
94-78 26 66.7%
2/3
25%
1/4
-
0/0
6
6/0
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 7
91-87 36 0%
0/3
85.7%
6/7
100%
4/4
6
4/2
2 1 1 2 0 1 4 22 31
79-65 30 100%
1/1
42.9%
3/7
50%
1/2
5
5/0
3 4 4 1 0 1 2 12 17
79-75 24 50%
2/4
28.6%
2/7
50%
1/2
4
2/2
1 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 11
98-77 18 100%
3/3
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
3 1 4 0 0 2 1 6 4
60-69 25 0%
0/3
50%
2/4
-
0/0
2
1/1
1 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 1
88-81 28 100%
1/1
50%
2/4
50%
1/2
7
5/2
1 2 2 0 0 2 2 9 14
83-75 25 0%
0/1
50%
2/4
-
0/0
6
6/0
2 1 2 0 0 1 0 6 9
92-70 17 25%
1/4
33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
2
2/0
2 2 0 1 1 3 2 6 5
88-83 15 0%
0/1
50%
1/2
-
0/0
3
3/0
1 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0
62-72 18 100%
1/1
0%
0/2
66.7%
2/3
4
4/0
0 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 4
72-73 25 100%
4/4
50%
2/4
80%
4/5
4
4/0
1 2 0 1 0 2 4 18 25
93-80 21 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/2
66.7%
2/3
3
1/2
2 1 1 0 1 3 1 4 1
69-65 20 100%
2/2
20%
1/5
-
0/0
4
4/0
1 1 1 0 0 5 0 7 3
88-80 18 100%
1/1
50%
1/2
50%
1/2
5
4/1
1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 8
75-99 13 50%
1/2
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
2/1
2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 2
80-85 16 0%
0/1
100%
2/2
100%
2/2
1
0/1
1 0 3 0 1 0 3 8 8
66-87 15 33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
-
0/0
3
2/1
2 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 8

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Olympiacos Piraeus 18:34 53.5%
23/43
34.1%
30/88
71.1%
27/38
2.9
2.3/0.6
2.3 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.9 1 4.9 6.6 33 »
Home game 18:56 45.8%
11/24
42.2%
19/45
78.3%
18/23
2.3
1.7/0.6
2.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0 1.9 1.1 6.1 7.4 16 »
Away game 18:14 63.2%
12/19
25.6%
11/43
60%
9/15
3.5
2.9/0.6
2.3 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.9 3.9 5.9 17 »
Wins 19:10 65.6%
21/32
33.9%
21/62
68%
17/25
3.2
2.7/0.6
2.5 0.6 0.7 0.3 0 2 1 5.3 7.7 23 »
Losses 17:12 18.2%
2/11
34.6%
9/26
76.9%
10/13
2.2
1.5/0.7
1.8 0.7 1 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.1 4.1 4.3 10 »
Last 5 games 23:48 37.5%
3/8
29.4%
5/17
85.7%
6/7
3.6
2.2/1.4
2.8 0.2 1.2 0 0.2 1.8 1 5.4 6.2 5 »
October 17:42 66.7%
6/9
33.3%
6/18
60%
3/5
2.3
1.7/0.6
2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0 1.9 1.4 4.7 6.7 7 »
November 12:48 50%
2/4
53.8%
7/13
50%
1/2
1.8
1.4/0.4
1.4 0.2 0.6 0.2 0 1.2 0.2 5.2 5.4 5 »
December 15:20 44.4%
4/9
16.7%
2/12
50%
3/6
3
2.8/0.2
1.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.8 0.8 2.8 3.3 6 »
January 21:24 20%
1/5
50%
5/10
90%
9/10
3.2
3/0.2
3 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 2.6 1.8 5.2 9.4 5 »
February 22:40 83.3%
5/6
11.1%
1/9
40%
2/5
5
4/1
3.3 1 0.7 0.7 0 2 0.7 5 9 3 »
March 21:24 37.5%
3/8
42.1%
8/19
87.5%
7/8
2.6
1.2/1.4
2.6 0.4 1.8 0 0.2 1.6 0.8 7.4 6.8 5 »
April 25:30 100%
2/2
14.3%
1/7
100%
2/2
4.5
3.5/1
4.5 0 0.5 0 0 2.5 1 4.5 8.5 2 »
Versus FC Barcelona 20:00 0%
0/1
33.3%
1/3
66.7%
2/3
3.5
3.5/0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.5 4 2 »
Versus Anadolu Efes Istanbul 21:30 - 16.7%
1/6
100%
6/6
1.5
1.5/0
5 1.5 0.5 0 0 3 2.5 4.5 9 2 »
Versus Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 16:30 0%
0/1
50%
1/2
100%
2/2
1
1/0
1.5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2.5 4 2 »
Versus Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 21:00 0%
0/3
28.6%
2/7
83.3%
5/6
2.5
2/0.5
1.5 1 1 1 0.5 1.5 2 5.5 6 2 »
Versus Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 18:00 100%
1/1
42.9%
3/7
80%
4/5
3.5
2/1.5
2 0.5 2 0 0 1.5 1 7.5 8.5 2 »
Versus LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 15:00 0%
0/2
40%
2/5
- 2.5
1.5/1
2.5 0 2 0 0.5 1 0 3 2 2 »
Versus Real Madrid 19:00 16.7%
1/6
33.3%
2/6
100%
2/2
5
3.5/1.5
2.5 1 0.5 0 0.5 1.5 1 5 7.5 2 »
Versus EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 25:30 100%
8/8
33.3%
1/3
0%
0/1
5
5/0
1 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.5 14 2 »
Versus ALBA Berlin 22:00 50%
2/4
0%
0/6
50%
2/4
5
4/1
4 0.5 0 1 0 2.5 1.5 3 7.5 2 »
Versus Paris Basketball 15:30 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/3
0%
0/2
3
2.5/0.5
3.5 1 0.5 0.5 0 2 0.5 1 3.5 2 »
Versus Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 15:00 100%
1/1
40%
2/5
- 1
1/0
1.5 1 0.5 0.5 0 1.5 0 4 4.5 2 »
Versus Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 14:00 50%
1/2
57.1%
4/7
- 1
1/0
3 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 6 2 »
Versus FC Bayern Munich 17:00 100%
1/1
50%
2/4
- 2
1/1
4 1 2 0 0 2 2 8 11 1 »
Versus Zalgiris Kaunas 24:00 - 75%
3/4
50%
2/4
5.5
5/0.5
2.5 1 0.5 0.5 0 3.5 3 5.5 12.5 2 »
Versus Virtus Segafredo Bologna 21:00 80%
4/5
27.3%
3/11
- 2.5
1.5/1
2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 2.5 0.5 8.5 7.5 2 »
Versus AS Monaco 14:30 33.3%
1/3
33.3%
1/3
66.7%
2/3
1.5
0.5/1
0.5 0 0.5 0 0 1 0.5 3.5 2 2 »
Versus Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 15:30 100%
2/2
33.3%
2/6
- 3
2/1
2 0 1 0 0 1.5 0 5 5.5 2 »
Height:
204 cm
Weight:
102 kg
Age:
34 yo (1990-08-01)
Birth place:
Trikala, Greece
Citizenship:
Greek
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