Pavlos Diakoulas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 16, 1950 Baltimore, USA |
| Nationality | Greek / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Baltimore Poly Engineers (1968–1972) |
| Position | Small forward / power forward / center |
| Number | 7 |
| Career history | |
| 1972–1982 | Olympiacos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Pavlos Diakoulas (alternate spelling: Paul) (Greek: Παύλος Διάκουλας) is a retired Greek American professional basketball player and coach. During his pro club career, he played at the small forward, power forward, and center positions.
College career
[edit]Diakoulas played college basketball at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where he played with the school's men's team, the Baltimore Poly Engineers, from 1968 to 1972.
Professional career
[edit]Diakoulas played professional basketball in the Greek League with Olympiacos Piraeus. He was a member of Olympiacos during their undefeated season in the Greek League, during the 1975–76 season.[1] With Olympiacos, he played in all 3 of Europe's major European-wide club tournaments at the time. He played in the top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague, 1976–77, 1978–79), in the second-tier level FIBA Cup Winners' Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup, 1975–76, 1977–78), and in the third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup (1979–80).
He also played with Kolossos Rodou, in the Greek lower divisions, in the 1980s.
National team career
[edit]Diakoulas played in 30 games with the senior Greek national basketball team, scoring a total of 189 points, for a scoring average of 6.3 points per game. He was a member of Greece's senior national team at the EuroBasket 1975.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Diakoulas was the head coach of the Greek club Aigaleo.
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]As a player
[edit]- 2× Greek League Champion: (1976, 1978)
- 4× Greek Cup Winner: (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980)
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1950 births
- Living people
- Aigaleo B.C. coaches
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Centers (basketball)
- Greek basketball coaches
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek men's basketball players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- Power forwards
- Small forwards
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century Greek sportsmen