Apostolos Kontos (

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: Απόστολος Κόντος) (born on November 22, 1947) is a

former professional

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player and

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. He is considered to be one of the great players in

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history, and is the club's all-time leading scorer. He was also a long-time member of the

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. He played at the

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and

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positions, with small forward being his main position.

Professional career

Kontos began his

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playing career with Ionikos NF. With his next club,

, he won 9 Greek League championships (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982) and 3 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983). He finished his playing career with

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

. In the top-tier level Greek League, he scored a total of 8,712 points, which is the 4th most total points scored in the competition, since the 1963–64 season.

National team career

As a member of the Greek Under-18 junior national team, Kontos won the silver medal at the

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. Kontos also played in 114

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with the Greek men's national basketball team, scoring a total of 1,114 points. He played at the 1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament, the

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, and the

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with Greece's senior national team.Apostolos KONTOS (GRE).
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Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Kontos became a

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. He was the

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during the 1993–94 season.

Awards and accomplishments

Playing career

*9× Greek League Champion: (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982) *3×

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Winner: (1979, 1982, 1983) * 4th all-time leading scorer of the Greek Basketball Championship, with 8,712 total points scored in the Greek A National League (1963–64 season to present).

References

External links

FIBA ProfileHellenic Basketball Federation Profile

Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Απόστολος Κόντος
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kontos, Apostolos 1947 births Living people AEK B.C. coaches AEK B.C. players Dafni B.C. coaches Greek basketball coaches Greek Basket League players Greek men's basketball players Ionikos N.F. B.C. players Milon B.C. coaches Pagrati B.C. coaches Panathinaikos B.C. players Shooting guards Small forwards Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Basketball players from Athens