Dimosthenis "Dimos" Dikoudis (alternate spellings include: Demosthenis, Demos, Ntikoudis) ( el, Δημοσθένης "Δήμος" Ντικούδης; born June 24, 1977 in

Larissa Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...

, Greece), is a retired Greek professional

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player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall, and he played as a

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Early years

Dikoudis started playing

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at the age of 10, and later he was involved in

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

. After two years of

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, he started playing

in his school team. With his school, he won the city championship, which was his first title, and right after that, he joined his first club, Perseas of

. He played there until age 18, and he won four city and state championships there. With this club, he also won a national title, and was a member of the all state team.

Professional club playing career

In 1995, Dikoudis signed his first contract with Olympia Larissas. He played there for three seasons, one in the

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level Greek National B League, and two in the

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level Greek 2nd Division. He was the leading scorer and leading rebounder in the Greek 2nd Division in both seasons, and the MVP of the Greek 2nd Division in the last season. He was also a member of the Greek Under-21 national team at that time. In 1998, he signed a contract with the top-tier level Greek League club

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 ...

, and he played there for five seasons. As a member of AEK, he won the

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, the Greek League championship, and two Greek Cups. He was voted the Greek League Best Young Player for the 1999–00 season, and the Greek League MVP for the 2001–02 season. In 2003, he decided to leave Greece, and he signed with the Spanish League club

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. He played there for a year, and after that, he moved to

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, where he won the Russian Championship and the Russian Cup (the first in the history of the club). With CSKA that season, he played at the Final Four of the EuroLeague, which was held at

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, and was won by

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

, which featured another player from

Nestoras Kommatos Nestoras Kommatos (Greek: Νέστορας Κόμματος; born May 4, 1977) is a Greek former professional basketball player and, as of recently, the team manager for Larisa (formerly known as Ermis Agias) of the Greek Basket League. During his ...

(he was a co-player with Dikoudis in Perseas). In 2005, he returned to Valencia, and he played in the finals of the

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. In the summer of 2006, he returned to Greece, and signed with

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. With Panathinaikos, he won the

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in the 2006–07 season. In December 2008, he joined

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

. After joining Panionios, he became one of only two Greek players in history, along with Ioannis Giannoulis, to compete in the EuroLeague with 4 different teams. In July 2009, he moved to

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...

. After seven years, he returned to

. In September 2011, he signed a one-year deal with PAOK.PAOK lands Dikoudis.
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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 17 , , 3 , , 22.3 , , .460 , , .250 , , .617 , , 5.4 , , .5 , , .7 , , .3 , , 8.6 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , 19 , , 16 , , 29.5 , , .611 , , .393 , , .640 , , 7.1 , , .7 , , .8 , , .5 , , 16.3 , , 19.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , 8 , , 8 , , 32.5 , , .506 , , .143 , , .771 , , 7.3 , , .9 , , .9 , , .3 , , 15.0 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;",

, 17 , , 5 , , 22.1 , , .548 , , .348 , , .573 , , 5.0 , , .8 , , .7 , , .2 , , 11.4 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",

, 22 , , 18 , , 21.5 , , .592 , , .350 , , .682 , , 5.2 , , 1.0 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 10.0 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2006–07† , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, 23 , , 9 , , 15.0 , , .624 , , .435 , , .610 , , 3.7 , , .4 , , .3 , , .0 , , 7.9 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 20 , , 10 , , 14.3 , , .631 , , .412 , , .500 , , 2.5 , , .2 , , .6 , , .0 , , 6.0 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 4 , , 2 , , 21.2 , , .500 , , .250 , , .800 , , 2.3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 6.3 , , 3.5 , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 130 , , 71 , , ? , , .566 , , .362 , , .629 , , 4.8 , , .6 , , .7 , , .2 , , 10.1 , , ?

National team career

With the

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, Dikoudis made his debut on November 24, 1999, against the Estonian National Team. As a member of the Greek national team, he played at the

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, the

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, and at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games of Athens. On September 25, 2005, he won the gold medal at the

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, with the Greek national team. On September 3, 2006, he won the silver medal at the

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. He played at the

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Managerial career

Dikoudis was appointed President of the Panhellenic Association of Paid Basketball Players (P.S.A.K.) in September 2006, with his term of office expiring in October 2010. Dikoudis became the

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of the Greek League club

, in 2013.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

*2×

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's Greek 2nd Division Player of the Year: (1997, 1998) *2× Greek 2nd Division Top Rebounder: (1997, 1998) *2× Greek 2nd Division Top Scorer: (1997, 1998) *Greek 2nd Division

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: (1998) * Greek League Best Young Player: (2000) *4×

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

Winner: (2000, 2001, 2007, 2008) *

Champion: (2000) *5× Greek League All-Star: (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) *

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: 2001–02 Regular season Round 7 *3× Greek League Champion: (2002, 2007, 2008) * Greek League MVP: (2002) * Greek League Finals MVP: (2002) * Russian Cup Winner: (2005) * Russian League Champion: (2005) * EuroLeague

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: (2007) *

Winner: (2007)

Greece national team

*5×

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Champion: (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008) *

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: * 2006 Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup: *

References

External links

FIBA ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile

Spanish League Profile

Spanish League Archive Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile
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