Ioannis Milonas (alternate spelling: Giannis) ( el, Γιάννης Μυλωνάς; born July 27, 1969, in

Trikala Trikala ( el, Τρίκαλα; rup, Trikolj) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios. According to the Greek National Stati ...

, Greece) is a retired Greek professional

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player. At a height of 2.02 m (6' 7"), he played at the

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position.

Professional career

Milonas began playing basketball with Danaos Trikallon. In his pro career, he then played with

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by ...

from 1989 to 1997. He also played with

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(1997–98), Dafni (1999–00), and Faros Keratsini (2005–07).

National team career

Milonas was a member of the senior men's

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. With Greece's senior national team, he played at

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. He was also a member of the Greek national team that finished in 4th place at the 1994 FIBA World Championship.

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milonas, Ioannis 1969 births Living people Apollon Patras B.C. players Dafnis B.C. players Faros Keratsiniou B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Peristeri B.C. players Small forwards Basketball players from Trikala Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games 1994 FIBA World Championship players