Giannoulis Larentzakis (

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: Γιαννούλης Λαρεντζάκης, born 22 September 1993) is a Greek professional

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player for

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

of the

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and the EuroLeague. At a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, he plays at the

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and

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positions.

Early life and career

Larentzakis was born in

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, Athens,

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, on 22 September 1993. As a youth, he grew up on the

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. He began playing basketball with the youth clubs of PAO Amilla Peristeriou. In 2010, at the age of 17, he joined the senior men's team of

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. He played with the club in the Greek 3rd Division's 2010–11 season.

Professional career

Larentzakis began his professional career with the Greek League club

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, during the 2011–12 season. In 2013, he moved to the Greek club

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, signing a three-year contract with the team. On 28 August 2014 he moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rodou, on

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from Aris. On 28 July 2015 it was announced that Larentzakis would continue his loan spell, for another year, with Kolossos. In 27 games played with Kolossos, during the Greek League 2015–16 season, he averaged 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. On 24 May 2016 Larentzakis signed a four-year contract with the Spanish club

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, of the

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. On 9 June 2016 Greek 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 Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

paid Larentzakis' 25,000

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buyout to

, and signed him to a four-year contract. With AEK, he won the title, 2018 edition of the

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, and the

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's 2017–18 season championship. On 17 October 2018, in a 2018–19 FIBA Champions League season game, Larentzakis scored a career high against the Czech Republic club

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, as he scored 23 points. In the same game, he also had 4 rebounds and 3 assists, while shooting 7 of 8 from the three-point line. On 25 July 2019 Larentzakis and AEK mutually parted ways, forfeiting the last year of his contract. In September 2019, Larentzakis signed a two-year contract with the

club

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. In July 2020, Larentzakis signed with Greek League club

on a three-year deal.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Larentzakis played at the

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, the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with the junior national teams of Greece.

Greek senior national team

Larentzakis became a member of the senior

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in 2017. With Greece, he played at the 2019 FIBA European World Cup qualification tournament, and also at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. In September, Larentzakis also participated in the

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with Greece. Coming off the bench, he averaged 6.1 points, 1 rebound and 0.6 assists on 10.1 minutes a game. His best game was against Germany during the knockout stage, where he, despite the team's loss of 107-96, put up 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 17 minutes.

Personal life

Larentzakis' personal nickname is "Lary". His family originates from the

. His basketball nickname is "Cobra".

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

AEK Athens *

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Champion: (

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) *

Champion: (

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) *

Winner: (

) Olympiacos * Greek League Winner: (2022) *

Winner: (2022)

Individual

* Greek League All-Star: (2019)

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

, - , 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Ikaros Kallitheas , align=center , GBL , 12 , , 8.6 , , .415 , , .300 , , .571 , , .8 , , .3 , , .3 , , 0 , , 3.7 , - , 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Ikaros Kallitheas , align=center , GBL , 19 , , 12.2 , , .269 , , .297 , , .882 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 0 , , 4.1 , - , 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",

, align=center , GBL , 12 , , 6.4 , , .438 , , .250 , , .286 , , .7 , , .6 , , .3 , , 0 , , 2.8 , - , 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Kolossos Rodou , align=center , GBL , 25 , , 12.0 , , .415 , , .250 , , .689 , , 2.4 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .1 , , 6.7 , - , 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Kolossos Rodou , align=center , GBL , 25 , , 23.0 , , .383 , , .287 , , .753 , , 4.3 , , 3.0 , , 1.3 , , 0 , , 11.8 , - , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

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

, align=center , GBL , 26 , , 16.4 , , .368 , , .290 , , .677 , , 2.4 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 4.9 , - , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, align=center , GBL , 25 , , 20.3 , , .386 , , .347 , , .622 , , 2.7 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.6 , - , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, align=center , GBL , 26 , , 23.4 , , .400 , , .307 , , .802 , , 3.1 , , 3.0 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 11.1 , - , 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", UCAM Murcia , align=center , ACB , 19 , , 18.1 , , .372 , , .272 , , .837 , , 2.8 , , 2.5 , , .5 , , .1 , , 8.7 , - , 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, align=center , GBL , 24 , , 16.5 , , .521 , , .471 , , .879 , , 2.0 , , 2.5 , , .9 , , .1 , , 9.3

FIBA Champions League

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" ,

, 18 , , 16.4 , , .468 , , .368 , , .815 , , 2.9 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 6.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" , 2017–18† , style="text-align:left;" , A.E.K. , 19 , , 21.8 , , .362 , , .313 , , .811 , , 2.2 , , 1.3 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" , A.E.K. , 18 , , 22.9 , , .392 , , .308 , , .857 , , 3.9 , , 2.6 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 9.8

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

Greek League Profile

Draftexpress.com ProfileNBADraft.net Profile
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