Ioannis Dimakopoulos ( el, Ιωάννης Δημακόπουλος; born 7 November 1994) is a Greek-Australian professional

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player for the

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of the

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. Listed as 7'2" (2.18 m), he plays the

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position.

Early life

Dimakopoulos was born in

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, Greece. He played for the junior teams of

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 ...

between 2008 and 2012. He participated in the 2010

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, Turkey. In 2012, Dimakopoulos moved to the United States to attend Cathedral High School in

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. He was a

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nominee.

College career

After high school, Dimakopoulos played four years of

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for the

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. As a senior in 2016–17, he was named to the All-

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Second Team.

Professional career

On 7 September 2017, Dimakopoulos signed with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou. Two weeks later, he was released from the club for "personal reasons". The following month, he had a two-game stint with

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'') ...

. In December 2017, he joined Spanish club Baskonia B. For the 2018–19 season, Dimakopoulos played for

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. He then played for

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintain ...

in Cyprus in 2019–20. On 23 December 2020, Dimakopoulos signed with

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of the

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for the season restart in January 2021. For the 2021–22 season, Dimakopoulos played for Spanish club

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. In June 2022, Dimakopoulos joined the

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of the

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in Australia. He averaged 19.2 points per game. For the 2022–23 season, Dimakopoulos had a one-game stint with

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in Slovakia before playing 14 games for

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in Austria between 2 October and 29 December. He joined Spanish club

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in January 2023. On 8 March 2023, Dimakopoulos signed with the

in Australia for the 2023 NBL1 West season. He helped the Wolves reach the grand final, where they lost 86–80 to the

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despite Dimakopoulos' 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists. In 14 games, he averaged 11.43 points, 7.36 rebounds, 4.14 assists and 1.21 blocks per game.

National team career

Dimakopoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played at the

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and the

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Personal life

Dimakopoulos is the son of Dimitris and Aikaterina Dimakopoulos. His father played professional basketball and represented the Greek national team. His mother was born in Australia. Dimakopoulos holds an

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and has dual Greek-Australian citizenship.

References

External links

FIBA Archive profileGreek Basket League profile

Greek Basket League profile

UC Irvine college bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimakopoulos, Ioannis 1994 births Living people AEL Limassol B.C. players Apollon Patras B.C. players Aris Leeuwarden players Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Patras Centers (basketball) Dutch Basketball League players Greek men's basketball players Panionios B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball players