Konstantinos Papazoglou (alternate spellings: Kostas Papazoglou,

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: Κωνσταντίνος or Κώστας, Παπάζογλου; born March 18, 1984) is a Greek professional

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. He is currently an assistant coach for

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of the

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(BBL). He graduated from Aristotelian University's Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences in 2005, majoring in basketball coaching.

Coaching career

Papazoglou started his coaching career at 22 years old as the assistant coach of

Makedonikos B.C. Makedonikos B.C. (Greek: Μακεδονικός K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece. The parent athletic club was founded in 1928, and the basketball department was founded in 19 ...

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, being the youngest assistant coach in the history of the

. In December 2006 Papazoglou signed as assistant coach at the

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team Polpak Swiecie, earning a spot in the Polish league playoffs. In May 2007 he started to work as head scout for the Sweden N.T. for two consecutive years. In November 2007, Papazoglou started working as assistant coach at

PAOK B.C. P.A.O.K. B.C. ( el, Κ.Α.Ε. Π.Α.Ο.Κ., Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstantinopolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonikian Athletic Cl ...

, where he stayed until the end of the season participating in

and Eurocup. In June 2008, he started working as assistant coach at AEK B.C., staying in the club for two years. In October 2010, he signed as assistant coach at

Ilysiakos B.C. Ilysiakos B.C. (Greek language, Greek: Ηλυσιακός Κ.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in the Ilisia neighborhood of Zografou, Athens, Greece. The club's name is said to be a reference to Elysium, which is why ...

and stayed there for two years. In July 2012, he worked for the first time in his career in Germany's

league, as he was appointed assistant coach of

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the Nor ...

. He stayed there for a year where he also worked with the German point guard

Dennis Schröder Dennis Schröder (; born September 15, 1993) is a German professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for SG Braunschweig and Phantoms Braunschweig in Germany, befo ...

, in his last year in Europe before going to the

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and joining the

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. In June 2013 signed an assistant coach with Aries Trikala BC and stayed there for three years. In April 2015 he promoted to head coach of Aries Trikala BC and, at the age of 31, became the third youngest head coach in the history of

, the absolute youngest since 1999. In May 2016 signed as assistant coach in

Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., or simply Cretan Kings (Greek: Ρέθυμνο Κρητικοί Βασιλιάδες K.A.E.), is a Greek formerly professional sports basketball club that was founded on the Greek island of Crete, in Rethymno, Greece, ...

for one year. In April 2017 he signed as head coach of Mid American Unity for

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of summer 2017, making him the first and only European coach ever coached in TBT Tournament. In July 2017 signed as assistant coach for first time in his career in a

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team

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for one year. With

he won the bronze medal in

FIBA Asia Champions Cup The FIBA Asia Champions Cup, previously known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Champions Cup until 2002, is the Asian club championship for professional basketball. It is organised by FIBA Asia, and takes place once a year (since 199 ...

2017 in China. In November 2018 signed as assistant coach in

Kolossos Rodou B.C. Kolossos Rodou B.C. (Greek language, Greek: Κολοσσός Ρόδου K.A.E.), known as Kolossos H Hotels for sponsorship reasons, is a Greek professional basketball team that is located List of islands of Greece, on the island of Rhodes, in Rho ...

In August 2019 signed as assistant coach in

for one year participating in

and

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. On August 11, 2020, he has signed, as assistant coach, with

Basketball Löwen Braunschweig Basketball Löwen Braunschweig ( en, Basketball Lions Braunschweig) is a basketball club based in Braunschweig, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the top tier of German basketball. The club's home arena is Volkswage ...

of the

(BBL).

References

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