Konstantinos "Kostas" Kaimakoglou ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Καϊμακόγλου; born on March 15, 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player who last played for

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS (russian: БК УНИКС) is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 ...

of the VTB United League and the EuroCup. He is 2.05 m (6'9") tall, and his main position is power forward, but he can also play as a small ball center if needed.

Professional career

Kaimakoglou began his professional career with the Greek League club

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during the 2002–03 season. In 2004, he moved to the Greek club Maroussi. He was named to the Greek League Best Five in 2010. He joined the Greek club

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 ...

in July 2010. With Panathinaikos, Kaimakoglou won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2011. He also won the Greek Cup title with Panathinaikos in 2012. In July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the Russian VTB United League club

, at an amount of 2.4 million

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. In July 2014, he extended his contract with UNICS for two more years. On June 12, 2016, he re-signed with UNICS for one more season. Kaimakoglu averaged 4.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game during the 2019–20 season. He re-signed with the team on September 19, 2020. On September 10, 2021, Kaimakoglou announced his retirement from professional basketball.

National team career

Kaimakoglou won the gold medal at the

2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2002 European Championship for Young Men) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Kaunas, Alytus and Vilnius, in Lithuania, hosted the tournamen ...

as a member of the Greek Under-20 junior national team. He also played at the 2005 World University Games with Greece's junior national team. He also played with the senior men's Greek national team. He won the bronze medal at the

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, and he also played with Greece at the

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, the

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, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the

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, the

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, and the

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

*2x Greek League All-Star: (2010, 2011) * Greek League Best: (2010) * EuroLeague Champion: (

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) * Greek League Champion: (2011) * Greek Cup Winner: (2012) * Russian Cup Winner: (2014)

Greek senior national team

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References

External links

Official Twitter AccountEuroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Draftexpress.com ProfileUNICS Kazan ProfileBasket.gr Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaimakoglou, Kostas 1983 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players BC UNICS players Centers (basketball) Greek Basket League players Greek men's basketball players Maroussi B.C. players Near East B.C. players Panathinaikos B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Basketball players from Piraeus