Anastasios "Tasos" Antonakis (alternative spelling: Tassos) (; born 9 February 1992 in

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) is a Greek professional

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player who last played for

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''), ...

of the

Greek A2 Basket League The Greek A2 Basket League (), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). The league is also known as th ...

. He is 2.05 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, and he plays at the

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and center positions.

Professional career

Antonakis began his professional career in the Greek League with

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

in 2008. He then moved to the Greek Second Division club Pagrati in 2011. He joined Ilysiakos in 2012. He also played with the Greek clubs

Apollon Patras :''The first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Α.Σ. Απόλλων of the :el:Κύρια Σελίδα, Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL.'' A.S. Apollon Patras (Greek language, Greek:''A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατ ...

, Ethnikos Piraeus, and Koroivos Amaliadas, before joining

Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis (; 11 July 1832 – 30 March 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. He is best remembered for introducing the vote of confidence in the Greek constitution, p ...

, in 2018.

National team career

With the junior national teams of Greece, Antonakis played at the following tournaments: the

2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 22nd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Chieti, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania won the trophy for the first time. H ...

, the

2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after b ...

, the

2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 27th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania from July 22 to August 1. Serbia was the defending champion. Lithuania won the title a ...

, the

2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition featured 16 teams, held in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain from July 14–24. Spain became a champion for the first time. Pa ...

, and the

2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in Slovenia from 12 to 22 July 2012. Lithuania won the title for the second time. Participating ...

. He was the high scorer for the junior team of Greece, with 13 points in their final game at the

References

External links

FIBA ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
1992 births Living people AEK B.C. players Apollon Patras B.C. players Centers (basketball) Charilaos Trikoupis B.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Ilysiakos B.C. players Koroivos B.C. players Pagrati B.C. players Power forwards Basketball players from Athens 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub