Ioannis Kouzeloglou

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Ioannis Kouzeloglou
Kouzeloglou in action with Lavrio.jpg
Kouzeloglou with Lavrio in 2018.
AEK Athens
PositionPower forward
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1995-04-01) April 1, 1995 (age 26)
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Partizan
2015–2017Apollon Patras
2017–2020Lavrio
2020–2021Aris Thessaloniki
2021Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2021Iraklis Thessaloniki
2021–presentAEK Athens

Ioannis Kouzeloglou (alternate spelling: Giannis) (Greek: Γιαννης Κουζελογλου, born on April 1, 1995[1]) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He mainly plays at the power forward position and he is 2.07 m (6'9½") tall.[2]

Professional career[]

Kouzeloglou started his basketball career in the Greek basketball academy Mantoulidis Schools. On September 3, 2014, he signed a four–year deal with the Serbian Adriatic League team Partizan.[3] The Greek player spent the 2014–15 season playing mostly for Partizan's junior team, but he also managed to make four appearances with the first team.

Kouzeloglou parted ways with Partizan on October 26, 2015,[4] and on October 28, 2015, he agreed to terms with the Greek Basket League club Apollon Patras,[5] where played the next two seasons. On July 4, 2017, he signed with Lavrio.[6] During the 2019–20 season, Kouzeloglou was named team captain.

On September 20, 2020, he signed with Aris Thessaloniki.[7] After a very successful season (career-high averages of 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per contest in a total of 21 games), which also brought him into the ranks of the senior national team, Kouzeloglou amicably parted ways with the Greek team in order to join the French club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez.

On July 24, 2021, he returned to Greece for Iraklis Thessaloniki. There, he averaged 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per contest, before parting ways with the team in December 31, 2021, over the legality of his contract submitted to the league authorities. On the same day, Kouzeloglou signed with AEK Athens for the rest of the season.

Greek national team[]

Kouzeloglou also played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Ioannis KOUZELOGLOU (GRE) DOB: 1 Apr.1995 Place of birth: Thessaloniki (GRE).
  2. ^ ΚΟΥΖΕΛΟΓΛΟΥ Γιάννης | ΥΨΟΣ 2,07 (in Greek).
  3. ^ "Crno–belu sedmicu zadužio Janis Kuzeloglu". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Srećno Janise!". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  5. ^ Apollon Patras signed Giannis Kouzeloglou.
  6. ^ Λαυριώτης, ο Κουζέλογλου!. (in Greek)
  7. ^ "Ioannis Kouzeloglou signs with Aris". Sportando. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Ioannis KOUZELOGLOU (GRE) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.

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