Pavlos Diakoulas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Greek / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) |
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 1972–1982 | Olympiacos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Pavlos Diakoulas (alternate spelling: Paul) (Greek: Παύλος Διάκουλας) is a retired Greek American professional basketball player and coach.
Professional playing career[]
Clubs[]
Diakoulas played professional basketball in the Greek League with Olympiacos Piraeus. He was a member of Olympiacos during their undefeated season in the Greek League, during the 1975–76 season.[1] With Olympiacos, he played in all 3 of Europe's major European-wide club tournaments at the time. He played in the top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague, 1976–77, 1978–79), in the second-tier level FIBA Cup Winners' Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup, 1975–76, 1977–78), and in the third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup (1979–80).
He also played with Kolossos Rodou, in the Greek lower divisions, in the 1980s.
National team career[]
Diakoulas played in 30 games with the senior Greek national basketball team, scoring a total of 189 points, for a scoring average of 6.3 points per game. He was a member of Greece's senior national team at the EuroBasket 1975.[2]
Coaching career[]
Diakoulas was the head coach of the Greek club Aigaleo.
Awards and accomplishments[]
As a player[]
- 2× Greek League Champion: (1976, 1978)
- 4× Greek Cup Winner: (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980)
References[]
External links[]
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Aigaleo B.C. coaches
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Greek descent
- Greek basketball coaches
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek men's basketball players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Small forwards