Konstantinos_Gontikas
Costis Gontikas
Greek basketball player
Konstantinos "Costis" Gontikas (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Kostas, Costas, Kostis, Godikas) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γόντικας; born March 15, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.06 m (6'9") tall[1][2] center.
| No. 19 – Lavrio | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30) Maroussi, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Athens College (Psychiko, Athens) |
| College | NYU (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Panathinaikos |
| 2017–2018 | Apollon Patras |
| 2018–2019 | Ifaistos Limnou |
| 2019–2020 | Peristeri |
| 2020–2021 | AEK Athens |
| 2021–2022 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2022 | Argeș Pitești |
| 2022 | Karditsa |
| 2023 | AEK Athens |
| 2023 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2023–present | Lavrio |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Gontikas played high school basketball at the Athens College, in Psychiko, Athens, Greece.
Gontikas played college basketball in the NCAA Division III, at NYU, with the NYU Violets, from 2012 to 2016.[3]
Gontikas began his professional career in 2016, in the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos. He made his Greek Basket League debut on 13 November 2016, in an 80–65 win against Kolossos.[4] He was released from Panathinaikos on June 20, 2017. In August 2017, he agreed terms with Apollon Patras.[5]
On June 26, 2018, he joined Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League.[6]
On July 18, 2019, Gontikas signed a three-year contract with Peristeri. On July 31, 2020, Gontikas terminated his contract with Peristeri and signed a one-year deal with AEK Athens.[7]
On August 16, 2021, Gontikas moved to Ionikos Nikaias. In 15 games, he averaged 9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest. On March 22, 2022, Gontikas moved to Romanian club U FC Argeș Pitești for the rest of the season.[8]
Gontikas started out the 2022-2023 season with Karditsa, but on January 20, 2023, he signed back with AEK Athens for the rest of the season. In a total of 14 league games during the season with both clubs, Gontikas averaged 4.6 points and 2.2 rebounds, playing around 11 minutes per contest.
On July 1, 2023, Gontikas signed a two-year contract with Kolossos Rodou.[9] On December 11, 2023, he moved to Lavrio in an unofficial trade for Kostas Papadakis.
Gontikas played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[10]
- Greek League Champion: 2017
- Greek Cup Winner: (2017)
His father Dimitris is a former international volleyball player. His grandfather is the Greek politician Kostis Gontikas.
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- "Pitesti tabs Kostas Gontikas, ex Ionikos". eurobasket. March 21, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- "Στον Κολοσσό H Hotels ο Γόντικας". kolossosbc.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 9 July 2023.