Kostas Papanikolaou

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kostas Papanikolaou
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 31, 1990(1990-07-31)
Age	34
Birthplace	Greece
Country	Greece
Horoscope	Leo

Kostas Papanikolaou Biography

Kostas Papanikolaou is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 31, 1990 in Greece, Greece. Greek small forward who became a star in the Greek Basket League and won back-to-back Euroleague Championships with Olympiacos in 2012 and 2013. He made his NBA debut with the Houston Rockets during the 2014-15 season.

He won two Euroleague titles with Olympiacos teammate Vassilis Spanoulis.

As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Papanikolaou won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Papanikolaou also won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was also named to the All-Tournament Team and won the MVP award. He then won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with Greece’s junior national team, where he was also named to the All-Tournament Team.

Papanikolaou began playing basketball with the youth teams of Proteas Grevenon and Aris, and he made his pro debut in the Greek League, with Aris, during the 2008–09 season. He was named the MVP of the Greek Youth All-Star Game in 2009. He was also named the Greek League’s Best Young Player in 2009.

He has a brother named Nikos.

Kostas Papanikolaou Net Worth

Kostas Papanikolaou is one of the richest Basketball Player from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kostas Papanikolaou 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played youth basketball with Proteas Grevenon and Aris. He made his professional debut with Aris during the 2008-09 season.

He won gold medals at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Konstantinos “Kostas” Papanikolaou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος “Κώστας” Παπανικολάου ; born July 31, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.04 m (6’8 ​⁄2 “) tall, he plays at the small forward position. He has previously played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets, and is also a member of the senior Greek national team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kostas Papanikolaou height 6 feet 8 inches Kostas weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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On July 10, 2013, Papanikolaou’s rights were acquired by the Houston Rockets, via a trade that sent Thomas Robinson to the Trail Blazers.

Facts & Trivia

Kostas Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Kostas Papanikolaou celebrates birthday on July 31 of every year.

On July 20, 2013, Papanikolaou signed a four-year deal with Spanish League club FC Barcelona, after Barcelona bought Papanikolaou out of his contract with Olympiacos, paying a transfer buyout fee of €1.5 million to Olympiacos, and giving Papanikolaou a contract worth €5.5 million net income, during the contract’s first three years (the 4th optional year would be at an additional salary). The contract included NBA buyout clauses in the amounts of €1.1 million for 2014, and €750,000 for 2015.