Theodoros Papaloukas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Theodoros Papaloukas
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 8, 1977(1977-05-08)
Age	47
Birthplace	Athens
Country	Greece
Birth City	Attica
Horoscope	Taurus

Theodoros Papaloukas Biography

Theodoros Papaloukas is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 8, 1977 in Athens, Attica, Greece. Theodoros Papaloukas (Greek: Theodoros Papaloukas born May 8 1977) often referred to by the aliases “Theo Papaloukas” or “Thodoris Papaloukas” is a former Greek professional player of the basketball. It was his fourth All EuroLeague selection, as well as a member of the EuroLeague All-Decade Team from 2000 to 2010, and was recognized as to be among 50 top EuroLeague players in the year the year 2008. An incredibly influential character in basketball, demonstrated by his ability to step off the bench to alter the game’s course and his uncanny sense for the game. He represented the rising of European basketball in the new millennium.

Papaloukas was a part of the core team for the seniors’ Greek National Basketball Team. He participated in these EuroBaskets: EuroBasket 2001 in Turkey, EuroBasket 2003 in Sweden, EuroBasket 2005 in Serbia and Montenegro and EuroBasket 2007 in Spain.

Papaloukas, who was already well-established in European basketball as a result of appearances in three consecutive EuroLeague Final Fours with CSKA Moscow, achieved an acclaimed position among the elite of European basketball at the EuroBasket 2005 in Serbia and Montenegro. After a series of mediocre performances in the first round, he led Greece to a victory over the Russian National Basketball Team in the quarterfinals, and orchestrated a major comeback against the French National Basketball Team in the semifinal, when Greece was down 7 points with 47 seconds left on the clock.

After three disappointing years, at the club level, Papaloukas was a main factor helping the team win the 2005–06 EuroLeague title, the club’s first EuroLeague title in 35 years, with a clutch performance in the 2006 Final Four – 19 points in the semifinal against FC Barcelona, and another 18 points at the final against the then back-to-back European champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, which led to him being awarded him the Final Four MVP award; after he was also named the best point guard of the EuroLeague for that season. Alongside him on the All-EuroLeague First Team, were the best shooting guard, Juan Carlos Navarro of Barça, the best small forward, Anthony Parker of Maccabi (the 2005–06 EuroLeague MVP), the best power forward, Luis Scola of TAU Cerámica, and the best center, Nikola Vujčić of Maccabi.

Papaloukas began his career in 1995 with his home club Ampelokipoi and was then moved two years later, to Dafni and later on to Panionios during 1999. His performance with Panionios led to his transfer to EuroLeague powerful Olympiacos and, the 2002 season saw him was awarded his first trophy which was that of the Greek Cup. The following year after that, he relocated to Moscow to join CSKA The club was to help bring back its glory of the past. After making little impression in his initial 2 seasons playing within Russia’s Russian capital city, the player grew into a major player for the success of CSKA, playing as a sixth-man during the 2004-05 campaign, as well as in the EuroLeague as well as in the Russian Super League A.

Theodoros Papaloukas Net Worth

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

In the final, which was played against in the final against German National Basketball Team, headed by the dazzling NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, Papaloukas scored 22 points and led Greece easily towards its second European title, 18 years after winning the first time in the EuroBasket 1987. In the end, Papaloukas was picked for make the All-Tournament Team of the EuroBasket 2005 tournament together with teammates Greek teammate Dimitris Diamantidis. Spanish National Basketball Team shooting guard Juan Carlos Navarro, French National Team swingman and NBA player Boris Diaw, and Nowitzki as well as the MVP award.

An ancestor in Athens, Greece, Papaloukas started his professional career with the tiny regional Athens Junior club Ethnikos Ellinoroson. He later played for a smaller but growing club called Ampelokipoi which is where he started his professional career in the year 1995. Then he moved into Dafni from Dafni of the Greek 2nd Division at the end of 1997. He then transferred two years after to Panionios which is a traditional basketball team of the top-tier of the Greek Basket League. Together with Dafni, Papaloukas won the Greek 2nd Division title and was awarded the Greek 2nd Division Player of the Year title during the 1998-99 season.

In 2001, Papaloukas finally moved to Olympiacos, a long-time Greek League power, as well as one of the perennial contenders in the EuroLeague. With Olympiacos, he led the Greek Basket League in assists in the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons. After the 2001–02 season, he left Olympiacos, and moved to another EuroLeague powerhouse, the Russian Super League A club CSKA Moscow, in 2002.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 2007, Papaloukas was voted the EuroLeague MVP of 2006–07 EuroLeague season. CSKA advanced to the final against Panathinaikos, which was held on the Greens’ home court, the Athens Olympic Indoor Hall (which had been chosen as the site more than a year in advance). Panathinaikos won the game, by a score of 93–91, in a very exciting game. Papaloukas scored 23 points and dished out 8 assists, but a number of sportswriters intimated that he did not receive adequate support from his CSKA teammates, and thus his team lost the final. Papaloukas was also a key member of CSKA’s 2007–08 EuroLeague championship team.

Facts & Trivia

Theodoros Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Theodoros Papaloukas celebrates birthday on May 8 of every year.

In the first two years of his contract, he helped Olympiacos reach the EuroLeague Final Four, averaging 8 points and 5.2 assists in the EuroLeague 2008–09 season, and 7.4 points and 5.1 assists in the EuroLeague 2009–10 season. In the third, and last, year of his contract, the team failed to advance to the EuroLeague Final Four, losing 3 games to 1 to Montepaschi Siena in the EuroLeague quarterfinal playoffs, despite having the home court advantage.