Kostas Kaimakoglou

Konstantinos "Kostas" Kaimakoglou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Καϊμακόγλου; born on March 15, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He is 2.06 m (6'9") tall,[1][2] and his main position is power forward, but he can also play as a small ball center if needed.[3]

Kostas Kaimakoglou

Kaimakoglou celebrating Greece's win against Turkey (76–74), at EuroBasket 2009.
No. 88 – UNICS Kazan
Position	Power forward / Center
League	VTB United League EuroCup
Personal information
Born	(1983-03-15) March 15, 1983 Palia Kokkinia - Piraeus, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2005 / Undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2004	Near East
2004–2010	Maroussi
2010–2012	Panathinaikos
2012–present	UNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2011)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Greece EuroBasket 2009 Poland FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2002 Lithuania Team

Professional career

Kaimakoglou began his professional career with the Greek League club Near East during the 2002–03 season. In 2004, he moved to the Greek club Maroussi. He was named to the Greek League Best Five in 2010.[4] He joined the Greek club Panathinaikos in July 2010.[5] With Panathinaikos, Kaimakoglou won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2011. He also won the Greek Cup title with Panathinaikos in 2012.

In July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the Russian VTB United League club UNICS Kazan,[6][7] at an amount of 2.4 million euros net income.[8] In July 2014, he extended his contract with UNICS for two more years.[9] On June 12, 2016, he re-signed with UNICS for one more season.[10]

Greek national team

Kaimakoglou won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship as a member of the junior Greek national basketball team. He also played at the 2005 World University Games with Greece's junior national team. He also played with the senior men's Greece national basketball team.

He won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2009, and he also played with Greece at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 2011, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the EuroBasket 2013, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the EuroBasket 2015.[11]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2009–10	Marousi	15	12	24.0	.574	.326	.711	2.9	1.5	.5	.2	9.6	8.5
2010–11†	Panathinaikos	18	4	10.2	.389	.353	.893	2.4	.6	.6	.1	3.2	4.8
2011–12		23	5	22.4	.460	.441	.723	4.1	1.3	.9	.2	7.9	9.6
2014–15	UNICS	10	10	31.0	.463	.344	.667	5.1	3.6	1.5	.3	7.9	11.4
2016–17		19	17	23.0	.488	.286	.786	3.4	1.5	.5	.2	4.7	4.6
Career		85	48	?	.491	.361	.753	3.5	1.5	.7	.2	6.5	?

Awards and accomplishments

Kaimakoglou, on UNICS Kazan's bench, in the first game of the 2014 EuroCup Finals.

Pro career

• 2x Greek League All-Star: (2010, 2011)
• Greek League Best: (2010)
• EuroLeague Champion: (2011)
• Greek League Champion: (2011)
• Greek Cup Winner: (2012)
• Russian Cup Winner: (2014)

Greek national team

• 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:  Gold
• EuroBasket 2009:  Bronze

References

1. Konstantinos Kaimakoglou Height: 206 cm. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Konstantinos Kaimakoglou height: 206 cm". Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
3. KOSTAS KAIMAKOGLOU basketball profile Position: Power forward / Center Height: 206cm / 6'9".
4. Esake.gr - Μέλος της COSMOTE Καλύτερης Πεντάδας ο Καϊμακόγλου (in Greek). Archived 2010-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
5. Euroleague.net Panathinaikos inks Vougioukas, Kaimakoglou.
6. Euroleague.net Unics signs ex-champ Kaimakoglou.
7. News.sport-express.ru УНИКС подписал Каймакоглу (in Russian).
8. Talkbasket.net UNICS officialises Kaimakoglou deal.
9. Kostas Kaimakoglou extends with Unics Kazan for two years.
10. Unics Kazan keeps Kostas Kaimakoglou.
11. Kostas KAIMAKOGLOU (GRE).

External links

• Official Twitter Account
• FIBA Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• VTB United League Profile
• Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• UNICS Kazan Profile
• Basket.gr Profile (in Greek)
• FIBA Article - Kaimakoglou Gets His Due