Giannis Kalampokis

Giannis Kalampokis
Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης
Kalampokis, pictured in the black sleeveless jersey, as a player of AEK Athens, in 2016.
Dafni Dafniou
PositionHead coach
LeagueGreek A2 League
Personal information
Born (1978-08-15) August 15, 1978 (age 46)
Ilio, Peristeri, Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2000: undrafted
Playing career1999–2016
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2003Palaio Faliro
2003–2005Olympiacos
2005–2006AEK Athens
2006–2007PAOK
2007–2009Panionios
2009Benetton Treviso
2009–2010Panionios
2010–2011Ikaros
2011–2012PAOK
2012Alba Berlin
2012–2013Kolossos
2013–2015Rethymno Aegean
2015–2016AEK Athens
As coach:
2016–2017Panionios (Youth Academies)
2017–2018Peristeri (Youth Academies)
2017–presentGreece (assistant)
2018–2019Zhejiang Lions (assistant)
2019–2020Peristeri (assistant)
2020–presentDafni Dafniou
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Poland
Kalampokis, celebrating Greece's win against Turkey (76–74) in EuroBasket 2009.

Giannis Kalampokis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kalambokis, Kalabokis) (Greek: Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης; born on August 15, 1978, in Ilio, Peristeri, Athens, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball coach. At a height of 6'5" (1.96 m) tall, he mainly played as a swingman. He last played with AEK Athens of the Greek League.

Professional playing career

Club career

Kalampokis started his career with the Neoi Palatianis juniors team in Greece, and he then made his pro debut in 1999, while playing for Palaio Faliro in the Greek A2 League. In 2003, he made his debut in the top-tier Greek League and the EuroLeague with Olympiacos Piraeus. He then played with the Greek clubs AEK Athens and PAOK Thessaloniki.

In 2007, he signed with the Greek club Panionios.[1] In 2009, he joined the Italian League club Treviso.[2] After playing with Treviso, he moved back to Panionios.

In 2010, he joined the Greek club Ikaros.[3] For the 2011–12 season, he moved back to PAOK,[4] and he finished the season with the German League club Alba Berlin. He played with the Greek club Kolossos during the 2012–13 season, and then joined the Greek club Rethymno Aegean, for the 2013–14 season.[5]

After spending the 2015–16 preseason with Olympiacos, Kalampokis signed with AEK Athens for the season, on October 2, 2015.[6][7] He announced his retirement from playing basketball on 29 August 2016.[8]

National team career

Kalampokis also played with the Greece men's national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2009, where they won the bronze medal.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Kalampokis became a sports commentator for basketball games on Greek TV. He then took a job coaching the youth academies of Panionios. He also worked as the President of the Greek basketball players' union. He then coached the youth academies of Peristeri.

He became an assistant coach of the Greece men's national basketball team, in November 2017.[9]

Awards and accomplishments

As a player

Pro career

Greek senior national team

References and notes

  1. ^ "Panionios inks Kalambokis, Georgalis and Katiakos". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup. Retrieved 2020-08-27.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Sportando.net Kalampokis confirmed for Benetton.
  3. ^ Sportando.net - Ioannis Kalampokis inks with Ikaros.
  4. ^ Giannis Kalabokis moves to PAOK.
  5. ^ Kalampokis leaves Kollosos for Rethymno.
  6. ^ AEK adds experienced guard Kalampokis.
  7. ^ GIANNIS KALAMPOKIS RETURNED TO AEK.
  8. ^ Kuqo and Kalampokis announced their retirement.
  9. ^ Στο προπονητικό τιμ της Εθνικής ο Καλαμπόκης (in Greek).