Konstantinos "Kostas" Kaimakoglou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Καϊμακόγλου; born on March 15, 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player who last played for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroCup. He is 2.05 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]
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| UNICS Kazan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | VTB United League | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 15, 1983 Korydallos, Piraeus, Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12, 15, 18, 21, 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2004 | Near East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Maroussi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2021 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021–present | UNICS Kazan (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editKaimakoglou 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] Kaimakoglu averaged 4.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game during the 2019–20 season. He re-signed with the team on September 19, 2020.[11] On September 10, 2021, Kaimakoglou announced his retirement from professional basketball.[12]
National team career
editKaimakoglou won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship as a member of the Greek Under-20 junior national team. He also played at the 2005 World University Games with Greece's junior national team. He also played with the senior men's Greek national team.
He won the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket, and he also played with Greece at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2011 EuroBasket, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 2013 EuroBasket, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and the 2015 EuroBasket.[13]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
EuroLeague
edit| † | Denotes season in which Kaimakoglou won the EuroLeague |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2009–10 | Maroussi | 15 | 12 | 24.0 | .471 | .326 | .711 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| 2010–11† | Panathinaikos | 18 | 4 | 10.3 | .371 | .353 | .893 | 2.4 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 2011–12 | 23* | 5 | 22.6 | .450 | .441 | .723 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .9 | .2 | 7.9 | 9.6 | |
| 2014–15 | UNICS | 10 | 10 | 30.9 | .411 | .344 | .667 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .3 | 7.9 | 11.4 |
| 2016–17 | 19 | 17 | 23.1 | .388 | .286 | .786 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | |
| Career | 85 | 48 | 21.3 | .430 | .361 | .753 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | 6.5 | 7.5 | |
Awards and accomplishments
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Pro career
edit- 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 senior national team
edit- 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:
Gold - 2009 EuroBasket:
Bronze
References
edit- ^ Konstantinos Kaimakoglou Height: 205 cm. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Konstantinos Kaimakoglou height: 205 cm". Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ KOSTAS KAIMAKOGLOU basketball profile Position: Power forward / Center Height: 205 cm / 6'9".
- ^ Esake.gr - Μέλος της COSMOTE Καλύτερης Πεντάδας ο Καϊμακόγλου (in Greek). Archived 2010-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Euroleague.net Panathinaikos inks Vougioukas, Kaimakoglou.
- ^ Euroleague.net Unics signs ex-champ Kaimakoglou.
- ^ News.sport-express.ru УНИКС подписал Каймакоглу (in Russian).
- ^ Talkbasket.net UNICS officialises Kaimakoglou deal.
- ^ Kostas Kaimakoglou extends with Unics Kazan for two years.
- ^ Unics Kazan keeps Kostas Kaimakoglou.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (September 19, 2020). "Unics Kazan keeps Kostas Kaimakoglou". Sportando. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (September 10, 2021). "Kostas Kaimakoglou announces his retirement". Sportando. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Kostas KAIMAKOGLOU (GRE).
External links
edit- Official Twitter Account
- FIBA Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- VTB United League Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Draftexpress.com Profile Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- UNICS Kazan Profile
- Basket.gr Profile (in Greek)
- FIBA Article - Kaimakoglou Gets His Due