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Kostas Papanikolaou

1990 - Today

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Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπανικολάου; born 31 July 1990) nicknamed "Air Pap" is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.04 m (6'8 1⁄2"), he plays at the small forward position. He is widely considered among the best defensive players in European basketball. A back-to-back EuroLeague champion with Olympiacos in 2012 and 2013, Papanikolaou was the EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer in 2012 and won the EuroLeague Rising Star award in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Kostas Papanikolaou is the 670th most popular basketball player (up from 762nd in 2024), the 925th most popular biography from Greece (up from 940th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Greek Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Kostas Papanikolaou ranks 670 out of 1,757. Before him are Lusia Harris, Chris Andersen, Džanan Musa, Arvydas Macijauskas, Eddie Jones, and Seth Curry. After him are Simas Jasaitis, Tyson Chandler, Don Chaney, Jamal Crawford, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, and Gundars Vētra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Kostas Papanikolaou ranks 408. Before him are Sandra Izbașa, Heinz Lindner, Patrick Chan, Clara Alonso, Meghann Fahy, and Seth Curry. After him are Attila Fiola, Park Cho-a, Yoichiro Kakitani, John Newman, Jan Tratnik, and Mélanie René.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Kostas Papanikolaou ranks 926 out of 1,024. Before him are Nikos Zisis (1983), Kostas Martakis (1984), Fanis Katergiannakis (1974), Michalis Sifakis (1984), Dimosthenis Tampakos (1976), and Nikos Spyropoulos (1983). After him are Hrysopiyi Devetzi (1976), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (1986), Zoe Konstantopoulou (1976), Pantelis Pantelidis (1983), Katerina Stefanidi (1990), and Haruna Ikezawa (1975).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Greece

Among basketball players born in Greece, Kostas Papanikolaou ranks 10. Before him are Thanasis Antetokounmpo (1992), Theodoros Papaloukas (1977), Dimitris Diamantidis (1980), Panagiotis Fasoulas (1963), Kostas Sloukas (1990), and Nikos Zisis (1983). After him are Antonis Fotsis (1981), Georgios Printezis (1985), Ioannis Bourousis (1983), Georgios Papagiannis (1997), Kostas Antetokounmpo (1997), and Andreas Glyniadakis (1981).

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