Giorgos Kolokithas
Greek basketball player (1945–2013)
Giorgos Kolokithas (alternate spelling: Georgios and Kolokythas; Greek: Γεώργιος (Γιώργος) Κολοκυθάς; November 2, 1945 – March 2, 2013) was a Greek professional basketball player. He is considered to have been one of the best scorers and players in Greek basketball history, and as a player, he had the nickname of "Basket Machine". He was a member of the FIBA European Selection team in 1970. Kolokithas was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
Club career
Kolokithas played in his club career with the Greek clubs Sporting and Panathinaikos. While playing with Panathinaikos, he won four Greek League championships, in the years 1967, 1969, 1971, and 1972. He scored a total of 3,529 points in the Greek League. His personal single-game scoring record in the Greek League was 51 points, which came in a game during the 1966–67 season. In the 1963–64, 1965–66, and 1966–67 seasons, he was the Greek League Top Scorer.
In European-wide club competition, with Panathinaikos, he made it to the semifinals of the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1968–69 season, and to the semifinals of the FIBA European Champions' Cup (EuroLeague) in the 1971–72 season.
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