Kostas Politis

Konstantinos "Kostas" Politis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Πολίτης; 21 March 1942 – 18 June 2018) was a Greek professional basketball player and coach.^[1]

Kostas Politis

Personal information
Born	(1942-03-21)21 March 1942 Athens, Greece
Died	18 June 2018(2018-06-18) (aged 76) Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 1.75 in (1.87 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1963–1971
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1978–1999
Career history
As player:
1963–1971	Panathinaikos
As coach:
1978–1982	Panathinaikos
1982–1987	Greece
1989–1990	PAOK
1993–1994	Panathinaikos
1999	AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards
As player 3× Greek League champion (1967, 1969, 1971) As head coach: FIBA Balkans Selection (1991 I) 3× Greek League champion (1980–1982) 2× Greek Cup winner (1979, 1982)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece (Head Coach) EuroBasket 1987 Greece

Career as a player

Club career

Politis played with Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships, in 1967, 1969, and 1971. In the 1968–69 season, he was a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup semifinalist.

National team career

Politis also played with the Greece men's national basketball team at the EuroBasket 1961, the EuroBasket 1965, the EuroBasket 1967, and at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.

Career as a coach

Club coaching career

Politis was the head coach of Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships (1980, 1981, and 1982), and 2 Greek Cups (1979 and 1982). He was also a 2 time Greek Cup finalist (1989 and 1990) while coaching PAOK.

Politis was the head coach of the FIBA Balkans Selection in 1991. In the 1993–94 season, when he was coaching Panathinaikos, he was a FIBA European League semifinalist, and his team finished in 3rd place at the 1994 FIBA European League Final Four at Tel Aviv. In 1999, Politis was a Greek Cup finalist, while coaching AEK Athens.

National team coaching career

Politis was the head coach of the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987. He coached the Greece national team at the EuroBasket 1983, and the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

See also

• List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches

References

1. "Kostas Politis, Architect of Greece's 1987 Basketball Triumph, Dies at 76 - GreekReporter.com". greece.greekreporter.com. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Hellenic Federation Profile (in Greek)