Ioannis Dimakopoulos (basketball)

Ioannis Dimakopoulos (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis) (Greek: Ιωάννης Δημακόπουλος; born November 7, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.18 m (7'2") tall, and 119 kg (262 lbs.)[1] center.

This article is about the Greek basketball player. For the Greek army officer, see Ioannis Dimakopoulos.
Ioannis Dimakopoulos
Aris Leeuwarden
PositionCenter
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1994-11-07) November 7, 1994
Patras, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High schoolCathedral
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeUC Irvine (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Panionios
2017–2018Baskonia B
2018–2019Apollon Patras
2019–2020AEL Limassol
2021–presentAris Leeuwarden
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Dimakopoulos began playing basketball with the youth clubs of the Greek team Panathinaikos. He played at the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic International Game.

High school

Dimakopoulos left Greece, and he then attended Cathedral High School, in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, where he also played high school basketball. While at Cathedral High, he was a 2013 McDonald’s All-American nominee.

College career

After high school, Dimakopoulos played four years of NCAA Division I college basketball at UC Irvine, where he played with the UC Irvine Anteaters, from 2013 to 2017.[2] He was named to the All-Big West Conference Second Team in 2017.[3][4]

Professional career

On September 7, 2017, Dimakopoulos signed with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou.[5] Two weeks later, he was released from the club for "personal reasons".[6]

On December 23, 2020, he signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[7]

Greek national team

Dimakopoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[8]

Personal

Dimakopoulos' father, Dimitris Dimakopoulos, was also a professional basketball player, and he was a member of the senior Greek national basketball team.[9]

References
  1. IOANNIS DIMAKOPOULOS HEIGHT 7-2 WEIGHT 262.
  2. 12 IOANNIS DIMAKOPOULOS.
  3. Hawaii’s Allen named to All-Big West first team.
  4. UC Irvine, Russ Turner reap rewards atop Big West.
  5. gazzetta.gr Ανακοίνωσε Δημακόπουλο ο Κολοσσός Ρόδου! (in Greek).
  6. Ξαφνικό "διαζύγιο" με Δημακόπουλο (in Greek).
  8. Ioannis DIMAKOPOULOS (GRE).
  9. IOANNIS DIMAKOPOULOS PERSONAL.
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