Dimitris Kokolakis | |
Height Ft: | 7 |
Height In: | 0.75 |
Weight Lbs: | 250 |
Nationality: | Greek |
Birth Date: | 11 November 1949 |
Birth Place: | Rethymno, Greece |
Career Start: | 1969 |
Career End: | 1988 |
Career Position: | Center |
Career Number: | 15 |
Years1: | 1969–1983 |
Years2: | 1983–1987 |
Team2: | Aris |
Years3: | 1987–1988 |
Team3: | Ilysiakos |
Highlights: | As a player:
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Dimitris Kokolakis (alternate spelling: Dimitrios) (Greek: Δημήτρης Κοκολάκης; born November 11, 1949) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Rethymno, Greece. At a height of 2.15 m (7 ft. in.), he played at the center position.
Kokolakis joined the Greek League club Panathinaikos in 1969. With Panathinaikos, he won 9 Greek League championships (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982), and 3 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983). He then moved to the Greek club Aris in 1983. With Aris, he won 3 more Greek League championships (1985, 1986, 1987), and two more Greek Cups (1985 and 1987).
Kokolakis was also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. In 178 caps played with Greece's senior men's team, he scored 1,280 points, for an average of 7.2 points per game.[1] He played at the 1975 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1979 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1981 FIBA EuroBasket, and the 1983 FIBA EuroBasket. He also played at the 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.