Georgios Dedas Γιώργος Δέδας | |
League: | Lithuanian Basketball League |
Position: | Assistant coach |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6.75 |
Weight Lb: | 220 |
Team: | Rytas Vilnius |
Nationality: | Greek |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1980 |
Birth Place: | Komotini, Greece |
Career Start: | 1999 |
Career End: | 2016 |
Career Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
Coach Start: | 2016 |
Years1: | 1999–2003 |
Team1: | MENT |
Years2: | 2003–2006 |
Team2: | Iraklis |
Years3: | 2006–2007 |
Team3: | Breogan Lugo |
Years4: | 2007–2009 |
Team4: | Beirasar Rosalia |
Years5: | 2009–2010 |
Team5: | Caceres 2016 |
Years6: | 2010–2011 |
Team6: | PAOK |
Years7: | 2011–2012 |
Team7: | Rethymno |
Years8: | 2012–2016 |
Team8: | PAOK |
Cyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Cteam1: | AEK Athens (Assistant) |
Cyears2: | 2017–2018 |
Cteam2: | Aries Trikala (Assistant) |
Cyears3: | 2018–2020 |
Cteam3: | Olympiacos (Assistant) |
Cyears4: | 2020 |
Cteam4: | Avtodor Saratov (Assistant) |
Cyears5: | 2020–present |
Cteam5: | Rytas Vilnius (Assistant) |
Highlights: | As player
As Assistant Coach:
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Georgios Dedas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Yiorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Δέδας; born January 2, 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall and a weight of 100 kg (220 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
After playing basketball as a youth in Kilkis, with the youth teams of Aetos Kilkis, Dedas began his professional career in 1999, with MENT Thessaloniki. In 2003, he moved to Iraklis Thessaloniki. In 2006, he joined Breogan Lugo. He then moved to Beirasar Rosalia in 2007. He then joined Caceres 2016 in 2009.
In 2010, he moved to PAOK Thessaloniki. He joined Rethymno in 2011, and returned to PAOK in 2012. He extended his contract with PAOK in 2014.[1] He retired from playing professional basketball in 2016.
Dedas won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national selection.
Dedas started his professional basketball coaching career as an assistant coach of AEK Athens in 2016.[2] In 2022 Dedas has won Lithuanian League being assistant coach of BC Rytas Vilnius.[3]
Dedas' younger brother, Stefanos, is also a professional basketball head coach. He has coached Gaziantep, of the Turkish Super League, among other clubs.