1. Giorgos Kolokithas was a Greek professional basketball player.
14 Facts About Giorgos Kolokithas
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Giorgos Kolokithas 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".
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Giorgos Kolokithas was a member of the FIBA European Selection team in 1970.
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Giorgos Kolokithas played in his club career with the Greek clubs Sporting and Panathinaikos.
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Giorgos Kolokithas scored a total of 3,529 points in the Greek League.
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Giorgos Kolokithas was a member of the FIBA European Selection team in 1970.
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Giorgos Kolokithas retired from playing pro club basketball at the age of 28, after suffering a bad knee injury.
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Giorgos Kolokithas was a member of the senior men's Greek national team.
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Giorgos Kolokithas played with Greece at the 1964 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, where he averaged 13.9 points per game, at the 1965 FIBA EuroBasket, where he averaged 10.9 points per game, and at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.
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At the 1967 FIBA EuroBasket, Giorgos Kolokithas was the Top Scorer of the tournament.
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Giorgos Kolokithas represented Greece at the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, where he led the tournament in scoring, with an average of 22.8 points per game.
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In total, Giorgos Kolokithas had 90 caps with the senior Greek national team, in which he scored a total of 1,807 points, for a scoring average of 20.1 points per game.
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In 1971, Giorgos Kolokithas retired from Greece's national squad, after he scored 36 points in his last national team game, which was against Scotland.
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Giorgos Kolokithas died, after suffering a heart attack, on March 2,2013.