1. Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague.
23 Facts About Kostas Sloukas
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Kostas Sloukas is a regular member of the senior Greek basketball national team.
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Kostas Sloukas was a member of the All-EuroLeague First Team in 2019 and a member of the All-EuroLeague Second Team in 2022 and 2024.
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Kostas Sloukas began playing club basketball as a youth, with Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki.
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Kostas Sloukas joined the Greek Basket League power Olympiacos Piraeus, in the year 2008.
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Kostas Sloukas won the Greek Cup title with Olympiacos, in 2010.
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Kostas Sloukas was loaned by Olympiacos, to the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki, in 2010.
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Kostas Sloukas then signed a 3-year contract extension with Olympiacos, in June 2012.
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On June 29,2015, Kostas Sloukas signed a three-year contract with the Turkish Super League club Fenerbahce Istanbul.
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Kostas Sloukas has qualified for seven Final-4's in his career, with all seven appearances coming in the last eight seasons.
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On July 24,2020, Kostas Sloukas signed a three-year contract with Olympiacos.
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Kostas Sloukas had 23 points which constitute his top performance in A1.
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Kostas Sloukas had 11 assists and 37 points in the rating system which is an individual record.
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On July 6,2023, after a week of heavy negotiating, Kostas Sloukas informed Olympiacos that he would not be renewing his contract with the club, becoming a free agent once more.
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Kostas Sloukas was mainly concerned about the tactical playing style of the team and had clashed with coach Georgios Bartzokas throughout their shared tenure.
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On July 8,2023, in a move echoing the historically controversial transfer of Vassilis Spanoulis in the summer of 2010, Kostas Sloukas agreed upon a lucrative three-year deal with Panathinaikos, signing with the arch-nemesis of Olympiacos and changing the power dynamics of Greek basketball, as well as the EuroLeague, .
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Kostas Sloukas was named team captain before the start of the season by coach Ergin Ataman.
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In just his first season with Panathinaikos, Kostas Sloukas lifted the Euroleague Title winning the Final Four MVP and the Greek Championship, having a high-standards performance.
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Kostas Sloukas won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
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Kostas Sloukas won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with Greece's junior national team.
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Kostas Sloukas became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2011.
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Kostas Sloukas is nicknamed, "Slouky Luke" or the "man who shoots and passes faster than his shadow", which is a word play on his name and the Lucky Luke character.
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Since June 2021, Kostas Sloukas has been married to his wife Maria Darsinou and they have a daughter named Valeria and a newborn son.