Dimosthenis "Dimos" Dikoudis (alternate spellings include: Demosthenis, Demos, Ntikoudis) (; born June 24, 1977, in

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, Greece), is a former Greek professional

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player and basketball executive. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall, and he played as a

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- center. Dikoudis was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.

Early years

Dikoudis started playing

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at the age of 10, and later he was involved in

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. After two years of

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, he started playing

in his school team. With his school, he won the city championship, which was his first title, and right after that, he joined his first club, Perseas of

. He played there until age 18, and he won four city and state championships there. With this club, he also won a national title, and was a member of the all state team.

Professional career

In 1995, Dikoudis signed his first contract with Olympia Larissas. He played there for three seasons, one in the

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level Greek National B League, and two in the

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level Greek 2nd Division. He was the leading scorer and leading rebounder in the Greek 2nd Division in both seasons, and the MVP of the Greek 2nd Division in the last season. He was also a member of the Greek Under-21 national team at that time. In 1998, he signed a contract with the top-tier level Greek League club

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

, and he played there for five seasons. As a member of AEK, he won the

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, the Greek League championship, and two Greek Cups. He was voted the Greek League Best Young Player for the 1999–00 season, and the Greek League MVP for the 2001–02 season. In 2003, he decided to leave Greece, and he signed with the Spanish League club

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

. He played there for a year, and after that, he moved to

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, where he won the Russian Championship and the Russian Cup (the first in the history of the club). With CSKA that season, he played at the

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of the

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, which was held at

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, and was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, which featured another player from

, Nestoras Kommatos (he was a co-player with Dikoudis in Perseas). In 2005, he returned to Valencia, and he played in the finals of the Spanish Cup. In the summer of 2006, he returned to Greece, and signed with Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he won the Triple Crown in the 2006–07 season. In December 2008, he joined Panionios. After joining Panionios, he became one of only two Greek players in history, along with Ioannis Giannoulis, to compete in the

with 4 different teams. In July 2009, he moved to

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (), is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during t ...

. After seven years, he returned to

. In September 2011, he signed a one-year deal with

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

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National team career

With the senior Greece national team, Dikoudis made his debut on November 24, 1999, against the Estonian National Team. As a member of the Greece national team, he played at the 2001 EuroBasket at

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, the 2003 EuroBasket at

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, and at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games of Athens. On September 25, 2005, he won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, with the Greece national team. On September 3, 2006, he won the silver medal at the

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised b ...

. He played at the 2007 EuroBasket.

Managerial career

Dikoudis was appointed President of the Panhellenic Association of Paid Basketball Players (P.S.A.K.) in September 2006, with his term of office expiring in October 2010. Dikoudis became the Sports Director of the Greek League club AEK, in 2013. In 2021, he became the Administrative Manager of the senior Greece national team.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3, AEK , 17 , , 3 , , 22.3 , , .460 , , .250 , , .617 , , 5.4 , , .5 , , .7 , , .3 , , 8.6 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , 19 , , 16 , , 29.5 , , .611 , , .393 , , .640 , , 7.1 , , .7 , , .8 , , .5 , , 16.3 , , 19.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , 8 , , 8 , , 32.5 , , .506 , , .143 , , .771 , , 7.3 , , .9 , , .9 , , .3 , , 15.0 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;",

, 17 , , 5 , , 22.1 , , .548 , , .348 , , .573 , , 5.0 , , .8 , , .7 , , .2 , , 11.4 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",

, 22 , , 18 , , 21.5 , , .592 , , .350 , , .682 , , 5.2 , , 1.0 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 10.0 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2006–07† , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Panathinaikos , 23 , , 9 , , 15.0 , , .624 , , .435 , , .610 , , 3.7 , , .4 , , .3 , , .0 , , 7.9 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 20 , , 10 , , 14.3 , , .631 , , .412 , , .500 , , 2.5 , , .2 , , .6 , , .0 , , 6.0 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Panionios , 4 , , 2 , , 21.2 , , .500 , , .250 , , .800 , , 2.3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 6.3 , , 3.5 , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 130 , , 71 , , ? , , .566 , , .362 , , .629 , , 4.8 , , .6 , , .7 , , .2 , , 10.1 , , ?

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

*2× Eurobasket.com's Greek 2nd Division Player of the Year: (1997, 1998) *2× Greek 2nd Division Top Rebounder: (1997, 1998) *2× Greek 2nd Division Top Scorer: (1997, 1998) *Greek 2nd Division

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: (1998) * Greek League Best Young Player: (2000) *4×

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Winner: (2000, 2001, 2007, 2008) *

Champion: (2000) *6× Greek League All-Star: (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) *

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: 2001–02 Regular season Round 7 *3× Greek League Champion: (2002, 2007, 2008) * Greek League MVP: (2002) * Greek League Finals MVP: (2002) * Russian Cup Winner: (2005) * Russian Championship Champion: (2005) *

Champion: (2007) * Triple Crown Winner: (2007) * Greek League Hall of Fame: (2022)

Greece national team

*5× Acropolis Tournament Champion: (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008) * 2005 EuroBasket: * 2006 Stanković World Cup: *

: *

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: (2007)

References

External links

FIBA ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile

Spanish League Profile

Spanish League Archive Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile
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