Georgios "Giorgos" Diamantopoulos (; born on February 15, 1980) is a Greek former professional

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player. At a height of tall, he played as a

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. In the prime of his career, he possessed great scoring ability.

Professional career

In the 2001–02 season, Diamantopoulos led the European-wide 2nd-tier level

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in scoring, averaging 22.6 points per game. In the 2002–03 season, he was the Greek League Top Scorer, while playing for

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

. He was also a player of the Greek League clubs

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and Olympiacos Piraeus. He was also a member of the Italian League club Roseto Basket, and the Spanish Second Division club

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. In the 2006–07 season, Diamantopoulos won the

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championship, while playing with the

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club CSK VSS Samara. He then played with the

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squad of the

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club the

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. During the 2007–08 season, he was a member of Kolossos. He joined

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for the 2008–09 season.Diamantopoulos in Maroussi.
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Vacallo Basket in 2012. He also played with the Cypriot club Keravnos in 2012. He joined Doxa Lefkadas in 2013. He returned to Panionios in 2014. In 2015, he moved to

, and to Ermionis in 2016. He retired from playing professional basketball in 2017.

National team career

Diamantopoulos was a member of both the Under-16 and Under-18 junior Greek national basketball teams. He won the bronze medal with Greece at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. With Greece's national junior teams, he also played at the 1999

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. He was also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.

Awards and accomplishments

Clubs

*3× Greek League All-Star: (2001, 2002, 2003) * FIBA Saporta Cup Top Scorer: (

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) * Greek All-Star Game MVP: (2003) * Greek League Top Scorer: (

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Champion: (

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Greek junior national team

* 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:

References

External links

NBA.com ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek League Profile

Italian League Profile

Draftexpress.com ProfileThe Draft Review Profile
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