Ioannis Dimakopoulos (; born 7 November 1994) is a Greek-Australian professional

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player for the

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of the

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. Listed as , he plays the

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position.

Early life

Dimakopoulos was born in

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, Greece. He played for the junior teams of

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

between 2008 and 2012. He participated in the 2010

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, Turkey. In 2012, Dimakopoulos moved to the United States to attend Cathedral High School in

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. He was a

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nominee.

College career

After high school, Dimakopoulos played four years of

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for the

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. As a senior in 2016–17, he was named to the All-

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Second Team.

Professional career

On 7 September 2017, Dimakopoulos signed with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou. Two weeks later, he was released from the club for "personal reasons". The following month, he had a two-game stint with

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''), ...

. In December 2017, he joined Spanish club Baskonia B. For the 2018–19 season, Dimakopoulos played for

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. He then played for

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in Cyprus in 2019–20. On 23 December 2020, Dimakopoulos signed with

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of the

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for the season restart in January 2021. For the 2021–22 season, Dimakopoulos played for Spanish club

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. In June 2022, Dimakopoulos joined the Eastern Mavericks of the

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in Australia. He averaged 19.2 points per game. For the 2022–23 season, Dimakopoulos had a one-game stint with

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in Slovakia before playing 14 games for

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in Austria between 2 October and 29 December. He joined Spanish club

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in January 2023. On 8 March 2023, Dimakopoulos signed with the

Joondalup Wolves Joondalup Wolves is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Wanneroo Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organisa ...

in Australia for the

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. He helped the Wolves reach the grand final, where they lost 86–80 to the Geraldton Buccaneers despite Dimakopoulos' 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists. In 14 games, he averaged 11.43 points, 7.36 rebounds, 4.14 assists and 1.21 blocks per game. On 6 December 2023, Dimakopoulos signed with the

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for the 2024 NBL1 West season. In October 2024, Dimakopoulos had a four-game stint with AM Ikaroi Trikalon of the

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. Dimakopoulos joined the

for the 2025 NBL1 West season.

National team career

Dimakopoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played at the

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and the

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Personal life

Dimakopoulos is the son of

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and Aikaterina Dimakopoulos. His father played professional basketball and represented the Greek national team. His mother was born in Australia. Dimakopoulos holds an

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and has dual Greek-Australian citizenship.

References

External links

FIBA Archive profileGreek Basket League profile

Greek Basket League profile

UC Irvine college bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimakopoulos, Ioannis 1994 births Living people AEL Limassol B.C. players Apollon Patras B.C. players Aris Leeuwarden players Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Patras Centers (basketball) Dutch Basketball League players Greek men's basketball players Panionios B.C. players Power forwards UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball players 21st-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Greek sportsmen