Ioannis Milonas (alternate spelling: Giannis) (; born July 27, 1969, in

Trikala Trikala () is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala (regional unit), Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios (Thessaly), Pineios. According to the Greek Natio ...

, Greece) is a retired Greek professional

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player. At a height of , he played at the

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position.

Professional career

Milonas began playing basketball with Danaos Trikallon. In his pro career, he then played with

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), ...

from 1989 to 1997. He also played with

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(1997–98), Dafni (1999–00), and Faros Keratsini (2005–07).

National team career

Milonas was a member of the senior men's

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. With Greece's senior national team, he played at EuroBasket 1991. He was also a member of the Greek national team that finished in 4th place at the

1994 FIBA World Championship The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome ...

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milonas, Ioannis 1969 births Living people Apollon Patras B.C. players Dafnis B.C. players Faros Keratsiniou B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Peristeri B.C. players Small forwards Basketball players from Trikala Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games 1994 FIBA World Championship players 20th-century Greek sportsmen