Iosif Koloveros (; born August 28, 2002) is a Greek professional

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player for Kolossos Rodou of the

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(GBL). He is a 1.86 m (6'1 ") tall

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Professional career

Koloveros began his pro career in 2019, during the 2018–19 season, with the

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club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

. For the 2019–20 season, he was assigned to play in the Greek 2nd Division, with Olympiacos'

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Olympiacos B Olympiacos Football Club B, or simply Olympiacos B (), is the reserve team of Greek club Olympiacos that will be competing in the Super League Greece 2. It was founded in 2021. Stadium The stadium that hosted Olympiacos B' is the Rentis Train ...

. Koloveros spent the 2021-2022 season on loan to

club

Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / ) is a Greek sports club, multi-sports club that is based in the suburban town of Nikaia, Attica, Nikaia within the Piraeus agglomeration. It was founded in 1965, ...

. In 20 league games with Ionikos, he averaged 9.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals, playing around 25 minutes per contest. Koloveros started the 2022-2023 season with Olympiacos, but was loaned to

Lavrio Lavrio, Lavrion or Laurium (; (later ); from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is part of Athens metropolitan area and the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki ...

on December 8, 2022. In 13 league games with Lavrio, he averaged 7.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2 assists, playing around 21 minutes per contest, helping the team to win 7 out of those 13 league games. He also earlier appeared in 2 league games with Olympiacos. On July 31, 2023, Koloveros signed a one year deal with Kolossos Rodou. In 20 league games he averaged 7.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists. On May 25, 2024, he renewed his contract with the club. On June 2, 2025, he renewed his contract until 2026.

National team career

Koloveros played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the

2018 FIBA Under-16 European Championship The 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 32nd edition of the Under-16 European Basketball Championship. The competition took place from 10 to 18 August 2018 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Sixteen (16) teams are participating, including 2017 Divisio ...

, and the

2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Μπάσκετ FIBA Under-19 2019) was the 14th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championshi ...

.2019 FIBA U19 BASKETBALL WORLD CUP.
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References

External links

EuroLeague Under-18 ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

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2002 births Living people 21st-century Greek sportsmen Greek Basket League players Greek men's basketball players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Lavrio B.C. players Olympiacos B.C. B players Olympiacos B.C. players Point guards {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub