Lazaros "Lazo" Agadakos (; born January 1, 1980) is a Greek professional
basketball
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player. At a height of tall, he played at the
power forward
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and
center
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positions.
Professional career
After playing in the Greek minors with Ilioupolis, in the 1997–98 season, Agadakos started his professional career playing with
Palaio Faliro
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, in the
Greek 2nd Division, in the 1998–99 season. He then spent 4 seasons with the
Greek 1st Division club
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''), ...
, and then spent a year with
Maroussi
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. In 2004, he joined the Greek club
Olympiacos
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, and he played there for two years in the
EuroLeague
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. He then moved to
PAOK
PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
for one year, and he later joined
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.
National team career
Agadakos won bronze medals at the
1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
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, and the
1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
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Final ranking
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Awards
External linksFIBA Archive
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Lazaros AGADAKOS (GRE) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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References
External links
Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileBasket.gr Profile
Draftexpress.com Profile
1980 births
Living people
Aris B.C. players
Centers (basketball)
EFAO Zografou B.C. players
Greek men's basketball players
Ikaros B.C. players
Ilioupolis B.C. players
Koropi B.C. players
Maroussi B.C. players
Olympiacos B.C. players
Palaio Faliro B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
P.A.O.K. BC players
Peristeri B.C. players
Power forwards
Basketball players from Athens
21st-century Greek sportsmen
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