Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou ( el, Αγαμέμνων "Μέμος" Ιωάννου; born April 15th, 1958 in Greece) is a retired

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professional

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player and

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. At 6'2¾" (1.90 m), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional playing career

Ioannou had a successful playing career with Panathinaikos, as he won 6 Greek League championships (1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) and 4 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986) with the club. He also won another Greek Cup with Aris, in the 1991–92 season. At that final, he was interim coach. In 1991, he won the

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(later called

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) championship, while playing with PAOK. In 1993, Ioannou won the FIBA European Cup again, this time while playing with Aris.

National team playing career

Ioannou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team that won the gold medal at the

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. He also played at the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the

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Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Ioannou became a professional

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. As a

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, he won four Cypriot League championships, in the years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. He was named the Greek League Best Coach in 2005.

Personal life

Ioannou is the father of the professional basketball player Stelios Ioannou. He also worked as a

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for EuroLeague and

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game broadcasts, on Greek TV.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileGreek Basketball Federation Profile
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