Panagiotis Giannakis

Panagiotis Giannakis
Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης

Giannakis, while working as the head coach of Olympiacos.
Personal information
Born	(1959-01-01) January 1, 1959 (age 58) Nikaia, Attica, Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1982 / Round: 9 / Pick: 205th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1977–1996
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
As player:
1977–1984	Ionikos Nikaias
1984–1993	Aris Thessaloniki
1993–1994	Panionios
1994–1996	Panathinaikos
As coach:
1997–1998	Greece
2001–2002	Panionios
2002–2006	Maroussi
2004–2008	Greece
2008–2010	Olympiacos
2012–2013	Limoges CSP
2013–2014	China
Career highlights and awards
As player: EuroLeague Champion (1996) FIBA European Cup Champion (1993) 7× Greek League champion (1985–1991) 7× Greek Cup winner (1985, 1987–1990, 1992, 1996) Greek Basket League MVP (1987) Greek League Top Scorer (1980) Greek League Assist leader (1989) 2× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1985, 1988) 3x FIBA European Selection (1980, 1987, 1990) Eurobasket.com's Greek Basketball Hall of Fame 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) As coach: 2x Greek League Coach of the Year (2004, 2006) Greek Cup winner (2010)
Medals Representing  Greece Men's Basketball FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 1975 Greece National Team Mediterranean Games 1979 Croatia National Team EuroBasket 1987 Greece National Team 1989 Yugoslavia National Team (Head Coach) EuroBasket 2005 Serbia & Montenegro National Team Stanković Cup 2006 China National Team FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan National Team

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Panagiotis Giannakis (Greek: Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, pronounced [panaˈʝotis ʝaˈnacis]; born January 1, 1959), nicknamed "The Dragon", is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a current professional basketball coach of European continental reputation. He is the former head coach of the EuroLeague powerhouse Olympiacos and the senior Greek national basketball team. Under Giannakis' guidance, the Greek national team won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2005, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. Giannakis also coached an Athenian professional team, Maroussi, which he led to the forefront of the Greek League. He has also been the head coach of the senior Chinese national team.

A true floor general from the point guard position, Giannakis began his pro basketball playing career in Greece, with Ionikos Nikaias, before moving to Aris, where he spent the major part of his playing career. In Thessaloniki, he helped to lead the Yellows (Aris) to three consecutive EuroLeague Final Fours between 1988 and 1990, as well as to a FIBA European Cup (later re-named to Saporta Cup) title in 1993. In the summer of 1993, he was transferred to Panionios, and finally a year later, to Panathinaikos, with whom he won a EuroLeague championship in 1996. On February 3, 2008, Giannakis was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors over the previous half-century by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee.