Steve Giatzoglou

Steve (Stylianos) Giatzoglou (alternate spelling: Steve Yantzoglou) AKA Steve Young (Greek: Στηβ Γιατζόγλου) (born 1949) is a retired Greek American former professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally in the Greek Basket League. He is also a pro basketball coach and the President of the Union of Greek Basketball Athletes.

Playing career

Giatzoglou played college basketball at the University of Connecticut under the name of Steve Young. His pro career was noted for his success with the Greek Basket League club Olympiacos Piraeus. With Olympiacos, he had a great career, and he is considered today to be one of the best players in the club's history. He won 2 Greek League championships and 4 Greek Cups with Olympiacos, while playing alongside fellow Olympiacos star Giorgos Kastrinakis.

Greek national team

Giatzoglou played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 115 games, scoring a total of 1,468 points,[1] for a scoring average of 12.8 points per game. He made his debut with the Greek national team on May 6, 1973. He played at 3 EuroBaskets with Greece's senior team, the EuroBasket 1973, the EuroBasket 1975, and the EuroBasket 1979. He played his last game with the Greek national team on February 18, 1981, in a friendly game against the Bulgarian national basketball team.

Coaching career

As a professional basketball coach, Giatzoglou has coached several clubs, including: Olympiacos Piraeus, Aris Thessaloniki, Pagrati, Egaleo AO, Iraklis Thessaloniki, and AEK Athens. Giatzoglou also coached the Goyang Orions, leading them to win the 2011-12 championship. Now Steve Giatzoglou is couching in Kavala BC from 2015 .

Team titles won as a player

Olympiacos

Greek national team

References

  1. ↑ ΓΙΑΤΖΟΓΛΟΥ ΣΤΗΒ (Greek).

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