Kostas Sloukas

Kostas Sloukas
No. 16 – Fenerbahçe Doğuş
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Turkish Super League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-01-15) January 15, 1990
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2015 Olympiacos
2010–2011 → Aris
2015–present Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Greece Greece
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
2009 New Zealand Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2009 Greece Team
2010 Croatia Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2008 Greece Team
2007 Spain Team

Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Σλούκας; born January 15, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He is a left-handed, 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall[1][2] point guard, who can also play at the shooting guard position.

Sloukas has played in the EuroLeague Finals 5 times (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017), and has won the EuroLeague championship 3 times (2012, 2013, and 2017).

Professional career

Sloukas began his career with the Mandoulides School youth teams in Greece. He joined the Greek Basket League power Olympiacos Piraeus in the year 2008.[3] In 2010, Sloukas was loaned by Olympiacos to Aris.[4]

He was named the Greek Basket League's Best Young Player in 2011. With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships, in 2012. He signed a 3-year contract extension with Olympiacos, in June 2012.[5] He also won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague, with Olympiacos.

On June 29, 2015, Sloukas signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[6] With Fenerbahçe, he won the EuroLeague championship in 2017.

Greek national team

Greek junior national team

With Greece's junior national teams, Sloukas won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was also voted to the All-Tournament Team.[7] He also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with Greece's junior national team.

Greek senior national team

Sloukas became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2011. With Greece's senior men's national team, he has played at the EuroBasket 2011, the EuroBasket 2013, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the EuroBasket 2015.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

† Denotes seasons in which Sloukas' team won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Olympiacos 1 0 5.4 .000 .000 .500 1.0 .0 .0 .0 1.0 .0
2011–12† 15 0 14.7 .520 .556 .875 1.7 1.6 .7 .1 5.5 7.3
2012–13† 30 0 14.5 .413 .431 .870 1.6 1.2 .4 .0 5.2 5.1
2013–14 28 2 19.4 .431 .377 .816 1.5 2.9 .5 .2 6.5 7.0
2014–15 29 0 18.0 .362 .346 .868 1.9 3.1 .6 .1 6.7 8.8
2015–16 Fenerbahçe 21 7 20.0 .449 .345 .860 1.7 3.0 .3 .0 6.7 8.1
2016–17† 29 14 26.1 .445 .429 .870 2.1 4.5 .6 .2 9.2 9.8
Career 153 23 19.0 .425 .400 .859 1.8 2.8 .5 .1 6.7 7.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Greek national junior team

References

  1. ↑ SLOUKAS, KOSTAS HEIGHT: 1.90.
  2. ↑ Sloukas, Kostas Height: 1.90.
  3. ↑ Euroleague.net Reds sign Sloukas.
  4. ↑ Aris BSA 2003 gets point guard Sloukas on loan.
  5. ↑ Euroleague.net Olympiacos holds onto Kostas Sloukas.
  6. ↑ "Fenerbahce Ulker Signed Kostas Sloukas.". fenerbahce.org. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. ↑ FIBAEurope.com All Tournament Team.
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