Pavlos Diakoulas
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| Nationality | Greek / American |
| Career history | |
| 1972–1982 | Olympiacos |
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Pavlos Diakoulas (alternate spelling: Paul) (Greek: Παύλος Διάκουλας) is a retired Greek American professional basketball player and basketball coach.
Professional playing career
Clubs
Diakoulas played professional basketball in the Greek League with Olympiacos Piraeus. He was a member of Olympiacos during their undefeated season in the Greek League, during the 1975–76 season.[1] With Olympiacos, he played in all 3 of Europe's major European-wide club tournaments at the time. He played in the top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague, 1976–77, 1978–79), in the second-tier level FIBA Cup Winners Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup, 1975–76, 1977–78), and in the third-tier level FIBA Korac Cup (1979–80).
Greek national basketball team
Diakoulas played in 30 games with the senior Greek national basketball team, scoring a total of 189 points, for a scoring average of 6.3 points per game. He was a member of Greece's senior national team at the EuroBasket 1975.[2]
Coaching career
Diakoulas was the head coach of the Greek club Egaleo.
Awards and accomplishments
As a player
- 2x Greek League Champion: (1976, 1978)
- 4x Greek Cup Winner: (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980)