Ioannis Kouzeloglou (alternate spelling: Giannis) (Greek: Γιάννης Κουζέλογλου, born on April 1, 1995[1]) is a Greek professional basketball player and the vice-captain for AEK Athens of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). Standing at 2.07 m (6'9½") tall, he plays at the power forward position.[2]
 Kouzeloglou in 2023 | |
| No. 24 – AEK Athens | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 1, 1995 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Partizan |
| 2015–2017 | Apollon Patras |
| 2017–2020 | Lavrio |
| 2020–2021 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2021 | Élan Béarnais |
| 2021 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2021–2022 | AEK Athens |
| 2022–2023 | Lavrio |
| 2023 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2023–present | AEK Athens |
Professional career
editKouzeloglou started his basketball career in the Greek basketball academy Mantoulidis Schools. On September 3, 2014, he signed a four–year deal with the Serbian Adriatic League team Partizan.[3] The Greek player spent the 2014–15 season playing mostly for Partizan's junior team, but he also managed to make four appearances with the first team.
Kouzeloglou parted ways with Partizan on October 26, 2015,[4] and on October 28, 2015, he agreed to terms with the Greek Basket League club Apollon Patras,[5] where played the next two seasons. On July 4, 2017, he signed with Lavrio.[6] During the 2019–20 season, Kouzeloglou was named team captain.
On September 20, 2020, he signed with Aris Thessaloniki.[7] After a very successful season (career-high averages of 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per contest in a total of 21 games), which also brought him into the ranks of the senior national team, Kouzeloglou amicably parted ways with the Greek team in order to join the French club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez.[8]
On July 24, 2021, he returned to Greece for Iraklis Thessaloniki. On December 31, 2021, he parted ways with the team over the legality of his contract submitted to the league authorities. On the same day, Kouzeloglou signed with AEK Athens for the rest of the season.[9] In 26 league games (16 with AEK and 10 with Iraklis), he averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds and 0.9 assists, playing around 23 minutes per contest.
On November 24, 2022, Kouzeloglou made his return to Lavrio after two years. On February 28, 2023, he moved to Spanish club San Pablo Burgos for the rest of the season.
On July 4, 2023, Kouzeloglou returned to AEK Athens, signing a two-year contract.[10]
Greek national team
editKouzeloglou also played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[11]
References
edit- ^ Ioannis KOUZELOGLOU (GRE) DOB: 1 Apr.1995 Place of birth: Thessaloniki (GRE).
- ^ ΚΟΥΖΕΛΟΓΛΟΥ Γιάννης | ΥΨΟΣ 2,07 (in Greek).
- ^ "Crno–belu sedmicu zadužio Janis Kuzeloglu". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Srećno Janise!". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ Apollon Patras signed Giannis Kouzeloglou.
- ^ Λαυριώτης, ο Κουζέλογλου!. (in Greek)
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (September 20, 2020). "Ioannis Kouzeloglou signs with Aris". Sportando. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Ioannis Kouzeloglou (ex Aris) signs at Pau-Lacq-Orthez". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ t, n (2021-12-31). "Deal with Kouzeloglou". AEK BC. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Kouzeloglou is back at AEK Athens". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Ioannis KOUZELOGLOU (GRE) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
External links
edit- Ioannis Kouzeloglou at FIBA archive
- Ioannis Kouzeloglou at FIBA gamecenter
- Ioannis Kouzeloglou at eurocupbasketball.com
- Ioannis Kouzeloglou Archived 2017-08-18 at the Wayback Machine at draftexpress.com
- Ioannis Kouzeloglou at eurobasket.com