Kostas Oikonomopoulos (alternate spelling: Ekonomopoulos) (Greek: Κώστας Οικονομόπουλος; born September 23, 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.[1] He is a 1.94 m (6'4 12") tall combo guard.

Kostas Oikonomopoulos
Κώστας Οικονομόπουλος
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / point guard
Personal information
Born (1996-09-23) September 23, 1996 (age 28)
Maroussi, Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Panionios
2015–2016Kolossos Rodou
2016–2018Ethnikos Piraeus
2018–2019Rethymno Cretan Kings
2019–2020Charilaos Trikoupis
2020–2021St. Pölten
2021Tritonas
2021–2022Klosterneuburg Dukes
2022Kolossos Rodou
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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Oikonomopoulos began his club career with the Greek minor league club Milon, playing in the Greek 4th Division, in the 2012–13 season. In 2014, he moved to the Greek club Panionios. In 2015, he moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rodou.[2]

On August 18, 2020, Oikonomopoulos joined St. Pölten in Austria.[3] The following year, he returned to Greece, and joined Tritonas of the Greek 2nd Division.[4] After one moth with the club, he left in order to return to Austria, for the Klosterneuburg Dukes. In May 2022, he returned to Kolossos for the rest of the season. In 3 games, he averaged 0.7 points and 0.7 steals in under 5 minutes per contest.

National team career

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With the junior national teams of Greece, Oikonomopoulos played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

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