PAPANIKOLAOU, KOSTAS
Olympiacos Piraeus 16 Forward
Height: 2.04 Born: 31 July, 1990 Nationality: Greece
EuroLeague 2016-17 STATISTICS
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
  G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
Totals 37 32 861:06 300 66/127 37/117 57/69 57 121 178 56 43 43 13 17 87 68 358
Averages 37 32 23:16 8.1 52% 31.6% 82.6% 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.5 2.4 1.8 9.7
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
36 * at CSKA Moscow 24:38 14 1/5 4/7   4 5 9 1   1   1 3 1 13
37 * at Fenerbahce Istanbul 29:51 3 0/4 1/5   2 3 5 3 1     4 2 1 -1
2 Totals 54:29 17 1/9 5/12 0/0 6 8 14 4 1 1 0 5 5 2 12
Average 27:14 8.5 11.1% 41.7% 0% 3 4 7 2 0.5 0.5 0 2.5 2.5 1 6
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
31 vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul 26:46 8 2/6 1/3 1/2 2 2 4 2 1 2   1 2 2 5
32 vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul 24:04 7 1/1 1/6 2/2 2 4 6 1 1 2     4 3 7
33 * at Anadolu Efes Istanbul 31:09 7 0/2 2/3 1/2   4 4 2   1     3 1 6
34 * at Anadolu Efes Istanbul 26:24 8 1/2 2/4     6 6 2 2     1 5 1 10
35 * vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul 26:17 8 4/5 0/2   2 3 5 3 1       5   9
5 Totals 134:40 38 8/16 6/18 4/6 6 19 25 10 5 5 0 2 19 7 37
Average 26:56 7.6 50% 33.3% 66.7% 1.2 3.8 5 2 1 1 0 0.4 3.8 1.4 7.4
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 * at Real Madrid 16:09 4 2/4 0/5   1 2 3 1 1 1 1   3   -1
2 * vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul 19:55 8 3/5 0/1 2/2   3 3 1 1 1   1   1 9
3 * vs EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 14:48 4 2/3 0/3   1 1 2 1 2         2 7
4 * at Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 22:27 15 3/5 2/4 3/4 3   3   2 1 2 1 2 2 15
5 vs CSKA Moscow 23:32 6 3/6 0/2   5 3 8 4   1 1 1 4 3 11
6 * at Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 24:54 2 1/5 0/1   2 3 5 1   1   1 1 1 1
7 vs FC Barcelona Lassa 21:39     0/3     2 2 3   1     2   -1
8 * at Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 13:56 2 1/2 0/1     1 1           3   -2
9 * vs Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 18:05 4 1/4 0/4 2/2 2 1 3 1 1     1 2 2 1
10 * at Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 14:35 3   1/1     2 2 1 2 1         7
11 * vs Unics Kazan 18:45 12 5/7   2/2 2 3 5   2     1 2 2 16
12 * at Zalgiris Kaunas 21:16 16 3/4 2/2 4/5 1 4 5   3 1 1   3 4 23
13 * vs Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 18:10 5 2/5 0/1 1/2 2 5 7 2   1   1 3 3 7
14 * at Brose Bamberg 27:01 11 3/4 1/2 2/2 2 6 8 1   1     1 2 18
15 * vs Fenerbahce Istanbul 24:42 3 0/3 1/3   2 5 7 2 1 1     2 1 6
16 * vs Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 25:43 6 1/2 1/4 1/1   1 1   2 3 1   2 3 4
17 * at FC Barcelona Lassa 28:04 8 1/3 2/3     8 8   3 2 1 1 3 1 12
18 * vs Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 17:33 12 2/3 2/3 2/3 1 6 7 2 1       3 3 19
19 * at EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 27:16 11 1/4 1/2 6/6 5 3 8 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 19
20 * vs Brose Bamberg 20:59 12 2/2 1/3 5/6   2 2 2 2 3     4 4 12
21 * at Unics Kazan 25:56 10 1/3 2/5 2/2 2 1 3 4   3     2 1 8
22 * vs Zalgiris Kaunas 18:59 7 0/1 1/2 4/6 1 2 3 2     1 1 1 3 10
23 * at Fenerbahce Istanbul 29:21 13 1/1 3/6 2/2   8 8   2 4     2 2 16
24 * at Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 23:13 11 2/2 1/3 4/4 2 2 4 2   3     4 3 11
25 * vs Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 24:00 7 2/2 0/1 3/3 1 2 3 2 1   1     2 15
26 * vs Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 21:33 7 3/7 0/5 1/2 4 2 6 1 4 1 1   4 1 5
27 * at Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 37:34 17 4/6 2/4 3/3 1 8 9 1 2 1     1 3 26
28 * vs Real Madrid 23:33 11 4/4 1/3   3 3 6 2 1       3 2 17
29 * at Anadolu Efes Istanbul 22:53 5 1/1 1/3   1 2 3 2 1 3 1   1 1 7
30 at CSKA Moscow 25:26 13 3/4 1/7 4/6 1 3 4 3 1 2     2 3 11
30 Totals 671:57 245 57/102 26/87 53/63 45 94 139 42 37 37 13 10 63 59 309
Average 22:23 8.19 55.9% 29.9% 84.1% 1.5 3.1 4.59 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.3 2.1 2 10.3
EuroLeague 2016-17 individual rankings
Final Four
  • #1 in Blocks against (5)
  • #1 in Games Played (2)
  • #1 in Games Started (2)
  • #2 in 3-pointers attempted (12)
  • #2 in Offensive Rebounds (6)
  • #2 in Total Rebounds (14)
  • #3 in Assist-turnover ratio (400%)
  • #3 in Defensive Rebounds (8)
  • #4 in 3-pointers made (5)
  • #5 in Field goals attempted (21)
  • #8 in Minutes Played (54:29)
  • #9 in 2-pointers attempted (9)
  • #11 in Steals (1)
  • #13 in Assists (4)
  • #13 in Field goals made (6)
  • #13 in Fouls Commited (5)
  • #16 in Blocks (0)
  • #16 in 3-point % (41.7%)
  • #17 in Points (17)
  • #23 in Index Rating (12)
  • #24 in Turnovers (1)
Playoffs
  • #1 in Fouls Commited (19)
  • #1 in Games Played (5)
  • #4 in Defensive Rebounds (19)
  • #4 in Minutes Played (134:40)
  • #5 in Steals (5)
  • #5 in Total Rebounds (25)
  • #10 in 3-pointers attempted (18)
  • #12 in Blocks against (2)
  • #12 in Offensive Rebounds (6)
  • #14 in 3-pointers made (6)
  • #16 in Assists (10)
  • #16 in Field goals attempted (34)
  • #17 in Games Started (3)
  • #18 in Field goals made (14)
  • #21 in Turnovers (5)
  • #25 in Points (38)
  • #25 in Index Rating (37)
Regular Season
  • #1 in Games Played (30)
  • #9 in Steals (37)
  • #22 in Games Started (27)
  • #23 in Total Rebounds (139)
Career Notes
  • Grew up with Aris Thessaloniki (Greece) juniors.
  • Made his debut with Aris during the 2008-09 season.
  • Signed for the 2009-10 season by Olympiacos Piraeus.
  • Played there till the 2012-13 championship.
  • Moved to Spain for the 2013-14 season, signed by FC Barcelona.
  • Signed for the 2014-15 season by Houston Rockets.
  • Signed for the 2015-16 season by Denver Nuggets.
  • In January'16 back to Greece, signed by Olympiacos Piraeus.
  • He's still playing there.
Miscellaneous
  • Won the 2012 and 2013 EuroLeague with Olympiacos Piraeus.
  • 2013 EuroLeague Rising Star.
  • Named 2018-19 EuroLeague Round 17 MVP.
  • Led the 2012-13 EuroLeague in 3-point shooting percentage (52.08 %).
  • Won the 2011-12 and 2015-16 Greek National Championship with Olympiacos Piraeus.
  • Won the 2013-14 Spanish National Championship with FC Barcelona.
  • Won the 2010 and 2011 Greek National Cup with Olympiacos Piraues.
  • Member of the Greek National Team.
  • Played at the 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 European Championships.
  • Played at the 2014 and 2019 World Championships.
  • Has been member of the Greek U-18, U-19 and U-20 National Team.
  • Won the gold medal at the 2008 European U-18 Championship.
  • Won the silver medal at the 2007 European U-18 Championship.
  • Won the silver medal at the 2009 World U-19 Championship.
  • Won the gold medal at the 2009 European U-20 Championship.
  • Led the 2009 European U-20 Championship in blocking shots (1.9 bspg.).
Euroleague
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2009-10 Olympiacos Piraeus 6 5 0.8 2/4 50 0/4 0 1/2 50 7 3 5 0
2010-11 Olympiacos Piraeus 16 63 3.9 11/24 45.8 10/23 43.5 11/17 64.7 50 9 4 1
2011-12 Olympiacos Piraeus 22 134 6.1 35/58 60.3 14/42 33.3 22/32 68.8 75 11 14 7
2012-13 Olympiacos Piraeus 31 270 8.7 43/91 47.3 50/96 52.1 34/47 72.3 136 27 43 21
2013-14 FC Barcelona 28 194 6.9 55/91 60.4 22/61 36.1 18/36 50 96 21 61 15
2015-16 Olympiacos Piraeus 7 41 5.9 14/22 63.6 2/17 11.8 7/12 58.3 30 4 7 3
2016-17 Olympiacos Piraeus 37 300 8.1 66/127 52 37/117 31.6 57/69 82.6 178 43 56 13
2017-18 Olympiacos Piraeus 28 232 8.3 44/80 55 25/67 37.3 69/89 77.5 121 27 58 10
2018-19 Olympiacos Piraeus 30 208 6.9 30/55 54.5 39/105 37.1 31/42 73.8 117 23 49 9
2019-20 Olympiacos Piraeus 26 222 8.5 40/66 60.6 36/92 39.1 34/48 70.8 94 36 39 8
2020-21 Olympiacos Piraeus 14 80 5.7 6/17 35.3 17/46 37 17/19 89.5 31 9 26 7
2021-22 Olympiacos Piraeus 37 243 6.6 40/72 55.6 46/139 33.1 25/33 75.8 111 33 61 8
Totals 282 1992 7.1 386/707 54.6 298/809 36.8 326/446 73.1 1046 246 423 102
Averages 282 1992 7.1 386/707 54.6 298/809 36.8 326/446 73.1 3.7 0.9 1.5 0.4
Eurocup
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG % 3FG % FT % Reb St As Bl
2008-09 Aris Thessaloniki 2 2 1 1/1 100 0/2 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 2 2 1 1/1 100 0/2 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1
Averages 2 2 1 1/1 100 0/2 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.5
Career Stats
Other Competition                                                                                                                                                                                            
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A
% 3FG
M-A
% FT
M-A
% Reb St As Bl
2008/09  Aris 11 4 0.4 0/2 0 0/4 0 4/4 100 4 5 3 1
2009/10  Olympiacos 19 49 2.6 13/21 61.9 5/20 25 8/11 72.7 27 10 13 8
2010/11  Olympiacos 30 171 5.7 59/93 63.4 9/43 20.9 26/41 63.4 107 30 28 8
2011/12  Olympiacos 32 248 7.8 61/102 69.8 24/69 34.8 54/79 68.4 147 35 22 12
2012/13  Olympiacos 34 314 9.2 83/119 69.7 36/90 40.0 40/63 63.5 141 37 59 21
2013/14  FC Barcelona 39 262 6.7 68/128 53.1 30/89 33.7 36/45 80.0 158 34 42 13
2014/15  Houston Rockets 50 185 3.7 39/92 42.4 31/109 28.4 14/20 70.0 120 29 85 13
2015/16  Denver Nuggets 26 67 2.6 14/34 41.2 10/32 31.3 9/14 64.3 40 13 16 5
 Olympiacos 19 179 9.4 47/71 66.2 19/55 34.5 28/41 68.3 81 21 30 4
2016/17  Olympiacos 32 309 9.7 69/111 62.2 38/106 35.8 57/72 79.2 147 29 47 10
2017/18  Olympiacos 30 249 8.3 66/102 64.7 24/76 31.6 45/61 73.8 148 25 60 14
2018/19  Olympiacos 22 160 7.3 35/62 56.5 21/64 32.8 27/37 73.0 69 25 53 4