PAPANIKOLAOU, KOSTAS
Olympiacos Piraeus 16 Forward
Height: 2.04 Born: 31 July, 1990 Nationality: Greece
EuroLeague 2011-12 STATISTICS
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
  G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
Totals 22 13 436:04 134 35/58 14/42 22/32 22 53 75 14 11 12 7 5 34 34 163
Averages 22 13 19:49 6.1 60.3% 33.3% 68.8% 1 2.4 3.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 7.4
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
22 vs FC Barcelona Regal 27:24 9 1/1 2/2 1/4 1 3 4   1 1 1   2 2 11
23 at CSKA Moscow 26:37 18 2/2 3/3 5/6 1 3 4   1 2     2 4 22
2 Totals 54:01 27 3/3 5/5 6/10 2 6 8 0 2 3 1 0 4 6 33
Average 27:00 13.5 100% 100% 60% 1 3 4 0 1 1.5 0.5 0 2 3 16.5
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
17 * at Montepaschi Siena 16:33 5 2/3   1/1   1 1 1           1 7
18 at Montepaschi Siena 12:57 7   2/5 1/2   3 3     3     2 1 2
19 vs Montepaschi Siena 18:59 9 2/6 1/1 2/2 1 2 3 1     2 1 1 1 10
20 * vs Montepaschi Siena 20:07 4 1/2 0/3 2/2 2 3 5 2         1 2 8
4 Totals 68:36 25 5/11 3/9 6/7 3 9 12 4 0 3 2 1 4 5 27
Average 17:09 6.3 45.5% 33.3% 85.7% 0.8 2.29 3 1 0 0.8 0.5 0.3 1 1.3 6.8
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
11 * vs CSKA Moscow 23:40 6 3/5 0/1   2 2 4   1       1   7
12 * at Galatasaray Medical Park 20:49 2 1/2 0/2   1 1 2         1 1 1  
13 * vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul 21:08 8 2/3 1/3 1/1 1 6 7 1         1 2 14
14 * at Anadolu Efes Istanbul 29:43 16 6/10 1/2 1/1 2 4 6   1 1 1 1 1 1 17
15 * at CSKA Moscow 19:03 2 1/4 0/3   2 1 3 1 1 1   2 2   -4
16 * vs Galatasaray Medical Park 24:06 3 1/2   1/1   2 2 2         3 2 5
6 Totals 138:29 37 14/26 2/11 3/3 8 16 24 4 3 2 1 4 9 6 39
Average 23:04 6.2 53.8% 18.2% 100% 1.3 2.7 4 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 1 6.5
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 * at Gescrap Bilbao Basket 21:12 2 1/2 0/3   1 1 2       1   3 2  
2 * vs Fenerbahce Ulker 11:31     0/1   3   3     2     1 2 1
3 at Caja Laboral 10:01     0/2     1 1     1     1   -3
4 at Bennet Cantu 14:07 3 0/2 0/1 3/4 2 4 6 1 1       2 2 7
5 * vs SLUC Nancy 15:46 7 2/3 1/1   1 2 3 2 1       2 1 11
6 vs Gescrap Bilbao Basket 18:24 8 2/2 1/3 1/1   2 2   1       1 3 11
7 * at Fenerbahce Ulker 23:09 5 1/1 1/4     2 2   1 1 1   1 1 5
8 vs Caja Laboral 22:44 12 5/5 0/1 2/3 2 3 5   1   1   3 4 18
9 vs Bennet Cantu 17:08 5 1/1 1/1 0/2   3 3 1         1 1 7
10 * at SLUC Nancy 20:56 3 1/2   1/2   4 4 2 1       2 1 7
10 Totals 174:58 45 13/18 4/17 7/12 9 22 31 6 6 4 3 0 17 17 64
Average 17:29 4.5 72.2% 23.5% 58.3% 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0 1.7 1.7 6.4
EuroLeague 2011-12 individual rankings
Final Four
  • #1 in True Shooting % (87.1%)
  • #1 in 2-point % (100%)
  • #1 in 3-point % (100%)
  • #1 in Field goal % (100%)
  • #2 in 3-pointers made (5)
  • #2 in Index Rating (33)
  • #3 in Points (27)
  • #4 in Free throws attempted (10)
  • #4 in Games Played (2)
  • #5 in Blocks (1)
  • #5 in Free throws made (6)
  • #5 in Steals (2)
  • #5 in Minutes Played (54:01)
  • #6 in Field goals made (8)
  • #6 in Fouls Drawn (6)
  • #8 in Defensive Rebounds (6)
  • #8 in 3-pointers attempted (5)
  • #9 in Total Rebounds (8)
  • #12 in Offensive Rebounds (2)
  • #14 in Turnovers (3)
  • #16 in Fouls Commited (4)
  • #19 in 2-pointers made (3)
  • #20 in Blocks against (0)
  • #20 in Free throw % (60%)
Playoffs
  • #4 in Games Played (3)
  • #9 in Blocks (2)
  • #14 in 3-point % (50%)
  • #20 in Blocks against (1)
  • #23 in 3-pointers made (3)
Top 16
  • #3 in Games Started (6)
  • #12 in Games Played (6)
  • #14 in Blocks against (4)
Regular Season
  • #5 in 2-point % (72.2%)
  • #16 in Games Played (10)
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