PAPANIKOLAOU, KOSTAS
Olympiacos Piraeus 16 Forward
Height: 2.04 Born: 31 July, 1990 Nationality: Greece
EuroLeague 2017-18 STATISTICS
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
  G GS Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
Totals 28 23 673:36 232 44/80 25/67 69/89 29 92 121 58 27 42 10 7 59 73 315
Averages 28 23 24:03 8.3 55% 37.3% 77.5% 1 3.3 4.3 2.1 1 1.5 0.4 0.3 2.1 2.6 11.3
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
32 vs Zalgiris Kaunas 17:19 5   1/2 2/2   3 3     3     4 1 1
33 at Zalgiris Kaunas 20:20 6 3/4 0/1   1 1 2   2 1     4 2 5
34 * at Zalgiris Kaunas 23:51 15 2/2 1/2 8/9 2 1 3 3 1 1 2   5 5 21
3 Totals 61:30 26 5/6 2/5 10/11 3 5 8 3 3 5 2 0 13 8 27
Average 20:30 8.69 83.3% 40% 90.9% 1 1.7 2.7 1 1 1.7 0.7 0 4.3 2.7 9
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Game Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 vs KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 19:19 11   2/3 5/8 1 3 4 4 2       2 7 22
2 vs Unicaja Malaga 21:39 6 1/4 1/2 1/2   3 3 2 2 4     3 2 3
3 * at Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 24:56 7 2/3 1/5   1 8 9     2         9
4 * vs Khimki Moscow Region 17:35 2 1/2 0/2     3 3 3         1 1 5
5 * at FC Barcelona Lassa 20:19 8 2/3   4/4   1 1 4           2 14
6 * vs Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 20:09 2 1/3 0/3     1 1 3   2     4 2 -3
7 * at Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 33:05 7 3/4 0/3 1/2 2 3 5 6 4 3 1 1 1 3 16
8 * vs Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 14:16 5 2/2 0/1 1/2 1 1 2 1   1     3 2 4
9 at AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 28:44 11 1/2 1/2 6/9   2 2       1   1 6 14
10 * at Valencia Basket 31:44 13 1/1 3/4 2/3 2 4 6 4   5     2 2 16
11 * vs Real Madrid 32:39 14 1/3 3/4 3/4 2 6 8 3 1 1     2 3 22
12 * at Brose Bamberg 26:11 8 0/1 2/5 2/2 3 4 7 1 2       1 2 15
13 * vs CSKA Moscow 27:10 15 2/5 3/4 2/2 2 4 6 3 1 2 1 1 5 2 16
14 * at Anadolu Efes Istanbul 21:24 4 1/1 0/3 2/2   3 3 1 1 3     2 2 3
15 * at Zalgiris Kaunas 27:33 11 1/5 2/3 3/3   2 2   1 2 2 1 1 2 9
16 * vs AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 21:30 15 3/3 2/4 3/4   7 7 1   2     1 3 20
17 * at KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 23:08 5 1/1 1/2   1 4 5 3   2       2 12
18 * vs Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 23:14 9 2/4 0/2 5/6   3 3 2       1 2 4 10
19 * at Khimki Moscow Region 18:21 2 1/4     1 2 3 2   1   1 2    
20 * at Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 28:09 12 2/6 1/3 5/5 4 4 8 6 1 2 1 1 1 5 23
21 * vs Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 28:29 9 2/5   5/6 2 1 3 1 4     1 3 4 13
22 * at Real Madrid 18:15 8 3/5 0/1 2/2   1 1 3 1       2 2 10
23 * vs Valencia Basket 31:34 11 4/5 1/3 0/2 3 7 10     2 1   3 1 13
24 * at Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 26:26 3   0/1 3/6 1 5 6   2 1 1   2 4 9
25 * vs Brose Bamberg 26:17 8 2/2 0/2 4/4   5 5 2 2 2     2 2 13
25 Totals 612:06 206 39/74 23/62 59/78 26 87 113 55 24 37 8 7 46 65 288
Average 24:29 8.19 52.7% 37.1% 75.6% 1 3.5 4.5 2.2 1 1.5 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.6 11.5
EuroLeague 2017-18 individual rankings
Playoffs
  • #3 in 2-point % (83.3%)
  • #10 in Blocks (2)
  • #10 in Fouls Commited (13)
  • #11 in True Shooting % (68.4%)
  • #13 in Field goal % (63.6%)
  • #15 in Free throw % (90.9%)
  • #17 in Steals (3)
  • #23 in Free throws made (10)
  • #25 in Turnovers (5)
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