Nationality Greece Name Costas Rigas | Role Basketball Player | |
Born March 29, 1944 (age 79) ( 1944-03-29 ) Greece Occupation Euroleague referee/
FIBA referee
(1977–1992) | ||
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Costas Rigas (Greek: Κώστας Ρήγας),(born March 29, 1944 in Greece), is a retired Greek pro basketball player, and a former pro basketball referee. Rigas is a member of the EuroLeague's 50 greatest contributors. In 2013, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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- panagiotis giannakis costas rigas
- Costas rigas fiba hall of famer 2013 class
- Playing career
- Reffing career
- References
Costas rigas fiba hall of famer 2013 class
Playing career
Rigas played club basketball with Amyntas, in Greece. He also played with the youth national team of Greece, in one game.
Reffing career
In 1977, Rigas became an international referee, and throughout his career, he refereed 23 title games. Highlights of his reffing career are the 1984 Summer Olympic Games final, the 1986 FIBA World Championship title game, the 1992 Summer Olympic Games women's final, four EuroLeague Finals (1984, 1985, 1986, 1991), and 4 Korać Cup title games.
Later, he was named the EuroLeague's director of referees.