League Greek LeagueEurocup Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 2003–2005 Olympiacos (Greece) Role Basketball Player Weight 95 kg | Nationality Greek Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Name Ioannis Kalampokis Height 1.96 m Pro career 1999 | |
1999–2003 Paleo Faliro (Greece 2nd) Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
Giannis kalampokis the pride of panionios
Giannis Kalampokis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kalambokis, Kalabokis) (Greek: Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης; born on August 15, 1978 in Ilio, Peristeri, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball coach. At a height of 6'5" (1.96 m) tall, he mainly played as a swingman. He last played with AEK Athens of the Greek League.
Contents
- Giannis kalampokis the pride of panionios
- Giannis Kalampokis Popcorn
- Professional career
- Greek national team
- Post playing career
- Pro career
- Greek National Team
- References
Giannis Kalampokis - "Popcorn"
Professional career
Kalampokis started his career with the Neoi Palatianis juniors team in Greece, and he then made his pro debut in 1999, while playing for Paleo Faliro in the Greek A2 League. In 2003, he made his debut in the top-tier Greek League and the EuroLeague with Olympiacos Piraeus. He then played with the Greek clubs AEK Athens and PAOK Thessaloniki.
In 2007, he signed with the Greek club Panionios. In 2009, he joined the Italian League club Treviso. After playing with Treviso, he moved back to Panionios.
In 2010, he joined the Greek club Ikaros. For the 2011–12 season, he moved back to PAOK, and he finished the season with the German League club Alba Berlin. He played with the Greek club Kolossos during the 2012–13 season, and then joined the Greek club Rethymno Aegean, for the 2013–14 season.
After spending the 2015–16 preseason with Olympiacos, Kalampokis signed with AEK Athens for the season, on October 2, 2015. He announced his retirement from playing basketball on 29 August 2016.
Greek national team
Kalampokis also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2009, where he won the bronze medal.
Post playing career
After he retired from playing professional basketball, Kalampokis became a sports commentator for basketball games on Greek TV. He then took a job coaching the youth academies of Panionios.