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Konstantine Demetrios "Kosta" Koufos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δημήτριος "Κώστας" Κουφός; born February 24, 1989) is a Greek-American professional basketball player who plays for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). He played one season at Ohio State before being selected by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.

Kosta Koufos

Koufos with the Nuggets in 2013
No. 66 – London Lions
Position	Center
League	British Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1989-02-24) February 24, 1989 (age 33) Canton, Ohio
Nationality	Greek / American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school	GlenOak (Canton, Ohio)
College	Ohio State (2007–2008)
NBA draft	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2010	Utah Jazz
2009–2010	→ Utah Flash
2010–2011	Minnesota Timberwolves
2011–2013	Denver Nuggets
2013–2015	Memphis Grizzlies
2015–2019	Sacramento Kings
2019–2020	CSKA Moscow
2021	Olympiacos
2021	NBA G League Ignite
2022–present	London Lions
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-Big Ten (2008) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2008) National Invitation Tournament MVP (2008) FIBA U18 European Championship MVP (2007) McDonald's All-American (2007) Third-team Parade All-American (2007)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Greece EuroBasket 2009 Poland FIBA Under-18 European Championship 2007 Spain Team

High school career

Koufos attended GlenOak High School in Canton, Ohio, where he played center for the GlenOak Golden Eagles high school basketball team. As a junior, Koufos averaged 24 points per game, 11.1 rebounds per game, and four blocked shots per game and he was named Second-Team All-State.

As a senior, Koufos averaged 25.9 points per game, 15.4 rebounds per game and 5.2 blocked shots per game. He was instrumental in GlenOak snapping Canton McKinley's 41-game win streak in January 2007, when he posted 32 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks to help the Golden Eagles edge the Bulldogs, 56–55, in overtime. The next day, Koufos recorded 32 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks against Detroit Country Day, to lead GlenOak to its ninth consecutive victory.

Koufos finished second to future Buckeye teammate Jon Diebler in the Mr. Ohio Basketball voting. After his senior season with GlenOak, Koufos was named the Division I player of the year and was also named First-Team All-State. He also earned First-Team Northeast Inland All-District and third-team Parade All-American honors and participated in the 2007 McDonald's All-American Game and 2007 Jordan Brand Classic.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Koufos was listed as the No. 3 center and the No. 16 player in the nation in 2007.[1]

College career

Koufos played one season of college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes. For the 2007–08 season,[2] he was named third-team All-Big Ten and was named to the league's All-Freshman Team. He ranked fifth in the Big Ten in scoring (14.4 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg), and ranked second in blocked shots (1.8 bpg) and seventh in field goal percentage (.508). He helped the Buckeyes reach the final of the National Invitation Tournament, where they won 92–85 over UMass behind Koufos' 22 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots.[3] He was subsequently named NIT Most Valuable Player.[4] He declared for the 2008 NBA draft following his freshman season.

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2008–2010)

Koufos was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.[5] During his rookie season, he spent time in the NBA D-League on assignment with the Utah Flash.[6][7] He went on to receive two assignments to the Flash during the 2009–10 season.[8] In two seasons with the Jazz, Koufos played in 84 games and averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds.[9]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2010–2011)

On July 13, 2010, Koufos was traded, alongside two future first-round draft picks, to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Al Jefferson.[10]

Denver Nuggets (2011–2013)

On February 22, 2011, Koufos was acquired by the Denver Nuggets in a three-way trade involving the Timberwolves and the New York Knicks.[11] On January 25, 2012, he signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension with the Nuggets.[12][13] He averaged career-best figures in Denver, with 6.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.[9]

Memphis Grizzlies (2013–2015)

On June 27, 2013, Koufos was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Darrell Arthur and the draft rights to Joffrey Lauvergne.[14] In two seasons with Memphis, he averaged 5.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.[9]

Sacramento Kings (2015–2019)

On July 13, 2015, Koufos signed with the Sacramento Kings.[15] On June 30, 2019, Koufos became an unrestricted free agent.

CSKA Moscow (2019–2020)

On July 19, 2019, Koufos signed a two-year deal with CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.[16] He averaged 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. On May 27, 2020, the team opted out of the contract.[17]

Olympiacos (2021)

On February 20, 2021, Koufos signed with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague until the end of the 2020–21 season.[18]

NBA G League Ignite (2021)

On November 5, 2021, Koufos signed with the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League.[19]

London Lions (2022–present)

On July 13, 2022, Koufos signed with the London Lions for the 2022–23 BBL season.[20]

National team career

Greek junior team

Koufos was a member of the junior Greek national under-18 team at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Spain. He led his team to the tournament's final game, and although Greece lost in the finals to Serbia's under-18 team, Koufos won the tournament's MVP award, after leading the competition in points, rebounds, and blocked shots, with averages of 26.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks per game.[21]

Greek senior team

In 2009, Koufos debuted with the senior Greek national basketball team, and he competed at the EuroBasket 2009, where he won a bronze medal. During the EuroBasket 2009 tournament, he averaged 5.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He also played at the EuroBasket 2011, where he averaged 8.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Koufos also competed at the EuroBasket 2015, where he had his best tournament with the senior Greek national basketball team, as he averaged 10 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, in 8 games played.

He also played with Greece at the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, where he averaged 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[22]

Personal life

Koufos is the son of Greek immigrants Katerina and Alex Koufos, a pediatric doctor in Canton who died when Kostas was 9. Their parents were originally respectively from Messenia and Corinth. He has an older sister, Maria, and an older brother, Vasilios. Koufos holds dual citizenship of both the United States and Greece, thus making him eligible to represent Greece internationally. He can speak Greek.[23] [24] In September 2018 he married fellow Greek-American Eleni Bourlas.

Awards and accomplishments

• 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Silver
• 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: MVP
• 2008 National Invitation Tournament: MVP
• EuroBasket 2009:  Bronze

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Utah	48	7	11.8	.508	.000	.706	2.9	.4	.3	.6	4.7
2009–10	Utah	36	0	4.8	.468	.000	.600	1.3	.2	.1	.1	1.5
2010–11	Minnesota	39	1	8.6	.435	.000	.500	2.5	.2	.2	.5	2.7
2010–11	Denver	11	1	8.9	.500	.000	.632	3.0	.0	.2	.5	4.9
2011–12	Denver	48	24	16.5	.599	.000	.600	5.4	.3	.5	.9	5.5
2012–13	Denver	81	81	22.4	.581	.000	.558	6.9	.4	.5	1.3	8.0
2013–14	Memphis	80	22	16.9	.495	.000	.645	5.2	.5	.4	.9	6.4
2014–15	Memphis	81	3	16.6	.508	.000	.647	5.3	.5	.4	.8	5.2
2015–16	Sacramento	78	14	19.0	.532	.000	.548	5.4	.4	.5	.9	6.8
2016–17	Sacramento	71	62	20.0	.551	.000	.613	5.7	.7	.5	.7	6.6
2017–18	Sacramento	71	12	19.6	.571	.000	.446	6.6	1.2	.7	.5	6.7
2018–19	Sacramento	42	1	12.0	.477	.000	.417	4.2	.9	.4	.4	3.7
Career		686	228	16.4	.534	.000	.582	5.0	.5	.7	.4	5.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	Utah	9	0	3.4	.400	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.1	.9
2011	Denver	1	0	2.0	1.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
2012	Denver	3	2	8.7	.333	.000	.000	3.7	.0	.0	.3	.7
2013	Denver	6	2	16.7	.368	1.000	.833	3.5	.5	.5	.7	3.3
2014	Memphis	7	0	6.4	.438	.000	1.000	2.1	.3	.3	.4	2.6
2015	Memphis	11	0	11.5	.540	.000	.600	3.5	.4	.4	.5	3.4
Career		37	4	8.9	.460	1.000	.800	2.6	.2	.2	.4	2.4

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	CSKA Moscow	17	1	9.3	.547	–	.556	2.8	0.2	0.5	0.2	3.7	4.7
2020–21	Olympiacos	8	5	10.1	.529	–	.200	2.3	0.8	0.0	0.5	4.6	–

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Ohio State	37	35	27.1	.508	.349	.680	6.7	.5	.4	1.8	14.4

See also

•  Sports portal
• List of European basketball players in the United States

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
• Kosta Koufos at FIBA

На других языках

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[de] Kosta Koufos

Konstantine Demetrios „Kosta“ Koufos (griechisch Κώστας Κουφός / Kóstas Koufós; * 24. Februar 1989 in Canton) ist ein griechisch-US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler, der bei einer Körpergröße von 2,13 Metern auf der Position des Centers spielt.

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- [en] Kosta Koufos

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[es] Kosta Koufos

Konstantinos Demetrios "Kostas" Koufos (en Griego Κώστας Κουφός o Kóstas Koufós, nacido el 24 de febrero de 1989 en Canton, Ohio) es un jugador de baloncesto con doble nacionalidad griega y estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los London Lions de la BBL. Mide 2,13 m (7′ 0″) de altura, y juega en la posición de pívot. A nivel internacional compite con la selección griega.

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[ru] Куфос, Коста

Коста Куфос (греч. Κώστας Κουφός; 14 февраля 1989, Кантон, Огайо) — греческий и американский баскетболист, играющий на позиции центрового. На драфте НБА 2008 года был выбран клубом «Юта Джаз» под общим 23-м номером.

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