Georgios Diamantakos (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George) (; born January 14, 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Vikos Falcons Ioannina of the Greek Elite League. He is a right-handed 7 ft. 1 in. (2.16 m) tall center.
Professional career Diamantakos began his pro career in Greece in 2012, when he played in the Greek League with Panathinaikos, in a game against Peristeri.Basketball.Eurobasket.com Georgios Diamantakos basketball profile.
In July 2015, he signed with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka, of the Turkish Super League, and was subsequently loaned by them to the Greek club Nea Kifissia.ΣΤΗ ΝΤΑΡΟΥΣΑΦΑΚΑ Ο ΔΙΑΜΑΝΤΑΚΟΣ . Later, he played in a game with the Bulgarian club, Spartak Pleven, in November 2015. He was then loaned to the Croatian club GKK Šibenik, of the Croatian A-1 League.Georgios DIAMANTAKOS | Season 2015/2016.
In July 2016, he signed with Apollon Patras in Greece.Diamantakos is back at Apollon Patras.
On August 10, 2017, he joined G.S. Faros Larissas of the Greek Basket League.Στον ΓΣΛ-Φάρο ο Διαμαντάκος , sport24.gr, 10 August 2017 (in Greek) In summer 2018, Diamantakos followed the team's relocation to the island of Lemnos, under the name Ifaistos Limnou. On July 22, 2019, he renewed his contract with Ifaistos through 2021.
During the 2020-2021 season with Apollon Patras, Diamantakos averaged a career-high of 12.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per contest, in 16 games total. The club won the Greek 2nd division title and got promoted to the Greek Basket League. During the 2021-22 campaign, in 16 games, he averaged 5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.4 blocks, playing around 12 minutes per contest.
In August 2022, Diamantakos signed with ambitious 3rd division club AO Mykonou, in a rather surprising move.
National team career Diamantakos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.FIBA.com Georgios DIAMANTAKOS (GRE).
Awards and honors
Club career 2× Greek League Champion: (2013, 2014) 3× Greek Cup Winner: (2013, 2014, 2015) 1x Greek A2 Basket League Champion: (2021)
References
External links Euroleague.net profile FIBA profile FIBA Europe profile Eurobasket.com profile Greek Basket League profile ASK4Sports.com profile NBADraft.net profile