Dimos Dikoudis

Dimosthenis "Dimos" Dikoudis is a former Greek professional basketball player and basketball executive, born on 24 June 1977 in Larissa. At 2.08 metres he played as a power forward and center. He came to basketball after trying football and taekwondo as a boy, played for Perseas of Larissa and Olympia Larissas, and reached the top Greek league with AEK Athens in 1998, where he won the FIBA Saporta Cup, a Greek League title and two Greek Cups and was named Greek League MVP for 2001-02. He later played for Valencia, CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos, Panionios, Aris Thessaloniki, AEK again and PAOK. With the Greek national team he played at the 2004 Athens Olympics, won gold at the 2005 EuroBasket and silver at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He also served as president of the Greek players association and was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.