Konstantinos Sloukas
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Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas (Greek
Greek language
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: Κώστας Σλούκας; born January 15, 1990, in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

, Greece
Greece
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) is a Greek
Greece
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 professional basketball player. He is left-handed, 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall and he can play at either the point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

 or shooting guard
Shooting guard
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 positions.

Pro career

Sloukas began his career with the Mantoulidis youth teams in Greece. He joined the Greek League
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...

 power Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos BC
Olympiacos B.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions...

 in the year 2008. In 2010, Sloukas was loaned by Olympiacos to Aris Thessaloniki.

Greek national team

With Greece's junior national team, Sloukas won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was inaugurated in 1964 and for the following 40 years it had been held biannually. From 2004 onwards, it is held every year.-Summaries:-Performances by nation:...

 and the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
U18 European Championship Men 2008 Division A
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Greece from July 25, 2008 until August 3.-Squads:At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries will have 12 players on their roster.- Venues :...

, where he was also voted to the All-Tournament Team. He also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009
The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship was an international basketball competition held in Auckland, New Zealand from July 2, 2009 until July 12.-Qualification:*FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship 2008*#*#*FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 2008*#*#*#...

 and the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 13th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Zadar, Crikvenica and Makarska, in Croatia, hosted the tournament...

 with Greece's junior national team.

He became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2011.

Greek national team

  • 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
    FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
    FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was inaugurated in 1964 and for the following 40 years it had been held biannually. From 2004 onwards, it is held every year.-Summaries:-Performances by nation:...

    : Silver Medal
  • 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
    U18 European Championship Men 2008 Division A
    The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Greece from July 25, 2008 until August 3.-Squads:At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries will have 12 players on their roster.- Venues :...

    : Gold Medal
  • 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: All-Tournament Team
  • 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
    FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009
    The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship was an international basketball competition held in Auckland, New Zealand from July 2, 2009 until July 12.-Qualification:*FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship 2008*#*#*FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 2008*#*#*#...

    : Silver Medal
  • 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Gold Medal
  • 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
    2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
    The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 13th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Zadar, Crikvenica and Makarska, in Croatia, hosted the tournament...

    : Silver Medal

Pro career

  • Won the Greek Cup
    Greek basketball Cup
    The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .-History and format:...

    : (2010)
  • Greek League Best Young Player: (2011)

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