Evangelos Koronios

Angelos Koronios
Άγγελος Κορωνιός

Personal information
Born	March 16, 1969 Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
Career information
Playing career	1986–2005
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2005–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1998	Peristeri
1998–2000	AEK Athens
2000–2001	PAOK
2001–2003	Maroussi
2003–2004	Panionios
2004–2005	Olympiacos
As coach:
2005–2006	Alimos
2006–2007	Sporting
2007	AEK Athens
2011	AEK Athens
2012–2013	Kavala
2014–2015	AEK Athens (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player: Greek Cup champion (2000) Saporta Cup champion (2000) Greek All Star Game 3 Point Shootout Contest Champion (2004) As coach: Greek 2nd Division champion (2007)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens National Team

Evangelos "Angelos" Koronios (alternate spelling: Aggelos) (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Άγγελος" Κορωνιός; born March 16, 1969) is a Greek professional basketball coach, and a retired professional basketball player.

Playing career

Born in Athens, Greece, Koronios started playing basketball with the youth clubs of Peristeri in 1982. He began his pro career with the senior men's team of Peristeri in 1986. In 1998, he moved to AEK Athens, where he played for two seasons. Then, he continued his career in PAOK (2000–01), Maroussi, for two seasons (2001–03), Panionios (2003–04), and finally Olympiacos (2004–05).

At the time of his retirement, Koronios was the all-time stats leader of the Greek Basket League in points with 7,080, assists with 1,264, steals with 583, made free throws with 2,020, and three points shots made with 828.^[1] He appeared in 448 games in the top-tier league of Greek basketball.^[1] His Greek League career records in assists and steals were eventually broken by Dimitris Diamantidis.^[2]

Coaching career

In the 2005–06 season, Koronios started his coaching career as a head coach at Alimos. He spent the next season (2006–07) coaching Sporting, and with them he won the Greek 2nd Division championship.

In the summer of 2007, he was appointed as the new coach of AEK Athens, but he decided to resign "for personal reasons" on October 25. He was later appointed as the new coach of AEK, following the departure of Minas Gekos, in January 2011. He then coached Kavala, before returning to AEK Athens as an assistant coach.

Achievements as a player

Greek national team

• 1991 Mediterranean Games:  Silver

Pro clubs

• 5x Greek League All Star (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000)
• Greek Cup Champion: (2000)
• Saporta Cup Champion: (2000)
• EuroLeague Player of the Week: (Playoffs - Eighth-finals Game 3; 2000–01)
• Greek All Star Game 3 Point Shootout Contest Champion: (2004)
• He was the all-time leader in games played in the Greek League (counting games played since the 1986–87 season) with 448, when he retired.
• He was the all-time leader in steals in the Greek League (counting games played since the 1986–87 season).
• He is the all-time leader in three pointers made in the Greek League (counting games played since the 1992–93 season).
• He is the all-time leading scorer of the Greek League, with 7,080 points scored (counting games played since the 1986–87 season).
• Member of the Eurobasket.com website's Greek Basketball Hall of Fame, inducted as a player.

References

1. "Τα ρεκόρ της Α1". sport24.gr. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
2. Avramidis, Giannis (23 October 2011). "Μία... Α1 γεμάτη πράσινα ρεκόρ". Prasinanea.gr. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• AEK Athens Profile
• Greek Basketball Federation Profile (Greek)