Thomas Kottas
| No. 5 – Rethymno Cretan Kings | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||
| League | Greek Basket League | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
April 27, 1996 Ptolemaida, Greece | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | PAOK | ||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Rethymno Cretan Kings | ||||||||||||
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Thomas Kottas (Greek: Θωμάς Κώττας; born April 27, 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m (6'10") tall.[1][2] and he can play at either the power forward or center positions, with his main position being center.
Professional career
Kottas began playing basketball with the youth teams of APS Ajax Amynteo. He then transferred to play with the youth teams of PAOK Thessaloniki in the summer of 2011. After playing with the junior teams of PAOK Thessaloniki, Kottas began his professional career in 2013, with the senior men's team of PAOK. He left the club after 3 years, due to his limited playing time.
On July 26, 2016, Kottas joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[3]
Greek national team
Kottas has been a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and both the 2013 and 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championships. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.
Awards and accomplishments
Greek national team
References
External links
- Thomas Kottas at Eurocupbasketball.com
- Thomas Kottas at FIBA.com
- Thomas Kottas at FIBAEurope.com
- Thomas Kottas at Esake.gr (Greek)
- Thomas Kottas at Eurobasket.com