Memos Ioannou

Memos Ioannou
Personal information
Born (1958-04-15) 15 April 1958 (age 66)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career1974–1993
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number14
Coaching career1992–present
Career history
As player:
1974–1990Panathinaikos
1990–1991PAOK
1991–1993Aris
As coach:
1992Aris (player-coach)
1993–1994Aris
1997–1999APOEL
1999–2002Keravnos
2003–2004Ilysiakos
2004–2006Panionios
2009–2011Keravnos
2016–2017Holargos
Career highlights and awards
As a player:

As a head coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1987 Greece
FIBA Europe U16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1975 Greece Under-16

Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou (Greek: Αγαμέμνων "Μέμος" Ιωάννου; born April 15, 1958 in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At 6'3" (1.91 m), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

Ioannou had a successful playing career with Panathinaikos, as he won 6 Greek League championships (1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) and 4 Greek Cups (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986) with the club. He also won another Greek Cup with Aris, in the 1991–92 season. At that final, he was interim coach. In 1991, he won the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup) championship, while playing with PAOK. In 1993, Ioannou won the FIBA European Cup again, this time while playing with Aris.

National team career

Ioannou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team that won the gold medal at the 1987 FIBA EuroBasket. He also played at the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 1990 FIBA World Championship.[1]

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Ioannou became a professional basketball coach. As a head coach, he won four Cypriot League championships, in the years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.

Personal life

Ioannou is the father of the professional basketball player Stelios Ioannou. He also worked as a color commentator for EuroLeague and Greek Basket League game broadcasts, on Greek TV.

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