Georgios Diamantakos

Georgios Diamantakos (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George) (Greek: Γιώργος Διαμαντάκος; born January 14, 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Vikos Falcons Ioannina of the Greek Elite League. He is a right-handed 7 ft. 1 in. (2.16 m)^[1] tall center.

Georgios Diamantakos
Γιώργος Διαμαντάκος

Georgios Diamantakos in 2011.
Vikos Falcons
Position	Center
League	Greek Elite League
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-14) January 14, 1995 (age 30) Magoula, Sparti, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2015	Panathinaikos
2015–2016	Darüşşafaka
2015	→ Nea Kifissia
2015–2016	→ Spartak Pleven
2016	→ GKK Šibenik
2016–2017	Apollon Patras
2017–2018	GSL Faros
2018–2020	Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2022	Apollon Patras
2022–2024	Mykonos
2024–2025	Psychiko
2025–present	Vikos Falcons
Career highlights
2× Greek League champion (2013, 2014) 3× Greek Cup winner (2013–2015) Greek 2nd Division champion (2021)

Professional career

Diamantakos began his pro career in Greece in 2012, when he played in the Greek League with Panathinaikos, in a game against Peristeri.^[2]

In July 2015, he signed with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka, of the Turkish Super League, and was subsequently loaned by them to the Greek club Nea Kifissia.^[3] Later, he played in a game with the Bulgarian club, Spartak Pleven, in November 2015. He was then loaned to the Croatian club GKK Šibenik, of the Croatian A-1 League.^[4]

In July 2016, he signed with Apollon Patras in Greece.^[5]

On August 10, 2017, he joined G.S. Faros Larissas of the Greek Basket League.^[6] In summer 2018, Diamantakos followed the team's relocation to the island of Lemnos, under the name Ifaistos Limnou. On July 22, 2019, he renewed his contract with Ifaistos through 2021.

During the 2020-2021 season with Apollon Patras, Diamantakos averaged a career-high of 12.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per contest, in 16 games total. The club won the Greek 2nd division title and got promoted to the Greek Basket League. During the 2021-22 campaign, in 16 games, he averaged 5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.4 blocks, playing around 12 minutes per contest.

In August 2022, Diamantakos signed with ambitious 3rd division club AO Mykonou, in a rather surprising move.

National team career

Diamantakos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.^[7]

Awards and honors

Club career

• 2× Greek League Champion: (2013, 2014)
• 3× Greek Cup Winner: (2013, 2014, 2015)
• 1x Greek A2 Basket League Champion: (2021)