Giannoulis Larentzakis

Giannoulis Larentzakis
	UCAM Murcia
2020–present	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2019); FIBA Champions League champion (2018); 2× Greek League champion (2022, 2023); 4× Greek Cup winner (2018, 2022–2024); 2× Greek Super Cup winner (2022, 2023); All-Greek League Second Team (2023); Greek Super Cup MVP (2023); 3× Greek All-Star (2019, 2022, 2023); All-Panhellenic Youth League Team (2012);

Giannoulis Larentzakis (Greek: Γιαννούλης Λαρεντζάκης, born 22 September 1993) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. At a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, he plays at the shooting guard position.

Early life and career

Larentzakis was born in

Aigaleo. He played with the club in the Greek 3rd Division

's 2010–11 season.

Professional career

Larentzakis began his professional career with the

Ikaros, during the 2011–12 season. In 2013, he moved to the Greek club Aris, signing a three-year contract with the team. On 28 August 2014 he moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rodou, on loan from Aris.^[1]

On 28 July 2015 it was announced that Larentzakis would continue his loan spell, for another year, with Kolossos.

CAI Zaragoza, of the Spanish ACB League.^[4]^[5]

On 9 June 2016 Greek club

2018–19 FIBA Champions League season game, Larentzakis scored a career high against the Czech Republic club ČEZ Nymburk, as he scored 23 points. In the same game, he also had 4 rebounds and 3 assists, while shooting 7 of 8 from the three-point line. On 25 July 2019 Larentzakis and AEK mutually parted ways, forfeiting the last year of his contract.^[9]

In September 2019, Larentzakis signed a two-year contract with the

Murcia.^[10]

In July 2020, Larentzakis signed with

Greek League club Olympiacos on a three-year deal.^[11]

On July 21, 2023, he renewed his contract with Olympiacos through 2026.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Larentzakis played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with the junior national teams of Greece.

Greek senior national team

Larentzakis became a member of the senior

2019 FIBA World Cup

.

In September, Larentzakis also participated in the EuroBasket 2022 with Greece. Coming off the bench, he averaged 6.1 points, 1 rebound and 0.6 assists on 10.1 minutes a game.^[14] His best game was against Germany during the knockout stage, where he, despite the team's loss of 107–96, put up 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 17 minutes.^[15]

Personal life

Larentzakis' personal nickname is "Lary". His family originates from the

Greek island of Kythnos

. His basketball nickname is "Cobra".

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

AEK Athens

FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: (2019)
FIBA Champions League Champion: (2018
)

Greek Cup Winner: (2018)

Olympiacos

2× EuroLeague Final Four: (2022, 2023)
2× Greek League Champion: (2022, 2023)
4x Greek Cup Winner: (2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)
2x Greek Super Cup winner (2022, 2023)

Individual

All-Panhellenic Youth League Team (2012)
2× Greek League All-Star (2019, 2022)
Greek Super Cup MVP (2023)

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field goal percentage
3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high		Led the league

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Ikaros Kallitheas	GBL	12	8.6	.415	.300	.571	.8	.3	.3	0	3.7
2012–13	Ikaros Kallitheas	GBL	19	12.2	.269	.297	.882	1.5	1.1	.5	0	4.1
2013–14	Aris	GBL	12	6.4	.438	.250	.286	.7	.6	.3	0	2.8
2014–15	Kolossos Rodou	GBL	25	12.0	.415	.250	.689	2.4	1.2	.6	.1	6.7
2015–16	Kolossos Rodou	GBL	25	23.0	.383	.287	.753	4.3	3.0	1.3	0	11.8
2016–17	AEK	GBL	26	16.4	.368	.290	.677	2.4	1.5	1.0	.1	4.9
2017–18	AEK	GBL	25	20.3	.386	.347	.622	2.7	1.3	.6	.1	7.6
2018–19	AEK	GBL	26	23.4	.400	.307	.802	3.1	3.0	1.4	.1	11.1
2019–20	UCAM Murcia	ACB	19	18.1	.372	.272	.837	2.8	2.5	.5	.1	8.7
2021–22	Olympiacos	GBL	24	16.5	.521	.471	.879	2.0	2.5	.9	.1	9.3

FIBA Champions League

^[16]

†	Denotes seasons in which Giannoulis Larentzakis won the FIBA Champions League

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	AEK	18	16.4	.468	.368	.815	2.9	1.4	1.1	.1	6.0
2017–18†	A.E.K.	19	21.8	.362	.313	.811	2.2	1.3	1.1	.0	7.1
2018–19	A.E.K.	18	22.9	.392	.308	.857	3.9	2.6	1.7	.1	9.8

References

External links

[1] Kolossos Rodou signs Giannoulis Larentzakis.

[2] Giannoulis Larentzakis continues with Kolossos Rodou.

[3] GIANNOULIS LARENTZAKIS.

[4] Larentzakis for 4 years in Zaragoza.

[5] A1Basket.gr Zaragoza signed Giannoulis Larentzakis.

[6] AEK announced Giannoulis Larentzakis.

[7] AEK Athens inks versatile guard Larentzakis to long-term deal.

[8] AEK Athens B.C. signs Larentzakis.

[9] Giannoulis Larentzakis leaves AEK.

[10] Murcia officially adds Giannoulis Larentzakis.

[11] "Olympiacos signs Giannoulis Larentzakis to a three-year deal". 4 July 2020.

[12] SDNA's exclusive: Larentzakis replaces Dorsey in Greece preliminary squad

[13] Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.

[14] "Giannoulis LARENTZAKIS at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022".

[15] "Giannoulis Larentzakis: 'Germany felt comfortable, it was very difficult to match that'".

[16] "AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2017-2018".

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v t e Olympiacos B.C. current roster
0 Walkup 1 Williams-Goss 2 Wright 3 Canaan 4 Lountzis 5 Larentzakis 8 Mitrou-Long 10 Fall 16 Papanikolaou (C) 17 Brazdeikis 25 Peters 30 Petrušev 33 Milutinov 43 Sikma 77 McKissic 80 Tanoulis 81 Abosi
Head coach: Bartzokas Assistant coach: Pappas Bozikas Triantafyllos