Memos Ioannou

Memos Ioannou

Personal information
Born	(1958-04-15) 15 April 1958 (age 65) Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1974–1993
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	14
Coaching career	1992–present
Career history
As player:
1974–1990	Panathinaikos
1990–1991	PAOK
1991–1993	Aris
As coach:
1992	Aris (player-coach)
1993–1994	Aris
1997–1999	APOEL
1999–2002	Keravnos
2003–2004	Ilysiakos
2004–2006	Panionios
2009–2011	Keravnos
2016–2017	Holargos
Career highlights and awards
As a player: 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1991, 1993) 6× Greek League champion (1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) 5× Greek Cup winner (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992) As a head coach: Greek Cup winner (1992) 4× Cypriot League champion (1998–2001)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA EuroBasket 1987 Greece FIBA Europe U16 Championship 1975 Greece Under-16

Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou (Greek: Αγαμέμνων "Μέμος" Ιωάννου; born April 15th, 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 playing 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 playing career

Ioannou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987. 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.

References

External links

• FIBA Profile
• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)

This page was last edited on 20 February 2024, at 17:01