Whatever he touches becomes gold!
At 26 years of age, he has won six titles (European and Greek championships) and five medals with the junior National Selections.
Kostas Papanikolaou returned to Piraeus in January 2016 aiming to once again celebrate winning titles with Olympiacos.
The energy he brings to both ends of the floor and his 'killer' triple are his brand elements that make him a necessity for any team.
Distinctions
Collective Level
- European Champion (2012)
- European Champion (2013)
- Greek Champion (2012, 2016, 2022, 2023)
- Spanish Champion (2014)
- Euroleague Rising Star (2012-13 )
- Greek Cup Winner (2010, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Super Cup (2022, 2023, 2024)
National Level
- Gold medal in the 2008 Junior Eurobasket
- Gold medal in the 2009 Young Men's Eurobasket
- Silver medal in the 2007 Junior Eurobasket
- Silver medal in the 2009 Junior Mundobasket
- Silver medal in the 2010 Young Men's Eurobasket
Personal Level
- FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP (2009)
- Greek League Best Young Player (2009, 2012)
- EuroLeague Rising Star (2013)
Previous Teams
- Proteas Grevenon (2008)
- Aris (2008-09)
- Οlympiacos (2009-13)
- Barcelona (2013-14)
- Houston Rockets (2014-15)
- Denver Nuggets (2015-16)
Season Statistics
| Rebounds | Blocks | Fouls | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Min | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | O | D | T | As | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | PIR | |
| Total | 36 | 27 | 675:26 | 169 | 26/46 | 30/92 | 27/38 | 21 | 81 | 102 | 77 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 66 | 33 | 223 |
| Average | 36 | 0.8 | 18:45 | 4.7 | 53.85% | 30.77% | 72.73% | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| Rebounds | Blocks | Fouls | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Game | Min | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | O | D | T | As | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | PIR |
| 1 | Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | 14:33 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Zalgiris Kaunas | 19:20 | 7 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 25:25 | 13 | 5/5 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 17:58 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | FC Bayern Munich | 17:55 | 8 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 15:10 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | FC Barcelona | 17:20 | 3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | 09:55 | 3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | 10:00 | 3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | 09:18 | 5 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | 20:00 | 8 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | 16:02 | 7 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | AS Monaco | 07:22 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 14 | Paris Basketball | 05:34 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 15 | Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | 16:16 | 3 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 3/4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 23:34 | 6 | 0/0 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | ALBA Berlin | 15:23 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 26:25 | 6 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 19 | Zalgiris Kaunas | 29:17 | 4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 21 | Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | 10:50 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 22 | Real Madrid | 23:10 | 8 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 23 | Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | 19:04 | 5 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 26:20 | 9 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 25 | Paris Basketball | 26:30 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 26 | FC Barcelona | 23:12 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 19:06 | 11 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 28 | Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | 20:27 | 8 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 29 | Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | 19:59 | 11 | 1/1 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 30 | Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | 26:39 | 8 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 31 | LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | 20:00 | 3 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 32 | AS Monaco | 22:47 | 7 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | ALBA Berlin | 29:12 | 4 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 34 | Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | 22:22 | 5 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 37 | Real Madrid | 19:40 | 4 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Real Madrid | 13:27 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 39 | Real Madrid | 15:54 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Euroleague Statistics
| Rebounds | Blocks | Fouls | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Min | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | O | D | T | As | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | PIR | |
| Total | 394 | 337 | 8884:01 | 2771 | 527/944 | 433/1168 | 418/578 | 326 | 1103 | 1429 | 674 | 325 | 448 | 124 | 79 | 729 | 590 | 3345 |
| Average | 394 | 0.9 | 22:32 | 7 | 54.17% | 36.67% | 73.33% | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
Total Statistics (Greece)
| Rebounds | Blocks | Fouls | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Time | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | O | D | T | As | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | PIR | |
| Πρωτάθλημα ΕΣΑΚΕ 2009-10 | 21 | 0 | 03:30 | 49 | 13/21 | 5/19 | 8/11 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 52 |
| Πρωτάθλημα ΕΣΑΚΕ 2010-11 | 30 | 0 | 08:25 | 171 | 59/93 | 9/43 | 26/41 | 29 | 78 | 107 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 38 | 214 |
| BasketLeague 2011-12 | 32 | 0 | 11:08 | 248 | 61/102 | 24/66 | 54/79 | 41 | 106 | 147 | 22 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 67 | 322 |
| BasketLeague 2012-13 | 34 | 0 | 12:38 | 314 | 83/119 | 36/90 | 40/63 | 36 | 105 | 141 | 59 | 37 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 66 | 77 | 427 |
| BasketLeague 2015-16 | 19 | 0 | 06:20 | 179 | 47/71 | 19/55 | 28/41 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 46 | 227 |
| BasketLeague 2016-17 | 32 | 0 | 11:33 | 309 | 69/111 | 38/106 | 57/72 | 34 | 113 | 147 | 47 | 29 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 76 | 385 |
| BasketLeague 2017-18 | 30 | 0 | 11:24 | 249 | 66/102 | 24/76 | 45/61 | 36 | 112 | 148 | 60 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 53 | 332 |
| BasketLeague 2018-19 | 22 | 0 | 08:35 | 160 | 35/92 | 21/64 | 27/37 | 6 | 63 | 69 | 53 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 33 | 192 |
| BasketLeague 2021-22 | 29 | 29 | 44:34 | 202 | 33/48 | 38/95 | 22/32 | 16 | 75 | 91 | 68 | 28 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 35 | 255 |
| Basket League 2022-23 | 19 | 19 | 21:59 | 163 | 30/45 | 27/66 | 22/34 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 65 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 37 | 207 |
| Basket League 2023-24 | 33 | 24 | 23:19 | 278 | 62/106 | 40/109 | 34/49 | 30 | 101 | 131 | 91 | 22 | 54 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 49 | 326 |
| Basket League 2024-25 | 23 | 14 | 19:31 | 156 | 32/51 | 24/74 | 20/31 | 24 | 54 | 78 | 44 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 164 |
| Total | 324 | 86 | 182:56 | 2478 | 590/961 | 305/863 | 383/551 | 286 | 931 | 1217 | 580 | 292 | 400 | 104 | 57 | 565 | 543 | 3103 |
| Average | 324 | 0.27 | 33.88 | 7.65 | 61.28% | 35.34% | 69.41% | 0.88 | 2.87 | 3.76 | 1.79 | 0.9 | 1.23 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 1.74 | 1.68 | 9.58 |
Total Statistics (Europe)
| Rebounds | Blocks | Fouls | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Time | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | O | D | T | As | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | PIR | |
| EuroLeague 2009-10 | 6 | 1 | 00:38 | 5 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| EuroLeague 2010-11 | 16 | 14 | 03:39 | 63 | 11/24 | 10/23 | 11/17 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 73 |
| EuroLeague 2011-12 | 22 | 13 | 07:16 | 134 | 35/58 | 14/42 | 22/32 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 163 |
| EuroLeague 2012-13 | 31 | 30 | 12:17 | 270 | 43/91 | 50/96 | 34/47 | 34 | 102 | 136 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 58 | 362 |
| EuroLeague 2015-16 | 7 | 5 | 02:13 | 41 | 14/42 | 2/17 | 7/12 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
| EuroLeague 2016-17 | 37 | 32 | 14:21 | 300 | 66/127 | 37/117 | 57/69 | 57 | 121 | 178 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 87 | 68 | 358 |
| EuroLeague 2017-18 | 28 | 23 | 11:14 | 232 | 44/80 | 25/67 | 69/89 | 29 | 92 | 121 | 58 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 73 | 315 |
| EuroLeague 2018-19 | 30 | 23 | 11:43 | 208 | 30/55 | 39/105 | 31/42 | 18 | 99 | 117 | 49 | 23 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 38 | 242 |
| EuroLeague 2019-20 | 26 | 21 | 10:22 | 222 | 40/66 | 36/92 | 34/48 | 11 | 83 | 94 | 39 | 36 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 41 | 244 |
| EuroLeague 2020-21 | 14 | 13 | 05:04 | 80 | 6/17 | 17/46 | 17/19 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 82 |
| EuroLeague 2021-22 | 37 | 37 | 14:26 | 243 | 40/72 | 46/139 | 25/33 | 19 | 92 | 111 | 61 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 39 | 245 |
| EuroLeague 2022-23 | 38 | 38 | 16:02 | 329 | 66/102 | 54/126 | 35/48 | 28 | 115 | 143 | 71 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 60 | 392 |
| EuroLeague 2023-24 | 38 | 33 | 15:53 | 281 | 49/89 | 51/141 | 30/46 | 29 | 109 | 138 | 103 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 55 | 354 |
| Total | 330 | 283 | 125:08 | 2408 | 446/827 | 381/1015 | 373/504 | 281 | 950 | 1231 | 536 | 282 | 380 | 98 | 70 | 611 | 515 | 2883 |
| Average | 330 | 0.86 | 22.75 | 7.3 | 53.78% | 37.34% | 73.86% | 0.85 | 2.88 | 3.73 | 1.62 | 0.85 | 1.15 | 0.3 | 0.21 | 1.85 | 1.56 | 8.74 |
