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
- 2011-12 European Champion
- 2012-13 European Champion
- 2011-12, 2015-16 and 2021-22 Greek Champion
- 2013-14 Spanish Champion
- 2012-13 Euroleague Rising Star
- 2010 Greek Cup Winner
- 2011 Greek Cup Winner
- 2022 Greek Cup Winner
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 | 34 | 29 | 866:17 | 253 | 47/84 | 44/122 | 27/41 | 27 | 97 | 124 | 98 | 28 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 48 | 321 |
| Average | 34 | 0.9 | 25:28 | 7.4 | 56% | 36.11% | 66.67% | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| Rebounds | Blocks | Fouls | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Game | Min | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | O | D | T | As | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | PIR |
| 1 | Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | 26:18 | 3 | 0/1 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 29:38 | 7 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 33:01 | 4 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | 39:35 | 10 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 28:05 | 14 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | 35:04 | 7 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | 28:50 | 6 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | 26:21 | 7 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | 30:46 | 11 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 3/5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | Zalgiris Kaunas | 18:20 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | AS Monaco | 23:42 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -4 |
| 12 | Real Madrid | 29:05 | 8 | 1/1 | 1/5 | 3/4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | FC Bayern Munich | 26:36 | 8 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Valencia Basket | 30:00 | 11 | 1/8 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 20:00 | 5 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | 18:57 | 3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | ALBA Berlin | 23:04 | 9 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 18 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 20:00 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | AS Monaco | 18:37 | 8 | 3/4 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | FC Barcelona | 16:05 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 21 | Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | 16:37 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | 25:21 | 7 | 0/2 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | Real Madrid | 25:34 | 25 | 2/4 | 6/8 | 3/4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 24 | ALBA Berlin | 25:09 | 5 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 25 | FC Bayern Munich | 20:00 | 5 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 26 | Valencia Basket | 12:51 | 3 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Zalgiris Kaunas | 27:39 | 7 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 32:05 | 16 | 2/2 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 29 | Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | 24:06 | 9 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 30 | Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 28:33 | 12 | 3/4 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 31 | LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | 20:00 | 6 | 3/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 32 | Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | 30:00 | 13 | 5/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 33 | Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | 30:00 | 12 | 1/2 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | 26:18 | 8 | 4/5 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Euroleague Statistics
| Rebounds | Blocks | Fouls | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Min | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | O | D | T | As | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | PIR | |
| Total | 354 | 306 | 8121:43 | 2574 | 499/893 | 396/1057 | 388/535 | 303 | 1010 | 1313 | 592 | 300 | 417 | 113 | 76 | 658 | 550 | 3089 |
| Average | 354 | 0.9 | 22:56 | 7.3 | 56% | 36.67% | 73.33% | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
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 | 22 | 14 | 23:09 | 180 | 45/70 | 23/68 | 21/30 | 17 | 69 | 86 | 57 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 225 |
| Total | 290 | 62 | 163:15 | 2224 | 541/874 | 264/748 | 350/501 | 249 | 845 | 1094 | 502 | 271 | 346 | 101 | 46 | 507 | 505 | 2838 |
| Average | 290 | 0.21 | 33.78 | 7.67 | 62.13% | 35.27% | 69.94% | 0.86 | 2.91 | 3.77 | 1.73 | 0.93 | 1.19 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 9.79 |
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 |
| Total | 217 | 175 | 78:47 | 1555 | 291/564 | 230/609 | 283/377 | 205 | 634 | 839 | 301 | 192 | 245 | 79 | 52 | 412 | 361 | 1892 |
| Average | 217 | 0.81 | 21.78 | 7.17 | 51.54% | 37.72% | 74.71% | 0.94 | 2.92 | 3.87 | 1.39 | 0.88 | 1.13 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 1.9 | 1.66 | 8.72 |
