Costis Gontikas

Konstantinos "Costis" Gontikas is a Greek professional basketball player for Panionios of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroCup. He is a tall center.

High school

Gontikas played college basketball in the NCAA Division III, at NYU, with the NYU Violets, from 2012 to 2016.

Gontikas began his professional career in 2016, in the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos. He made his Greek Basket League debut on 13 November 2016, in an 80–65 win against Kolossos. He was released from Panathinaikos on June 20, 2017. In August 2017, he agreed terms with Apollon Patras.
On June 26, 2018, he joined Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League.
On July 18, 2019, Gontikas signed a three-year contract with Peristeri. On July 31, 2020, Gontikas terminated his contract with Peristeri and signed a one-year deal with AEK Athens.
On August 16, 2021, Gontikas moved to Ionikos Nikaias. In 15 games, he averaged 9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest. On March 22, 2022, Gontikas moved to Romanian club U FC Argeș Pitești for the rest of the season.
Gontikas started out the 2022–2023 season with Karditsa, but on January 20, 2023, he signed back with AEK Athens for the rest of the season. In a total of 14 league games during the season with both clubs, Gontikas averaged 4.6 points and 2.2 rebounds, playing around 11 minutes per contest.
On July 1, 2023, Gontikas signed a two-year contract with Kolossos Rodou.
On December 11, 2023, he moved to [G.S. G.S. Lavrio B.C.|Lavrio B.C.|Lavrio] in an unofficial trade for Kostas Papadakis. On June 11, 2024, Gontikas renewed his contract with Lavrio.
Gontikas started the 2025–2026 campaign with Icelandic club Þór Þorlákshöfn, before returning to Greece for Panionios.

Gontikas played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

His father Dimitris is a former international volleyball player. His grandfather was the Greek politician Kostis Gontikas and his great grandfather was Dimitrios Gontikas.