Kostas Politis
Konstantinos "Kostas" Politis was a Greek professional basketball player and coach.
Career as a player
Club career
Politis played with Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships, in 1967, 1969, and 1971. In the 1968–69 season, he was a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup semifinalist.National team career
Politis also played with the Greece men's national basketball team at the EuroBasket 1961, the EuroBasket 1965, the EuroBasket 1967, and at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.Career as a coach
Club coaching career
Politis was the head coach of Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships, and 2 Greek Cups. He was also a 2 time Greek Cup finalist while coaching PAOK.Politis was the head coach of the FIBA Balkans Selection in 1991. In the 1993–94 season, when he was coaching Panathinaikos, he was a FIBA European League semifinalist, and his team finished in 3rd place at the 1994 FIBA European League Final Four at Tel Aviv. In 1999, Politis was a Greek Cup finalist, while coaching AEK Athens.