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 [FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|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 FIBA European League Final Four">EuroLeague">FIBA European League Final Four at Tel Aviv. In 1999, Politis was a Greek Cup finalist, while coaching AEK Athens.