Global InformationTakis Koroneos information
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| Born | October 8, 1952 Rethymno, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Mississippi State University (1970–1974) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1974: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1968–1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1985 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | PAOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | Panionios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Panagiotis "Takis" Koroneos (alternate spellings: Taki, Koronaios, Greek: Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Κορωναίος; born October 8, 1952) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He is also a former member of the Greece men's national basketball team. During his playing career, his nickname was, "The Galis Before Galis".[1]
During his playing career, Koroneos was credited with discovering Rony Seikaly, while he was a youth in Greece. In 1981, Koroneos met Seikaly, who was 16 at the time, after he purchased a pair of large basketball sneakers in Koroneos' athletics store.[2] On the recommendation of Koroneos to the management of Panathinaikos, Seikaly was then selected to join Panathinaikos' men's senior team, in order to begin training and practicing with them.[3][4][5]
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