Georgios Dedas
| File:GDedas.jpg Dedas with Cáceres, in 2010. | |
| Filou Oostende | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 2, 1980 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1999–2016 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1999–2003 | MENT |
| 2003–2006 | Iraklis |
| 2006–2007 | Breogan Lugo |
| 2007–2009 | Beirasar Rosalia |
| 2009–2010 | Caceres 2016 |
| 2010–2011 | PAOK |
| 2011–2012 | Rethymno |
| 2012–2016 | PAOK |
Coaching | |
| 2016–2017 | AEK Athens (Assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Aries Trikala (Assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | Olympiacos (Assistant) |
| 2020 | Avtodor Saratov (Assistant) |
| 2020–2025 | Rytas Vilnius (Assistant) |
| 2025–present | Filou Oostende |
| Career highlights | |
As player
As Assistant Coach:
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Medals | |
Georgios Dedas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Yiorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Δέδας; born January 2, 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. During his playing career, at a height of 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall and a weight of 100 kg (220 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]After playing basketball as a youth in Kilkis, with the youth teams of Aetos Kilkis, Dedas began his professional career in 1999, with MENT Thessaloniki. In 2003, he moved to Iraklis Thessaloniki. In 2006, he joined Breogan Lugo. He then moved to Beirasar Rosalia in 2007. He then joined Caceres 2016 in 2009.
In 2010, he moved to PAOK Thessaloniki. He joined Rethymno in 2011, and returned to PAOK in 2012. He extended his contract with PAOK in 2014.[1] He retired from playing professional basketball in 2016.
National team career
[edit | edit source]Dedas won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national selection.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Dedas started his professional basketball coaching career as an assistant coach of AEK Athens in 2016.[2] In 2022 Dedas has won Lithuanian League being assistant coach of BC Rytas Vilnius.[3]
On June 27, 2025, Dedas was named as the head coach of Filou Oostende of the BNXT League.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Dedas' younger brother, Stefanos, is also a professional basketball head coach. He has coached Gaziantep, of the Turkish Super League, among other clubs.
Awards and accomplishments
[edit | edit source]- 2005 Mediterranean Games: File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- 2013 Greek All-Star Game: 3 Point Shootout Contest Champion
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ PAOK extends veterans Dedas and Charalampidis.
- ^ Giorgos Dedas retires and joins AEK technical crew.
- ^ Rytas down Lietkabelis 4-1 in the LKL finals, celebrate their first title after 12 years
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- 1980 births
- Living people
- BC Oostende coaches
- Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto players
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek basketball coaches
- Greek expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece
- MENT B.C. players
- P.A.O.K. BC players
- Rethymno B.C. players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Kilkis