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Giannoulis Larentzakis
	Larentzakis with Olympiacos, in 2022
No. 5 – Olympiacos
Position	Shooting guard
League	Greek Basket League; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	22 September 1993 (age 31); Maroussi, Attica, Greece
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	Aigaleo
2011–2013	Ikaros Kallitheas
2013–2016	Aris
2014–2016	→Kolossos Rodou
2016–2019	AEK Athens
2019–2020	UCAM Murcia
2020–present	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2019); FIBA Champions League champion (2018); 2× Greek League champion (2022, 2023); 4× Greek Cup winner (2018, 2022–2024); 3× Greek Super Cup winner (2022–2024); All-Greek League Second Team (2023); Greek Super Cup Finals MVP (2023); Greek Super Cup Finals Top Scorer (2023); 3× Greek All-Star (2019, 2022, 2023); All-Panhellenic Youth League Team (2012);

Giannoulis Larentzakis (Greek: Γιαννούλης Λαρεντζάκης, born 22 September 1993) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Nicknamed the "Cobra", he is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and plays at the shooting guard position. Larentzakis has been a member of the senior Greek national basketball team since 2017.

Early life and career

Larentzakis was born in Maroussi, Athens, Greece, on 22 September 1993. As a youth, he grew up on the Greek island of Kythnos. He began playing basketball with the youth clubs of PAO Amilla Peristeriou. In 2010, at the age of 17, he joined the senior men's team of Aigaleo. He played with the club in the Greek 3rd Division's 2010–11 season.

Professional career

Larentzakis began his professional career with the Greek League club Ikaros, during the 2011–12 season. In 2013, he moved to the Greek club Aris, signing a three-year contract with the team. On 28 August 2014 he moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rodou, on loan from Aris.^[1]

On 28 July 2015 it was announced that Larentzakis would continue his loan spell, for another year, with Kolossos.^[2] In 27 games played with Kolossos, during the Greek League 2015–16 season, he averaged 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.^[3] On 24 May 2016 Larentzakis signed a four-year contract with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza, of the Spanish ACB League.^[4]^[5]

On 9 June 2016 Greek club AEK Athens paid Larentzakis' 25,000 euros buyout to CAI Zaragoza,^[6] and signed him to a four-year contract.^[7]^[8] With AEK, he won the title, 2018 edition of the Greek Cup, and the FIBA Champions League's 2017–18 season championship. On 17 October 2018, in a 2018–19 FIBA Champions League season game, Larentzakis scored a career high against the Czech Republic club ČEZ Nymburk, as he scored 23 points. In the same game, he also had 4 rebounds and 3 assists, while shooting 7 of 8 from the three-point line. On 25 July 2019 Larentzakis and AEK mutually parted ways, forfeiting the last year of his contract.^[9]

In September 2019, Larentzakis signed a two-year contract with the Spanish ACB League club Murcia.^[10]

In July 2020, Larentzakis signed with Greek League club Olympiacos on a three-year deal.^[11] On July 21, 2023, he renewed his contract with Olympiacos through 2026.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Larentzakis played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with the junior national teams of Greece.

Greek senior national team

Larentzakis became a member of the senior Greek national basketball team in 2017.^[12] With Greece, he played at the 2019 FIBA European World Cup qualification tournament,^[13] and also at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

In September, Larentzakis also participated in the EuroBasket 2022 with Greece. Coming off the bench, he averaged 6.1 points, 1 rebound and 0.6 assists on 10.1 minutes a game.^[14] His best game was against Germany during the knockout stage, where he, despite the team's loss of 107–96, put up 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 17 minutes.^[15]

Personal life

Larentzakis' personal nickname is "Lary". His family originates from the Greek island of Kythnos. His basketball nickname is "Cobra".

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

AEK Athens

FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: (2019)
FIBA Champions League Champion: (2018)
Greek Cup Winner: (2018)

Olympiacos

2× EuroLeague Final Four: (2022, 2023, 2024)
2× Greek League Champion: (2022, 2023)
4x Greek Cup Winner: (2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)
3x Greek Super Cup Winner (2022, 2023, 2024)

Individual

All-Panhellenic Youth League Team (2012)
2× Greek League All-Star (2019, 2022)
Greek Super Cup Finals MVP (2023)
Greek Super Cup Finals Top Scorer (2023)

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

*	Led the league


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2020–21	Olympiacos	21	2	12.4	.354	.328	.760	1.6	1.4	.8	—	4.5	3.5
2021–22		34	1	11.4	.359	.316	.833	1.4	1.1	.3	.0	4.2	2.6
2022–23		41*	0	14.4	.408	.374	.729	1.8	1.0	.5	.0	6.4	4.8
2023–24		37	0	13.1	.341	.321	.808	1.0	1.5	.6	.1	5.1	3.8
Career		133	3	13.0	.371	.340	.779	1.4	1.2	.5	.0	5.2	3.8

Basketball Champions League


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	AEK Athens	18	13	16.4	.468	.368	.815	2.9	1.4	1.1	.1	6.0
2017–18		19	17	21.8	.365	.313	.821	2.2	1.2	1.1	—	7.2
2018–19		18	5	22.9	.392	.308	.857	3.9	2.6	1.7	.1	9.8
Career		55	35	20.3	.400	.322	.833	3.0	1.7	1.3	.1	7.7

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Ikaros Kallitheas	HEBA A1	12	8.8	.444	.333	.778	.7	.2	.3	—	3.7
2012–13	Ikaros Kallitheas	HEBA A1	19	12.3	.269	.297	.882	1.5	1.1	.5	—	4.0
2013–14	Aris Thessaloniki	HEBA A1	14	7.5	.415	.263	.444	.8	.6	.3	—	3.1
2014–15	Kolossos Rodou	HEBA A1	28	14.7	.404	.246	.659	2.6	1.4	.6	.1	7.1
2015–16	Kolossos Rodou	HEBA A1	27	23.1	.390	.277	.762	4.2	2.9	1.4	.0	11.8
2016–17	AEK Athens	HEBA A1	35	16.5	.407	.300	.675	2.3	1.7	1.0	.1	5.3
2017–18	AEK Athens	HEBA A1	27	20.5	.382	.336	.667	2.5	1.3	.7	.1	7.6
2018–19	AEK Athens	HEBA A1	34	23.8	.399	.303	.820	2.8	3.0	1.3	.2	10.9
2019–20	UCAM Murcia	ACB	19	18.4	.372	.272	.837	2.8	2.5	.5	.1	8.7
2021–22	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	32	16.0	.511	.466	.889	2.0	2.5	.9	.1	8.5
2022–23	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	30	16.8	.458	.376	.735	2.0	2.3	1.2	.1	8.7
2023–24	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	31	15.3	.390	.342	.837	1.7	1.5	.5	—	6.9