Anastasia Kostaki
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anastasia Kostaki |
| Born |
March 26, 1978 Athens, Greece |
Anastasia Kostaki (Greek: Αναστασία Κωστάκη; born March 26, 1978 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player playing for Panathinaikos. She is 1.72 m (5 ft 7 ¾) in height and 65 kg (144 pounds) in weight.
Biography
Kostaki started playing basketball at the age of nine and if she was not a basketball player she says she would have been a dancer or actress. She wants to work at the Greek Sports federation after retiring from basketball. She is the daughter of Konstantinos and Katerina and sister of Dimitra and Nikos. She became the first Greek player to play in the WNBA in 2006 when she played with the Houston Comets.[1]
Her sports role model is Nikos Galis. Her favorite band is The Doors, but she also enjoys Greek music. Her favorite film is Beautiful Life and her favorite food is pasta and chicken. When not playing basketball, she enjoys reading, using the internet and going to movies.
Career pro club teams
- 1990-1997:
D.A.S. Ano Liosion - 1997-1999: A.C. Akademia 1975
- 1999-2002: Asteras Exarchion
- 2002-2003:
Cavigal Nice Sports Basket - 2003-2004:
Delta Alessandria - 2004-2005: ASD Basket Parma
- 2005-2006: Pays d'Aix Basket 13
- 2006-2006:
Houston Comets (WNBA) [Summer 2006] - 2006-2006:
CSKA Samara - 2006-2007: Dynamo Moscow Region
- 2007-2007:
Dobrí anjeli Košice (only 2 games) - 2008-2009: Panathinaikos
- 2009–2013: Dobrí anjeli Košice
- 2014-2015: Panathinaikos
- 2015-2016: Proteas Voulas
Greek National Team history
- 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women (qualifying round, challenge round and final round)
- 1999 FIBA European Championship (qualifying round and challenge round)
- 2001 FIBA European Championship (semi-final round, qualifying round and final round)
- 2003 FIBA European Championship (final round)
- 2004 Athens Olympics
Awards and accomplishments
- 2001-02 season: Third best scorer in the league (with 2 games missed), first in assists, first in fouls won (8 pg), first in free throws made and third in FT%, 6th in steals, etc.
- 2002-03: Named All-Star player and 1st team of pre-season tournament.