Georgios Dedas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Yiorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Δέδας; born January 2, 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. 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.
 Dedas with Cáceres, in 2010. | |||||||||||||||
| Rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 2, 1980 Komotini, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | AEK Athens (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Aries Trikala (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Olympiacos (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Avtodor Saratov (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Rytas Vilnius (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As player
As Assistant Coach:
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Medals
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Professional career
editAfter 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
editDedas won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national selection.
Coaching career
editDedas 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]
Personal life
editDedas' 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- 2005 Mediterranean Games:
Silver - 2013 Greek All-Star Game: 3 Point Shootout Contest Champion