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Kosta Koufos was selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. He had played one season at Ohio State before declaring for the draft, where he won the NIT Most Valuable Player award.
Kosta Koufos attended GlenOak High School in Canton, Ohio, where he played center for the GlenOak Golden Eagles. He was named Division I player of the year after his senior season and rated the No. 16 player in the nation by Rivals.com.
Kosta Koufos played for five NBA franchises: the Utah Jazz, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Denver Nuggets, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Sacramento Kings. His NBA career spanned 686 regular-season games.
Kosta Koufos represented the Greek national basketball team from 2009 to 2016, appearing in 57 senior games and scoring 503 points. He won a bronze medal at EuroBasket 2009 and an MVP award at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
Koufos posted his best NBA numbers during the 2012-13 season with the Denver Nuggets, averaging 8.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game across 81 starts. His career NBA averages were 5.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game with a .534 field goal percentage.
After his NBA career ended, Koufos signed with CSKA Moscow in July 2019, then joined Olympiacos in February 2021. He later played for the NBA G League Ignite in 2021 and the London Lions of the British Basketball League from 2022 to 2023.