Anastasia Kostaki is a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 professional basketball player. 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

Greeks

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 player to play in the WNBA in 2006 when she played with the Houston Comets

Houston Comets

The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...

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Her sports role model is Nikos Galis. Her favorite band is The Doors

The Doors

The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...

, 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

• 1997-99:   Akademias
• 1999-02:   Astir Exarchion
• 2002-03:   Cavigal Nice Sports Basket
• 2003-04:   Delta Alessandria
• 2004-05:   ASD Basket Parma
• 2005-06:   Pays d'Aix Basket 13
• Summer 2006:   Houston Comets
  Houston Comets
  The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
  
   (WNBA)
• 2006:   CSKA Samara
• 2006-07:   Dynamo Moscow Region
• 2008-2009 :   Panathinaikos
• 2009–present :   Dobrí anjeli Košice

Greek National Team history

• 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women
  FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women
  FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women, is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1965. The current champions are Italy.-Results:-Performances by nation:† Defunct states...
  
   (qualifying round, challenge round and final round)
• 1999 FIBA European Championship
  EuroBasket 1999 Women
  The 1999 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1999, was the 27th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland and took place from May 28 to June 6, 1999...
  
   (qualifying round and challenge round)
• 2001 FIBA European Championship
  EuroBasket 2001 Women
  EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.-Venues:The tournament was held in three cities in France: Orléans, Le Mans and Gravelines...
  
   (semi-final round, qualifying round and final round)
• 2003 FIBA European Championship
  Eurobasket Women
  Eurobasket Women is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and also for Olympic Games.-Summaries:-Performance by nation:-See...
  
   (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.

External links

• WNBA.com Profile