Konstantinos "Costis" Gontikas (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Kostas, Costas, Kostis, Godikas) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γόντικας; born March 15, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall[1][2]center.
Gontikas began his professional career in 2016, in the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos. He made his Greek Basket League debut on 13 November 2016, in an 80–65 win against Kolossos.[4] He was released from Panathinaikos on June 20, 2017. In August 2017, he agreed terms with Apollon Patras.[5]
On July 18, 2019, Gontikas signed a three-year contract with Peristeri. On July 31, 2020, Gontikas terminated his contract with Peristeri and signed a one-year deal with AEK Athens.[7]
On August 16, 2021, Gontikas moved to Ionikos Nikaias. In 15 games, he averaged 9.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest. On March 22, 2022, Gontikas moved to Romanian club U FC Argeș Pitești for the rest of the season.[8]
Gontikas started out the 2022–2023 season with Karditsa, but on January 20, 2023, he signed back with AEK Athens for the rest of the season. In a total of 14 league games during the season with both clubs, Gontikas averaged 4.6 points and 2.2 rebounds, playing around 11 minutes per contest.
On July 1, 2023, Gontikas signed a two-year contract with Kolossos Rodou.[9]
On December 11, 2023, he moved to Lavrio in an unofficial trade for Kostas Papadakis. On June 11, 2024, Gontikas renewed his contract with Lavrio.