In 1995, he became an assistant coach with the Greek Basket League club PAOK.
[citation needed] He then became the assistant coach of Željko Obradović, with the Greek club Panathinaikos.
[1] In June 2014, he became the head coach of CSKA Moscow, signing a two-year deal.
[4] In his second season with CSKA Moscow (2015–16), he became the first Greek basketball coach to win the EuroLeague championship with a foreign (non-Greek) club.
[6] He left CSKA Moscow in June 2022, with one year remaining on his contract.