After playing sparingly as a freshman, Poulakidas started every game as a sophomore and junior.[5] As a junior in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Auburn, he scored 28 points, making six three-pointers and helping lead Yale to a 78–76 upset victory.[6][7][8] Poulakidas returned for his senior season, emerging as the team's leading scorer.[9]
Poulakidas's parents are both Greek. "My father's parents are from Greece, my grandfather was born in Sparta, and grandmother is from the island of Chios. On my mom's side, both parents are from the Peloponnese from a village called Rizes. All my grandparents are Greek, all my family and ancestry are Greek. I speak a little Greek, but I haven't learned it very well," he revealed in an interview with ERT3.[12] He is in the process of being issued a Greek passport.
He has a younger sister, Hypatia, who is a freshman and also plays basketball in New York. His brother Ilias is in high school in Illinois.
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