Charis Giannopoulos

Charalampos "Charis" Giannopoulos (Greek: Χαράλαμπος "Χάρης" Γιαννόπουλος; born July 13, 1989) is a Greek professional basketball player for Maroussi of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] tall small forward.

Charis Giannopoulos
Χάρης Γιαννόπουλος
Giannopoulos in 2023
No. 31 – Maroussi
PositionSmall forward
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1989-07-13) July 13, 1989
Alexandreia Imathias, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2008PAOK Thessaloniki
2008–2009Olympiacos
2009–2011Panionios
2011–2012Peristeri
2012–2013Panathinaikos
2013–2014Manresa
2014–2015Obradoiro
2015–2018Rethymno Cretan Kings
2018–2020AEK Athens
2020–2022Promitheas Patras
2022Peristeri
2022–2023Kolossos Rodou
2023–presentMaroussi
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Greece U-20 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Spain U-18 Team

Professional career

Giannopoulos began his pro career with the Greek League club PAOK Thessaloniki, during the 2005–06 season.[2] He joined the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus in 2008. He moved to Panionios for 2 seasons, from 2009 to 2011. He joined Peristeri for the 2011–12 season. He then moved to Panathinaikos for the 2012–13 season.

In 2013, he signed with the Spanish League club Bàsquet Manresa.[3] In 2015, Giannopoulos returned to Greece, signing with Rethymno Cretan Kings.[4] On July 10, 2017, Giannopoulos renewed his contract with the Cretan team through 2020, and also became the club's team captain.

In 2018, Giannopoulos signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[5] He parted ways with the team on June 21, 2020.[6] During his stint with AEK, Giannopoulos won the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup as well as the 2020 Greek Cup.

On July 28, 2020, Giannopoulos moved to Promitheas Patras. In 27 games during his first season, he averaged 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1 assist per contest. On March 23, 2022, he parted ways with the club, after an injury-plagued second season, where he appeared in only 9 games and averaged 7.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest.

On April 8, 2022, despite an initial agreement with AEK Athens, Giannopoulos returned to another former club of his, Peristeri, for the rest of the season. In 2 regular season games, he received limited playing time, while never appearing on court in the team's two playoff matches against Olympiacos.

On August 17, 2022, Giannopoulos moved to Kolossos Rodou and was named team captain due to his experience. In 20 games, he averaged 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds, playing around 28 minutes per contest.

On August 9, 2023, Giannopoulos signed with the newly promoted Maroussi.

National team career

Greek junior national team

With Greece's junior national teams, Giannopoulos played at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also played at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Giannopoulos became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2017.[7] He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season
Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Rethymno Cretan Kings GBL 2527.2.464.398.8893.91.5.6.110.4
2017–18 Rethymno Cretan Kings GBL 2626.0.366.378.9383.01.4.7.210.9
2018–19 A.E.K. GBL 2112.4.398.375.6921.4.4.5.14.6

FIBA Champions League

[9]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 A.E.K. 168.0.333.227.7781.5.1.1.12.3

Honours

References
  1. Eurobasket.com Haralampos Giannopoulos Height: 201 cm/6'7".
  2. Euroleague.net Career Notes.
  3. "Charis Giannopoulos signs with Bàsquet Manresa".
  4. "Rethymno Cretan Kings signed Charis Giannopoulos".
  5. "EUROBASKET NEWS". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  6. "Charis Giannopoulos, AEK Athens part ways". Sportando. June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  7. Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες (in Greek).
  8. Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.
  9. "AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2018-19 2019 - FIBA.basketball".
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