Stavros Toutziarakis

Stavros Toutziarakis (Greek: Σταύρος Τουτζιαράκης; born November 5, 1987) is a Greek professional basketball player for Eleftheroupoli Kavalas OF THE Greek 2nd Division. He is 2.10 m (6'10 3⁄4") tall, and he plays at the center position.

Stavros Toutziarakis
Toutziarakis with Kymis in 2016
Eleftheroupoli Kavalas
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek 2nd Division
Personal information
Born (1987-11-05) November 5, 1987
Florina, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007Makedonikos
2007–2009Maroussi
2009–2010AEK Athens
2010–2011Ikaros Kallitheas-Esperos
2011–2012OFI Crete
2012–2014Solna Vikings
2014–2015MAFC
2015–2017Kymis
2017Al Sadd Doha
2017–2018Promitheas Patras
2018–2019Kymis
2019–2020Kolossos Rodou
2020–2021Ionikos Nikaias
2021–2022Trepça
2022–presentEleftheroupoli Kavalas
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Under-26

Professional career

Toutziarakis started his amateur level career with Aristotelis Florinas, where he stayed from 1999 to 2002. He then played with Mantoulidis until 2006, when he signed his first pro level contract with Makedonikos. In 2007, he signed with the EuroCup side Maroussi, where he stayed for two seasons.

In 2009, Totziarakis moved to AEK Athens where he played for one season, being a choice of AEK's head coach at the time, Kostas Flevarakis.[1] In the following two seasons, Toutziarakis played with Ikaros Kallitheas-Esperos[2] and OFI Crete. After that, joined the Solna Vikings in 2012.[3]

In 2014, he signed with MAFC of the Hungarian League.[4] On May 30, 2015, he returned to Greece, and joined Kymi of the Greek 2nd Division.[5] He was voted the Greek 2nd Division's MVP in 2016. In his comeback to the Greek Basket League with Kymis, Toutziarakis had a good season, and in 24 games played, he averaged 10.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1 assist per game.

After two years with Kymi, in April 2017, he moved to Al Sadd Doha of the Qatari Basketball League, until the end of the season, being coached there by Manos Manouselis. On June 21, 2017, Toutziarakis joined Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[6] With Promitheas, he finished in the 3rd place in the regular season of the Greek Basket League.

After one year with Promitheas, Toutziarakis returned to Kymi on June 19, 2018. With Kymi, he eventually became the team captain.[7] On August 15, 2019, Toutziarakis signed with Kolossos Rodou. On October 25, 2020, Toutziarakis signed with Ionikos Nikaias.[8]

National team career

Toutziarakis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the following tournaments: the 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. With Greece's under-26 national team, he won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.

References
  1. Εκλεισε ο Τουτζιαράκης στην ΑΕΚ. (in Greek).
  2. Στον Ίκαρο ο Τουτζιαράκης. (in Greek).
  3. Στη νορβηγική Σόλνα ο Τουτζιαράκης. (in Greek).
  4. Toutziarakis moves to Hungary for MAFC.
  5. Πήρε Τουτζιαράκη η Κύμη. (in Greek).
  6. Ο Σταύρος Τουτζιαράκης στον Προμηθέα. promitheasbc.gr (in Greek). Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  7. "Stavros Toutziarakis returns to Kymis". sportando.com. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  8. "Stavros Toutziarakis signs with Ionikos BC". Sportando. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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