Stelios Koniarelis
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Stelios (formerly "Steve") Koniarelis (born 11 May 1975) is a Greek-American who was born and raised in Palisades Park, New Jersey. He is the son of Teddy and Kitsa Koniarelis, owners of the Cafe Everest Diner in South Plainfield, New Jersey. An accomplished clarinet player, he Koniarelis was well known in the neighborhood for giving free lessons to under-privileged children.
A professionial basketball player, he was traded to the Ascension GOYA team from the Kambousi team of Chios, Greece during the 2005-2006 offseason for future considerations. Koniarelis has a career scoring average of 28.0 ppg.
In 2000, Koniarelis founded the SLB, better known as the Stelios Baseball League, an Internet-based fantasy league for Greek-Americans.