Charis Giannopoulos

Charalampos "Charis" Giannopoulos (Greek: Χαράλαμπος "Χάρης" Γιαννόπουλος; born July 13, 1989) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League. He is 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)^[1] tall, and he can play at both the shooting guard and small forward positions, although he is primarily a small forward.

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 2009-2011. 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 for Rethymno Cretan Kings.^[4] On July 10, 2017, Giannopoulos renewed his contract with the Cretan team through 2020.

Greek 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.

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