Charalampos "Charis" Giannopoulos (

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: Χαράλαμπος "Χάρης" Γιαννόπουλος; born July 13, 1989) is a Greek professional

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player and the

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for

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of the

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(GBL). He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall

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Professional career

Giannopoulos began his pro career with the Greek League club

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

, during the 2005–06 season. He joined the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus in 2008. He moved to

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

for 2 seasons, from 2009 to 2011. He joined

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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 Club Bàsquet Manresa S.A.D., also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League. It home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost. In ...

. In 2015, Giannopoulos returned to Greece, signing with Rethymno Cretan Kings. On July 10, 2017, Giannopoulos renewed his contract with the Cretan team through 2020, and also became the club's

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. In 2018, Giannopoulos signed with

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

of the

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. He parted ways with the team on June 21, 2020. During his stint with AEK, Giannopoulos won the

2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup The 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 28th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament took place from 15 to 17 February 2019. The tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Carioca Arena 1. Format The tournament was ...

as well as the 2020

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. 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

, Giannopoulos returned to another former club of his,

, 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 Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

. 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

National team career

Greek junior national team

With Greece's junior national teams, Giannopoulos played at the

2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of León, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Turkey won the trophy for the second time. Poland and Belgium were relegated to Divisio ...

and the

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. He won the silver medal at the

2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Spain in 2007. Final ranking 1. 2. Greece 3. Latvia 4. Lithuania 5. Spain 6. France 7. Croatia 8. Turkey 9. Germany 10. Russia ...

. He also played at the

2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eleventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their second title. Bulgaria and Georgia were relegated to Division B. ...

, and won the gold medal at the

2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Rhodes (city), Rhodes and Ialysos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Greece national basketball team, Greece won their second ...

Greek senior national team

Giannopoulos became a member of the senior men's

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in 2017. He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

, - , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Rethymno Cretan Kings , align=center , GBL , 25 , , 27.2 , , .464 , , .398 , , .889 , , 3.9 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .1 , , 10.4 , - , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Rethymno Cretan Kings , align=center , GBL , 26 , , 26.0 , , .366 , , .378 , , .938 , , 3.0 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .2 , , 10.9 , - , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

A.E.K. A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Established ...

, align=center , GBL , 21 , , 12.4 , , .398 , , .375 , , .692 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.6

FIBA Champions League

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" ,

, 16 , , 8.0 , , .333 , , .227 , , .778 , , 1.5 , , .1 , , .1 , , .1 , , 2.3

Honours

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References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League ProfileHellenic Federation Profile

Spanish League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giannopoulos, Charis 1989 births Living people 21st-century Greek sportsmen AEK B.C. players Bàsquet Manresa players Greek expatriate basketball people in Spain Greek men's basketball players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Liga ACB players Maroussi B.C. players Obradoiro CAB players Olympiacos B.C. players Panathinaikos B.C. players Panionios B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Peristeri B.C. players Promitheas Patras B.C. players Rethymno B.C. players Small forwards Sportspeople from Alexandreia, Greece