Christos "Chris" Papasarantou (; born April 3, 1966) is a former

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professional

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Professional career

Papasarantou graduated from

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and he joined Greek basketball club

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

, along with his cousin Pete Papahronis. After one year with PAOK, Papasarantou moved to

Philippos Thessaloniki B.C. Philippos Thessaloniki B.C. (full name PAS Phillipos Thessaloniki B.C.) is an athletic basketball sports club, that is based in the Agios Fanourios neighborhood of Toumba (Thessaloniki), Toumba, Thessaloniki, Greece. History The parent athletic c ...

Papasarantou scored 19 points in Philippos' season-opening 111–90 win over

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Despite a promising start to the season Philippos was relegated, but Papasarantou was one of the best players in the club. In 1991, he joined

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and stayed for four years. He played in the

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final in 1992 against

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. During 1995–96 he played with Dafnis B.C. in the

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. He was one of the best scorers in the second division, with a career high of 39 points against

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In 1996 he joined

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, where he played for two years. After retirement from basketball, he became a car wash entrepreneur.

Personal life

Papasarantou had a relationship with the former

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for four years.espressonews.gr
/ref> Today, he resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Katerina Tsarouha Papasarantou, a successful portrait photographer, and their three children.

References

External links

at esake.gr
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