Christos "Chris" Saloustros (

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: Χρήστος Σαλούστρος; born March 29, 1990) is a Greek former professional

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player. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, he played at the

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position.

Professional career

Saloustros played with the youth teams of Filathlitikos, and then with the senior men's team of Filathlitikos, in the Greek lower

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divisions. He played with Filathlitikos in the Greek 4th Division, in the 2010–11 season, and in the Greek 3rd Division, in the 2011–12 season. Saloustros then started his

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career with Filathlitikos, in the Greek 2nd Division, in the 2012–13 season. He then moved to the top-tier level Greek League club

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''), ...

, where he also played in the EuroCup. He joined the Greek EuroCup club

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

, in 2014. In 2015, he moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rodou. After two years, he left the club, and on June 10, 2017, he joined Promitheas Patras of the

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. He was named the Greek League's Most Improved Player in 2018. Saloustros joined the

and BCL club

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in 2019. On July 2, 2020, he officially re-upped his contract with Peristeri. On July 29, 2021, Saloustros renewed for a third season with the club and was subsequently named team captain. During the 2021-22 campaign, in a total of 22 games, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds, playing around 16 minutes per contest. On July 14, 2022, Saloustros parted ways with Peristeri. On August 24, 2022, Saloustros returned to

after seven years for a second stint. In 26 league games, he averaged 5.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20 minutes per contest. On July 23, 2023, Saloustros returned to Patras for Apollon. In 23 games, he averaged 5.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 25 minutes of play.

National team career

Saloustros became a member of the senior men's

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in 2017.Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες .
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References

External links

EuroCup ProfileFIBA Champions League ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile
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