Dimitris Cheilaris ( el, Δημήτρης Χείλαρης, ; born August 18, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Charilaos Trikoupis of the

Greek A2 Basket League The Greek A2 Basket League ( el, Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ, link=no), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Baske ...

. Born in Leonidio, he started his professional career with Amyntas. Subsequently, he moved to

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, where he was a teammate with

Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo; December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Antetokounmpo's country of origin, in addition to his s ...

. He played one season of top-tier basketball with Rethymno BC, before returning to the second-tier to play for Iraklis Thessaloniki. He has represented Greece at youth level and has won the bronze medal in the 2015 World Military Basketball Championship.

Professional career

Cheilaris started playing basketball in ''Leonidio BC'', the team of his hometown. In 2011 he transferred to Amyntas of the Greek A2, thus starting his professional career. In 2012 he moved to

, playing alongside

. In his first season with the team he only appeared in 8 games averaging 4.9 points and 2 rebounds per game. After both Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo left Filathlitikos the following season, Cheilaris appeared in all 26 games averaging 12.3 points and 4.6 rebounds on 29.9 minutes per game. Following the relegation of Filathlitikos on 2014, Cheilaris signed a contract with Rethymno BC of the Greek Basket League. In October 2015, he moved to Greek A2 team Iraklis Thessaloniki. In December 2015, Cheilaris was involved in a fight with fans of Iraklis, after a home loss of Iraklis from Pagrati. Later, he released a press statement expressing his regret for the incident. At the end of the season he was among the team's top performers with 12.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

National team career

Cheilaris has represented Greece at the

2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Linares, Andújar and Martos, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Spain won the trophy for the first time. Germany and Iceland we ...

. Totally, he has appeared in 27 games for various youth squads of Greece averaging 2.5

points per game Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by nu ...

. Cheilaris was also a member of the Greek squad which won the bronze medal in the 2015 World Military Basketball Championship.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile
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