Georgios Papapetrou (alternate spelling: Giorgos) (

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: Γιώργος Παπαπέτρου; born November 23, 1991, in

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, Greece) is a Greek professional

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player. He is tall, and he plays at the

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position.

College career

Papapetrou played

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, and at

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Professional career

In 2014, Papapetrou began his professional career with the Greek League club Koroivos Amaliadas. In 2015, he moved to Promitheas Patras.Promitheas Patron sign Papapetrou
/ref> He then played with Ikaros Kallitheas, Ethnikos Piraeus and

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Personal

Papapetrou's father, Argyris Papapetrou, was also a professional

player in

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. His mother, Anastasia, played

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in Greece. While his younger brother,

Ioannis Papapetrou Ioannis Papapetrou (; born March 30, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball who plays for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 206 cm (6’9’’) tall, he can play at both the small forward a ...

, is also a professional basketball player.

References

External links

FIBA.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileRealGM.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Franklin Pierce University Profile
1991 births Living people Ethnikos Piraeus B.C. players Franklin Pierce Ravens men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Greek expatriate basketball people in the United States Greek men's basketball players Ikaros B.C. players Koroivos B.C. players Papagou B.C. players Point guards Promitheas Patras B.C. players Ranger Rangers men's basketball players Basketball players from Athens 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub