Pavlos Stamelos (

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: Παύλος Σταμέλος; born August 2, 1950, in Greece) is a Greek retired professional

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player and

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. At 6'4" (1.93 m) in height, he played at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Stamelos started his

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playing career with the junior teams of Sporting Athens in 1964. With Sporting, he was the Greek League Top Scorer in the 1977–78 season. He moved to

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for the 1979–80 season, where he played until 1981. In the top-tier level

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Greek Championship (1963–1992), he played in 361 games, and scored a total of 6,645 points, which was the 8th most total points scored in the competition.

National team career

Stamelos played in 53

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with the senior men's Greek national team. With Greece, he played at the 1972 FIBA European Olympic Qualification tournament, and at the 1973 FIBA EuroBasket.Pavlos STAMELOS (GRE).
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Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Stamelos worked as a

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, and he coached the junior teams of Sporting.

Awards and accomplishments

* Greek League Top Scorer: (1978)

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