Charis Papageorgiou

Charis Papageorgiou
Χάρης Παπαγεωργίου
Personal information
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Career information
Playing career 1971–1988
Position Small forward
Career history
1971–1983 Aris (Greece)
1983–1985 Faiakes Corfu (Greece)
1985–1987 Aris (Greece)
1987–1988 Ilysiakos (Greece)
Career highlights and awards
2x Greek League Top Scorer (1976, 1979)

Charis Papageorgiou (alternate spelling: Haris) (Greek: Χάρης Παπαγεωργίου; born March 26, 1953 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek retired professional basketball player. At a height of 1.95m (6 ft. 4¾ in.), he played at the small forward position.

Professional career

After playing with the youth clubs of Anagennisi from 1965 to 1971, Papageorgiou began his senior club career with the Greek League club Aris in 1971. In 1983, he moved to Faiakes Corfu. He then returned to Aris in 1985, before joining Ilysiakos in 1987.

Greek national team

Papageorgiou was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece's senior national team, he had a total of 82 caps, and scored a total of 886 points, for a scoring average of 10.8 points per game.[1] He played at the EuroBasket 1973, the EuroBasket 1979, and the EuroBasket 1981.[2]

Awards and accomplishments

References

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