Dimitrios Spanoulis
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Dimitrios Spanoulis (alternate spelling: Dimitris, Dimitri) (Greek: Δημήτρης Σπανούλης; born October 11, 1979) is a Greek former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 3 3⁄4 in (1.92 m) tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions on the basketball court.
Professional career
Spanoulis started his professional
Olympias Patras
.
Spanoulis reached the
Xanthi, during the 2006–07 season, with a scoring average of 27.4 points per game. As a result, he was voted to the Eurobasket.com website's Greek 2nd Division All-Domestic Team, All-League First Team, Domestic Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, and Player of the Year.[1]
Spanoulis was offered contracts by several
G.S. Larissas 1928 in 2015, after having not played professional club basketball since 2012.[2]
He retired from playing pro club basketball in November 2016, at the age of 37.
Personal life
Spanoulis was born in
Maroussi Athens. In Greek basketball, the two were nicknamed "The Spanoulis Brothers".[4]
He is also the brother-in-law of the Greek super model Olympia Chopsonidou.
References
- ^ Greece A2 2006–07 Season.
- ^ Σπανούλης reloaded στη Λάρισα (in Greek).
- ^ "EuroCup - The Spanoulis Brothers". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "EuroCup Article On The Spanoulis Brothers". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2010-01-08.