Chris Czerapowicz Explained

Chris Czerapowicz
League:Polish Basketball League
Team:GTK Gliwice
Number:35
Height Cm:201
Weight Kg:91
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Birth Date:1991 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish / American
College:Davidson (2010–2014)
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2014
Years1:20142016
Team1:Södertälje Kings
Years2:2016–2017
Team2:Miasto Szkła Krosno
Years3:2017
Team3:Andorra
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Tsmoki-Minsk
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:Nizhny Novgorod
Years6:2019–2021
Team6:Obradoiro
Years7:2021–2022
Team7:Murcia
Years8:2022–2023
Team8:Andorra
Years9:2024–present
Team9:GTK Gliwice
Highlights:

Christopher Czerapowicz (; born 15 September 1991) is a Swedish-American[1] professional basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He is also a member of the Sweden national team, making his senior debut in 2016.

College career

College statistics

|-| 2010–11| Davidson Wildcats| 21| 0| 9.3| .375| .291| .600| 1.9| 0.3| 0.2| 0.1| 3.5|-| 2011–12| Davidson Wildcats| 33| 7| 25.1| .414| .342| .694| 4.9| 0.7| 0.2| 0.4| 10.1|-| 2012–13| Davidson Wildcats| 34| 34| 25.7| .431| .390| .792| 5.0| 0.5| 0.4| 0.2| 9.1|-| 2013–14| Davidson Wildcats| 33| 33| 25.3| .415| .288| .705| 4.3| 0.7| 0.5| 0.3| 8.8|}

Professional career

Södertälje Kings (2014–2016)

Czerapowicz began his career playing with the first-tiered Swedish team Södertälje Kings in the 2014-15 season, helping the team win the league both 2015 and 2016.

Miasto Szkła Krosno (2016–2017)

In June 2016, Czerapowicz joined first-tiered Polish team Miasto Szkła Krosno.[2] [3]

MoraBanc Andorra (2017)

In February 2017, it was announced that Czerapowicz was leaving Krosno to join BC MoraBanc Andorra playing in Spanish Liga ACB.[4]

Tsmoki-Minsk (2017–2018)

In August 2017, it was announced that Czerapowicz would be joining Belarusian Tsmoki-Minsk in the Russian first-tier league VTB United League.

Nizhny Novgorod (2018–2019)

After a great first season in the VTB United League, BC Nizhny Novgorod announced in July that they had signed a two-year deal with Czerapowicz.

Monbus Obradoiro (2019–2021)

On July 19, 2019, Czerapowicz signed with Spanish club Monbus Obradoiro.[5]

UCAM Murcia (2021–2022)

On July 5, 2021, Czerapowicz signed with UCAM Murcia.[6]

BC Andorra (2022–2023)

On August 5, 2022, he has signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the LEB Oro.[7]

GTK Gliwice (2024–present)

On March 8, 2024, he signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[8]

International career

Czerapowicz began his career with the national team 2007, playing in the U16 (2007) team. He has also represented Sweden in the U18 (2008, 2009), U20 (2010, 2011) and UNI (2013) teams. He was invited to play with the senior team for EuroBasket 2013 but declined due to unfinished studies at Davidson. His senior debut came at the EuroBasket 2017 qualification 2016.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Chris-Czerapowicz/Spain/MoraBanc-Andorra/131051 Eurobasket player profile
  2. Web site: Chris Czerapowicz signs with Miasto Szkla Krosno. 2016-09-03.
  3. Web site: Chris Czerapowicz Basketball Player Profile - eurobasket.com. 2016-09-03.
  4. Web site: To już pewne. Chris Czerapowicz odchodzi z PLK!. 18 February 2017. 2017-02-18.
  5. News: Chris Czerapowicz signs with Obradoiro . 19 July 2019 . Sportando . 19 July 2019.
  6. News: UCAM Murcia inks Chris Czerapowicz . Sportando . July 5, 2021 . July 5, 2021. Skerletic . Dario .
  7. News: Chris Czerapowicz joins MoraBanc Andorra. August 5, 2022. Sportando. En. August 15, 2022. Carchia . Emiliano .
  8. Web site: Chris Czerapowicz signs with Tauron GTK Gliwice. March 8, 2024. Sportando. En. March 10, 2024.