Dimitrios Charitopoulos Explained

Dimitrios Charitopoulos
Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος
Position:Center / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:9.5
Weight Lb:250
League:Greek A2 Basket League
Team:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Number:15
Birth Date:14 November 1983
Birth Place:Alexandria, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Career Start:2002
Years1:2002–2006
Team1:Aris Thessaloniki
Years2:2006–2008
Team2:PAOK Thessaloniki
Years3:2008–2009
Team3:Trikala 2000
Years4:2009–2010
Team4:Panionios
Years5:2010–2012
Team5:Maroussi
Years6:2012
Team6:ASVEL
Years7:2012–2013
Team7:PAOK Thessaloniki
Years8:2013
Team8:Lukoil Academic
Years9:2013–2014
Team9:Valladolid
Years10:2014–2015
Team10:Manresa
Years11:2015
Team11:PAOK Thessaloniki
Years12:2015–2016
Team12:Koroivos Amaliadas
Years13:2016–2017
Team13:AEK Athens
Years14:2017–2018
Team14:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Years15:2018–2020
Team15:Ifaistos Limnou
Years16:2020–2021
Team16:Aris Thessaloniki
Years17:2021–present
Team17:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Highlights:

Dimitrios Charitopoulos (alternate spellings: Dimitris, Haritopoulos) (Greek: Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος; born November 14, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Iraklis of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, and he weighs 113 kg (250 lbs). He is a power forward-center.

Professional career

After playing in the Greek minors with G.S. Siatistas, Charitopoulos began his professional career with Aris during the 2002–03 season. He moved to PAOK in 2006. In February 2012, he joined ASVEL.[1] In September 2013, he signed with Spanish club CB Valladolid.[2]

For the 2014–15 season, he signed with La Bruixa d'Or Manresa of Spain's Liga ACB, where he averaged 4.2 points in 17 games. On January 30, 2015, he left the Spanish club.[3] Three days later, he signed with his former team, PAOK.[4]

On August 31, 2016, Charitopoulos signed a one-year contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[5]

National team career

Charitopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[6] Charitopoulos also won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national selection.

Career statistics

FIBA Champions League

|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2016–17| style="text-align:left;" | AEK| 7 || 7.3 || .692 || .500 || .800 || 1.1 || .6 || .4 || 0 || 3.3|}

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

|-| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Koroivos| align=center | GBL| 23 || 23.0 || .512 || .350 || .743 || 3.2 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 8.4|-| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.| align=center | GBL| 18 || 6.3 || .308 || .250 || .600 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || 0 || .8|-| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Ifaistos| align=center | GBL| 23 || 10.4 || .493 || .370 || .690 || 2.3 || .6 || .3 || 0 || 4.2|}

Awards and accomplishments

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211151831/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/93589/asvel-basket-adds-charitopoulos Eurocupbasketball.com ASVEL BASKET adds Charitopoulos.
  2. Web site: Valladolid signs Dimitris Haritopoulos.. Sportando.net. 26 September 2013.
  3. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/150584/dimitris-haritopoulos-leaves-manresa.html Dimitris Haritopoulos leaves Manresa.
  4. http://www.paokbc.gr/en/news/news/4118 Charitopoulos signed his contract and practiced with the team.
  5. http://www.sportando.com/m/en/europe/greece/210828/dimitrios-charitopoulos-signs-one-year-deal-with-aek-athens.html Dimitrios Charitopoulos signs one-year deal with AEK Athens.
  6. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Dimitrios%20Charitopoulos/pid//_//players.html Dimitrios CHARITOPOULOS (GRE) participated in 4 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.