Dionysis Skoulidas Explained

Sakis Skoulidas
Σάκης Σκουλίδας
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:215
League:Greek A2 Elite League
Team:Mykonos
Nationality:Greek
Birth Date:29 July 1997
Birth Place:Maroussi, Athens, Greece
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2016
Team1:Peristeri
Years2:2016–2018
Team2:AEK Athens
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:Koroivos Amaliadas
Years4:2018–2019
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Charilaos Trikoupis
Years6:2020–2021
Team6:Olympiacos B
Years7:2021–2023
Team7:Eleftheroupoli Kavalas
Years8:2023–2024
Team8:Doxa Lefkadas
Years9:2024–present
Team9:Mykonos
Highlights:

Dionysis "Sakis" Skoulidas (alternate spelling: Dionisis)[1] (Greek: Διονύσης "Σάκης" Σκουλίδας; born July 29, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Mykonos of the Greek A2 Elite League.[2] Born in Maroussi, Athens, Greece, he is a 2.01m (06.59feet)[3] tall small forward.

Youth career

Skoulidas played from a young age with the youth teams of AEK Peristeriou and Peristeri, before he started his pro career.

Professional career

Skoulidas played for the first time in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, on 11 April 2012, at the age of 14.[4] That was the only game that he played in during the 2011–12 Greek League season.[5] The rest of that season, he played in Peristeri's youth club.

In the next season, 2012–13, he only played in Peristeri's youth club. In the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, he played with Peristeri in the 3rd-tier level semi pro level Greek B League. Skoulidas signed his first professional contract with the senior men's team of Peristeri in 2015, at the age of 18, after he rejected an offer from AEK Athens, and renewed his contract with Peristeri, in order to have more playing time.[6] In the subsequent 2015–16 season, he played with Peristeri in the Greek 2nd Division.

In July 2016, Skoulidas moved to AEK Athens.[7] He was loaned to Koroivos Amaliadas for the 2017–18 season. After that, he moved with a free agent transfer to Holargos in July 2018.

On July 14, 2023, Skoulidas was signed by Greek 2nd Division club Doxa Lefkadas.

National team career

With the Greek Under-16 junior national team, Skoulidas played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He also played with Greece at the 2013 TBF Under-16 World Cup in Sakarya, Turkey, where he helped Greece win the gold medal. He also played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a bronze medal.

Skoulidas also played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.[8] He also played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

|-| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| A.E.K.| align=center | GBL| 13 || 5.5 || .300 || .286 || - || .9 || .5 || .1 || 0 || .6|-| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Koroivos| align=center | GBL| 26 || 18.1 || .427 || .373 || .700 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .5 || 0 || 3.2|-| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Holargos| align=center | GBL| 16 || 7.3 || .240 || .267 || - || .3 || .3 || .2 || 0 || 1.0|}

FIBA Champions League

[9] |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2016–17| style="text-align:left;" | A.E.K.| 9 || 6.2 || .250 || .007 || 1.000 || .6 || .2 || 0 || 0 || 1.2|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.basketballcl.com/16-17/Dionisis-SKOULIDAS Dionisis SKOULIDAS
  2. http://u18men.fibaeurope.com/en/compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2015.roundID_11484.teamID_291.playerID_101039.html FIBAEurope.com Dionysis Skoulidas (Greece)
  3. http://www.nbadraft.net/players/dionysis-skoulidas DIONYSIS SKOULIDAS PHYSICALS H: 6'7".
  4. http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/game/3255403/#stf GAME: G.S. PERISTERIOU 78 - 63 ARIS 2012-04-11.
  5. http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idteam=0000000D&idplayer=00000559&mode=1&idchampionship=00000002 Σκουλίδας Διονύσης | 2011-2012 .
  6. http://www.enwsi.gr/basket-aek/skoulidas-den-eniotha-etimos-gia-mia-toso-megali-omada/ Σκουλίδας «Δεν ένιωθα έτοιμος για μία τόσο μεγάλη ομάδα» .
  7. http://www.eurohoops.net/transfers/272141/eurocup-moves-by-unicaja-malaga-ratiopharm-ulm-and-aek Eurocup: Moves by Unicaja Malaga, Ratiopharm Ulm and AEK.
  8. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/skoulidas/pid//_//players.html Dionysis SKOULIDAS (GRE) participated in 10 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
  9. Web site: AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2016-2017 .