Georgios Tanoulis Explained

Georgios Tanoulis
Γεώργιος Τανούλης
Position:Power forward / Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:10.5
Weight Lbs:231
League:Greek Basket League
FIBA Europe Cup
Team:Maroussi
Number:50
Birth Date:27 July 2002
Birth Place:Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2020
Team1:PAOK
Years2:2020–2023
Team2:Promitheas Patras
Years3:2023–present
Team3:Olympiacos
Years4:2024–present
Team4:Maroussi
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Georgios "Giorgos" Tanoulis (Greek: Γεώργιος Τανούλης, born July 27, 2002) is a Greek professional basketball player for Maroussi of the Greek Basket League and the FIBA Europe Cup, on loan from Olympiacos. He is a 2.10 m (6'10) height power forward-center.[1]

Early life

Tanoulis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and started playing basketball early for Aris Thessaloniki and PAOK Thessaloniki youth teams. While playing for PAOK Thessaloniki, Tanoulis dominated the Greek Youth Championship and he ended the 2019/20 season as a member of the top five players. In the five games of the finals, he had 16.4 points on 71% shooting, 52% on 2-pointers and 30% on 3-pointers, along with 8.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists.[2]

Professional career

PAOK Thessaloniki (2019–2020)

At the age of 17, Tanoulis made his Greek Basket League debut with PAOK Thessaloniki on May 18th, 2019 against Promitheas Patras.[3]

Promitheas Patras (2020–2023)

On September 7, 2020, Tanoulis signed a five-year contract with Promitheas Patras.[4] Tanoulis made his debut with his new team on October 6, 2020, against Aquila Trento for the EuroCup.[5] On April 14, 2022, Tanoulis set a personal career-high in points in a Greek Basket League game, scoring 16 points in a home loss against Olympiacos,[6] which he later broke with 19 points against Larisa on June 15, 2022.[7]

Olympiacos (2023–present)

On July 15, 2023, Tanoulis signed a five-year deal with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.

Loan to Maroussi (2024–present)

On July 22, 2024, Tanoulis was loaned to Maroussi for the 2024–2025 campaign.

Greece men's national basketball team

Tanoulis has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he has played at 2021 and 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship.[8] He made his official debut with Greece men's national basketball team on February 27,2023 against Latvian Basketball Association, in which he recorded 7 points.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Olympiacos| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || || || || || || || || 0.0 || 0.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || || || || || || || || 0.0 || 0.0

Personal

His brother is Konstantinos Tanoulis.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Proballers . Giorgos Tanoulis, Basketball Player . 2023-03-19 . Proballers . en.
  2. Web site: Γιώργος Τανούλης: Ο 18χρονος των 210 εκατοστών που έσκασε από το πουθενά . 2023-03-19 . www.sport24.gr . el.
  3. Web site: Παιχνίδι - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. . 2023-03-22 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  4. Web site: 2020-09-07 . Ένα εξαιρετικό ταλέντο στο «οπλοστάσιο» του Προμηθέα (pic) . 2023-03-19 . to10.gr . el.
  5. Web site: Dolomiti Energia Trento vs Promitheas Patras 6 October 2020 18:00 EuroCup . 2023-03-19 . Euroleague Basketball . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Proballers . Giorgos Tanoulis, Basketball Player . 2023-03-19 . Proballers . en.
  7. Web site: Παιχνίδι - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. . 2023-03-22 . - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε..
  8. Web site: Georgios TANOULIS at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2022 . 2023-03-19 . FIBA.basketball . en.