Paraskevas Tsantalis | |
Nationality: | Greek |
Career Position: | Small forward |
Years1: | –1975 |
Team1: | Panellinios |
Years2: | 1975–1976 |
Team2: | Olympiacos |
Years3: | 1977–1978 |
Team3: | Panellinios |
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Paraskevas Tsantalis (alternate spellings: Paraschos, Chandalis, Chantalis) (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Παρασκευάς Τσάνταλης) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. He played with Panellinios and Olympiacos in the Greek Basket League, and also represented the Greek national team at the senior level. He played at the small forward position.
Tsantalis played club basketball in the Greek Basket League with Panellinios. He was the Greek Basket League's top scorer in the 1970–71 season. On 28 March 1971, he scored 73 points in a single Greek League game, between Panellinios and Panionios.[1] That is the second most points ever scored in a single game of the top-tier level Greek League. In 1976, while playing with Olympiacos, Tsantalis won both the Greek League championship and the Greek Cup title.
Tsantalis played in five games with the senior Greek national basketball team.[2]
After he retired from playing club basketball, Tsantalis became a basketball coach.