Christos_Charisis
Christos Charissis
Greek basketball player
Christos Charissis (alternate spellings: Charisis, Harissis, Harisis) (Greek: Χρήστος Χαρίσης; born July 9, 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 191 cm or 6'3" in height, he played at the point guard position.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1976-07-09) July 9, 1976 (age 47) Athens, Greece |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1996–2012 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 1996–1997 | Arion |
| 1997–2002 | Irakleio |
| 2002 | TAU Vitoria |
| 2002–2004 | Olympiacos |
| 2004–2005 | Apollon Patras |
| 2005–2006 | Olympiacos |
| 2006 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2006–2007 | Olympiacos |
| 2007–2008 | Prokom Trefl Sopot |
| 2008–2009 | PAOK |
| 2009–2010 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2010–2012 | Irakleio |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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In his professional club career, Charissis was a member of the following clubs: Arion, Irakleio, Saski Baskonia, Olympiacos Piraeus, Apollon Patras, Siena, Sopot, PAOK Thessaloniki, and Kolossos Rodou.
With Saski Baskonia, he won the Spanish ACB League championship in the 2001–02 season. With Sopot, he won the Polish League championship and the Polish Cup title, in the 2007–08 season.
Charissis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. He played with Greece's Under-20 national team, at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. Charissis was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team. He played with Greece's senior team at the 2003 FIBA EuroBasket.
- 3× Greek League All-Star: (2002, 2003, 2005)
- Spanish League Champion: (2002)
- Polish League Champion: (2008)
- Polish Cup Winner: (2008)
- Ο Χαρίσης επέστρεψε στο Ηράκλειο! Contra.gr, 11 August 2010.
- Χαρίσης: Με σκληρή δουλειά θα έχουμε το καλύτερο αποτέλεσμα Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Derby.gr, Harisis Interview, 22 November 2010.