League Greek LeagueEurocup Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 2015–present AEK Athens Role Basketball Player Weight 107 kg Position Center, Power forward | Nationality Greek Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg) Name Georgios Tsalmpouris Height 2.16 m Pro career 2015 | |
Born June 22, 1996 (age 27) Veria, Greece ( 1996-06-22 ) College Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball | ||
Georgios Tsalmpouris (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Tsalbouris) (Greek: Γιώργος Τσαλμπούρης; born June 22, 1996 in Veria, Greece is a Greek professional basketball player, who plays for AEK Athens in the Greek Basket League and the Eurocup. He is 7'1" (2.16 m) tall, and he weighs 235 pounds (107 kg).
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Early career
Tsalmpouris played club basketball with Pierikos Archelaos in the Greek B Basketball League, the 3rd level of Greek the basketball system, at the semi-professional level, in the 2013–14 season.
College career
In the 2014–15 season, Tsalmpouris played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones team, at Iowa State University. He was the seventh 7-footer in the school's history. He played in 8 games, and averaged 1.4 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0.1 steals per game, in 4.4 minutes per game. In August 2015, after playing one season with Iowa State, Tsalmpouris left the school, and returned to Greece to play professionally.
Professional career
In August 2015, Tsalmpouris signed a five-year contract with the Greek Basket League club AEK Athens.