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Nationality
  
Greek

NBA draft
  
2003 / Undrafted

Weight
  
118 kg

Name
  
Kostas Charissis

Position
  
Center

Listed weight
  
260 lb (118 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Pro career
  
1998

College
  
USC (1999–2003)

Height
  
2.12 m


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Born
  
November 12, 1979 (age 44) Athens, Greece (
1979-11-12
)

High school
  
Bachiltzanaki, Piraeus, Greece

Education
  
University of Southern California

Listed height
  
6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)

Konstantinos "Kostas" Charissis (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Charisis, Harissis, Harisis) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαρίσης; born November 12, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.12 m (6 ft 11½ in) tall center.

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College career

Charissis played college basketball at USC with the USC Trojans from 1999 to 2003.

Professional career

Charissis started playing basketball in 1995, becoming a member of junior team of Panellinios BC. Trying to get more playing time he moved in 1996 at AE Psichikou, where he stayed for two years, competing at the junior and the mens amateur level. He continued his career by moving to Papagou BC during the 1998-99 season, and he made his debut in A1 Greek division. In 1999 he moved to Los Angeles to participate in college basketball with the University of Southern California. After playing 4 years with the USC Trojans (1999-2003), he joined Olympiacos Piraeus BC for the 2003-04 season. The very next season he moved to Ilysiakos BC (A2) and then for two seasons to Olympias Patras BC, the first in A2 and by winning the championship, returned to A1. Then, the 2007-08 season, he joined AEK Athens BC, were he stayed only one year. For the next four seasons he was a part of Kolossos Rodou, from 2008 to 2012. At the age of 33 he decided to move to Thessaloniki and Aris BC in 2012, where he played for three seasons. On 2015 he moved to Kos, where he joined Ippokratis.

Awards and accomplishments

  • 1999–00

    • USC Trojans "Best Newcomer" award

  • 2000–01

    • Reached the NCAA "Elite" 8

  • 2001–02

    • 2nd in Pac-10 Conference Tournament
    Reached the NCAA Top 64

  • 2002–03

    • USC Trojans Co-captain
    USC Trojans "110% Effort" award

  • 2003–04

    • Reached Greek Cup Final
    Greece A1 1st Rd Play-offs

  • 2005–06

    • Greece A2 Champion
    1st Blocks Greece A2
    6th Rebounds Greece A2
    7th 2ts % Greece A2

  • 2006–07

    • 1st Blocks Greece A1
    7th Rebounds Greece A1

  • 2008–09

    • Greece A1 1st Rd Play-offs
    3rd Blocks Greece A1
    Greek League All-Star

  • 2009–10

    • Greece A1 1st Rd Play-offs
    2nd Blocks Greece A1

  • 2010–11

    • Greece A1 1st Rd Play-offs
    5th Blocks Greece A1
    11th Rebounds Greece A1
    Greek League All-Star

  • 2011–12

    • Greece A1 3rd Rd Play-offs
    11th Rebounds Greece A1
    11th Blocks Greece A1

  • 2012–13

    • Greece A1 1st Rd Play-offs
    11th Rebounds Greece A1
    8th Blocks Greece A1

  • 2013–14

    • Greece A1 1st Rd Play-offs
    11th Rebounds Greece A1
    10th Blocks Greece A1

  • 2014–15

    • Greece A1 3rd Rd Play-offs

    References

    Kostas Charissis Wikipedia
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