Name Themis Cholevas Role Basketball Player | Died 2007 | |
Themistokles "Themis" Cholevas (Θεμιστοκλής "Θέμης" Χολέβας; 12 April 1926 – 30 December 2007) was an international Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach.
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Professional career
Cholevas was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era Chrysi Pentada, or "The Golden Five" in English. With Panellinios, he won 3 Greek League championships (1953, 1955, 1957).
Greek national team
Cholevas was also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team that competed at the 1951 EuroBasket. He also competed for Greece's national team at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games.
Coaching career
Cholevas also worked as a basketball coach. He coached AEK Athens, and with them, he won the Greek League 1965–66 championship.
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