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Dimitrios Charitopoulos

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Dimitrios Charitopoulos
Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος
No. 15 – Iraklis Thessaloniki
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueGreek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born (1983-11-14) November 14, 1983 (age 40)
Alexandria, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2006Aris Thessaloniki
2006–2008PAOK Thessaloniki
2008–2009Trikala 2000
2009–2010Panionios
2010–2012Maroussi
2012ASVEL
2012–2013PAOK Thessaloniki
2013Lukoil Academic
2013–2014Valladolid
2014–2015Manresa
2015PAOK Thessaloniki
2015–2016Koroivos Amaliadas
2016–2017AEK Athens
2017–2018Iraklis Thessaloniki
2018–2020Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2021Aris Thessaloniki
2021–2023Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Under-26
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Almería Under-20

Dimitrios Charitopoulos (alternate spellings: Dimitris, Haritopoulos) (Greek: Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος; born November 14, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain. He is 2.07 m (6 ft 9 12 in) tall, and he weighs 113 kg (250 lbs). He is a power forward-center.

Professional career

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After playing in the Greek minors with G.S. Siatistas, Charitopoulos began his professional career with Aris during the 2002–03 season. He moved to PAOK in 2006. In February 2012, he joined ASVEL.[1] In September 2013, he signed with Spanish club CB Valladolid.[2]

For the 2014–15 season, he signed with La Bruixa d'Or Manresa of Spain's Liga ACB, where he averaged 4.2 points in 17 games. On January 30, 2015, he left the Spanish club.[3] Three days later, he signed with his former team, PAOK.[4]

On August 31, 2016, Charitopoulos signed a one-year contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[5]

National team career

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Charitopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[6] Charitopoulos also won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national selection.

Career statistics

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FIBA Champions League

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 AEK 7 7.3 .692 .500 .800 1.1 .6 .4 0 3.3

Domestic Leagues

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Regular season

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Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Koroivos GBL 23 23.0 .512 .350 .743 3.2 .8 .4 .1 8.4
2016–17 A.E.K. GBL 18 6.3 .308 .250 .600 1.1 .3 .1 0 .8
2018–19 Ifaistos GBL 23 10.4 .493 .370 .690 2.3 .6 .3 0 4.2

Awards and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Eurocupbasketball.com ASVEL BASKET adds Charitopoulos.
  2. ^ "Valladolid signs Dimitris Haritopoulos". Sportando.net. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ^ Dimitris Haritopoulos leaves Manresa.
  4. ^ Charitopoulos signed his contract and practiced with the team.
  5. ^ Dimitrios Charitopoulos signs one-year deal with AEK Athens.
  6. ^ Dimitrios CHARITOPOULOS (GRE) participated in 4 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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