Christos "Chris" Papasarantou ( el, Χρήστος "Κρις" Παπασαράντου; born April 3, 1966) is a former Greek–

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professional basketball player.

Professional career

Papasarantou graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University and he joined Greek basketball club PAOK, along with his cousin Pete Papahronis. After one year with PAOK, Papasarantou moved to

Philippos Thessaloniki B.C. Philippos Thessaloniki B.C. (full name PAS Phillipos Thessaloniki B.C.) is an athletic basketball sports club, that is based in the Agios Fanourios neighborhood of Toumba (Thessaloniki), Toumba, Thessaloniki, Greece. History The parent athletic c ...

Papasarantou scored 19 points in Philippos' season-opening 111–90 win over

Olympiacos B.C. Olympiacos B.C. ( el, ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π.), commonly referred to as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club based in Piraeus, part of the major multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP. The parent ...

Despite a promising start to the season Philippos was relegated, but Papasarantou was one of the best players in the club. In 1991, he joined

AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...

and stayed for four years. He played in the

Greek Basketball Cup The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup (Greek language, Greek: Κύπελλο Ελλάδος καλαθοσφαίρισης ανδρών) is the top-tier level annual pro basketball national cup competition in Greece. It is organiz ...

final in 1992 against Aris. During 1995–96 he played with Dafnis B.C. in the

Greek A2 Basket League The Greek A2 Basket League ( el, Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ, link=no), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Baske ...

. He was one of the best scorers in the second division, with a career high of 39 points against

Near East B.C. A.O. Near East B.C. is one of the oldest professional basketball clubs in Greece. The basketball club was founded in 1927. The team is located in Kaisariani, which is a suburb of the city of Athens. Near East's home arena, Near East Indoor Arena, ...

In 1996 he joined

Sporting B.C. Sporting B.C. (Greek: ΚΑΕ Σπόρτιγκ) is a Greek professional basketball team that is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece, at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The club's full name is A.O. Sporting Athens B.C. (Greek: Α.Ο ...

, where he played for two years. After retirement from basketball, he became a car wash entrepreneur.

Personal life

Papasarantou had a relationship with the former Miss Europe Marina Tsintikidou for four years.espressonews.gr
/ref> Today, he resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Katerina Tsarouha Papasarantou, a successful portrait photographer, and their three children.

References

External links

at esake.gr
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