Christopher Razis (alternate spelling: Christophoros) ( el, Χριστόφορος Ράζης; born 7 July 1989) is a Cypriot/Greek professional

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player for

Keravnos Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου «Ο Κεραυνός»), also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the Cos ...

of the

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. He is a 1.94 m (6 ft 4.25 in) tall combo guard.

Professional career

Razis played youth basketball with

at Cyprus where he started his pro career in 2005. he stayed at the club until 2010, when he was awarded the Rookie of the Year in the

. The following year, Razis joined ENAD. After his very good appearances with ENAD, Razis joined EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the

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, being the first ever Cypriot basketball player to play professionally in another country other than Greece. In 2012, he returned to ENAD and one year later, he joined

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of the Greek A2 Basketball League. After 1,5 years with the team, he decided to leave the team in December 2014, to join Oettinger Rockets Gotha of the Pro A League. In July 2016, Razis joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek League. On June 14, 2017, he joined

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of the ProA. On June 18, 2018, he re-joined

Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., or simply Cretan Kings (Greek: Ρέθυμνο Κρητικοί Βασιλιάδες K.A.E.), is a Greek formerly professional sports basketball club that was founded on the Greek island of Crete, in Rethymno, Greece, ...

of the Greek Basket League

Cyprus national team

Razis has been a member of the junior national teams of Cyprus for some years. Razis played for U16 National Team back in 2005. Now, he is one of the leaders of the Cyprus national team where he plays since 2008.

References

External links

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at eurobasket2015.org.gr
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at bgbasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Razis, Christopher 1989 births Living people Cypriot men's basketball players EWE Baskets Oldenburg players Greek men's basketball players Keravnos B.C. players OFI Crete B.C. players Point guards Rethymno B.C. players Rockets (basketball club) players SC Rasta Vechta players Shooting guards Swiss men's basketball players Sportspeople from Zürich