Dimitris Cheilaris ( el, Δημήτρης Χείλαρης, ; born August 18, 1990) is a Greek professional

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player who last played for

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of the Greek A2 Basket League. Born in Leonidio, he started his professional career with Amyntas. Subsequently, he moved to Filathlitikos, where he was a teammate with Giannis Antetokounmpo. He played one season of top-tier basketball with

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, before returning to the second-tier to play for Iraklis Thessaloniki. He has represented Greece at youth level and has won the bronze medal in the 2015

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Professional career

Cheilaris started playing basketball in ''Leonidio BC'', the team of his hometown. In 2011 he transferred to Amyntas of the Greek A2, thus starting his professional career. In 2012 he moved to Filathlitikos, playing alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo. In his first season with the team he only appeared in 8 games averaging 4.9 points and 2 rebounds per game. After both Giannis and

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left Filathlitikos the following season, Cheilaris appeared in all 26 games averaging 12.3 points and 4.6 rebounds on 29.9 minutes per game. Following the relegation of Filathlitikos on 2014, Cheilaris signed a contract with

of the

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. In October 2015, he moved to Greek A2 team

Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

. In December 2015, Cheilaris was involved in a fight with fans of Iraklis, after a home loss of Iraklis from

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. Later, he released a press statement expressing his regret for the incident. At the end of the season he was among the team's top performers with 12.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

National team career

Cheilaris has represented

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at the

2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Linares, Andújar and Martos, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Spain won the trophy for the first time. Germany and Iceland w ...

. Totally, he has appeared in 27 games for various youth squads of Greece averaging 2.5 points per game. Cheilaris was also a member of the Greek squad which won the bronze medal in the 2015

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile
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