Dimitrios Spanoulis (alternate spelling: Dimitris, Dimitri) (

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: Δημήτρης Σπανούλης; born October 11, 1979) is a former Greek professional

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player. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 3 in (1.92 m) tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions on the basketball court.

Professional career

Spanoulis started his professional

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career playing with the Greek basketball club Gymnastikos S. Larissas in the 2001–02 season. He later transferred to several other Greek teams including: Makedonikos,

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, and Olympias Patras. Spanoulis reached the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup's championship game, with Makedonikos, during the 2004–05 season. He led the Greek Second Division in scoring, with

, during the 2006–07 season, with a scoring average of 27.4 points per game. As a result, he was voted to the

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website's Greek 2nd Division All-Domestic Team, All-League First Team, Domestic Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, and Player of the Year. Spanoulis was offered contracts by several

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teams, prior to the 2007–08 season, but he was unable to accept them, as he could not leave Greece at the time. He signed with G.S. Larissas 1928 in 2015, after having not played

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club basketball since 2012. He retired from playing pro club basketball in November 2016, at the age of 37.

Personal life

Spanoulis was born in

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. He is the elder brother of the Greek basketball star

Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis "Billy" Spanoulis ( el, Βασίλης Σπανούλης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. S ...

, who was a long-time member of the senior men's Greek national team and the EuroLeague club Olympiacos Piraeus, and who also played with the NBA's Houston Rockets. Dimitrios competed against Vassilis in the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup competition, in the 2004–05 season, when he played with Makdeonikos, and his younger brother, Vassilis, played with Maroussi Athens. In Greek basketball, the two were nicknamed "The Spanoulis Brothers". He is also the brother-in-law of the Greek super model Olympia Chopsonidou.

References

External links

EuroCup ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

EuroCup Story On The Spanoulis Brothers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spanoulis, Dimitrios 1979 births Living people Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. players Makedonikos B.C. players MENT B.C. players Olympias Patras B.C. players Basketball players from Larissa Point guards Shooting guards Xanthi B.C. players