Ioannis Karathanasis (alternate spelling: Giannis) (

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: Γιάννης Καραθανάσης; born February 17, 1991) is a Greek former professional

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player. At a height of 2.03 m (6'8") tall, he played at both the

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positions, with small forward being his primary position.

Professional career

Karathanasis began his basketball career playing with the youth clubs of the Asteria Basketball Academy in Thessaloniki, Greece. He joined the Greek League power

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

in the year 2008, and played with their youth clubs, before going on

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to the semi-pro Greek 3rd Division club Mantoulidis, for the 2009–10 season. He began his pro career in 2010, when he joined the Greek League club

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greece, Greek sports club, mult ...

. In August 2011, he signed with the Greek League club

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. In September 2014, Karathanasis signed a contract with

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for the 2014–15 season. On September 15, 2015, he was officially signed by Aries Trikala for the 2015–16 season.

National team career

With Greece's junior national teams, Karathanasis won the gold medal at the 2008

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, and the

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, as well as the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileEuroCup ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek League Profile
1991 births Living people Aries Trikala B.C. players Aris B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Kavala B.C. players Panellinios B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Basketball players from Thessaloniki {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub