Konstantinos "Kostas" Charissis (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Charisis, Harissis, Harisis) ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαρίσης; born November 12, 1979) is a Greek professional

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player. He is a 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) tall

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College career

Charissis played

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at USC, with the

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, from 1999 to 2003.

Professional career

Charissis started playing basketball in 1995, becoming a member of the junior team of Panellinios. In order to get more playing time, he moved to

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, in 1996, where he stayed for two years, competing at the junior and the men's amateur levels. He continued his career by moving to

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, during the 1998–99 season, where he made his debut in the top-tier level

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. In 1999, Charissis moved to

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, to play

, at the USC. After playing 4 years of college basketball years with the

, (1999–2003), he joined the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus, for the 2003–04 season. The very next season, he moved to the Greek club Ilysiakos ( Greek 2nd Division). He then spent the next two seasons with Olympias Patras, the first in the Greek 2nd Division, where he won the league's championship, and the second season in the Greek First Division. Then, for the 2007–08 season, he joined

AEK Athens 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 Filadel ...

, where he stayed only one year. For the next four seasons, he was a part of Kolossos Rodou, from 2008 to 2012. At the age of 33, he decided to move to

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in 2012, where he played for three seasons. In 2015, he moved to Kos island and joined Ippokratis Kos.

Awards and accomplishments

*1999–00

"Best Newcomer" award *2000–01 Reached the

"Elite" 8 *2001–02 2nd in

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Tournament
Reached the

Top 64 *2002–03

Co- captain

"110% Effort" award *2003–04 Reached

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most ...

Final
*2005–06 Greek 2nd Division Champion
1st Blocks Greek 2nd Division
6th Rebounds Greek 2nd Division
7th 2ts % Greek 2nd Division *2006–07 1st Blocks Greek Basket League
7th Rebounds Greek Basket League *2008–09 Greek Basket League
3rd Blocks
Greek League All-Star *2009–10 Greek Basket League
2nd Blocks *2010–11 Greek Basket League
5th Blocks
11th Rebounds
Greek League All-Star *2011–12 Greek Basket League
11th Rebounds
11th Blocks *2012–13 Greek Basket League
11th Rebounds
8th Blocks *2013–14 Greek Basket League
11th Rebounds
10th Blocks

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League ProfileDraftexpress.com Profile
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