Leonidas Skoutaris ( el, Λεωνίδας Σκούταρης; born 28 August 1976 in
Athens
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,
Greece
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), is a retired Greek professional
basketball
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player.
College career
Skoutaris played
college basketball
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at
Cleveland State, with the
Cleveland State Vikings
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.
Professional career
On 12 September 1996, Skoutaris won the
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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championship while playing for
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
. In the 3rd game of the Intercontinental Cup between Panathinaikos and
Olympia Tuerto, Skoutaris scored 3 points.
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He also played for Ilysiakos tp://ftp.esake.gr/statistics0304/ba104156.htmand Panerythraikos.
References
External links
FIBA Europe ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
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1976 births
Greek men's basketball players
Greek Basket League players
Panathinaikos B.C. players
Small forwards
Living people
Ilysiakos B.C. players
Palaio Faliro B.C. players
Sporting basketball players
Near East B.C. players
Peristeri B.C. players
Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball players
Basketball players from Athens