Dimitrios Spanoulis

Dimitris Spanoulis
Δημήτρης Σπανούλης

Nickname(s)	The Spanoulis Brother Dimitrios, The Other Spanoulis Brother
Position	Point Guard Shooting Guard
Height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
League	Greek A2 League
Team	AEP Olympias
Born	January 1, 1979 (1979-01-01) (age 32) Larissa, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Pro career	2001–present
Career history	Gymnastikos S. Larissas (2001-04, 2005-06) Makedonikos (2004-05) Xanthi (2006-07) MENT (2007-08)
Awards	Greek A2 League MVP (2007)

Dimitrios Spanoulis (alternate spelling: Dimitris Spanoulis) (in Greek: Δημήτρης Σπανούλης) (born January 1, 1979, in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 3 ¾ in (1.92 m) in height and he plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions on the basketball court. He currently plays in the Greek A League second division, the Greek A2 League.

Professional career

Spanoulis started his career playing with Gymnastikos S. Larissas in the 2001-02 season. He later transferred to several teams including: Makedonikos, Xanthi, MENT, and AEP Olympias.

Spanoulis reached the ULEB Cup championship game with Makedonikos during the 2004-05 season. Dimitris led the Greek A2 League in scoring average with Xanthi during the 2006-07 season, with a scoring average of 27.4 points per game. As a result, he was voted to the Greek A2 League All-Domestic Team, the League First Team, and he was named the league's Domestic Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, and MVP.^[1]

Personal

• Dimitrios is the elder brother of fellow Greek basketball star Vassilis Spanoulis,^[2] a long-time member of the Greek national basketball team, who currently plays with Olympiacos and formerly played for the NBA's Houston Rockets. Dimitris competed against Vassilis in the ULEB Cup competition in 2005 when he played for Makdeonikos and his younger brother Vassilis played for Maroussi. In European basketball the two are nicknamed "The Spanoulis Brothers".^[3]

• Spanoulis was offered contracts by several Spanish LEB League teams prior to the 2007-08 season, but he was unable to accept them as he could not leave Greece at the time. This was due to his mother being in poor health at the time and he needed to help to attend to her.

• He is the brother-in-law of the Greek super model Olympia Chopsonidou.

Notes

1. ^ Eurobasket.com Greece A2 2006-07 Season.
2. ^ Eurocup - The Spanoulis Brothers.
3. ^ Eurocup Article On The Spanoulis Brothers.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Basketpedya.com Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Eurocup Story On The Spanoulis Brothers

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Name	Spanoulis, Dimitrios
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Date of birth	January 1, 1979
Place of birth	Larissa, Greece
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