Michail Liapis

Michail Liapis (alternate spelling: Michalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Λιάπης; born 11 March 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Iraklis of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 1.92 m (6'3¾") tall shooting guard.

Not to be confused with the politician Michalis Liapis.
Michail Liapis
Μιχάλης Λιάπης
No. 11 – Iraklis Thessaloniki
PositionShooting guard
LeagueGreek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2016PAOK Thessaloniki
2016–2017Kolossos Rodou
2017–2018Politehnica Iași
2018Grindavík
2018–2019Iraklis Thessaloniki
2019–2020Culleredo
2020–2021Kolossos Rodou
2021–2022Charilaos Trikoupis
2022–presentIraklis Thessaloniki

Professional career

After playing with the youth clubs of PAOK, Liapis began his pro career in 2011, with the senior men's team of PAOK, in the Greek League. After 5 years, he decided to leave the club and he joined Kolossos Rodou of the Greek League.[1]

On 5 July 2017 Liapis joined Politehnica Iași.[2]

In August 2018, Liapis signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[3] He was released in October 2018 after appearing in two games where he averaged 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists.[4][5]

He spent the 2019-20 season in Spain with Culleredo. Liapis returned to Kolossos Rodou on 23 September 2020.[6] In 16 games, he averaged 1.2 points, playing around 5 minutes per contest. On 6 August 2021 Liapis signed with 2nd division club Charilaos Trikoupis.

Greek national team

Liapis has been a member of the Greek junior national teams.[3] With the junior national teams of Greece, he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

References
  1. Kolossos sign Michalis Liapis
  2. Michail Liapis signs with CS Politehnica Unirea Iasi
  3. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (14 August 2018). "Tveir evrópskir leikmenn komnir til Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. Smári Jökull Jónsson (18 October 2018). "Jóhann Þór: Veit ekki hvort ég haldi áfram hérna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. "Úrvalsdeild karla Domino's deild karla (2018-2019 Tímabil) - Michael Liapis". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. "Liapis is back at Kolossos H Hotels". Eurobasket. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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