Michalis Giannouzakos

Michalis Giannouzakos (Greek: Μιχάλης Γιαννουζάκος; born 1949) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and basketball coach.

Michalis Giannouzakos
Personal information
Born1949
Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1971: undrafted
Playing career1964–1982
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Number7
Career history
1964–1974HAN Thessaloniki
1974–1981AEK Athens
1981–1982Aris Thessaloniki
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Turkey

Playing career

Club playing career

Giannouzakos began playing club basketball with the Greek club HAN Thessaloniki (YMCA) in 1964. He moved to AEK Athens in 1974. He then joined Aris in 1981.[1]

National team career

Giannouzakos was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece's senior men's national team, he had 147 caps, and he scored 956 points (6.5 points per game).[2] With Greece's senior men's team, he played at the 1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament, the EuroBasket 1973, the EuroBasket 1975, and the EuroBasket 1979.[3]

Coaching career

After he retired from his playing career, Giannouzakos became a basketball coach. During the 2018-2019 season coach Gianouzakos joined Aetos B.C., a team that plays in thessaloniki's amateur C1 league. Coaching rising stars Taxiarhis Papaevangellou, Alex Tsiro, Durex, Marios Lagos and Mitso Palla.

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