Panagiotis Karatzas (basketball)

Panagiotis Karatzas (Greek: Παναγιώτης Καρατζάς; born June 29, 1965, in Athens, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player.

Panagiotis Karatzas
Personal information
Born (1965-06-29) June 29, 1965
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
Playing career1979–1996
PositionCenter(basketball) / center
Number9
Career history
1979–1990Pagrati
1990–1994Olympiacos
1994–1995Panionios
1995–1996Pagrati
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1987 Greece

Professional career

During his pro club career, Karatzas was an important member of the Greek club Pagrati, where he played from 1979 to 1990. After that, he played with the Greek club Olympiacos, from 1990 to 1994. With Olympiacos, he won the Greek League championship in 1993 and 1994, and the Greek Cup title in 1994. In 1994-1995 played Panionios. 1995, he returned to Pagrati.

National team career

Karatzas was a member of the Greece men's national basketball team that played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship. The Greece men's national basketball team won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket.[1]

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