Michalis Giannouzakos

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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

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

Playing career[edit]

Club playing career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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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