 Giannopoulos in 2023 | |
| No. 30 – Maroussi | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Greek Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-07-13)July 13, 1989 (age 36) Alexandreia Imathias, Greece |
| Listed height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2008 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2008–2009 | Olympiacos |
| 2009–2011 | Panionios |
| 2011–2012 | Peristeri |
| 2012–2013 | Panathinaikos |
| 2013–2014 | Manresa |
| 2014–2015 | Obradoiro |
| 2015–2018 | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
| 2018–2020 | AEK Athens |
| 2020–2022 | Promitheas Patras |
| 2022 | Peristeri |
| 2022–2023 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2023–present | Maroussi |
| Career highlights | |
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Charalampos "Charis" Giannopoulos (Greek: Χαράλαμπος "Χάρης" Γιαννόπουλος; born July 13, 1989) is a Greek professionalbasketball player and theteam captain forMaroussi of theGreek Basketball League. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] tallsmall forward.
Giannopoulos began his pro career with theGreek League clubPAOK Thessaloniki, during the 2005–06 season.[2] He joined the Greek clubOlympiacos Piraeus in 2008. He moved toPanionios for 2 seasons, from 2009 to 2011. He joinedPeristeri for the 2011–12 season. He then moved toPanathinaikos for the 2012–13 season.
In 2013, he signed with theSpanish League clubBàsquet Manresa.[3] In 2015, Giannopoulos returned to Greece, signing withRethymno Cretan Kings.[4] On July 10, 2017, Giannopoulos renewed his contract with the Cretan team through 2020, and also became the club'steam captain.
In 2018, Giannopoulos signed withAEK Athens of theGreek Basket League.[5] He parted ways with the team on June 21, 2020.[6] During his stint with AEK, Giannopoulos won the2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup as well as the 2020Greek Cup.
On July 28, 2020, Giannopoulos moved toPromitheas Patras. In 27 games during his first season, he averaged 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1 assist per contest. On March 23, 2022, he parted ways with the club, after an injury-plagued second season, where he appeared in only 9 games and averaged 7.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest.
On April 8, 2022, despite an initial agreement withAEK Athens, Giannopoulos returned to another former club of his,Peristeri, for the rest of the season. In 2 regular season games, he received limited playing time, while never appearing on court in the team's two playoff matches againstOlympiacos.
On August 17, 2022, Giannopoulos moved toKolossos Rodou and was named team captain due to his experience.[7] In 20 games, he averaged 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds, playing around 28 minutes per contest.
On August 9, 2023, Giannopoulos signed with the newly promotedMaroussi. On July 5, 2025, it was announced that Giannopoulos will remain with the club until 2026.[8] He became the captain of the team for the 2025-26 season.[9]
With Greece's junior national teams, Giannopoulos played at the2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He won the silver medal at the2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also played at the2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and won the gold medal at the2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Giannopoulos became a member of the senior men'sGreek national basketball team in 2017.[10] He played at the2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[11]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | GBL | 25 | 27.2 | .464 | .398 | .889 | 3.9 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 10.4 |
| 2017–18 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | GBL | 26 | 26.0 | .366 | .378 | .938 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 10.9 |
| 2018–19 | A.E.K. | GBL | 21 | 12.4 | .398 | .375 | .692 | 1.4 | .4 | .5 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | A.E.K. | 16 | 8.0 | .333 | .227 | .778 | 1.5 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 2.3 |
