Dimitris Spanoulis

Infobox Euroleague Player


caption =
name = Dimitrios Spanoulis

position = Point Guard
Shooting Guard
nickname = The Spanoulis Brother Dimitrios,
The Other Spanoulis Brother
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3.75
weight_lbs = 215
league = Greek A2 League
team = Dafni BC
jersey =| number =
nationality = Greek
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|1|1
birth_place = flagicon|GRE Larissa, Greece
career_start = 2001
former_teams = Gymnastikos S. Larissas (2001-04, 2005-06)
Makedonikos (2004-05)
Xanthi (2006-07)
MENT (2007-08)

awards = 2-Time Greek A2 League MVP
(2004, 2007)

Dimitrios Spanoulis (or alternate spelling, Dimitris) (born January 1, 1979, in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 3 ¾ in (1.92 m) in height and he plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions on the basketball court. He currently plays in the Greek A League second division, the Greek A2 League.

Professional career

Spanoulis started his career playing with Gymnastikos S. Larissas in the 2001-02 season. He later transferred to several teams including: Makedonikos, Xanthi, MENT, and Dafni.

He was the Greek A2 League MVP in the 2003-04 season. Spanoulis reached the ULEB Cup championship game with Makedonikos during the 2004-05 season. Dimitris led the Greek A2 League in scoring average with Xanthi BC during the 2006-07 season, with a scoring average of 27.4 points per game. As a result, he was voted to the Greek A2 League All-Domestic Team, the League First Team, and he was named the league's Domestic Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, and MVP. [ [http://www.eurobasket.com/GRE/d2.asp Eurobasket.com Greece A2 2006-07 season.] ]

Personal

*Dimitris is the elder brother of fellow Greek basketball star Vassilis Spanoulis, [ [http://217.13.116.51/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E04&jornada=13&id=670 ULEBCup.com The Spanoulis brothers.] ] a long-time member of the Greek national basketball team, who currently plays with Panathinaikos and formerly played for the NBA's Houston Rockets. Dimitris competed against Vassilis in the ULEB Cup competition in 2005 when he played for Makdeonikos and his younger brother Vassilis played for Maroussi. In European basketball the two are nicknamed "The Spanoulis Brothers". [ [http://217.13.116.51/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E04&jornada=13&id=670 ULEBCup.com article on the Spanoulis brothers.] ]

*Spanoulis was offered contracts by several Spanish ACB League teams prior to the 2007-08 season, but he was unable to accept them as he could not leave Greece at the time. This was due to his mother being in poor health at the time and he needed to help to attend to her.

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External links

* [http://www.infobasket.lt/zaidejas-dimitris-spanoulis/ Infobasket.it player profile]
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=GRE&PlayerID=26521 Eurobasket.com player profile]
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/GRE/d2.asp Eurobasket.com scoring leaders]
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/GRE/GRE.asp?NewsNo=14 Eurobasket.com offseason article on Dimitrios Spanoulis]
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=GRE&Team=365 Eurobasket.com MENT BC team page]
* [http://217.13.116.51/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E04&jornada=1&id=1763 ULEB Cup story on The Spanoulis Brothers]
* [http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.basketstat.com/ulebcup/2004_05/boxscores/015_VRSMAK.php&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDimitrios%2BSpanoulis%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG ULEB cup box score 2005]
* [http://217.13.116.51/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E04&jornada=13&id=670 Article on The Spanoulis Brothers]
* [http://www.sportime.gr/basket_category.asp?article_id=11 A1 League at Sportime magazine (Greek)]
* [http://www.beobasket.co.yu/eng/vest.jsp?id=9182 Beobasket.co.yu Spanoulis signs with MENT BC]
* [http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php%3Fidjug%3D55451%26idioma%3D1&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDimitris%2BSpanoulis%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN Basketpedya.com player profile]