Giorgos Tsiaras

Infobox Euroleague Player


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name = Giorgos Tsiaras
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position = Forward-Center
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 245
league = Greek League
team = PAOK BC
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nationality = Greek
birth_date = birth date and age|1982|5|4
birth_place = Greece
career_start = 2001
former_teams = AEK Athens BC (2001-06)
Olympia Larissa BC (2006-08)
awards =

Giorgos Tsiaras AKA Georgios Tsiaras (born on May 4th, 1982), is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6'10" in height [ [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=GRE&PlayerID=24567 Eurobasket.com 6'10".] ] and 245 lbs. in weight. [ [http://www.infobasket.lt/zaidejas-georgios-tsiaras/ Infobasket 111 kg = 245 pounds.] ] He plays at the forward-center position. He is currently with the pro club PAOK BC.

Pro career

During his first professional years he played for AEK Athens BC and with them he won the Greek Championship in 2002. In 2006, he moved to his home city of Larissa and to the local club Olympia Larissa BC. In 2008, he moved to PAOK BC.

He is one of the most talented scorers in the Greek League.

Greek national team

He was a member of the Greek junior national team and with them he won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

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External links

* [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=GRE&PlayerID=24567 Eurobasket.com player profile]
* [http://www.infobasket.lt/zaidejas-georgios-tsiaras/ Infobasket player profile]