Michalis Tsairelis
| No. 9 – Olympiacos Piraeus | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Greek League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 23, 1988 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2012 | Aris |
| 2008–2009 | → AEL |
| 2012–2014 | PAOK |
| 2014–2015 | Iberostar Tenerife |
| 2015–present | Olympiacos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Michalis Tsairelis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Τσαϊρέλης; born February 23, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall[1] power forward-center. He is currently playing with Olympiacos of the Greek League.
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Professional career
After playing with the Apollon Kalamarias in the Greek minors, during the 2006–07 season, Tsairelis began his professional career with Aris, in the Greek Basket League, during the 2007–08 season. He spent the 2008-09 season with AEL 1964. He then returned to Aris for the next two seasons, before joining PAOK in 2012.
He then moved to the Spanish League club Canarias in 2014.[2] He joined the Greek Euroleague club Olympiacos in 2015.[3]
Greek national team
With Greece's junior national teams, Tsairelis played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and at the 2007 and 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships.
He has also been a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- Greek Youth All-Star Game MVP: (2010)
- 2x Greek League Senior All-Star: (2013, 2014)
- Greek League champion (2015)
References
External links
- Michalis Tsairelis at acb.com (Spanish)
- Michalis Tsairelis at draftexpress.com
- Michalis Tsairelis at esake.gr (Greek)
- Michalis Tsairelis at eurobasket.com
- Michalis Tsairelis at euroleague.net
- Michalis Tsairelis at fiba.com
- Michalis Tsairelis at fibaeurope.com
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