Pavlos Stamelos (Greek: Παύλος Σταμέλος; born August 2, 1950, in Greece) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and coach. At 6'4" (1.93 m) in height, he played at the power forward and center positions.

Pavlos Stamelos
Personal information
Born (1950-08-02) August 2, 1950 (age 73)
Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1972: undrafted
Playing career1968–1985
PositionPower forward / center
Number7, 4
Career history
1968–1979Sporting
1979–1981AEK Athens
1981–1985Sporting
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Turkey
European U-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1970 Greece Under-18

Professional career

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Stamelos started his club playing career with the junior teams of Sporting Athens in 1964. With Sporting, he was the Greek League Top Scorer in the 1977–78 season. He moved to AEK Athens for the 1979–80 season, where he played until 1981.

In the top-tier level amateur Greek Championship (1963–1992), he played in 361 games, and scored a total of 6,645 points, which was the 8th most total points scored in the competition.[1]

National team career

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Stamelos played in 53 games with the senior men's Greek national team.[2] With Greece, he played at the 1972 FIBA European Olympic Qualification tournament, and at the 1973 FIBA EuroBasket.[3]

Coaching career

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After he retired from playing professional basketball, Stamelos worked as a basketball coach, and he coached the junior teams of Sporting.

Awards and accomplishments

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See also

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References

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