Kostas Charissis

Kostas Charissis
Personal information
Born	November 12, 1979 (age 44); Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school	1998 Bachiltzanaki (Piraeus, Greece)
College	USC (1999–2003)
NBA draft	2003: undrafted
Playing career	1998–present
Position	Center
Number	12, 13, 14, 15
Career history
1998–1999	Papagou
2003–2004	Olympiacos
2004–2005	Ilysiakos
2005–2007	Olympias Patras
2007–2008	AEK Athens
2008–2012	Kolossos Rodou
2012–2015	Aris
2015–present	Ippokratis Kos

Konstantinos "Kostas" Charissis (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Charisis, Harissis, Harisis) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαρίσης; born November 12, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.12 m (6 ft 11 1⁄2 in) tall center.

College career

Charissis played NCAA Division I college basketball at USC, with the USC Trojans, from 1999 to 2003.

Professional career

Charissis started playing basketball in 1995, becoming a member of the junior team of Panellinios. In order to get more playing time, he moved to Psychiko, in 1996, where he stayed for two years, competing at the junior and the men's amateur levels. He continued his career by moving to Papagou, during the 1998–99 season, where he made his debut in the top-tier level Greek Basket League.

In 1999, Charissis moved to Los Angeles, to play NCAA Division I college basketball, at the USC. After playing 4 years of college basketball years with the USC Trojans, (1999–2003), he joined the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus, for the 2003–04 season. The very next season, he moved to the Greek club Ilysiakos (Greek 2nd Division).

He then spent the next two seasons with Olympias Patras, the first in the Greek 2nd Division, where he won the league's championship, and the second season in the Greek First Division. Then, for the 2007–08 season, he joined AEK Athens, where he stayed only one year. For the next four seasons, he was a part of Kolossos Rodou, from 2008 to 2012. At the age of 33, he decided to move to Aris Thessaloniki in 2012, where he played for three seasons.

In 2015, he moved to Kos island and joined Ippokratis Kos.

Awards and accomplishments

1999–00

USC Trojans "Best Newcomer" award

2000–01

Reached the NCAA Division I "Elite" 8

2001–02

2nd in Pac-10 Conference Tournament
Reached the NCAA Division I Top 64

2002–03

USC Trojans Co-captain
USC Trojans "110% Effort" award

2003–04

Reached Greek Cup Final

2005–06

Greek 2nd Division Champion
1st Blocks Greek 2nd Division
6th Rebounds Greek 2nd Division
7th 2ts % Greek 2nd Division

2006–07

1st Blocks Greek Basket League
7th Rebounds Greek Basket League

2008–09

Greek Basket League
3rd Blocks
Greek League All-Star

2009–10

Greek Basket League
2nd Blocks

2010–11

Greek Basket League
5th Blocks
11th Rebounds
Greek League All-Star

2011–12

Greek Basket League
11th Rebounds
11th Blocks

2012–13

Greek Basket League
11th Rebounds
8th Blocks

2013–14

Greek Basket League
11th Rebounds
10th Blocks

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