Kostas Charissis
Greek basketball player (born 1979)
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.
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