Stamatis Benas
| Eleftheroupoli | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Greek A2 League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 14, 1985 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2010 | MENT |
| 2010–2014 | KAOD |
| 2014–2015 | Ermis Lagkada |
| 2015–2016 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2016–2018 | Kastorias |
| 2018–2019 | Iraklis |
| 2019–present | Eleftheroupoli |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stamatis Benas (alternate spelling: Mpenas) (Template:Lang-el, Greek pronunciation: [sta'matis 'benas]; born October 14, 1985) is a Greek professional basketball player. Benas has spent his entire career in the Greek leagues. He has represented Greece at youth level.
Professional career
Benas started playing basketball at the ranks of Aris Thessaloniki.[1] At the senior level he begun playing basketball for Galaxias Adendro, an amateur team.[2] He started playing professionally in 2007 when he joined MENT of the Greek A2 League.[3] In 2010 he moved to KAOD, gaining promotion to the Greek Basket League in 2011.[3] He played for three seasons in the top tier of Greek basketball, in which he appeared in 57 games averaging 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.[3] On 7 August 2014 Benas signed for Ermis Lagkada in the Greek A2 League.[4] In July 2015 he joined Iraklis Thessaloniki.[2] After one season with Iraklis he signed for third-tier team Kastorias.[5]
International career
Benas has represented Greece at the youth levels. He appeared in 8 games averaging 4.1 points per game.[1] Mpenas was a member of Greece's squad for the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Σταμάτης Μπένας" (in Greek). Hellenic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Απέκτησε τον Μπένα" (in Greek). iraklis1908.gr. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Στον Ερμή Λαγκαδά ο Μπένας!" (in Greek). pamesports.gr. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Και επίσημα Μπένας" (in Greek). basketplus.gr. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Kyritsis, Thomas (12 July 2016). "Υπέγραψε στην Καστοριά ο Μπένας" (in Greek). basketblog.gr. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Stamatis Benas Player profile". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 18 August 2015.