Fanis Christodoulou

Fanis Christodoulou
Φάνης Χριστοδούλου
	Christodoulou playing with Panathinaikos in 1998.
Personal information
Born	May 22, 1965 (age 59); Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1987: 4th round, 90th overall pick
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1983–1998
Position	Small forward / Power forward
Career history
1983–1997	Panionios
1997–1998	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
	Greek League champion (1998); Greek Cup winner (1991); Greek League MVP (1993); No. 4 retired by Panionios;
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Greece
FIBA EuroBasket

Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou (Greek: Θεοφάνης "Φάνης" Χριστοδούλου; born May 22, 1965 in Athens) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He mainly played at the small forward position, but his complete all-around skills allowed him to play all five positions on the court. During his playing career, many sports journalists called him "The European Charles Barkley". While his nickname among his teammates was "Bembis" ("Baby").^[1]

A two-time All-EuroBasket Team selection, in 1993 and 1995, Christodoulou is a candidate for the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Christodoulou started his playing career with the youth teams of the Greek club Dafni. He spent most of his pro club career with Panionios, where he played from 1983 to 1997. With Panionios, he won the Greek Cup title in the year 1991. Christodoulou spent the last year of his career playing with Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he won the Greek League championship, in the 1997–98 season. After that, he retired from playing pro club basketball.

NBA draft rights

Christodoulou was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 1987 NBA Draft, with the 90th pick overall, but he never decided to leave Greece and play in the NBA.

National team career

Christodoulou was an important member of the senior men's Greek national team that won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket and the silver medal at the 1989 EuroBasket. Christodoulou was also a member of the Greek national team that finished in 4th place at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, the 1990 FIBA World Championship, the 1993 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, the 1997 EuroBasket, and at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

Personal life

Christodoulou's older brother, Christos, was also a professional basketball player. They played together in the same club team, Panionios.

Awards and accomplishments

Greek senior national team

1987 EuroBasket: Gold
1989 EuroBasket: Silver
FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: 2 (1993, 1995)

Club titles

Greek League: 1 (with Panathinaikos: 1997–98)
Greek Cup: 1 (with Panionios: 1990–91)

Personal awards

References

^ Sports-Reference.com Fanis Khristodoulou Nickname(s): Bembis. Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[1] Sports-Reference.com Fanis Khristodoulou Nickname(s): Bembis. Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

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