Dimitrios Charitopoulos

Dimitrios Charitopoulos
Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος
No. 15 – Iraklis Thessaloniki
Position	Center / power forward
League	Greek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born	November 14, 1983 (age 41); Alexandria, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2006	Aris Thessaloniki
2006–2008	PAOK Thessaloniki
2008–2009	Trikala 2000
2009–2010	Panionios
2010–2012	Maroussi
2012	ASVEL
2012–2013	PAOK Thessaloniki
2013	Lukoil Academic
2013–2014	Valladolid
2014–2015	Manresa
2015	PAOK Thessaloniki
2015–2016	Koroivos Amaliadas
2016–2017	AEK Athens
2017–2018	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2018–2020	Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2021	Aris Thessaloniki
2021–2023	Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Europe Cup champion (2003); Greek Cup winner (2004); Bulgarian League champion (2013);
Men's Basketball
Representing Greece
Mediterranean Games
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Dimitrios Charitopoulos (alternate spellings: Dimitris, Haritopoulos) (Greek: Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος; born November 14, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain. He is 2.07 m (6 ft 9 1⁄2 in) tall, and he weighs 113 kg (250 lbs). He is a power forward-center.

Professional career

After playing in the Greek minors with G.S. Siatistas, Charitopoulos began his professional career with Aris during the 2002–03 season. He moved to PAOK in 2006. In February 2012, he joined ASVEL.^[1] In September 2013, he signed with Spanish club CB Valladolid.^[2]

For the 2014–15 season, he signed with La Bruixa d'Or Manresa of Spain's Liga ACB, where he averaged 4.2 points in 17 games. On January 30, 2015, he left the Spanish club.^[3] Three days later, he signed with his former team, PAOK.^[4]

On August 31, 2016, Charitopoulos signed a one-year contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.^[5]

National team career

Charitopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.^[6] Charitopoulos also won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national selection.

Career statistics

FIBA Champions League

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	AEK	7	7.3	.692	.500	.800	1.1	.6	.4	0	3.3

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field goal percentage
3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high		Led the league