Kostas Tsartsaris

Konstantinos "Kostas" Tsartsaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Τσαρτσαρής; born October 17, 1979 in Veria, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach, who spent most of his playing career with the Greek League team Panathinaikos. At 6 ft 10 3⁄4 in (2.10 m) tall^[1] and 115.4 kg (255 lb.) in weight,^[2] he played at the mainly at the power forward position, but he could also play at the center position if needed.

Kostas Tsartsaris
Κώστας Τσαρτσαρής

Tsartsaris, at a Panathinaikos practice, in 2013.
Personal information
Born	(1979-10-17) October 17, 1979 (age 43) Veria, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2001 / Undrafted
Playing career	1997–2013
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	12
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As player:
1997–1998	U.M.F. Grindavik
1998–1999	Near East
1999–2002	Peristeri
2002–2013	Panathinaikos
As coach:
2014–2016	Panathinaikos (Cadets)
2016	Panathinaikos (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player: 3× EuroLeague champion (2007, 2009, 2011) 2× Triple Crown winner (2007, 2009) 10× Greek League champion (2003–2011, 2013) 8× Greek Cup winner (2003, 2005–2012, 2013) 7× Greek League All-Star (2001, 2002, 2004–2008) Greek League Best Five (2004) Greek League Best Young Player (1999) 3× Greek Cup MVP (2006–2008) Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2007) Icelandic Cup winner (1998) Professional Greek League career stats leaders Greek League all-time leader in total rebounds
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Serbia & Montenegro

Professional playing career

Club career

Tsartsaris was first noticed by professional Greek clubs as a wonder kid, when he was playing in the lower divisions for the team of Filippos Verias. Because Filippos did not allow him to move to another Greek club, he chose at the age of 17 to play for Úrvalsdeild karla club U.M.F. Grindavik for the 1997–98 season.^[3] Throughout the season, he averaged 20.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks per game.^[4]

He returned to Greece in 1998, and he was signed on a free transfer by Near East. The following year, he moved to Peristeri, and in 2002, he moved to Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he was the Greek Cup MVP for 3 consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008).

In June 2013, after conquering the double in Greece, by winning both the Greek League and Greek Cup in the same season, Tsartsaris announced his decision to finish his playing career, after wearing Panathinaikos' jersey for 11 successful years.^[5]

National team career

Tsartsaris was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2007 EuroBasket, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.^[6]

Coaching career

Tsartsaris began his coaching career in 2014, working at the young cadet academy school level.^[7] On April 21, 2016, it was revealed that Tsartsaris would become an assistant coach of Argyris Pedoulakis, with Panathinaikos.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2000–01	Peristeri	11	9	31.0	.536	.440	.784	6.2	1.9	.5	.3	11.1	13.5
2001–02		14	12	29.3	.522	.143	.645	6.3	1.7	1.0	.6	10.2	11.9
2002-03	Panathinaikos	19	6	12.2	.688	.333	.609	2.2	.4	.3	.3	4.5	4.6
2003–04		20	13	21.4	.607	.286	.707	5.2	.9	.7	.4	8.8	9.8
2004–05		25	21	19.1	.588	.364	.646	4.3	.8	.6	.4	7.7	8.3
2005–06		23	21	18.2	.485	.463	.667	3.0	1.0	.5	.4	6.6	6.3
2006–07†		23	15	19.1	.564	.244	.694	4.5	1.3	.6	.5	6.6	7.5
2007–08		12	7	16.3	.655	.444	.957	3.4	.9	.2	.3	8.0	10.0
2008–09†		19	12	13.1	.462	.286	.542	3.4	.5	.6	.3	3.5	4.3
2009–10		6	1	13.1	.364	.333	1.000	2.7	.8	.2	.2	2.7	3.3
2010–11†		22	8	15.4	.638	.294	.767	3.0	.6	.6	.2	5.5	5.5
2011–12		17	2	14.2	.475	.231	.800	2.7	.5	.4	.2	4.2	4.1
2012–13		28	10	18.2	.542	.222	.585	3.1	.9	.4	.1	3.8	3.6
Career		239	137	?	.562	.320	.693	3.8	.9	.5	.3	6.3	?

Awards and accomplishments

Pro playing career

• Icelandic Cup Winner: (1998)
• Greek League Best Young Player: (1999)
• 7× Greek League All-Star Game selection: (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
• 10× Greek League Champion: (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
• 8× Greek Cup Winner: (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013)
• Greek League Best Five: (2004)
• 3× Greek Cup MVP: (2006, 2007, 2008)
• Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer: (2007)
• 3× EuroLeague champion: (2007, 2009, 2011)
• 2× Triple Crown Winner: (2007, 2009)
• Professional Greek League all-time leader in total rebounds

Greek senior national team

• 6× Acropolis Tournament Champion: (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
• 2005 EuroBasket:   Gold
• 2006 FIBA Stanković Cup:   Gold
• 2006 FIBA World Championship:   Silver

References

1. FIBAEurope.com - Height: 2.10 m.
2. 71. 6' 11" 255 1979 Greek Costas Tsartsaris---Panathinaikos--Greece.
3. "Grikkinn fær líklega leikheimild með Grindavík" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 13 November 1997. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
4. "Konstantinos Tsartsaris: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
5. Gazzetta.gr Τίτλοι τέλους για Τσαρτσαρή! (in Greek).
6. Konstantinos TSARTSARIS (GRE) participated in 11 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
7. Ο coach Τσαρτσαρής (in Greek).

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Draftexpress.com Kostas Tsartsaris' Stats
• Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
• Konstantinos Tsartsaris: Úrvalsdeild career