Michail Liapis
Michail Liapis (alternate spelling: Michalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Λιάπης; born 11 March 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Iraklis of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 1.92 m (6'3¾") tall shooting guard.
| No. 11 – Iraklis Thessaloniki | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Greek A2 Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 March 1995 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2016 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2016–2017 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2017–2018 | Politehnica Iași |
| 2018 | Grindavík |
| 2018–2019 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2019–2020 | Culleredo |
| 2020–2021 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2021–2022 | Charilaos Trikoupis |
| 2022–present | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
Professional career edit
After playing with the youth clubs of PAOK, Liapis began his pro career in 2011, with the senior men's team of PAOK, in the Greek League. After 5 years, he decided to leave the club and he joined Kolossos Rodou of the Greek League.[1]
On 5 July 2017 Liapis joined Politehnica Iași.[2]
In August 2018, Liapis signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[3] He was released in October 2018 after appearing in two games where he averaged 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists.[4][5]
He spent the 2019-20 season in Spain with Culleredo. Liapis returned to Kolossos Rodou on 23 September 2020.[6] In 16 games, he averaged 1.2 points, playing around 5 minutes per contest. On 6 August 2021 Liapis signed with 2nd division club Charilaos Trikoupis.
Greek national team edit
Liapis has been a member of the Greek junior national teams.[3] With the junior national teams of Greece, he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
References edit
- ^ Kolossos sign Michalis Liapis
- ^ Michail Liapis signs with CS Politehnica Unirea Iasi
- ^ a b Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (14 August 2018). "Tveir evrópskir leikmenn komnir til Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (18 October 2018). "Jóhann Þór: Veit ekki hvort ég haldi áfram hérna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild karla Domino's deild karla (2018-2019 Tímabil) - Michael Liapis". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Liapis is back at Kolossos H Hotels". Eurobasket. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
External links edit
- Eurocup Profile
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Úrvalsdeild statistics (in Icelandic)