Michail Liapis (alternate spelling: Michalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Λιάπης; born 11 March 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player of Greek Elite League club Iraklis.[1] He is a 1.92 m (6'3¾") tall shooting guard.

Michail Liapis
No. 11 – Iraklis
PositionShooting guard
LeagueGreek Elite League
Personal information
Born (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 (age 29)
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2016PAOK Thessaloniki
2016–2017Kolossos Rodou
2017–2018Politehnica Iași
2018Grindavík
2018–2019Iraklis Thessaloniki
2019–2020Culleredo
2020–2021Kolossos Rodou
2021–2022Charilaos Trikoupis
2022–2023Iraklis
2023–2024Esperos Lamias
2024–Iraklis

Professional career

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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.[2]

On 5 July 2017 Liapis joined Politehnica Iași.[3]

In August 2018, Liapis signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[4] He was released in October 2018 after appearing in two games where he averaged 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists.[5][6]

He spent the 2019-20 season in Spain with Culleredo. Liapis returned to Kolossos Rodou on 23 September 2020.[7] 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

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Liapis has been a member of the Greek junior national teams.[4] 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

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  1. ^ "Επιστρέφει στον ΗΡΑΚΛΗ ο Μιχάλης Λιάπης". iraklis-bc.gr (in Greek). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ Kolossos sign Michalis Liapis
  3. ^ Michail Liapis signs with CS Politehnica Unirea Iasi
  4. ^ a b Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (14 August 2018). "Tveir evrópskir leikmenn komnir til Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (18 October 2018). "Jóhann Þór: Veit ekki hvort ég haldi áfram hérna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Úrvalsdeild karla Domino's deild karla (2018-2019 Tímabil) - Michael Liapis". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Liapis is back at Kolossos H Hotels". Eurobasket. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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