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 | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Greek A2 Basket League |
Personal information | |
Born | Thessaloniki, Greece | 11 March 1995
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 |
2022–2024 | Esperos Lamias |
2024–present | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
Professional career
editAfter 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
editLiapis 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.