Savvas Manousos (Greek: Σάββας Μανούσος) (born July 4, 1985) is a Greek professional basketball player for Union Dax-Gamarde of the Nationale Masculine 2. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, he can play both the power forward and the center positions. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) in height.

Savvas Manousos
Σάββας Μανούσος
AS Evropi Pefkohori
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueGreek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born (1985-07-04) July 4, 1985 (age 39)
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight256 lb (116 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005KAOD
2006Panevėžys
2006AEL 1964
2006–2007Strumica 2005
2007–2008Apollon Patras
2008–2009Olympiada Patras
2009–2010AEL Limassol
2010–2011Anagenissi Flogas
2011–2012BK NH Ostrava
2012–2013Doxa Lefkadas
2013–2014Lavrio
2014–2015Ermis Lagkada
2015–2016Doxa Lefkadas
2016–2017Kavala
2017CB L'Hospitalet
2017–2018Union Dax-Gamarde
2018–presentAS Evropi Pefkohori
Career highlights and awards

Player profile

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Manousos is a right-handed, strong player and pesky defender. He can play the power forward and the center positions. Manousos played at PAOK youth teams. During 2002–03 season he has contract with the first team, but he was uncapped.[1]

Professional career

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Manousos began his professional career in 2005 with KAOD in the Greek 2nd Division. The same year, he joined Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League, where he stayed until the end of the season. He then played with the Greek 1st Division club AEL 1964, during the 2005–06 season, and then with Strumica during the same season.

He then played for two seasons at Patras with Apollon Patras and Olympiada Patras before joining the Cypriot 1st Division side AEL Limassol.[2] In 2010, he moved to Anagenisi Flogas at Thessaloniki before leaving Greece in order to sign with the Slovak club BK NH Ostrava.

He returned at Greece and joined Doxa Lefkadas, where he stayed for one season. He then played for Lavrio and Ermis Lagkada in the Greek 2nd Division.

On August 23, 2015, he signed with the Greek club Doxa Lefkadas. He then joined Kavala of the Greek 2nd Division. On January 5, 2017, Manousos left Kavala due to financial problems and signed with CB L'Hospitalet of Spain for the rest of the 2016–17 season.

References and notes

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  1. ^ Players baskethotel.com Archived February 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "The Hoop: AE Limassol signed Savvas Manousos". September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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