Christos Saloustros
No. 22 – Peristeri | |
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Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
League | Greek Basket League |
Personal information | |
Born | Heraklion, Greece | March 29, 1990
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Filathlitikos |
2013–2014 | Panionios |
2014–2015 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
2015–2017 | Kolossos Rodou |
2017–2019 | Promitheas Patras |
2019–present | Peristeri |
Career highlights and awards | |
Christos "Chris" Saloustros (Greek: Χρήστος Σαλούστρος; born March 29, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) tall[1] swingman, who can occasionally also help at the power forward position.
Professional career[]
Saloustros played with the youth teams of Filathlitikos, and then with the senior men's team of Filathlitikos, in the Greek lower minor league divisions. He played with Filathlitikos in the Greek 4th Division, in the 2010–11 season, and in the Greek 3rd Division, in the 2011–12 season. Saloustros then started his pro career with Filathlitikos, in the Greek 2nd Division, in the 2012–13 season. He then moved to the top-tier level Greek League club Panionios, where he also played in the EuroCup.[2] He joined the Greek EuroCup club PAOK, in 2014.[3]
In 2015, he moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rodou.[4] After two years, he left the club, and on June 10, 2017, he joined Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[5] He was named the Greek League's Most Improved Player in 2018.
He joined the Greek Basketball Champions League club Peristeri, in 2019.[6] On July 2, 2020, Saloustros officially re-upped his contract with Peristeri. On July 29, 2021, he renewed for a third season with the team.
National team career[]
Saloustros became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2017.[7] He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.
References[]
- ^ "Christos SALOUSTROS | Size : 202". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ Eurocupbasketball.com PANIONIOS inks Saloustros long term. Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PAOK Thessaloniki adds forward Saloustros.
- ^ "Kolossos Rodou signed Christos Saloustros". A1basket.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Christos Saloustros joins Promitheas". June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Christos Saloustros signs with Peristeri.
- ^ Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες (in Greek).
External links[]
- 1990 births
- Living people
- EFAO Zografou B.C. players
- Greek men's basketball players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Panionios B.C. players
- P.A.O.K. BC players
- Peristeri B.C. players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Promitheas Patras B.C. players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards