Gaios Skordilis
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Position | Center | |||||||||||||
League | Úrvalsdeild karla | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Corfu, Greece | December 6, 1987|||||||||||||
Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2006–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2006–2011 | Aris Thessaloniki | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Ikaros Kallitheas | |||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Panionios | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Apollon Patras | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Faros Keratsiniou | |||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Peristeri | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | |||||||||||||
2022 | Montreal Alliance | |||||||||||||
2022–present | Grindvík | |||||||||||||
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Gaios "Guy" Skordilis[1] (Greek: Γάιος "Γκάι" Σκορδίλης; born December 6, 1987) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindvík. He is a 2.08 m (6'10") tall[2] 125 kg (275 lb.)[3] center.
Professional career
After playing with the youth teams of Faiakes Corfu and Iraklis, Skordilis began his professional career in 2006, with the Greek League club Aris Thessaloniki. In 2011, he moved to the Greek League club Ikaros Kallitheas. In 2012, he moved to the six-time EuroLeague champions, Panathinaikos.[4]
He joined Panionios in 2013, and he moved to Apollon Patras in 2014. In 2015, Skordilis signed a 2-year contract with the emerging powerhouse, Faros Keratsiniou, of the Greek A2 League.[5]
Skordilis moved to Peristeri in 2017. On July 14, 2019, he renewed his contract with the club through 2021. After temporarily deciding to split ways, Skordilis and the Athenian club renewed their contract on July 8, 2020.[6] On July 30, 2021, he officially parted ways with the club after four seasons.
On August 17, 2021, Skordilis signed with Iraklis. In 16 games, he averaged 7.2 points and 5.5 rebounds in under 18 minutes per contest. He left the team just before the end of the season and moved to the Canadian club Montreal Alliance. On June 14, 2022, Skordilis left the team to return to Greece ahead of the birth of a child.[7]
In August 2022, Skordilis signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindvík.[8]
National team career
With the junior national team of Greece, Skordilis played at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, while playing for the Greek under-26 national team.
Awards and accomplishments
- Greek Cup Winner: (2013)
- Greek League Champion: (2013)
References
- ^ FIBA.com Gkay Gaios Skordilis.
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Gaios Skordilis Height: 2.08m.
- ^ DiamondSportsAgency.com
- ^ Sportando.net Panathinaikos signs Gaios Skordilis to a 1+1 contract.
- ^ Faros Keratsiniou to sign Gaios Skordilis.
- ^ "Peristeri re-sign Gaios Skordilis". Sportando. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Gaios Skordilis quitte l'Alliance de Montréal". La Presse (in French). 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Gaios Skordilis til Grindavíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
External links
- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is)
- Articles without Wikidata item
- Articles containing Greek-language text
- Articles with Greek-language sources (el)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Apollon Patras B.C. players
- Aris B.C. players
- Centers (basketball)
- Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Faros Keratsiniou B.C. players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek expatriate basketball people in Canada
- Greek men's basketball players
- Grindavík men's basketball players
- Ikaros B.C. players
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece
- Montreal Alliance players
- Panathinaikos B.C. players
- Panionios B.C. players
- Peristeri B.C. players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
- Sportspeople from Corfu