Kostas Charissis


Konstantinos "Kostas" Charissis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.12 m tall center.

College career

Charissis played NCAA Division I college basketball at USC, with the USC Trojans, from 1999 to 2003.

Professional career

Charissis started playing basketball in 1995, becoming a member of the junior team of Panellinios. In order to get more playing time, he moved to Psychiko, in 1996, where he stayed for two years, competing at the junior and the men's amateur levels. He continued his career by moving to Papagou, during the 1998–99 season, where he made his debut in the top-tier level Greek Basket League.
In 1999, Charissis moved to Los Angeles, to play NCAA Division I college basketball, at the USC. After playing 4 years of college basketball years with the USC Trojans,, he joined the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus, for the 2003–04 season. The very next season, he moved to the Greek club Ilysiakos.
He then spent the next two seasons with Olympias Patras, the first in the Greek 2nd Division, where he won the league's championship, and the second season in the Greek First Division. Then, for the 2007–08 season, he joined AEK Athens, where he stayed only one year. For the next four seasons, he was a part of Kolossos Rodou, from 2008 to 2012. At the age of 33, he decided to move to Aris Thessaloniki in 2012, where he played for three seasons.
In 2015, he moved to Kos island and joined Ippokratis Kos.

Awards and accomplishments

USC Trojans "Best Newcomer" award
Reached the NCAA Division I "Elite" 8
2nd in Pac-10 Conference Tournament

Reached the NCAA Division I Top 64
USC Trojans Co-captain

USC Trojans "110% Effort" award
Reached Greek Cup Final

Greek 2nd Division Champion

1st Blocks Greek 2nd Division

6th Rebounds Greek 2nd Division

7th 2ts % Greek 2nd Division
1st Blocks Greek Basket League

7th Rebounds Greek Basket League
Greek Basket League

3rd Blocks

Greek League All-Star
Greek Basket League

2nd Blocks
Greek Basket League

5th Blocks

11th Rebounds

Greek League All-Star
Greek Basket League

11th Rebounds

11th Blocks
Greek Basket League

11th Rebounds

8th Blocks
Greek Basket League

11th Rebounds

10th Blocks