Georgios Tanoulis

{{Short description|Greek basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Georgios Tanoulis
Γεώργιος Τανούλης

| image =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10.5

| weight_lbs = 231

| league = GBL

| team = Maroussi

| number = 50

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|27}}

| birth_place = Thessaloniki, Greece

| career_start = 2019

| years1 = 2019–2020

| team1 = PAOK Thessaloniki

| years2 = 2020–2023

| team2 = Promitheas Patras

| years3 = 2023–present

| team3 = Olympiacos

| years4 = 2024–present

| team4 = →Maroussi

| highlights =

}}

Georgios "Giorgos" Tanoulis (Greek: Γεώργιος Τανούλης, born July 27, 2002) is a Greek professional basketball player for Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League (GBL), on loan from Olympiacos. He is a 2.10 m (6'10) height power forward-center.{{Cite web |last=Proballers |title=Giorgos Tanoulis, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/179318/giorgos-tanoulis |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Proballers |language=en}}

Early life

Tanoulis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and started playing basketball early for Aris Thessaloniki and PAOK Thessaloniki youth teams. While playing for PAOK Thessaloniki, Tanoulis dominated the Greek Youth Championship and he ended the 2019/20 season as a member of the top five players. In the five games of the finals, he had 16.4 points on 71% shooting, 52% on 2-pointers and 30% on 3-pointers, along with 8.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists.{{Cite web |title=Γιώργος Τανούλης: Ο 18χρονος των 210 εκατοστών που έσκασε από το πουθενά |url=https://www.sport24.gr/basket/giorgos-tanoylis-o-18chronos-ton-210-ekatoston-poy-eskase-apo-to-poythena.8989112.html |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=www.sport24.gr |language=el}}

Professional career

= PAOK Thessaloniki (2019–2020) =

At the age of 17, Tanoulis made his Greek Basket League debut with PAOK Thessaloniki on May 18th, 2019 against Promitheas Patras.{{Cite web |title=Παιχνίδι - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. |url=http://www.esake.gr/el/00000000 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=- Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε.}}

= Promitheas Patras (2020–2023) =

On September 7, 2020, Tanoulis signed a five-year contract with Promitheas Patras.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-07 |title=Ένα εξαιρετικό ταλέντο στο «οπλοστάσιο» του Προμηθέα (pic) |url=https://www.to10.gr/basket/basket-league/1092372/promitheas-dikos-tou-souper-talento-giorgos-tanoulis-pic/ |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=to10.gr |language=el}} Tanoulis made his debut with his new team on October 6, 2020, against Aquila Trento for the EuroCup.{{Cite web |title=Dolomiti Energia Trento vs Promitheas Patras 6 October 2020 18:00 {{!}} EuroCup |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2020-21/dolomiti-energia-trento-promitheas-patras/U2020/24/ |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Euroleague Basketball |language=en-GB}} On April 14, 2022, Tanoulis set a personal career-high in points in a Greek Basket League game, scoring 16 points in a home loss against Olympiacos,{{Cite web |last=Proballers |title=Giorgos Tanoulis, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/179318/giorgos-tanoulis |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Proballers |language=en}} which he later broke with 19 points against Larisa on June 15, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Παιχνίδι - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. |url=http://www.esake.gr/el/00000000 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=- Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε.}}

= Olympiacos (2023–present) =

On July 15, 2023, Tanoulis signed a five-year deal with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.

== Loan to Maroussi (2024–present) ==

On July 22, 2024, Tanoulis was loaned to Maroussi for the 2024–2025 campaign.

Greece men's national basketball team

Tanoulis has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he has played at 2021 and 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship.{{Cite web |title=Georgios TANOULIS at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2022 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2022/player/Georgios-Tanoulis |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}} He made his official debut with Greece men's national basketball team on February 27,2023 against Latvian Basketball Association, in which he recorded 7 points.

Career statistics

{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

=EuroLeague=

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

| style="text-align:left;"| Olympiacos

| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.0 || 0.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.0 || 0.0

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=EuroCup=

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Promitheas Patras

| 5 || 1 || 15.4 || .500 || .286 || .571 || 2.0 || .2 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 5.2 || 2.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| 9 || 0 || 8.6 || .440 || .273 || .400 || 2.2 || .2 || {{sort|-|—}} || .2 || 3.2 || 2.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| 12 || 3 || 9.8 || .487 || .300 || .579 || 1.4 || .8 || .3 || .1 || 4.3 || 2.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 26 || 4 || 10.5 || .476 || .286 || .528 || 1.8 || .5 || .1 || .1 || 4.1 || 2.3

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=Domestic leagues=

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"

! Year

! Team

! League

! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}}

! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}}

! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}}

! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}}

! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}}

! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}}

! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}}

! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}}

! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} PAOK || style="text-align:center;"|HEBA A1 || 2 || 1.0 || 1.000 || {{sort|-|—}} || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Promitheas Patras || style="text-align:center;"|HEBA A1 || 7 || 2.8 || .200 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .1 || .1 || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Promitheas Patras || style="text-align:center;"|HEBA A1 || 23 || 11.6 || .531 || .367 || .600 || 2.6 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 5.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Promitheas Patras || style="text-align:center;"|HEBA A1 || 14 || 8.9 || .548 || .200 || .750 || 2.3 || .6 || .3 || .1 || 3.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Greece|size=20px}} Olympiacos || style="text-align:center;"|HEBA A1 || 15 || 6.0 || .438 || .286 || .750 || 1.1 || .4 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.4

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Personal

His brother is Konstantinos Tanoulis.

References