In another captivating interview with Vassilis Skountis for “The Show” by Trace ‘n Chase, former Aris B.C. captain Dinos Angelidis takes us on a journey from his early days in Patissia, Athens, to the heights of European basketball with Aris Thessaloniki, including his unexpected move to Bilbao amidst Greece’s economic turmoil. He reflects on the pivotal moments of his career and shares anecdotes from his time with legends like Nick Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis and Roy Tarpley… Dinos also opens up about the challenges he faced on and off the court while captaining Aris, the deep sense of camaraderie and the bittersweet reality of success, revealing how the trophies he won weren’t just about glory but were symbolic of the struggles and resilience of the players who fought for them, embodying the spirit of fight and teamwork that defined his storied career.
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Dinos Angelidis started his club basketball career at Sporting, in 1985. In 1990, he was acquired by Aris of Thessaloniki and over the next nine years he played for the team that was at the time known as “The Emperor” of Greek basketball. With Aris, he won the European second-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners’ Cup championship in the 1992–93 season, and the European third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup championship in the 1996–97 season. On the domestic front, he won the Greek League championship in 1991, and two Greek Cup titles, in 1992 and 1998, while he served as Aris’ team captain for part of that time.
Angelidis transferred to PAOK later on, where he played just one season (1999–2000) and he also played with Dafni, before retiring from playing pro club basketball in 2001. He had a total of 81 caps with the senior Greek national team, in which he scored a total of 645 points, for a scoring average of 8.0 points per game, while he was also a member of the Greek national squad that won the silver medal at the 1989 EuroBasket, which took place at Zagreb, Croatia. He also won the silver medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games while he competed with Greece at the 1991 EuroBasket, the 1992 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1995 EuroBasket, and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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