Apollon Tsochlas

Apollon Tsochlas (alternate spellings: Apollonas, Apollona) (Greek: Απόλλων Τσόχλας; born August 20, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player for PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He is a 6 ft 2 ​1⁄2 in (1.89 m) tall point guard-shooting guard.[1]

Apollon Tsochlas
Απόλλων Τσόχλας
No. 9 – PAOK Thessaloniki
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1983-08-20) August 20, 1983
Kefallonia, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2005Kefallonia
2005–2008Doukas
2008–2009Kefallonia
2009–2013Rethymno
2013–presentPAOK

Early career

Tsochlas started playing basketball with the youth clubs of Aris Glyfadas, where he played alongside Nick Tsakanikas, the famous Greek playground legend.

Professional career

After playing with Kefallonia in the Greek minor divisions, from 2002 to 2005, Tsochlas made his professional debut in the Greek 2nd Division, with Doukas, in 2005. With Doukas, he played in the Greek 2nd Division in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, and in the semi-pro level Greek 3rd Division in the 2007–08 season. He returned to Kefallonias, to play in the Greek C League (Greek 4th Division), for the 2008–09 season.

Tsochlas then played with the Greek club Rethymno, from 2009 to 2013. With Rethymno, he played in the Greek 2nd Division, in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, before playing in the Greek top-tier level 1st Division, for the first time in his career, in the 2011–12 season.

He joined the Greek club PAOK, in 2013.[2] With PAOK, Tsochlas played in the European-wide 2nd-tier level club competition, the EuroCup, for the first time, in the 2013–14 season. He also played in the European-wide 3rd-tier level club competition, the FIBA Champions League, with PAOK, during the 2016–17 season. In 2017, he re-signed with PAOK, for two more years.[3] On September 6, 2019, Tsochlas signed with PAOK for his seventh season with the club.

References
  1. Apollon Tsochlas CV :
  2. "Eurocupbasketball.com PAOK THESSALONIKI inks Tsochlas". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  3. Apollon Tsochlas renews with PAOK.
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