| Zhejiang Lions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | CBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 1, 1976 Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Maroussi | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Kolossos Rodou | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | AGE Chalkida | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Panorama | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Ikaros Kallitheas | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Ikaros Kallitheas | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | AEK Athens (Cadets, Juniors) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Zhejiang Lions (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Zhejiang Lions (head coach) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As player:
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Medals
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Alexandros "Alexis" Falekas ( Greek: Αλέξανδρος "Αλέξης" Φαλέκας; born August 1, 1976) is a Greek retired professional basketball player, and current head coach of the Zhejiang Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). At 1.90 m (6'2 3⁄4") in height, he played at the point guard position.
Professional career
Falekas started his pro career with Maroussi (1997–02), winning the FIBA Saporta Cup with them in 2001. He then moved to Panionios (2002–05), and then Kolossos (2005–06), and then AGE Chalkida (2006–07), Panorama (2007–08), and then to Ikaros Kallitheas (2008–11). He then played at AEK Athens from 2011 to 2014.
National team career
Falekas won a silver medal with Greece's under-26 national team selection at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.
Coaching career
Falekas began his coaching career in 2014, when he became an assistant coach with AEK Athens during the time that Vangelis Ziagkos was the head coach of the team. Later that season, he became the head coach of the cadets and juniors of the club.
External links
- 1976 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- AGEH Gymnastikos B.C. players
- Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Greek basketball coaches
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek men's basketball players
- Ikaros B.C. players
- Kavala B.C. players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Maroussi B.C. players
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece
- Panionios B.C. players
- Point guards
- Basketball players from Athens
| Zhejiang Lions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | CBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 1, 1976 Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Maroussi | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Kolossos Rodou | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | AGE Chalkida | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Panorama | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Ikaros Kallitheas | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Ikaros Kallitheas | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | AEK Athens (Cadets, Juniors) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Zhejiang Lions (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Zhejiang Lions (head coach) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As player:
| |||||||||||||||
Medals
| |||||||||||||||
Alexandros "Alexis" Falekas ( Greek: Αλέξανδρος "Αλέξης" Φαλέκας; born August 1, 1976) is a Greek retired professional basketball player, and current head coach of the Zhejiang Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). At 1.90 m (6'2 3⁄4") in height, he played at the point guard position.
Professional career
Falekas started his pro career with Maroussi (1997–02), winning the FIBA Saporta Cup with them in 2001. He then moved to Panionios (2002–05), and then Kolossos (2005–06), and then AGE Chalkida (2006–07), Panorama (2007–08), and then to Ikaros Kallitheas (2008–11). He then played at AEK Athens from 2011 to 2014.
National team career
Falekas won a silver medal with Greece's under-26 national team selection at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.
Coaching career
Falekas began his coaching career in 2014, when he became an assistant coach with AEK Athens during the time that Vangelis Ziagkos was the head coach of the team. Later that season, he became the head coach of the cadets and juniors of the club.
External links
- 1976 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- AGEH Gymnastikos B.C. players
- Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Greek basketball coaches
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek men's basketball players
- Ikaros B.C. players
- Kavala B.C. players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Maroussi B.C. players
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece
- Panionios B.C. players
- Point guards
- Basketball players from Athens