Georgios Tanoulis

Georgios "Giorgos" Tanoulis (Greek: Γεώργιος Τανούλης, born July 27, 2002) is a Greek professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroCup, on loan from Olympiacos. He is a 2.10 m (6'10) height power forward–center.^[1]

Georgios Tanoulis
Γεώργιος Τανούλης

Aris Thessaloniki
Position	Center / power forward
League	Greek Basketball League EuroCup
Personal information
Born	(2002-07-27) July 27, 2002 (age 23) Thessaloniki, Greece
Listed height	6 ft 10.5 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	PAOK
2020–2023	Promitheas Patras
2023–present	Olympiacos
2024–2025	→Maroussi
2025–present	→Aris
Career highlights
Greek Cup winner (2024) 2× Greek Super Cup winner (2020, 2023)

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Promitheas Patras (2020–2023)

On September 7, 2020, Tanoulis signed a five-year contract with Promitheas Patras.^[4] Tanoulis made his debut with his new team on October 6, 2020, against Aquila Trento for the EuroCup.^[5] 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,^[6] which he later broke with 19 points against Larisa on June 15, 2022.^[7]

Olympiacos (2023–present)

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

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.^[8] 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

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2023–24	Olympiacos	1	0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0
Career		1	0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2020–21	Promitheas Patras	5	1	15.4	.500	.286	.571	2.0	.2	—	—	5.2	2.4
2021–22		9	0	8.6	.440	.273	.400	2.2	.2	—	.2	3.2	2.0
2022–23		12	3	9.8	.487	.300	.579	1.4	.8	.3	.1	4.3	2.4
Career		26	4	10.5	.476	.286	.528	1.8	.5	.1	.1	4.1	2.3

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	PAOK	HEBA A1	2	1.0	1.000	—	.000	—	—	—	—	1.0
2020–21	Promitheas Patras	HEBA A1	7	2.8	.200	.000	.000	.3	.1	.1	—	0.3
2021–22	Promitheas Patras	HEBA A1	23	11.6	.531	.367	.600	2.6	.6	.4	.1	5.6
2022–23	Promitheas Patras	HEBA A1	14	8.9	.548	.200	.750	2.3	.6	.3	.1	3.8
2023–24	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	15	6.0	.438	.286	.750	1.1	.4	.3	—	2.4

Personal

His brother is footballer Konstantinos Tanoulis.