Michalis Tsairelis

Michalis Tsairelis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Τσαϊρέλης; born February 23, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basketball League. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall,^[1] he plays at the power forward and center positions.

Michalis Tsairelis

Free agent
Position	Power forward / center
Personal information
Born	(1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 (age 37) Thessaloniki, Greece
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2008	Aris
2008–2009	AEL
2009–2010	Trikala
2010–2012	Aris
2012–2014	PAOK
2014–2015	Tenerife
2015–2016	Olympiacos
2016–2018	Aris
2018–2019	Promitheas Patras
2019–2020	Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2021	Iraklis
2021	Peristeri
2021–2022	Larisa
2022–2023	Promitheas Patras
2023–2024	PAOK
2024–2025	Kolossos Rodou
Career highlights
2× Greek League champion (2015, 2016) 2× Greek All-Star Game (2013, 2014)

Professional career

After playing with the Apollon Kalamarias in the Greek minors, during the 2006–07 season, Tsairelis began his professional career with Aris, in the Greek Basket League, during the 2007–08 season. He spent the 2008–09 season with AEL 1964, and the 2009–10 season with Trikala 2000. He then returned to Aris for the next two seasons, before joining PAOK in 2012.

He then moved to the Spanish League club Canarias in 2014.^[2] He joined the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos in February 2015.^[3]

On August 5, 2016, Tsairelis signed a two-year contract with Aris.^[4] After a very successful 2018-19 campaign with Promitheas Patras, Tsairelis signed a two-year contract with Ifaistos Limnou on July 3, 2019.

On July 28, 2020, Tsairelis moved back to Thessaloniki for Iraklis.^[5] On March 11, 2021, he transferred to Peristeri, replacing Ioannis Bourousis.

On August 3, 2021, Tsairelis signed with Larisa. In 35 league games, he averaged 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1 assist, playing around 21 minutes per contest.

On July 29, 2022, Tsairelis returned to Promitheas Patras. In 24 domestic league matches, he averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds, playing around 14 minutes per contest.

On June 26, 2023, Tsairelis signed a two-year contract with PAOK, returning to the club after nine seasons.

National team career

With Greece's junior national teams, Tsairelis played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

He has also been a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

• Greek Youth All-Star Game MVP: (2010)
• 2× Greek League Senior All-Star: (2013, 2014)
• 2× Greek League champion (2015, 2016)