Themis Cholevas

Themistokles "Themis" Cholevas (Greek: Θεμιστοκλής "Θέμης" Χολέβας; 12 April 1926 – 30 December 2007) was an international Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach.^[1]

Themis Cholevas

Personal information
Born	(1926-04-12)12 April 1926 Athens, Greece
Died	30 December 2007(2007-12-30) (aged 81) Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
Playing career	1945–1958
Position	Point guard
Career history
As a player:
1945–1958	Panellinios
As a coach:
1965–1966	AEK Athens
Career highlights
As player: 2× European Club Champion (1955, 1956) 3× Greek League champion (1953, 1955, 1957) As a head coach: Greek League champion (1966)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece Mediterranean Games 1955 Spain Representing  Greece (Head coach) Mediterranean Games 1971 Turkey

Professional career

Cholevas was the team captain of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era "Chrysi Pentada", or "The Golden Five" in English. With Panellinios, he won 3 Greek League championships, in the years 1953, 1955, and 1957. He also won two European Club Championships with the club, as he won the 1955 Brussels Basketball Tournament and the 1956 San Remo Basketball Tournament. While he was also a runner-up at the 1954 San Remo Tournament.

National team career

Cholevas also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece, he competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games, the 1951 EuroBasket, the 1952 Summer Olympic Games, and the 1955 Mediterranean Games, where he won a bronze medal.

Coaching career

Cholevas also worked as a basketball coach. He coached AEK Athens, and with them, he won the Greek League's 1965–66 season championship. He also won the bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games, while coaching the Greek national basketball team. He was also Greece's head coach at the 1982 Balkan Championship.

Track and field

Cholevis was also a track and field athlete that competed in the 800 meters.