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| Born | 8 July 1928 Chania, Crete, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 2019 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1947–1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1947–1964 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandros Spanoudakis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος "Αλέκος" Σπανουδάκης; 8 July 1928[1] – 10 March 2019) was a Greek basketball player. He represented the Greece men's national basketball team. Along with his brother, Ioannis,[2] he is considered to be one of the early leading pioneers of the sport of modern basketball in the country of Greece. While a member of the Greek Basket League club Olympiacos, he became the first Greek basketball player to shoot jump shots in the modern style and technique, in the 1950s.[3]