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Biography
Manos Manouselis (Born in April 27, 1964) is a Greek basketball head coach of the AL SADD BASKETBALL CLUB in Qatar. He has been actively involved in professional basketball for more than three decades.
Coaching career
Manouselis began his career at the very early age of 20 and has been coaching professionally ever since, working for clubs and, since 2004, the Greek National Basketball Team (NBT).
He has won the silver medal at the Men U21 2005 World Championship (Argentina) and the bronze medal at the Men U16 2013 European Championship (Kiev, Ukraine) as Head Coach of the respective Greek NBTs.
Manos served as the Assistant Coach of Olympiakos BC (working with the world basketball coach and basket player Panagiotis Giannakis), where he was responsible for planning and running daily training sessions and headed the scouting team. During his tenure, Olympiakos reached the EuroLeauge Final once and won the 2010 Greek Cup.
He held Head Coach positions for a number of historic teams in both the Men’s and Women’s professional leagues in Greece, including Panellinios (1999-2005) which he guided back to Greek Division A1 from Division C and Sporting B.C. (1992-1997).
As Head Coach for the Greek National Basketball Federation, he has an instrumental role in the development of some of the best European basketball talents, which he helps to move on to the highest professional level.
For seven years (2010-2017) he was also Director of the Proteas Basketball Academy, one of the premier Greek basketball schools, where more than 600 kids from 5 to 18 years old learn the game’s secrets. Meanwhile, Manouselis was the Euroleague’s technical analyst for the Greek Cable TV Network “NOVA SPORTS” (2012- 2017).
Manouselis is renowned in Greek professional basketball circles for his ability to turn teams around to qualify for the next higher division (or level) of competition within the league, as is underscored by being honoured as an 11-Time League Coach of the Year Award winner.
On March 2017 he joined one of the largest sports organizations in the Middle East, Qatar’s AL SADD, he currently serves as the Head Coach of the Basketball Team and remains member of the Greek NBT’s Coaching Staff.
Coaching Experience
| Year | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 - 1999 | Faliro, Sporting, Akadimia (Greece) | Head Coach |
| 1999 - 2005 | Panellinios B.C, A1 (Greece) | Head Coach |
| 2004 - 2005 | Greek National Team, Men U21 (Greece) | Head Coach |
| 2006 - 2007 | Greek National Team, Men U18 (Greece) | Head Coach |
| 2006 - 2008 | Peristeri B.C, A2 Greece (Greece) | Head Coach |
| 2008 - 2010 | Olympiakos Piraeus, EuroLeague(Greece) | Assistant to Coach P. Giannakis |
| 2010 - 2014 | Greek National Team, Men U16 (Greece) | Head Coach |
| 2014 - 2015 | Greek National Team, Men U20 (Greece) | Head Coach |
| 2015 - 2016 | Greek National Team, Men U16 (Greece) | Head Coach |
| 2016 - today | Greek Basketball Federation (Greece) | Member of the Coaching Staff |
| 2017 - 2019 | Al Sadd Basketball Club (Qatar) | Head Coach |
| 2019 - today | Shanghai Sharks (China) | Assistant Coach |
Career Achievements and Awards
Club Titles
- Greek Women Cup,Champion (1995).
- Greek Women, Champion (1992-1996).
- Greek A2 / Dev. B Champion (1998-2001,2003,2004,2007).
- Men’s U21 World Championship, 2nd Place (2005).
- EuroLeage Final Four,Semi-Finalist (2009).
- Greek Cup,Champion (2010).
- EuroLeage Final Four,Finalist (2010).
- Men's U16 Sakarya World Tournament 1st Place (2013).
- Men’s U16 European Championship, 3rd Place (2013).
Awards
- League Coach of the Year (11 Times).
Professional Instructor of Seminars
| Year | City | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 March | Athens (Greece) | Developing man-to-man defense |
| 2004 April | Kalamata (Greece) | 1-on-1 defense and weak side rotation |
| 2005 June | Chalkida (Greece) | Fast break offense and low post defense |
| 2006 March | Heraklion (Greece) | Fast break offense and low post defense |
| 2009 February | Xanthi (Greece) | Development of weak side defense, Rotation |
| 2009 June | Athens (Greece) | Development of young players, one-on-one offense |
| 2010 December | Rethymno (Greece) | Pick n’ Roll defense |
| 2011 March | Pirgos (Greece) | Development of young players |
| 2011 April | Ragusa (Italy) | Development of man to man defense |
| 2012 April | Athens (Greece) | Man to man defense |
| 2014 January | Oslo (Norway) | Development of young players, 1-on-1 offense |
| 2014 May | Quakenbrück (Germany) | Development of young players, 1-on-1 offense |
| 2014 June | Heraklion (Greece) | Development of young players, one-on-one offense |
| 2015 December | Webinar | Basic practice for young players |
| 2016 June | Athens (Greece) | A different practice approach for talented players |
| 2016 June | Athens (Greece) | Footwork, ball handling, shooting, foundation of young player development |
| 2018 June | Athens (Greece) | Decision making for Green B F |
| 2019 June | Bologna (Italy) | Offensive vs switching defense for Italian B F |