Montréal, QC – The Montréal Alliance announced Thursday that European centre Gaios Skordilis has signed a contract with the expansion team for the 2022 season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). 

The 34-year-old currently plays in the Greek A1 Basketball League with G.S. Iraklis B.C. in Thessaloniki. In 16 games this season, Skordilis is averaging 17.9 minutes, 7.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Skordilis also played at the FIBA European Cup qualifiers earlier this season and helped his team qualify for the official competition. In three games played at the FIBA European Cup, Skordilis averaged 16.2 minutes, 10.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

“It is an honour to join the Montréal Alliance for the 2022 season of the CEBL,” expressed Skordilis. “It will be my first time playing in Canada, and I look forward to meeting the fans at our first home game on May 29th.”

A six-foot-ten centre, Skordilis has played his entire professional career in his native Greece. In fact, in 14 professional seasons, Skordilis played with G.S. Iraklis B.C. (2021-2022), Peristeri B.C. (2017-2021), Faros Keratsiniou B.C. (2015-2017), AS Apollon Patras B.C. (2014-2015), Panionios B.C. (2013-2014), Panathinaikos B.C. (2012-2013), Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. (2011-2012) and Aris B.C. (2008-2011). 

Skordilis won the Greek championship and the Greek cup in 2013 while playing with Panathinaikos. The European player was also named Finals MVP of the Greek Cup in 2015-2016 and won the second division championship with Peristeri B.C. in 2018. 

The veteran played 13 of his 14 professional seasons in the first division of the Greek championship. In his only season in the second division with Peristeri B.C., Skordilis averaged 9.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

Skordilis also played with the Greek national team, where he was first selected for the 2005 FIBA U18 European Championship. Montréal’s newest addition also played at the European Championship qualifiers in 2020. 

Skordilis joins point guards Kemy Ossé, Hernst Laroche and Alain Louis, shooting guard Isiah Osborne, forwards Dominic Green, Nathan Cayo, Abdul Mohamed, Ashley Hamilton and James Jean-Marie as well as center Marc-André Fortin and will join the team for the beginning of training camp for the 2022 CEBL season starting May 16. Fans will have the opportunity to see the team play 10 times this summer at the new Verdun Auditorium. Visit https://www.alliancemontreal.ca/en-ca/season-memberships-2022 to get your season membership starting at $22.50 per game and for more information.

About the Montréal Alliance

The Montréal Alliance is a professional basketball team competing in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). The team will play all their home games at the newly renovated Verdun Auditorium. The Alliance opens their inaugural season May 25 against the Honey Badgers in Hamilton. The season, comprised of 10 home games and 10 road games, ends August 1 when the team faces the BlackJacks in Ottawa. Get your season membership and find more information about the team at www.alliancemontreal.ca and on our social media platforms, on Instagram (@alliancemontreal), Twitter (@mtl_alliance), LinkedIn and Facebook (Montréal Alliance). 

About the CEBL

The CEBL begins its fourth season in May. A league created by Canadians for Canadians, more than 75 percent of its players during the past three seasons were Canadian, the highest percentage of any professional league in the country. CEBL players bring experience from the NBA, the NBA G League, top NCAA programs, the Canadian National team program, top international leagues as well as U SPORTS. All CEBL regular season games will be broadcast live on the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports mobile app and CEBL+. Additional information about the league is available at www.cebl.ca. 

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