title: Paraskevas Tsantalis
text: # Paraskevas Tsantalis
  
  Paraskevas Tsantalis (alternate spellings: Paraschos, Chandalis, Chantalis) (Greek: Παρασκευάς Τσάνταλης) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. He played with Panellinios and Olympiacos in the Greek Basket League, and also represented the Greek national team at the senior level. He played at the small forward position.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  Tsantalis played club basketball in the Greek Basket League with Panellinios. He was the Greek Basket League's top scorer in the 1970–71 season. On 28 March 1971, he scored 73 points in a single Greek League game between Panellinios and Panionios. That is the second most points ever scored in a single game of the top-tier level Greek League. In 1976, while playing with Olympiacos, Tsantalis won both the Greek League championship and the Greek Cup title.
  
  ## National team career
  
  Tsantalis played in 5 games with the senior Greek national basketball team.
  
  ## Coaching career
  
  After he retired from playing club basketball, Tsantalis became a basketball coach.
  
  