Manos Chatzidakis (basketball)

Emmanouil "Manos" Chatzidakis (alternate spelling: Manos, Manolis, Hatzidakis, Hadjidakis) (Εμμανουήλ "Μάνος" Χατζηδάκης; born April 21, 2000) is a Greek professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10½ in) tall center.

Youth career
Chatzidakis played from a young age with the youth teams of the Greek clubs Kronos Agios Dimitrios, Ikaros Kallitheas, and Panionios Leros, before he started his pro career.

Professional career
On June 28, 2016, Chatzidakis moved to AEK Athens of the Greek League, where he signed a seven-year contract. On September 20, 2018, AEK loaned him to Maroussi of the Greek 2nd Division, in order for him to get more playing time. In his first game, he recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists against Kavala. During the 2020-21 season with Maroussi, Chatzidakis averaged 9.1 points and 4 rebounds per contest, in 22 games played.

On July 9, 2021, Chatzidakis signed with the Greek First Division club Kolossos Rodou. In 24 games played, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds, while playing around 9 minutes per contest. On August 16, 2022, he renewed his contract with Kolossos for another two years. In 22 games played, he averaged 4.9 points and 2.7 rebounds, while playing around 14 minutes per contest.

On June 9, 2023, Chatzidakis made his return to AEK after four seasons.

On June 20, 2024, Chatzidakis signed a two-year deal with Aris.

Greek junior national team
Chatzidakis played with the junior national teams of Greece at the 2016 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, the 2018 FIBA Under-18 European Championship, and the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Greek senior national team
Chatzidakis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. He was also selected to be a part of the national team in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.