Career
Born in Larissa, Greece, he began his career with his local area club, Gymnastikos South. Larissas. Club career
Stavropoulos was known for his dazzling passing skill and spectacular play-making ability, which garnered him the nickname "Magic", or "Greek Magic", after National Basketball Association player Magic Johnson, who played during the same era and also was known for his dazzling passes and play-making ability. He holds the distinction of being the first ever player to make a 3-point basket in the Greek League, after the 3-point shot was first introduced into the league.
International career
He also competed for Greece at the EuroBasket 1983 and at the 1986 International Basketball Federation World Championship.
In total, he played in 102 games for Greece, averaging 5.2 points per game. After his playing career, Stavropoulos became the coach of the Greek National Youth Team, and an assistant coach for the Greek National Basketball Team, and he also opened up his famous basketball camp called, "Magic Basketball Camp".
At his basketball camp, he often worked with legendary basketball coach Bob Knight, whom he had also worked for as an assistant coach on the Indiana Hoosiers Men"s Basketball Team, from 1994 to 1997. Stavropoulos also coached the Greek League club Olympia Larissa.
