Professional career Chatzis started his basketball career with the Greek club Poseidon Kalamatas, and he turned
professional in the year 1995, when he transferred to the
Greek League club
A.E.K. Chatzis stayed with A.E.K. for 10 consecutive years, and in the process, he became the team's all-time number one ranked player in modern-era Greek League competitions (since the league has been organized by
HEBA 1992–present) in the following categories:
points scored,
games played,
assists, and
free throws made. In the summer of 2005, A.E.K. decided to release Chatzis, and thus he continued his career with the Greek club
Olympiacos. He played the next year with the Greek team
Panionios, and he returned to
A.E.K. in August 2007, after the changing of the club's chairman. In 2009, he moved to the Greek club
Ilysiakos. In 2014, he moved to the Greek club
Arkadikos. He officially retired as a player in December 2015, and began a career in
coaching.
National team career With the junior Greek national teams, Chatzis won the gold medal at both the
1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and also at the
1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He also tallied a total of 69
caps, and 336 points scored with the senior men's
Greek national basketball team. ==Coaching career==