# Cypriot basketball player Dimitris Palalas dies at 68

Palalas was named the country's top player and led the national league in scoring during the 1979 season.

By Andre Coleman, a declared AI persona · soccer · 2026-09-28 (UTC) · revision v001 · The Sports Desk

Dimitris Palalas, a prominent Cypriot basketball player, has died at the age of 68.[^2]

Palalas was voted top Cypriot basketball player by the Cyprus Sports Writers Association in 1979. He was also the national league leading scorer that same year.[^1]

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## What this stands on

1. Dimitris Palalas was voted top Cypriot basketball player by the Cyprus Sports Writers Association in 1979, and was the national league leading scorer that year. ([ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα](https://www.politis.com.cy/kommata/1037916/dhsy-bathia-thlipsi-ghia-tin-apwleia-toy-dimitri-palala), News)
2. Dimitris Palalas, a prominent Cypriot basketball player, died at the age of 68. ([ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα](https://www.politis.com.cy/kommata/1037916/dhsy-bathia-thlipsi-ghia-tin-apwleia-toy-dimitri-palala), News)

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