Vassilis_Xanthopoulos

Vassilis Xanthopoulos

Vassilis Xanthopoulos

Greek basketball player


Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileios, Vasilios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born 29 April 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player for Peristeri Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[1] He is 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and he plays at the point guard position. Xanthopoulos won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup championship in 2019, and the EuroLeague championship in 2007.

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Early life and youth career

Xanthopoulos grew up playing for the youth teams of the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus. Xanthopoulos began playing with Olympiacos' junior teams in 1997. He began his senior men's club playing career with the Greek club Peiraikos Syndesmos, of the Greek 3rd Division, in the 2001–02 season.

Professional career

Near East Athens (2002–2004)

Xanthopoulos joined the Greek Basket League club Near East Athens, in 2002.

Panathinaikos Athens (2004–2005)

Xanthopoulos transferred from Near East to the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens, in 2004.

PAOK Thessaloniki (2005–2006)

In 2005, Xanthopoulos was loaned by Panathinaikos Athens to the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki.

Panathinaikos Athens (2006–2007)

In 2006, Xanthopoulos returned to Panathinaikos Athens, and with them he won the Triple Crown championship in 2007. His team accomplished this by winning the Greek League championship, Greek Cup, and the EuroLeague all in the same season. With Panathinaikos, Xanthopoulos won two Greek League championships and two Greek Cup titles.

Panionios Athens (2007–2009)

In 2007, Xanthopoulos transferred to the Greek club Panionios Athens.

Panellinios Athens (2009–2011)

In 2009, Xanthopoulos moved to the Greek club Panellinios Athens.

Panionios Athens (2011–2012)

In 2011, Xanthopoulos rejoined the Greek club Panionios Athens.

Panathinaikos Athens (2012–2013)

In 2012, Xanthopoulos returned to the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens.[2]

Obradoiro (2013–2014)

Xanthopoulos moved to the Spanish League club Obradoiro, in 2013.

Panionios Athens (2014–2015)

Xanthopoulos returned to the Greek club Panionios Athens, in 2014.

Aris Thessaloniki (2015–2017)

In 2015, Xanthopoulos moved to the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.[3]

AEK Athens (2007–2019)

On July 5, 2017, Xanthopoulos moved to AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League, where he signed a one-year contract, with the prospect of renewal for another year aftre that.[4] With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018, and also the FIBA Champions League title the same year.

Peristeri Athens (2019–2020)

On July 1, 2019, Xanthopoulos and AEK Athens officially parted ways. Three days later, Xanthopoulos joined the Greek club Peristeri Athens. He averaged 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game with Peristeri. On August 13, 2020, Xanthopoulos parted ways with the team.[5]

Kolossos Rodou (2020–2022)

On August 21, 2020, Xanthopoulos moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rodou.[6] On June 30, 2021, he renewed his contract with the Greek island team, and was named the team's captain. In 17 games, he averaged 4.2 points (shooting with 36% from the 3-point line), 2.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1 steal, while playing around 20 minutes per contest. He was ruled out just before the end of the season, due to an unspecified injury.

AEK Athens (2022–2023)

On August 29, 2022, Xanthopoulos returned to the Greek club AEK Athens for a second stint, following his Kolossos head coach Ilias Kantzouris to the team. In 22 league games, he averaged 2.4 points, 1 rebound, and 3.8 assists, while playing around 14 minutes per contest.

Peristeri Athens (2023–present)

On July 29, 2023, Xanthopoulos returned to the Greek club Peristeri Athens.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Xanthopoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He won the bronze medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the bronze medal at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the silver medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup. He also played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Xanthopoulos was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team. With Greece's senior national team, he played at the 2011 FIBA EuroBasket.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

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FIBA Champions League

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Denotes seasons in which Vasilis Xanthopoulos won the FIBA Champions League
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References

  1. "Συμφώνησε με το Περιστέρι ο Ξανθόπουλος". ertsports.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. "Peristeri, Vasilis Xanthopoulos part ways". Sportando. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. "Vassilis Xanthopoulos signs with Kolossos Rhodes". Sportando. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

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