Stratos Perperoglou
 Perperoglou warming up with Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 33 – FC Barcelona Lassa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liga ACB EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
August 7, 1984 Drama, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2004 | Ilysiakos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | FC Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Efstratios "Stratos" Perperoglou (Greek: Στράτος Περπέρογλου; born August 7, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB. He is 2.03m (6'8") tall. He plays mainly at the small forward position, but he can also play at the shooting guard and power forward positions.
Professional career
Perperoglou began his playing career with the youth clubs of AO Kavalas and Iviskos. He started his professional career with Ilysiakos in 2002, and then he moved to Panionios in 2004. In 2007, he transferred from Panionios to the big Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos.
With Panathinaikos, Perperoglou won 4 Greek League championships (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and 3 Greek Cups (2008, 2009, 2012). He also won 2 EuroLeague titles (2009, 2011), and the Triple Crown with Panathinaikos, in 2009.
In August 2012, he signed a two year contract with Olympiacos.[1] With Olympiacos, he won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague. He also won the 2013 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
On June 18, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Anadolu Efes.[2] On July 23, 2015, he left Efes and signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa.[3]
Greek national team
Perperoglou won bronze medals with Greece's junior national teams at both the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He also played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, and he won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2009.
He also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 2013, and the EuroBasket 2015.
Personal
Stratos is married to former WNBA player Erin Buescher Perperoglou.[4]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
| † | Denotes seasons in which Perperoglou won the Euroleague |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2007–08 | Panathinaikos | 9 | 4 | 9.9 | .485 | .250 | .333 | 1.4 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 2008–09† | 21 | 19 | 18.2 | .457 | .325 | .783 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 14 | 20.7 | .516 | .500 | .846 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .3 | 6.1 | 7.1 | |
| 2010–11† | 22 | 11 | 18.3 | .424 | .404 | .685 | 2.3 | 0.7 | .5 | .3 | 7.1 | 5.8 | |
| 2011–12 | 11 | 5 | 15.5 | .395 | .333 | .500 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .4 | .2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | |
| 2012–13† | Olympiacos | 31 | 1 | 16.6 | .398 | .299 | .760 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 10 | 20.2 | .458 | .462 | .850 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .7 | .0 | 9.9 | 9.2 | |
| 2014–15 | Anadolu Efes | 27 | 20 | 23.9 | .387 | .344 | .868 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .9 | .2 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| 2015–16 | Barcelona | 29 | 25 | 22.0 | .417 | .379 | .706 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Career | 187 | 109 | 19.3 | .425 | .374 | .770 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 7.2 | 6.5 | |
Awards and accomplishments
Pro clubs
- 6x Greek League All-Star: (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
- Greek League Best Five Team: (2007)
- 3x Greek Cup Winner: (2008, 2009, 2012)
- 4x Greek League Champion: (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- 3x EuroLeague Champion: (2009, 2011, 2013)
- Triple Crown Champion: (2009)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: (2013)
Turkish Basketball Cup Champion: (2015)- EuroLeague MVP of the Month: (December 2013)
References
External links
- Stratos Perperoglou at acb.com (Spanish)
- Stratos Perperoglou at esake.gr (Greek)
- Stratos Perperoglou at eurobasket.com
- Stratos Perperoglou at euroleague.net
- Stratos Perperoglou at fiba.com
- Stratos Perperoglou at basket.gr (Greek)