Vassilis Xanthopoulos
| No. 4 – Aris Thessaloniki | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League |
Greek League Greek Cup Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 29, 1984 Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Olympiacos |
| 2002–2004 | Near East |
| 2004–2005 | Panathinaikos |
| 2005–2006 | PAOK |
| 2006–2007 | Panathinaikos |
| 2007–2009 | Panionios |
| 2009–2011 | Panellinios |
| 2011–2012 | Panionios |
| 2012–2013 | Panathinaikos |
| 2013–2014 | Obradoiro CAB |
| 2014–2015 | Panionios |
| 2015–present | Aris Thessaloniki |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasileios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born April 29, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player for Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek League. He is 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and he plays at the point guard position.
Professional career
Xanthopoulos grew up playing for the Olympiacos Piraeus junior teams, starting to play with them in 1997. He began his professional career in 2002, with Near East, in the Greek Basket League. Xanthopoulos transferred from Near East to Panathinaikos in 2004.
In 2005, he transferred to PAOK Thessaloniki. In 2006, he returned to Panathinaikos 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 2 Greek League championships and 2 Greek Cups.
In 2007, he transferred to Panionios. In 2009, he moved to Panellinios. In 2012, he returned to Panathinaikos.[1] He moved to the Spanish League club Obradoiro in 2013. He returned to Panionios in 2014.
In 2015, he moved to Aris Thessaloniki.[2]
Greek national team
Xanthopoulos was also 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 Championship, and the silver medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship. He also played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
He has also been a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece's senior national team, he played at EuroBasket 2011.
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- 3x Greek League Champion: (2005, 2007, 2013)
- 3x Greek Cup Winner: (2005, 2007, 2013)
- EuroLeague Champion: (2007)
- Triple Crown Champion: (2007)
Greek national team
- 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:
Bronze - 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship: Bronze
- 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship:
Silver
References
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (Greek)
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)