Fotios Vasilopoulos (alternative spellings: Fotis, Vassilopoulos) ( el, Φώτης Βασιλόπουλος; born 1986) is a Greek professional
basketball player who plays for
Ethnikos Piraeus B.C.
Ethnikos Piraeus B.C. is the basketball department of the Greek multi-sport club of Ethnikos Piraeus or Ethnikos OFPF (''National Club of Fans of Piraeus and Phalerum''). It is based in Piraeus, which is located in the Athens urban area, and it ...
of the
Greek B Basket League. He is 1.87 m (6' 1") tall, and he plays at the
point guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run t ...
position.
Professional career
Vasilopoulos started his career with
Panionios (2002–04). Then he played for
AGE Halkida (2004–05) in the
Greek 2nd Division. He then moved back to
Panionios (2005–07), before returning to AGE Halkida (2007–08).
He then played with
AEK Athens in 2008–09, and then with
Dafni (2009–10), and
Pagrati (2010–11), before returning again to AEK Athens for the 2011–12 season. Vasilopoulos returned to
Pagrati, and he finished first in the Greek 2nd Division in assists, and fourth in points, during the 2013–14 season. In August 2014, Vasilopoulos joined
Panelefsiniakos of the
Greek Basket League.
For the 2015–16 season, Vasilopoulos played with
Ethnikos Piraeus
Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...
, in the Greek 2nd Division. In September 2016, Vasilopoulos joined
Faros Keratsiniou.
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/ref> In 2017, he joined the Greek 3rd Division club Ionikos Nikaias.
For the 2022–23 season, he returned to Ethnikos Piraeus for a third spell at the club.
National team career
Vasilopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at both the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Spain in 2004.
Final ranking
1. Spain
2. Turkey
3. France
4. Italy
5.
6. Russia
7. Greece
8. Israel
9. Lithuania
10. Bulgaria
11. ...
and the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eighth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Chekhov, in Russia, hosted the tournament. Russia won their first title.
Ukraine and the Czech Republic were relegated to Divis ...
.
References
External links
EuroCup ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
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1986 births
Living people
AEK B.C. players
AGEH Gymnastikos B.C. players
Charilaos Trikoupis B.C. players
Dafnis B.C. players
Ethnikos Piraeus B.C. players
Faros Keratsiniou B.C. players
Greek men's basketball players
Greek Basket League players
Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players
Pagrati B.C. players
Panelefsiniakos B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
Point guards
Basketball players from Athens