Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasileios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born 29 April 1984) is a Greek professional

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player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the

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. He is 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Xanthopoulos grew up playing for the

Olympiacos Piraeus Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

junior teams, starting to play with them in 1997. After playing with Peiraikos Syndesmos in the

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level Greek B League ( Greek 3rd Division) in the 2001–02 season, he began his professional career in 2002, with

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

, in the Greek Basket League. Xanthopoulos transferred from Near East to

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

in 2004. In 2005, he loaned to

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK ( el, ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans' ...

. 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 Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

. In 2009, he moved to

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greece, Greek sports club, mult ...

. In 2012, he returned to

. He moved to the Spanish League club Obradoiro in 2013. He returned to Panionios in 2014. In 2015, he moved to

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...

. On July 5, 2017, Xanthopoulos moved to AEK Athens of the Greek League, where he signed a one-year contract with a prospect of renewal for another year. With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018 and also the Champions League title the same year. On July 1, 2019, Xanthopoulos and AEK officially parted ways. Three days later, Xanthopoulos joined

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipali ...

. 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. On August 21, 2020, Xanthopoulos moved to Kolossos Rodou. On June 30, 2021, he renewed his contract with the island team and was named team 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, playing around 20 minutes per contest. He was ruled out just before the end of the season due to an unspecified injury. On August 29, 2022, Xanthopoulos returned to AEK for a second stint, following his Kolossos coach Ilias Kantzouris.

National team career

Xanthopoulos was also a member of the Greek junior national teams. He won the bronze medal at the

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, the bronze medal at the

2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. The men's U19 youth international basketball championship organized by FIBA. I ...

, and the silver medal at the 2005

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. He also played at the

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. He has also been a member of the senior men's

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. With Greece's senior national team, he played at

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Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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, align=center , GBL , 24 , , 14.1 , , .457 , , .483 , , .692 , , 1.7 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , 0 , , 3.6 , - , 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Obradoiro , align=center , ACB , 34 , , 17.3 , , .296 , , .278 , , .618 , , 1.8 , , 3.1 , , 1.0 , , 0 , , 2.8 , - , 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Panionios , align=center , GBL , 24 , , 27.0 , , .398 , , .339 , , .813 , , 2.5 , , 5.4 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 6.8 , - , 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jamai ...

, align=center , GBL , 25 , , 16.4 , , .361 , , .265 , , .500 , , 1.6 , , 3.2 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 2.7 , - , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Aris , align=center , GBL , 26 , , 21.2 , , .347 , , .328 , , .710 , , 2.6 , , 2.7 , , 1.7 , , 0 , , 4.2 , - , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

A.E.K. A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

, align=center , GBL , 26 , , 17.4 , , .300 , , .229 , , .750 , , 1.5 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , 0 , , 2.5 , - , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, align=center , GBL , 13 , , 16.2 , , .361 , , .350 , , .500 , , 1.9 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , .1 , , 2.6

FIBA Champions League

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" ,

, 18 , , 19.6 , , .571 , , .429 , , .714 , , 2.2 , , 3.5 , , 1.4 , , .0 , , 3.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" , 2017–18† , style="text-align:left;" ,

, 20 , , 17.3 , , .529 , , .400 , , .917 , , 1.4 , , 2.8 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 2.7 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" ,

, 8 , , 16.3 , , .375 , , .200 , , - , , 1.0 , , 3.0 , , 1.1 , , 0 , , .9

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Spanish League Profile
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