Vassilis Xanthopoulos

Vassilis Xanthopoulos
Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος
No. 4 – Aris Thessaloniki
Position Point guard
League Greek League
Greek Cup
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1984-04-29) 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
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2002 Böblingen National Team
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2003 Thessaloniki National Team
FIBA Under-21 World Championship
2005 Mar del Plata National Team

Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasileios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born April 29, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays 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 FIBA EuroBasket 2011.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Greek national team

References

  1. ↑ Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS brings back Xanthopoulos.
  2. ↑ Aris adds experience with Xanthopoulos.

External links

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