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Stratos Perperoglou

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Stratos Perperoglou
Perperoglou warming up with Crvena zvezda, in 2019.
Personal information
Born (1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 (age 40)
Drama, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2002–2020
PositionSmall forward
Number5, 7, 8, 33
Career history
2002–2004Ilysiakos
2004–2007Panionios
2007–2012Panathinaikos
2012–2014Olympiacos
2014–2015Anadolu Efes
2015–2017FC Barcelona
2017–2018Hapoel Jerusalem
2018–2020Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Greece
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Poland
FIBA U-19 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Greece Under-19
FIBA Europe U-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Germany Under-18

Efstratios "Stratos" Perperoglou (Greek: Στράτος Περπέρογλου; born August 7, 1984) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m (6'8") tall and he played mainly at the small forward position.

Professional career

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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 18 June 2014 he signed a two-year deal with Anadolu Efes.[2] On 23 July 2015 he left Efes and signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa.[3]

On 21 September 2017 he signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season.[4]

On 3 August 2018 Perperoglou moved to Serbia and signed for Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season.[5][6] Also, he played the 2019–20 season for the Zvezda.

In July 2021, Perperoglou announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 36.[7]

National team career

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Greece junior national team

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Perperoglou won bronze medals with Greece junior national teams at both the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He also played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greece men's national team

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Perperoglou has also played with the Greece men's national basketball team, and they won the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket. He also represented Greece at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2013 EuroBasket, the 2015 EuroBasket, and the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Personal life

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Perperoglou is married to former WNBA player Erin Buescher Perperoglou.[8]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

EuroLeague

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Denotes season in which Perperoglou won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
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 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
2016–17 22 15 20.9 .381 .358 .682 3.1 1.5 .7 .2 6.4 6.5
2019–20 Crvena zvezda 13 0 16.5 .380 .357 .727 2.6 .5 .5 7.8 5.2
Career 222 124 18.4 .417 .371 .761 2.6 1.1 .7 .2 7.1 6.4

Awards and accomplishments

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Perperoglou celebrating Greece's win against Turkey (76–74) in EuroBasket 2009

Pro clubs

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Greek junior national team

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Greek senior national team

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References

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  1. ^ Olympiacos signs Stratos Perperoglou
  2. ^ Anadolu Efes signs three-time champion Perperoglou
  3. ^ FC Barcelona lands three-time champion Perperoglou
  4. ^ Hapoel Jerusalem signs Stratos Perperoglou
  5. ^ "Stratos Perperoglu novi igrač Crvene zvezde mts!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Stratos Perperoglou new Crvena zvezda mts member". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Leto za penzionisanje: I Stratos Perperoglu završio karijeru". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. ^ Mysanantonio.com Silver Stars’ Perperoglou walks away from game.[permanent dead link]
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