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Vasileios Spanoulis
Houston Rockets
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1982-08-07) August 7, 1982 (age 42)
Larissa, Greece
NationalityGreece
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2004: 2nd round, 50th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2000–present
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Vasileios Spanoulis (Greek: Βασίλης Σπανούλης; born August 7, 1982 in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Spanoulis was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

Spanoulis began his basketball career with the Keravnos Larissa youth teams. His professional debut was with Larissa in the A2 League during the 1999-00 season. Two years later he signed with Maroussi Athens and played there until 2005. In 2005 he signed for Panathinaikos Athens and won the A1 League championship and cup. A 6'4"/1.93 m guard, Spanoulis made his NBA debut in the 2006-07 season. In July 2006, he signed a three-year deal (2 years guaranteed) with the Houston Rockets who bought out his contract from Panathinaikos. The contract was worth $5,832,000[1], in addition to his $400,000 buyout. The Rockets had acquired the rights to Spanoulis on draft night 2004, when Houston swapped draft pick #55 Luis Flores and cash considerations for #50 (Spanoulis).

Spanoulis was a member of the Greek national team during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Before signing a three year deal with Panathinaikos, Spanoulis played for Maroussi.

However, his NBA career has not been impressive so far. He had limited playing time in his rookie season averaging 8.7 minutes per game, scoring 2.7 points per game on 31.9% field goal shooting, in 31 games played off the bench. Currently, he is 3rd on the Rockets depth chart at the point guard position behind Rafer Alston and John Lucas III.

Player profile

“He’s a very versatile ball handler,” Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson said. “He’s a good finisher and a very good prospect. He wants to be a great player. Everybody is going to like this young man because he is a very hard-nosed player. We have watched his progress very closely,” Dawson said. “It’s a big adjustment to come to the NBA from Europe, but he is a hard worker.”[2]

Career stats

Statistics
Season Team Games Points Totals Points Per Game
1994-1995 Gs Larisa N/A N/A N/A
1995-1996 Gs Larisa N/A N/A N/A
1996-1997 GS Larisa N/A N/A N/A
1997-1998 Gs Larisa N/A N/A N/A
1998-99 Keraunvos Larisa 10 11 1.1
1999-00 Gs Larisa 13 90 6.9
2000-01 Gs Larisa 26 213 8.2
2001-02 Maroussi BC 12 59 4.9
2002-03 Maroussi BC 29 299 10.3
2003-04 Maroussi BC 33 367 11.2
2004-05 Maroussi BC 35 558 15.9
2005-06 Panathinaikos BC 34 368 10.8
2006-07 Houston Rockets 31 85 2.7

Trivia

Because of his long name, fans have dubbed him V-Span and Kill Bill.

The correct pronunciation of his name is Va-SILL-is spa-NOO-lis.

He is the first Greek player to play for the Houston Rockets.

The premature death of his father (in 1996 or 1997??), pressured his brother Dimitris, who is 3 years older than him, to take up the role of protector. For this reason the two brothers share a special bond with each other, although they both agree that their biggest weakness is their mother who has never stood in the way of their choices in life.

His brother Dimitrios is also a basketball player and has a tattoo of his father's likeness on his arm. He is also responsible for bringing the basketball "bug" into the Spanoulis family.

Vassilis speaks Greek, English and Italian.

His hobbies are watching television, listening to music, playing pool and social relations.

Best friends with Nikos Zisis (fellow national Greek team player, formerly with AEK BC Athens and now plays with Benetton Treviso) and Rodrick Blackney, with whom he played at Maroussi BC.

Achievements

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