Panagiotis Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas) (Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας, nicknamed "The Spider"[1] (Greek: αράχνη); born May 12, 1963 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1986 NBA Draft, but never decided to play in the NBA. Fasoulas is considered to be one of the best big men in European basketball in the last 20 plus years. He was selected by Eurobasket.com to the Eurobasket.com Greek Basketball Hall of Fame.
During his professional career, Fasoulas played for PAOK and Olympiacos. With PAOK, he won the Cup Winner's Cup championship in 1991. With Olympiacos, he won the Euroleague championship and the Triple Crown in 1997.
A charismatic personality, Fasoulas entered politics after retiring from sport, joining the political party of PASOK. He contributed in the organization of the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, in 2004. He was elected Mayor of Piraeus on October 15, 2006, and served as Mayor through 2010.