Vassilis Xanthopoulos

Vassilis Xanthopoulos

No. 4 – AEK Athens
Position	Point guard
League	Greek League Champions League
Personal information
Born	(1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 Maroussi, Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
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
2015–2017	Aris
2017–present	AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2007) Champions League champion (2018) 3× Greek League champion (2005, 2007, 2013) 4× Greek Cup winner (2005, 2007, 2013, 2018)
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing Greece FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2002 Böblingen National Team FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2003 Thessaloniki National Team FIBA Under-21 World Cup 2005 Mar del Plata National Team

Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasileios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born 29 April 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens 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. After playing with Peiraikos Syndesmos in the amateur level Greek B League (Greek 3rd Division) in the 2001–02 season, 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. He moved to the Spanish League club Obradoiro in 2013. He returned to Panionios in 2014.

In 2015, he moved to Aris Thessaloniki.

On 5 July 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.

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 Cup, and the silver medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup. 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 EuroBasket 2011.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Legend
GP	Games played	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	Bold	Career high		Led the league

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Panionios	GBL	24	25.5	.413	.370	.412	1.7	4.0	1.4	0	6.6
2012–13	Panathinaikos	GBL	24	14.1	.457	.483	.692	1.7	3.0	1.0	0	3.6
2013–14	Obradoiro	ACB	34	17.3	.296	.278	.618	1.8	3.1	1.0	0	2.8
2014–15	Panionios	GBL	24	27.0	.398	.339	.813	2.5	5.4	1.6	0.1	6.8
2015–16	Aris	GBL	25	16.4	.361	.265	.500	1.6	3.2	1.6	0.1	2.7
2016–17	Aris	GBL	26	21.2	.347	.328	.710	2.6	2.7	1.7	0.0	4.2
2017–18	A.E.K.	GBL	26	17.4	.300	.229	.750	1.5	2.8	1.1	0.0	2.5

Basketball Champions League

†	Denotes seasons in which Vasilis Xanthopoulos won the Champions League

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Aris	18	19.6	.571	.429	.714	2.2	3.5	1.4	.0	3.3
2017–18†	A.E.K.	20	17.3	.529	.400	.917	1.4	2.8	1.2	.0	2.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

• 3× Greek League Champion: (2005, 2007, 2013)
• 4× Greek Cup Winner: (2005, 2007, 2013, 2018)
• EuroLeague Champion: (2007)
• Triple Crown Champion: (2007)
• Champions League Champion: (2018)

Greek junior national team

• 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Bronze
• 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup:  Bronze
• 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup:  Silver

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Greek Basket League Profile Template:El icon
• Spanish League Profile Template:Es icon