Zisis Sarikopoulos
 Sarikopoulos with AEK Athens in 2016 | |
| No. 15 – AEK Athens | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Greek League Eurocup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 31, 1990 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | UAB (2007–2008) Ohio State (2009–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Panionios |
| 2012–2014 | Aris |
| 2014–present | AEK Athens |
Zisis Sarikopoulos (alternate spelling: Zissis) (Greek: Ζήσης Σαρικόπουλος); born March 31, 1990 in Athens, Greece is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)[1] tall and he plays the center position.
College career
Sarikopoulos played college basketball at UAB with the UAB Blazers and at Ohio State with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He left Ohio State early to play pro basketball in Greece.[2] Sarikopoulos averaged 1.35 points per game in his NCAA Division I career.[3]
Professional career
In 2010, Sarikopoulos began his professional career with the Greek League club Panionios.
In 2012, he moved to the Greek club Aris.
In 2014, he joined the Greek club AEK Athens.
Greek national team
Sarikopoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With the junior national teams of Greece, he played at the: 2005 and 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championships, the 2007 and 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championships, the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, and the 2009 and 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships.
In 2012, he was invited to practice with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, for the first time. In 2015, he was invited as a training camp player of the Greek senior men's national team for the first time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 |  Panionios
|
GBL | 16 | 4.4 | .437 | .000 | .250 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 2011–12 | Panionios
|
GBL | 21 | 7.4 | .733 | .000 | .550 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 2012–13 | Aris
|
GBL | 22 | 13.3 | .723 | .000 | .500 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 2013–14 | Aris
|
GBL | 17 | 12.3 | .564 | .000 | .451 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| 2014–15 | AEK
|
GBL | 22 | 17.3 | .666 | .000 | .511 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Panionios
|
GBL | 9 | 13.4 | .735 | .000 | .312 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| 2012–13 | Aris
|
GBL | 3 | 7.3 | 1.000 | .000 | .666 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2013–14 | Aris
|
GBL | 2 | 12.4 | .333 | .000 | .833 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| 2014–15 | AEK
|
GBL | 3 | 14.0 | .600 | .000 | .400 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
Awards and accomplishments
Greek national team
- 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:
Silver - 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:
Gold - 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship: Silver
- 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Gold
- 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Silver
