Occupation Basketball player Weight 97 kg Preceded by Christos Agrapidis Name Panagiotis Fasoulas Spouse Masa Zacharia (m. 1995) | Height 2.13 m | |
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Succeeded by Vasileios Michaloliakos Party Panhellenic Socialist Movement Children Mariella Fasoula, Giannis Fasoulas | ||
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Panagiotis Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas) (Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας, nicknamed "The Spider" (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. Considered to be one of the best big men ever in European basketball, Fasoulas was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016.
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- Panagiotis fasoulas at age 36 vs panathinaikos redbasketzone blogspot gr
- Stojan Vrankovic vs Panagiotis Fasoulas Blocks
- College career
- Professional career
- Greek national team
- Club titles
- Personal awards
- Political career
- References
Stojan Vrankovic vs Panagiotis Fasoulas Blocks
College career
Fasoulas played college basketball in the United States at North Carolina State University, with the N.C. State Wolfpack, where he played under legendary coach Jim Valvano. In his sole season in college, he averaged 2.8 points per game, 3.2 rebounds per game and led the school with 1.8 blocks per game in 29 games.
Professional career
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.
In total, he won 5 Greek League championships and 3 Greek Cups. He was also named to the FIBA European Selection three times, in the years 1990, 1991, and 1995. He was also named the Greek League MVP in 1994 and 1995, and a FIBA EuroStar in 1996.
Greek national team
Fasoulas was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team, where he was the starting center during Greece's EuroBasket 1987 gold medal victory, being also named to the All-Tournament Team. He also won the silver medal with Greece at the EuroBasket 1989. In Toronto, Canada, at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, where Greece finished in fourth place, Fasoulas played the best basketball of his career. Fasoulas appeared in 244 games for Greece, averaging 9.77 points per game. He is second all-time in games played and third all-time in points scored for Greece.
Club titles
Greek national team
Personal awards
Political career
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.