2001–2002 Olympiacos Weight 93 kg Nationality Greek Name Vassilis Xanthopoulos Career start 2002 | Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Role Basketball player Pro career 2002 Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Height 1.86 m | |
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Current team Obradoiro CAB (#4 / Point guard) | ||
Best of vassilis xanthopoulos 2012 2013
Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasileios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born April 29, 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.
Contents
- Best of vassilis xanthopoulos 2012 2013
- Vassilis xanthopoulos welcome to panathinaikos
- Professional career
- Greek national team
- Pro career
- References
Vassilis xanthopoulos welcome to panathinaikos
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 July 5, 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.
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 Championship, and the silver medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship. 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.