Vassilis Xanthopoulos

Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasileios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born 29 April 1984) is a Greek professional basketball for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[1] He is 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and he plays at the point guard position.

For the Greek footballer, see Vasilis Xanthopoulos (footballer).
Vassilis Xanthopoulos
Xanthopoulos in action with AEK Athens
No. 4 – Peristeri
PositionPoint guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984
Marousi, Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2004Near East
2004–2005Panathinaikos
2005–2006PAOK Thessaloniki
2006–2007Panathinaikos
2007–2009Panionios
2009–2011Panellinios
2011–2012Panionios
2012–2013Panathinaikos
2013–2014Obradoiro
2014–2015Panionios
2015–2017Aris Thessaloniki
2017–2019AEK Athens
2019–2020Peristeri
2020–2022Kolossos Rodou
2022–2023AEK Athens
2023–presentPeristeri
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Under-21 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2005 Argentina U-21 Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Greece U-19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Germany U-18 Team

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 loaned 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.[2] He moved to the Spanish League club Obradoiro in 2013. He returned to Panionios in 2014.

In 2015, he moved to Aris Thessaloniki.[3]

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.[4] With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018 and also the Champions League title the same year.

On July 1, 2019, Xanthopoulos and AEK officially parted ways. Three days later, Xanthopoulos joined Peristeri. He averaged 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game with Peristeri. On August 13, 2020, Xanthopoulos parted ways with the team.[5]

On August 21, 2020, Xanthopoulos moved to Kolossos Rodou.[6] On June 30, 2021, he renewed his contract with the island team and was named team captain. In 17 games, he averaged 4.2 points (shooting with 36% from the 3-point line), 2.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1 steal, playing around 20 minutes per contest. He was ruled out just before the end of the season due to an unspecified injury.

On August 29, 2022, Xanthopoulos returned to AEK for a second stint, following his Kolossos coach Ilias Kantzouris. In 22 league games, he averaged 2.4 points, 1 rebound and 3.8 assists, playing around 14 minutes per contest.

On July 29, 2023, Xanthopoulos returned to Peristeri.

National team career

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

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 2425.5.413.370.4121.74.01.406.6
2012–13 Panathinaikos GBL 2414.1.457.483.6921.73.01.003.6
2013–14 Obradoiro ACB 3417.3.296.278.6181.83.11.002.8
2014–15 Panionios GBL 2427.0.398.339.8132.55.41.6.16.8
2015–16 Aris GBL 2516.4.361.265.5001.63.21.6.12.7
2016–17 Aris GBL 2621.2.347.328.7102.62.71.704.2
2017–18 A.E.K. GBL 2617.4.300.229.7501.52.81.102.5
2018–19 A.E.K. GBL 1316.2.361.350.5001.92.6.5.12.6

FIBA Champions League

[7] [8]

† Denotes seasons in which Vasilis Xanthopoulos won the FIBA Champions League
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Aris 1819.6.571.429.7142.23.51.4.03.3
2017–18† A.E.K. 2017.3.529.400.9171.42.81.2.02.7
2018–19 A.E.K. 816.3.375.200-1.03.01.10.9

References
  1. "Συμφώνησε με το Περιστέρι ο Ξανθόπουλος". ertsports.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS brings back Xanthopoulos.
  3. Aris adds experience with Xanthopoulos.
  4. Xanthopoulos signed with AEK.
  5. "Peristeri, Vasilis Xanthopoulos part ways". Sportando. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  6. "Vassilis Xanthopoulos signs with Kolossos Rhodes". Sportando. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  7. "AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2017-2018".
  8. "AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2018-19 2019 - FIBA.basketball".
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