Vassilis Toliopoulos

Vassilis Toliopoulos (alternative spelling: Vasilis, Vasileios) (Greek: Βασίλης Τολιόπουλος; born 15 June 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player and the vice-captain for Aris of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. He is a 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall combo guard.

Vassilis Toliopoulos
Βασίλης Τολιόπουλος
No. 4 – Aris Thessaloniki
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Ikaros Chalkidas
2014–2015Kolossos Rodou
2015–2019Olympiacos
2019Aris Thessaloniki
2019–2021AEK Athens
2020–2021→ Ionikos Nikaias
2021–2022PAOK Thessaloniki
2022–2023Aris Thessaloniki
2023Boulazac
2023–presentAris Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Greece
Men's Basketball
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship B
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Greece Under-20

Youth career

Toliopoulos played from a young age with the youth teams of the Greek club Panionios Athens, before he started his pro career with Ikaros Chalkidas.

Professional career

Toliopoulos began his professional career with the Greek League club Ikaros Chalkidas,[1] during the 2013–14 season.

In 2014, he moved to Kolossos Rodou.[2]

In the summer of 2015, he joined the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos, when he signed a 4-year contract with the club.[3]

He moved to Aris Thessaloniki in early 2019. On 4 July 2019 he signed a four-year contract with AEK Athens.[4]

On 31 August 2020 Toliopoulos was loaned to Ionikos Nikaias for the 2020–21 season.[5] He averaged 11.6 points and 3.5 assists per game in the Greek Basket League with Ionikos.

On 29 June 2021 Toliopoulos signed a two-year (1+1) contract with PAOK Thessaloniki. In 23 league games, he averaged 6.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2 assists, playing around 15 minutes per contest. Additionally, in 8 BCL games, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.3 assists. On July 1, 2022, the club opted out of their mutual contract and Toliopoulos became a free agent.

On 6 July 2022, Toliopoulos returned to Aris. In 22 domestic league games, he averaged 12.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.5 steals, playing around 29 minutes per contest. Toliopoulos also achieved a career-high of 37 points against Peristeri.

On 22 April 2023, Toliopoulos moved to French club Boulazac Basket Dordogne for the rest of the season. On 23 June 2023, he returned to Aris and renewed his contract for another season.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Toliopoulos played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship with the junior national teams of Greece. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.

Greek senior national team

Toliopoulos played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Olympiacos 101001.000000023
2016–17 Olympiacos 400.6.250.333000000.8-0.5
2017–18 Olympiacos 1005.3.294.308.5000.30.90.20.11.51.2
Career 1503.8.289.313.7500.20.60.10.11.30.9

Regular season

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
2018–19 Olympiacos GBL 54.0.375.167-.2.6001.4
2018–19 Aris GBL 1519.0.358.342.7221.51.5.507.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Greek junior national team

References
  1. Ίκαρος Χαλκίδας: Τολιόπουλος τετραετίας (in Greek)
  2. Στον Κολοσσό ο Τολιόπουλος (in Greek)
  3. Olympiacos inks point guard Toliopoulos long term.
  4. "Deal with Toliopoulos". aekbc.gr. Online. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. "AEK Athens officially loans Vasilis Toliopoulos to Ionikos BC Hellenic Coin". Sportando. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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