Vassilis Xanthopoulos

Xanthopoulos in action with AEK Athens
No. 4 – Peristeri
Position	Point guard
League	Greek Basket League BCL
Personal information
Born	(1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 (age 39) Marousi, Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2004	Near East
2004–2005	Panathinaikos
2005–2006	PAOK Thessaloniki
2006–2007	Panathinaikos
2007–2009	Panionios
2009–2011	Panellinios
2011–2012	Panionios
2012–2013	Panathinaikos
2013–2014	Obradoiro
2014–2015	Panionios
2015–2017	Aris Thessaloniki
2017–2019	AEK Athens
2019–2020	Peristeri
2020–2022	Kolossos Rodou
2022–2023	AEK Athens
2023–present	Peristeri
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2019) EuroLeague champion (2007) FIBA Champions League champion (2018) 3× Greek League champion (2005, 2007, 2013) 4× Greek Cup winner (2005, 2007, 2013, 2018) Greek League assists leader (2021)
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA Under-21 World Cup 2005 Argentina U-21 Team FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2003 Greece U-19 Team FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2002 Germany U-18 Team

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.

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

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

FIBA Champions League

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