Panagiotis Fasoulas
| Panagiotis Fasoulas | |
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| Mayor of Piraeus | |
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In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2011 |
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| Deputy | Vicky Leandros |
| Preceded by | Christos Agrapidis |
| Succeeded by | Vasileios Michaloliakos |
| MP of 1st Piraeus periphery | |
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In office 2000–2006 |
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| 1st City councilman, Thessaloniki | |
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In office 1990–1993 |
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| Personal details | |
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May 12, 1963 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Political party | PASOK |
| Spouse(s) | Masa Zacharia |
| Children | Mariella, John |
| Residence | Piraeus, Greece |
| Occupation | Basketball player |
| Website | www |
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| Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | |||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | |||||||||||||||
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| College | NC State (1985–1986) | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall | |||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1981–1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||
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| 1981–1993 | PAOK | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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.
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