Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
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| No. 21 – Kolossos Rodou | |
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | Greek Basket League |
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| Born |
February 8, 1984 Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
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| 2001–2005 | PAOK |
| 2005–2012 | Olympiacos |
| 2013 | Valladolid |
| 2015 | Nea Kifissia |
| 2015–2016 | Koroivos |
| 2016–present | Kolossos Rodou |
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Panagiotis "Panos" Vasilopoulos (alternate spellings: Panayiotis, Vassilopoulos) (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Πάνος" Βασιλόπουλος; born February 8, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. He measures 205 cm (6'8¾") tall. He is a cornerman.
Early in his career, Vasilopoulos was compared to the long-time Olympiacos player Georgios Sigalas. He is a player that can play either the small forward or power forward positions, in both offense and defense. He can play in the post on offense, and can also pass well, and has 3 point range on his jump shot. In playing prime, he was an excellent athlete, and was considered to be one of the best and most tenacious defensive players in Europe.
Vasilopoulos began his pro career in 2001, with PAOK of the Greek League. He played with PAOK for five seasons from, 2001 to 2005. In the 2005 off season, he left PAOK, and joined Olympiacos Piraeus.
Vasilopoulos was brought to Olympiacos in 2005, by George Garbolas, on a 2-year contract. Garbolas believed in his abilities, and that he could help the team to win championships. On May 20, 2008, he extended his contract with Olympiacos for another 4 years, at a salary of €6 million euros net income. With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2012. On February 8, 2012, he suffered a season-ending leg injury, just after he had returned from a previous back surgery.
Vasilopoulos signed with the Spanish League club Valladolid in September 2013. He was released by Valladolid in December 2013, after suffering a knee injury.
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