Kostas Vasileiadis Explained

Kostas Vasileiadis
Position:Shooting guard / Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:225
League:LEB Oro
Team:Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
Nationality:Greek
Birth Date:15 March 1984
Birth Place:Thessaloniki, Greece
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2000
Years1:2000–2006
Team1:PAOK
Years2:2006–2007
Team2:Málaga
Years3:2007–2008
Team3:Olympiacos
Years4:2008–2009
Team4:PAOK
Years5:2009
Team5:Sutor Montegranaro
Years6:2009–2010
Team6:Obradoiro
Years7:2010–2013
Team7:Bilbao
Years8:2013–2014
Team8:Anadolu Efes
Years9:2014–2015
Team9:Málaga
Years10:2015–2016
Team10:PAOK
Years11:2016
Team11:Obradoiro
Years12:2016–2017
Team12:AEK Athens
Years15:2017
Team15:Aries Trikala
Years16:2017–2018
Team16:Canarias
Years17:2018–2020
Team17:Obradoiro
Years18:2020–2021
Team18:Al Sadd
Years19:2021–2022
Team19:Murcia
Years20:2022
Team20:Marinos de Anzoátegui
Years21:2022–2023
Team21:Atlético Goes
Years22:2023–present
Team22:Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
Highlights:

Konstantinos "Kostas" Vasileiadis (alternate spellings include: Costas, Vasiliadis, Vassiliadis) (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Βασιλειάδης; born March 15, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto of LEB Oro. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] tall swingman.

Professional career

Vasileiadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, (origin from Elevtherochori, Kilkis) and raised in Kilkis, Greece. He started his professional career with PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He was the team captain of PAOK, and he played there for 6 years, from 2000 to 2006. He had an outstanding start to his career with the club, before joining Málaga of the Spanish League.

Vasileiadis was a famous and popular player while he played with the Spanish giants Málaga during the 2006–07 season. The Spanish side was able to make an impact in European competitions, partly due to the play and efforts of Vasileiadis, while he was a member of the club. The fans of the club say that he will always be remembered and appreciated by them for his efforts and play for the team on the court.

On July 12, 2007, he signed a contract with the Greek EuroLeague giants Olympiacos, despite them being rivals to his personal favorite club and previous team, PAOK. He helped Olympiacos to a second-place finish in the Greek League during the 2007–08 season. Vasileiadis returned to PAOK for the 2008–09 season, as part of the club's revitalization movement under new ownership, after a previously poor 2007–08 season for the club. He was once again made the team's captain.

Before the 2008–09 season was over, he moved the Italian League club Sutor Basket Montegranaro. He signed a contract with the Spanish ACB League team Obradoiro CAB in August 2009. In 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with the Spanish club Bilbao Basket, with the third year being optional.[2] He was named to the All-EuroCup First Team in 2013.[3]

On July 19, 2013, Vasileiadis signed a contract with the Turkish League team Anadolu Efes.[4]

On August 27, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Unicaja Málaga.[5] He left Málaga after one season.[6]

In 2015, Vasileiadis returned home to play for PAOK Thessaloniki. With PAOK, Vasileiadis played through the Greek League's playoff quarterfinals against AEK Athens, where PAOK lost the series 2 games to 1. During the season, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game in the Greek League, and 13.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in the EuroCup. At the end of the season, he rejoined Obradoiro, and played there until the end of the Spanish League season.

On June 17, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with AEK Athens.[7] On July 24, 2017, he parted ways with AEK.[8] On October 10, 2017, he joined Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.[9] On December 5, 2017, he left Trikala and signed with Iberostar Tenerife for the rest of the 2017–18 ACB season.[10]

On July 15, 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.[11] On July 16, 2020, Vasileiadis and Obradoiro parted ways and his third stint with the Spanish club officially ended.

On April 9, 2021, he has signed with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[12]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Led the league

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01| style="text-align:left;"| PAOK| 2 || 0 || .1 || || || || .5 || || || || 0.0 || 0.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07| style="text-align:left;"| Málaga| 21 || 2 || 14.1 || .375 || .333 || .744 || 2.3 || .3 || .4 || .0 || 6.3 || 5.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08| style="text-align:left;"| Olympiacos| 17 || 0 || 12.3 || .491 || .436 || 1.000 || 1.4 || .8 || .5 || .1 || 4.5 || 4.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| style="text-align:left;"| Bilbao| 20 || 9 || 22.8 || .416 || .376 || .877 || 2.1 || .8 || .8 || .1 || 10.8 || 9.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Anadolu Efes| 23 || 15 || 27.2 || .415 || .403 || .902 || 2.7 || 1.4 || .8 || .1 || 10.8 || 9.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Málaga| 17 || 15 || 14.9 || .336 || .297 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.944* || 1.2 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 6.5 || 2.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 100 || 41 || 18.4 || .401 || .370 || .862 || 2.0 || .8 || .6 || .1 || 7.9 || 6.3

Basketball Champions League

[13] [14] |-|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2016–17| style="text-align:left;" | A.E.K.| 11 || 22.6 || .373 || .353 || 1.000 || 2.3 || .9 || .7 || 0 || 7.5|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2017–18| style="text-align:left;" | Tenerife| 8 || 15.5 || .391 || .366 || .917 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .9 || 0 || 7.8|}

National team career

At the national team level, Vasileiadis played as a youth with the junior men's Greek national teams. They won the bronze medal at both the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he was also named to the All-Tournament Team. He was named to the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship All-Tournament Team, which he also led in scoring.

The silver medal was also won and he was voted to the All-Tournament Team, at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup, which was held in Argentina. He was also a member of the Greece men's national basketball team. With Greece's senior national team, he played at the 2011 EuroBasket and at the 2014 FIBA World Cup. He also played at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Greek junior national team

Top Scorer

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.basketballcl.com/16-17/Kostas-VASILEIADIS Kostas VASILEIADIS Height: 201CM / 6'7".
  2. http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/10249/bilbao_inks_kostas_vasileiadis.html Sportando.net - Bilbao inks Kostas Vasileiadis.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130413212136/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/111934/3735 Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012-13 All-Eurocup teams!
  4. Web site: Anadolu Efes sign Kostas Vasileiadis. Sportando. 19 July 2013.
  5. News: Unicaja completes roster with Vasileiadis. 27 August 2014. Euroleague.net.
  6. News: Unicaja Malaga waive also Caleb Green and Kostas Vasileiadis. 19 June 2015. Sportando.com. 19 June 2015.
  7. News: AEK Athens B.C. signs Vasileiadis. 17 June 2016. aekbc.gr. 17 June 2016.
  8. News: el:Λύση συνεργασίας με Βασιλειάδη. http://www.aekbc.gr/el/articles-1654/lush-sunergasia-me-basileiadh.htm. 24 July 2017. aekbc.gr. 24 July 2017. el.
  9. News: Kostas Vasileiadis officially joins Trikala BC. 10 October 2017. sdna.gr. 10 October 2017.
  10. News: El Iberostar Tenerife ficha a Kostas Vasileiadis. 6 December 2017. cbcanarias.net. 5 December 2017. es.
  11. News: ACB.COM - Kostas Vasileiadis vuelve al Monbus Obradoiro . 15 July 2018 . www.acb.com . 15 July 2018 . es-ES . 15 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180715210633/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=142160 . dead .
  12. News: Kostas Vasileiadis signs with UCAM Murcia. April 9, 2021. Sportando. En. April 10, 2021.
  13. Web site: AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2016-2017.
  14. Web site: statistics Iberostar Tenerife at the Basketball Champions League 2017-2018.