Vassilis Lipiridis Explained

Vassilis Lipiridis
Height Ft:6
Height In:7.5
Nationality:Greek
Birth Date:1 January 1967
Birth Place:Edessa, Greece
Career Start:1984
Career End:1998
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:1984–1985
Team1:HAN Thessaloniki
Years2:1985–1996
Team2:Aris Thessaloniki
Years3:1996
Team3:MENT
Years4:1997–1998
Team4:OFI Crete
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Vassilis Lipiridis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Lypiridis) (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βασίλης Λυπηρίδης; born January 1, 1967, in Edessa, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, he played at the power forward position.

Professional career

Lipridis started his basketball playing career with the youth clubs of Edessaikos. He spent one season with HAN Thessaloniki, during the 1984–85 season.[1]

Lipiridis played with great success as a defensive power forward with Aris, winning with them, the Greek League championship six times (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and the Greek Cup 5 times (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992).

He also took part in 3 consecutive Final Fours of the FIBA European Champions Cup: Ghent 1988, Munich 1989, and Zaragoza 1990. While he played there, Aris joined the elite of European basketball clubs, but a European-wide title did not come for Lipiridis until much later, in 1993, when the club won the 2nd-tier level FIBA European Cup in Torino.

In 1996, Lipiridis joined MENT, for some months, and in 1997, he joined OFI Crete basketball club, for one season.

National team career

Lipiridis was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team that finished in 6th place at the 1990 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the EuroBasket 1991.

Awards and accomplishments

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Λυπηρίδης: «Πολύ βαριά η φανέλα του Άρη» (Photos). 25 October 2013.