Kostas Vasileiadis

Konstantinos "Kostas" Vasileiadis (alternate spellings include: Costas, Vasiliadis, Vassiliadis) (Greek: 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.

Kostas Vasileiadis
Vasileiadis, in action with Anadolu Efes, in 2014.
Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1984-03-15) March 15, 1984
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2000–present
Career history
2000–2006PAOK
2006–2007Málaga
2007–2008Olympiacos
2008–2009PAOK
2009Sutor Montegranaro
2009–2010Obradoiro
2010–2013Bilbao
2013–2014Anadolu Efes
2014–2015Málaga
2015–2016PAOK
2016Obradoiro
2016–2017AEK Athens
2017Aries Trikala
2017–2018Canarias
2018–2020Obradoiro
2020–2021Al Sadd
2021–2022Murcia
2022Marinos de Anzoátegui
2022–2023Atlético Goes
2023–presentCáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA U21 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2005 Argentina Under-21
FIBA U19 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Greece Under-19
FIBA Europe U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Germany Under-18

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
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01 PAOK 20.1.000.000.000.5.0.0.0.0.5
2006–07 Unicaja 21214.1.375.333.7442.3.3.4.06.35.4
2007–08 Olympiacos 17012.3.491.4361.0001.4.8.5.14.54.6
2011–12 Bilbao 20922.8.416.376.8772.1.8.8.110.89.2
2013–14 Anadolu Efes 231527.2.415.403.9022.71.4.8.110.89.1
2014–15 Unicaja 171515.0.336.297.9441.2.7.5.16.52.7
Career 1004118.4.401.370.8622.0.8.6.17.86.4

Basketball Champions League

[13] [14]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 A.E.K. 1122.6.373.3531.0002.3.9.707.5
2017–18 Tenerife 815.5.391.366.9172.41.1.907.8

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

See also

References
  1. Kostas VASILEIADIS Height: 201CM / 6'7".
  2. Sportando.net - Bilbao inks Kostas Vasileiadis.
  3. Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012-13 All-Eurocup teams!
  4. "Anadolu Efes sign Kostas Vasileiadis". Sportando. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  5. "Unicaja completes roster with Vasileiadis". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  6. "Unicaja Malaga waive also Caleb Green and Kostas Vasileiadis". Sportando.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  7. "AEK Athens B.C. signs Vasileiadis". aekbc.gr. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. Λύση συνεργασίας με Βασιλειάδη. aekbc.gr (in Greek). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  9. "Kostas Vasileiadis officially joins Trikala BC". sdna.gr. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. "El Iberostar Tenerife ficha a Kostas Vasileiadis". cbcanarias.net (in Spanish). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. "ACB.COM - Kostas Vasileiadis vuelve al Monbus Obradoiro". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. "Kostas Vasileiadis signs with UCAM Murcia". Sportando. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  13. "AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2016-2017".
  14. "statistics | Iberostar Tenerife at the Basketball Champions League 2017-2018".
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