Zisis Sarikopoulos

Zisis Sarikopoulos (alternate spelling: Zissis) (Greek: Ζήσης Σαρικόπουλος; born March 31, 1990, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. He is 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)[1] tall, and he plays at the center position. His nickname is "Big Z".[2]

Zisis Sarikopoulos
Ζήσης Σαρικόπουλος
Sarikopoulos with AEK Athens, in 2016.
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1990-03-31) March 31, 1990
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
CollegeUAB (2007–2008)
Ohio State (2009–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012Greece Panionios
2012–2014Greece Aris Thessaloniki
2014–2016Greece AEK Athens
2016–2017Greece Promitheas Patras
2017–2018Greece Panionios
2018–2019Belarus Tsmoki-Minsk
2019–2020Greece PAOK Thessaloniki
2021Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki
2021–2022Qatar Al Sadd
2022Greece PAOK Thessaloniki
2022–2023Greece Karditsa
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Greece U-20 Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Croatia U-20 Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 New Zealand U-19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Greece U-18 Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Spain U-18 Team

Early years

Sarikopoulos began playing basketball with the youth teams of the Greek club Olympiacos. He played at the 2007 Jordan Brand Classic International game.[3]

College career

Sarikopoulos played college basketball at UAB, with the UAB Blazers, and at Ohio State, with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He left Ohio State early, to play pro basketball in Greece.[4] Sarikopoulos averaged 1.35 points per game in his NCAA Division I career.[5]

Professional career

In 2010, Sarikopoulos began his professional career with the Greek League club Panionios. In 2012, he moved to the Greek club Aris. In 2014, he joined the Greek club AEK Athens.

On July 17, 2016, Sarikopoulos signed with the Greek team Promitheas Patras.[6] He returned to Panionios for the 2017–18 season.[7]

On August 22, 2018, Sarikopoulos signed with the Belarusian team Tsmoki-Minsk.[8]

On August 30, 2019, he signed with PAOK of the Greek Basket League.[9]

On March 11, 2021, he signed with Iraklis of the Greek Basket League.[10]

On October 5, 2021, he signed with Al Sadd of the Qatari Basketball League (QBL).[11]

On November 10, 2022, Sarikopoulos returned to PAOK for the rest of the season. He left the club after appearing in only two games and instead joined Karditsa. In 12 league games, he averaged 1.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9 minutes per contest.

National team career

Sarikopoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With the junior national teams of Greece, he played at the following tournaments: the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

In 2012, he was invited to practice with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, for the first time. In 2015, he was invited as a training camp player of the Greek senior men's national team for the first time.

Career statistics

Regular season
Legend
  GP Games played  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  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Note 1: Only games in the domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in European competitions are left out.

Note 2: 2021-22 Games of Qatar Basket League, Qatar Cap and H.H. Amir Cap are included. Stats updated on April 4th, 2022.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Greece Panionios GBL 164.4.437.000.2500.80.00.10.10.9
2011–12 Greece Panionios GBL 217.4.733.000.5501.20.10.30.23.6
2012–13 Greece Aris GBL 2213.3.723.000.5003.20.50.30.54.7
2013–14 Greece Aris GBL 1712.3.564.000.4513.80.10.10.74.9
2014–15 Greece AEK GBL 2217.3.666.000.5114.70.90.30.66.6
2015–16 Greece AEK GBL 158.5.666.000.9332.70.30.30.43.1
2016–17 Greece Promitheas GBL 2213.4.648.000.5123.20.30.20.35.1
2017–18 Greece Panionios GBL 2620.5.701.000.5424.60.70.40.59.4
2018–19 Belarus Tsmoki-Minsk VTB 2624.4.614.000.6426.71.20.80.910.1
2019–20 Greece PAOK GBL 2016.5.535.000.7425.30.90.30.45.8
2020–21 Greece Iraklis GBL 27.5.333.000.0001.00.50.00.01.0
2021–22 Qatar Al Sadd QBL 2935.7.673.667.59314.52.20.71.117.7

Playoffs
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Greece Panionios GBL 913.4.735.000.3123.00.51.01.06.1
2012–13 Greece Aris GBL 37.31.000.000.6661.30.00.30.02.0
2013–14 Greece Aris GBL 212.4.333.000.8333.50.00.00.03.5
2014–15 Greece AEK GBL 314.0.600.000.4006.00.30.60.04.6
2015–16 Greece AEK GBL 65.3.500.000.0001.70.20.20.00.3

References
  1. ESAKE.gr ΑΡΙΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ Ζήσης | HEIGHT 2.13 (in Greek).
  2. HIGH SCHOOL.
  3. Maroussi invests in center Sarikopoulos.
  4. ESPN.com Zisis Sarikopoulos to play in Greece.
  5. Zisis Sarikopoulos Career NCAA Stats.
  6. "Promitheas land Mouhammad Faye, Zisis Sarikopoulos and Nikos Gikas". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  7. Sarikopoulos is back at Panionios - Oct 1, 2017.
  8. "Tsmoki" signed a review contract with Zisis Sarikopoulos
  9. "Paok BC announces Zisis Sarikopoulos". Sportando. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  10. "Ανακοίνωσε τον Σαρικόπουλο ο Ηρακλής". 3 November 2021.
  11. "Στο Κατάρ για την Αλ Σαντ ο Ζήσης Σαρικόπουλος".
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