Kostas Vasileiadis

Kostas Vasileiadis
Κώστας Βασιλειάδης

Nickname(s)	The Hawk
Position	Shooting Guard Small Forward
Height	6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
League	Spanish ACB League
Team	Bilbao Basket
Number	34
Born	March 15, 1984 (1984-03-15) (age 27) Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Pro career	2000–present
Career history	PAOK (2000-06) Unicaja Málaga (2006-07) Olympiacos (2007-08) PAOK (2008-09) Sutor Basket Montegranaro (2009) Obradoiro CAB (2009-10) Bilbao Basket (2010-2011)
Awards	Greek Youth All Star Game MVP 2004 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Scoring Leader

Konstantinos "Kostas" Vasileiadis (alternate spellings include: Costas Vasiliadis, Costas Vassiliadis, Kostas Vasiliadis, Kostas Vassiliadis) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Βασιλειάδης; born March 15, 1984), is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 6 ¾ in) tall swingman.

Pro career

Vasileiadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, and raised in Kilkis, Greece. He started his professional career with PAOK of the Greek A1 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 Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish ACB 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 A1 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 Lega Basket Serie A 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 Bilbao Basket, with the third year being optional.^[1]

Greek national team

Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  Greece
FIBA Europe U18 Championship
Bronze	2002 Böblingen	National Team
FIBA U19 World Championship
Bronze	2003 Thessaloniki	National Team
FIBA U21 World Championship
Silver	2005 Mar del Plata	National Team

At the international level, Vasileiadis played as a youth with the junior men's Greek national teams. He won the bronze medal at both the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, 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.

He also won the silver medal and was voted to the All-Tournament Team at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship, which was held in Argentina. He is also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

• Greek Youth All Star Game MVP: (2004)
• 3x Greek All Star Game: (2005, 2006, 2008)
• FIBA EuroCup All Star: (2006)
• Won the Spanish Championship: (2006)

Greek national team

• FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Bronze Medal: (2002)
• FIBA Under-19 World Championship: Bronze Medal: (2003)
• FIBA Under-19 World Championship: All-Tournament Team: (2003)
• FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Scoring Leader: (2004)
• FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: All-Tournament Team: (2004)
• FIBA Under-21 World Championship: Silver Medal: (2005)
• FIBA Under-21 World Championship: All-Tournament Team: (2005)

References

1. ^ Sportando.net - Bilbao inks Kostas Vasileiadis.

External links

• Kostas Vassiliadis' Official Website (Greek) and (English)
• Kostas Vassiliadis' Blog (Spanish)
• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA World Championship Profile
• FIBA EuroBasket Profile
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• Italian League Profile (Italian)
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Interbasket.net Greek Prospects
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Highlights

Persondata
Name	Vasileiadis, Kostas
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Date of birth	March 15, 1984
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
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