Andreas Glyniadakis

infobox Euroleague Player


name = Andreas Glyniadakis
Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης
nickname =
position = Center
height_ft = 7
height_in = 1
weight_lbs = 280
league = Greek League
ULEB Cup
team = Maroussi
nationality = Greek
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|8|26|mf=y
birth_place = Chania, Greece
college =
draft = 2^nd round, 58^th overall
draft_year = 2003
draft_team = Detroit Pistons
career_start = 1997
career_end =
former_teams = Panathinaikos (1997–2001)
Panellinios (2001–2002)
Peristeri Athens (2002–2003)
AEK Athens (2003–2005)
Albuquerque Thunderbirds (2005–2006)
Seattle SuperSonics (2006–2007)
Albuquerque Thunderbirds (2006–2007)
Virtus Bologna (2007)
AEK Athens (2007)
awards =

Andreas Glyniadakis, also spelled Andreas Gliniadakis (in Greek: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born 26 August, 1981 in Chania, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Greek pro club Maroussi. He is a 7'1" (2.16 m), 280 lbs. (127 kg) center.

Pro career

Europe

Before going to play in the United States, he played as a youth with Kydon of Hania, Greece. He then started his pro career with the Greek club Panathinaikos. After playing at Panathinaikos, he moved on to Peristeri and then to AEK Athens.

In May 2007, he signed with the Italian League Team Virtus Bologna. In September 2007, he returned to AEK Athens. However, he was waived on October 1, 2007. He then joined the Greek League club Maroussi.

NBA

Glyniadakis was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 58th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. He played with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2006 NBA pre-season, but he was cut before the regular season began. He also played with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the National Basketball Development League (D-League) and with them he won the D-League championship in the year 2006.

Glyniadakis was signed by the Seattle SuperSonics on November 5, 2006 and appeared in 13 games NBA games with them, averaging 1.3 points per game, before he was waived on January 4, 2007. He played for the Boston Celtics in the 2007 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Greek national team

Glyniadakis was selected to the Greek national team for the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament.

Awards and achievements

*Won 3 Greek Championships with Panathinaikos (1999, 2000, 2001)
*Won the Euroleague championship with Panathinaikos (2000)
*Won the D-League championship with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (2006)

External links

* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=2187&idioma=3 Basketpedya.com player profile]
* [http://217.13.116.51/plantillas/jugador.jsp?id=BVP Player Profile] @ Euroleague.net
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/glynian01.html NBA Stats] @ basketball-reference.com
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andreas_glyniadakis/index.html NBA Profile] @ NBA.com
* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=andreas_glyniadakis NBA.com historical player file]
* [http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/andreas_glyniadakis/index.html NBDL Profile] @ NBDL.com