Vasileios Spanoulis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
| Nickname | "Kill Bill", "V-Span" |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard Shooting guard |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| League | Greek League/Euroleague |
| Team | Panathinaikos BC |
| Number | 6 |
| Born | August 7, 1982 Larissa, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Draft | 2nd round, 50th overall, 2004 Dallas Mavericks |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| Former teams | Gymnastikos S. Larissa (1999–2001) Maroussi BC (2001–2005) Houston Rockets (2006-2007) |
| Awards | U-20 European Championship MVP 2002 Greek A1 League Most Improved Player 2004 Acropolis Tournament MVP 2007 |
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Greece |
|||
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 2005 Serbia & Montenegro | Team | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2006 Japan | Team | |
Vasileios[1] Spanoulis (Greek: Βασίλειος "Βασίλης" Σπανούλης) (born August 7, 1982, in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player currently playing for Panathinaikos BC. Spanoulis is 1.92-3 m (6' 3¾-4")[2][3][4] tall and weighs between 85 and 92 kg (187-203 lb)[2][5][6] Originally selected by the NBA's Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft, he was traded to the Houston Rockets and played one season with them during the 2006-07 NBA season.
Contents |
[edit] European career
[edit] Youth years
Spanoulis began his youth basketball career with the AEL Larissa (Gymanstikos S. Larissa) Youth Team of Larissa, Greece in 1994 at the age of 12. He played there with the youth team until 1998. In 1999, at the age of 17, he signed a 2 year contract with the senior pro club Gymanstikos S. Larissa, which was in the Greek A2 League at the time.
[edit] Professional years
[edit] Gymnastikos S. Larissa
His professional debut was with the Greek club Gymnastikos S. Larissa during the 1999-00 season. In the two seasons of 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 he played in the Greek A2 League with Gymnastikos.[7]
[edit] Maroussi BC Athens
After playing with Gymnastikos for 2 seasons, Spanoulis signed a 4 year €500,0000 contract with Maroussi Athens of the A1 Ethniki Greek League, EuroCup League, and later the ULEB Cup League and played there until 2005.
[edit] 2001-2002 season
During the 2001-2002 season Spanoulis helped to lead Maroussi Athens to the finals game of the The Greek Basketball Cup. This was the first time that Maroussi had ever made it to the Greek Cup Championship game. Maroussi BC also competed in the Korać Cup that year.
[edit] 2002-2003 season
During the 2002-2003 season Spanoulis led Maroussi to the Final Four of the European Champions League Cup (now known as the FIBA Europe EuroCup). Spanoulis averaged 10.8 points per game and 6.4 assists per game off the bench for Maroussi. He also shot 40% from three-point range. He was named both the league 6th Man of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
[edit] 2003-2004 season
In the 2003-2004 season Vassilis led Maroussi Athens to the championship final of the Greek League A1 Ethniki playoffs and also to the FIBA Europe EuroCup League title championship game.[8] He was named A1 Ethniki Most Improved Player of the Year. Spanoulis was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks following this sudden emergence. He also made the Greece national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
[edit] 2004-2005 season
In the 2004-2005 season, his last with Maroussi Athens, Spanoulis averaged 15.9 points per game and shot 37.8% from 3 point range in 35 games of the Greek A League A1 Ethniki competition. He then averaged 15.2 points per game and shot 40.0% from 3 point range in 12 games of play in the ULEB Cup. For the year in total Spanoulis averaged 15.7 points per game and shot 38.3% from 3 point range in 47 games for Maroussi. He played in the 2005 Greek All-Star game and was named All-Greek League. This was a breakthrough year for Vasileios as he had averaged 11.1 points per game the previous year. He was considered to be one of the most improved players in Europe for the year. He led Maroussi to the 2nd place of the Greek Championship for the regular season. At the end of the year, Spanoulis was voted European 6th Man of the Year and Rookie of the Year for the ULEB Cup.[2] He started to be called "The Greek Steve Nash" by some FIBA Europe fans[9][10] in Europe after this year.
[edit] Panathinaikos BC Athens
Following his outstanding season in 2004-2005 with Maroussi, he signed a 3-year contract worth €3.6 million with Euroleague (highest basketball league in the world after the NBA) powerhouse Panathinaikos Athens. Spanoulis and his agent Miodrag Ražnatović[11] set the contract terms so that Spanoulis would have a buyout clause after just one year and set the buyout amount at US $400,000, which was the maximum amount allowed for NBA teams to pay towards a European player contract at the time.
[edit] 2005-2006 season
With Panathinaikos in the 2005-2006 season he won the Greek A1 Ethniki League Championship and the Greek Basketball Cup. His team went 24-2 during the regular season and 8-0 during the playoffs for an overall record of 32-2 in the league championship and also went undefeated in the Cup at 5-0 for an overall record of 37-2 in the Greek League. He played in the 2006 Greek All Star Game, and was named to the All Greek League Team.[12]
Spanoulis was also selected to the 2005-06 All-Euroleague Second Team[7][13]
In 28.8 minutes per game of play during the Euroleague competition, Spanoulis averaged 14.6 points, 3.1 assists[14], 2.0 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 23 games of Euroleague play with Panathinaikos Athens for the season. He also averaged 61.8% for 2-point shooting and 36.8% from 3-point range; 53.4% overall.
He was the team's leading scorer even though he often came off the bench. He won the Euroleague MVP of the Week Award twice during the season. In 2005-06, his team finished the Euroleague with a record of 16-7. Spanoulis was also voted as the 7th best European Player of the Year (FIBA Europe 2006 Player of the Year).[7][15][16][17][18][19]
Many fans in Europe began calling him "European Kobe Bryant"[20][21] after such a dominant rookie season of Euroleague.[7][15][18][22][23][19]
[edit] 2007-2008 season
On August 19, 2007, Spanoulis was released from his contract by the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA after deciding he wanted to play only in Greece during the 2007-2008 season. This was due to the fact that his mother was in poor health and Spanoulis wanted to be near her.[24] Spanoulis signed a 3-year contract with his former team the Panathinaikos BC of the Greek Basketball League A1 Ethniki,[25] the defending European Triple Crown in Basketball champions and considered to be the best basketball team in the world outside of the NBA. He was signed to play point guard and shooting guard for the Greens and to team up with fellow Greece national basketball team star Dimitris Diamantidis, and former NBA draft pick Sani Bečirovič to team up in the Greens' back court. Former NBA player Šarūnas Jasikevičius would later join them in the team's guard rotation to form the best back-court in the world outside of the NBA.[24]
The contract Spanoulis signed was for 3-years, at €5,000,000 salary, plus a $1,166,400 contract buyout from the San Antonio Spurs. Spanoulis' agent set up the contract so that Spanoulis could opt out of it after one year. Spanoulis originally stated that after the first year of his contract he might opt out of it and return to San Antonio to play in the NBA again, as the Spurs still would have liked to have retained his services.[24] Spanoulis also initially said that he was interested in returning to play with them for the 2008-09 season, but could not play with them during 2007-08 because of his mother's poor health.[24]
[edit] NBA career
[edit] Houston Rockets
On July 19, 2006,[7] Spanoulis opted out of the final two years of his contract with Panathinaikos Athens and signed a three-year deal (2 years guaranteed) with the Houston Rockets who paid for his contract buyout from Panathinaikos. The contract was worth $5,832,000[26], in addition to his $400,000 buyout.
The contract amount was for an average of $1,944,000 per season, which was the same amount of money he had been making from his Panathinaikos contract. The Rockets had acquired the rights to Spanoulis on draft night (June 24, 2004), when Houston swapped draft pick #55 Luis Scola and cash considerations of $300,000 with the Dallas Mavericks for Spanoulis (pick #50).[7][27]
“He’s a very versatile ball handler,” Rockets [then] general manager Carroll Dawson said. “He’s a good finisher and a very good prospect. He wants to be a great player. Everybody is going to like this young man because he is a very hard-nosed player. We have watched his progress very closely,” Dawson said. “It’s a big adjustment to come to the NBA from Europe, but he is a hard worker.”[28][29]
Rockets [then] Director of Player Personnel Dennis Lindsey stated the following about Spanoulis prior to the team signing him. "We're very, very happy with his progress," said Lindsey. "He changed clubs this year from Maroussi to the bigger club this year, Panathinaikos. For those not familiar with European basketball, they are like the New York Yankees of Greece and one of the two or three better organizations in Europe. They are an NBA level club. From our standpoint, we really like what Vassilis has done. He is their leading scorer. They are 9-1 in the Euroleague and they have already qualified for the top sixteen."[30]
Lindsey praised Spanoulis' offensive ability. "He's got a couple of characteristics that we like," added Lindsey. "He can really drive and get the ball in the paint, and he's relentless with it. He kind of plays basketball like a fullback a little bit, where he just kind of breaks through the line and there's contact on a lot of plays."[30]
"The owner and Jeff and Carroll really like what they've seen so far and we've made a couple of trips over and hopefully in the near future we can have him as a Rocket because we think he can help us."[30]
[edit] 2006-2007 NBA season
Spanoulis saw limited playing time with the Houston Rockets during his rookie year in 2006-07, averaging 2.7 points and 0.9 assists in 8.8 minutes per game on 31.9% field goal shooting (17.2% from behind the 3-point line) in 31 games played off the bench.[4][7][31]
During Spanoulis' first NBA season there was a dispute between him and Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy over playing time. There was an issue between the team's management, Spanoulis, and the coach as well over the contract that Spanoulis had signed. In order to sign with the Rockets and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NBA, Spanoulis took a considerably smaller contract than the one that was being offered to him by his Greek team Panathinaikos Athens. He still had two years under his contract with Panathinaikos, but his buyout was small and could be paid by the Rockets.
Spanoulis agreed to play for Houston at a price of $1,944,000 per season for 3 years, passing up on his former team Panathinaikos Athens' offer of $3,110,000 per season over 3 years, just for a chance of playing in the NBA. Spanoulis made the rotation[32], but eventually, there was a falling out between him and Rockets coach Van Gundy, after Van Gundy benched Spanoulis after he played poorly, citing that rookie players are dangerous for coaches that are in contract years and that Spanoulis was too turnover prone and lacking in outside shooting touch to be a good fit in Van Gundy's offensive system design. Said Van Gundy about the situation: "(Spanoulis) says, 'I was [Tracy] McGrady back home.' Great. McGrady is McGrady here," .. "I feel badly for him. He feels he was misled. Frankly, he's been his own worst enemy in many ways. Some of it is excuses. His turnovers have been high; his fouls have been high; his shooting percentage has been low. I would rather anybody start out with self-evaluation — what can I do better? — versus lash out and blame. Because I'm not playing him now doesn't mean he won't play in the future or we don't feel he could be a good player. I think he's allowed his disappointment to go to discouragement, which has, at times, stunted his improvement. We'll see. We'll see."[33]
Spanoulis was traded by the Rockets to the San Antonio Spurs on July 12, 2007 along with a 2009 second-round draft pick in exchange for center Jackie Butler and the rights to Argentinian power forward Luis Scola.[31][34] On August 19, 2007 the Spurs released Spanoulis, giving him the chance to return back to Greece to play for the Panathinaikos Athens Greens as he had requested. This was officially announced on August 23, 2007.[35]
Allegedly due to "family reasons," Spanoulis decided that he would not remain in the NBA, with his agent going as far as comparing the Rockets reluctance to break his contract to slavery.[36] Spanoulis instead opted to return to Panathinaikos in the Greek Basketball League.[11]
[edit] International career
[edit] Greek National Youth Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Spanoulis was a key member of the Greek national junior team at the FIBA Europe Under Age 18 Championship in the year 2000. Greece finished in third place in the tournament, winning the bronze medal.[37]
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Spanoulis was on the Greek national junior team that finished in first place and thus won the gold medal at the FIBA Europe Under Age 20 Championship in the year 2002. Spanoulis was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. During the European Under-20 championship final game, Spanoulis sank two clutch free throws with just 13 seconds remaining on the game clock to clinch a win over the Spanish national junior team and win the gold.[7][38]
[edit] Greek National Senior Team
[edit] Mediterranean Games
Spanoulis made his debut with Greece's senior national team, the Greek national basketball team at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He was a key member of the team for Greece during the tournament. Greece finished in second place in the tournament, winning the silver medal.
[edit] 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball
Spanoulis made his debut with the Greek senior team's top unit (the unit that competes at major tournaments) for the first time in the summer of 2004 when he was selected by his then head coach at Maroussi BC, Greek basketball legend Panagiotis Giannakis to be a member of the Greek squad during the 2004 Olympic Games Basketball Tournament which was held in Athens, Greece. Spanoulis was able to play in front of his home country's fans at Helliniko Indoor Hall as Greece was the game's host country. Greece finished in 5th place in the tournament, losing to Manu Ginobili and the Argentine national basketball team 69-64 in the medal round game.[39] This was tied for the 2nd highest finish for Greece in basketball at the Olympics in its history. The 5th place finish, making Greece one of the top 5 teams in the world was the beginning of Greece's great run in international tournaments.
[edit] Eurobasket
At the Eurobasket 2005, Spanoulis was a key member of the Greek team[40] that won the European Championship and took home the gold medal[41]. It was just the second time in Greece's history that the national basketball team won the gold medal at the European Championships and the first time since Eurobasket 1987 when the legendary Nikos Galis led Greece's national team.
Two years later, at the Eurobasket 2007, Spanoulis was again part of Greece's team[42]. Greece played the tournament shorthanded as it was without key players Antonis Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis and was not able to medal in the tournament. Greece finished in 4th place in the tournament[43] losing in the final four semi-final game against the Spanish national basketball team and its many star players like Marc Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jose Calderon, Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez and Pau Gasol. Spanoulis was the game's leading scorer with 24 points and he also dished out 5 assists,[44] but Spain got the win by a score of 82-77 over the depleted Greek squad. Spanoulis led the Greek team in scoring during the tournament with a scoring average of 11.7 points per game.[45]
[edit] Stanković Cup
He was a part of Greece's team that won the 2006 Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup. Greece beat both Australia and Germany, whose team included NBA star Dirk Nowitzki, to win the tournament. Spanoulis led Greece in scoring during the tournament.
[edit] FIBA World Championship
Spanoulis was a member of the Greek team that competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship[46] and he helped to lead the Greek team to the silver medal as they finished in second place in the tournament.[47] In the final four semi-final game against Team USA he was the game's second leading scorer with 22 points and along with his teammate Theo Papaloukas led Greece to victory over the USA by a score of 101-95.[48] Spanoulis led the Greek national team in scoring during the world championship with an average of 11.7 points per game and he also led the Greek team in free throw shooting percentage at 87.8%.[49]
[edit] Acropolis of Athens Tournament
Spanoulis was named the MVP of the 2007 Acropolis Tournament in Athens and he has also won the same tournament 4 times with the Greek national team in the years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.[50]
[edit] Trivia
 |
Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones. |
- He is the cover player of NBA Live 08 NBA Live Series the International version.[citation needed]
- Fans have dubbed him V-Span and Kill Bill.[51]
- In Greek Vasileios Spanoulis' first name means "King"[52] and is Anglicized as Basil[1], which also means "valiant" in Arabic.[53]
- In Greece and the US his friends and acquaintances call him Billy.[54][55][56][57]
- The first and only Greek born player to play for the Houston Rockets and only the 4th Greek born player to play in the NBA.[58]
- Best friends with Nikos Zisis (fellow Greek national team player), formerly with AEK Athens BC and with Pallacanestro Treviso also commonly known as "Benetton" Treviso and Roderick Blakney, with whom he played with at Maroussi BC. He is also good friends with Jake Tsakalidis, Shane Battier, John Lucas III, Tracy McGrady[59], and Steve Novak.[60]
- His great rookie Euroleague season combined with his NBA rights having already been acquired by the Houston Rockets led to him being called "The Rocket Man" by his Panathinaikos BC teammates.[51]
- Called "The Chosen One" by coach Željko Obradović[51]
[edit] Professional Career Statistics
- Gymnastikos Larissa (1999-01)
- Maroussi Athens (2001-05)
- Panathinaikos Athens (2005-06, 2007-08)
- Houston Rockets (2006-07).
(*Assists under FIBA rules are counted much more stringently than under NBA rules. Generally, an NBA assist translates to a FIBA assist by about a 2:1 margin based on historical stats comparisons between the NBA and European basketball leagues. So for example, 5 FIBA assists would equal about 10 NBA assists.)
[edit] Greece
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PT% | PPG | RPG | APG* | SPG | BPG | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Gymnastikos | Greek A2 League | 13 | 17.3 | 47.8 | 66.7 | 23.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 0.8* | 0.6 | 0.1 | 17 |
| 2000-01 | Gymnastikos | Greek A2 League | 26 | 22.9 | 43.9 | 65.3 | 25.8 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 2.2* | 1.1 | 0.0 | 18 |
| 2001-02 | Maroussi | Greek A1 League | 16 | 13.0 | 46.4 | 74.2 | 25.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.9* | 0.4 | 0.0 | 19 |
| 2002-03 | Maroussi | Greek A1 League | 29 | 30.0 | 42.2 | 75.0 | 27.8 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 3.3* | 1.7 | 0.0 | 20 |
| 2003-04 | Maroussi | Greek A1 League | 33 | 28.6 | 45.6 | 82.7 | 36.1 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 2.9* | 1.1 | 0.0 | 21 |
| 2004-05 | Maroussi | Greek A1 League | 35 | 30.9 | 42.1 | 82.5 | 37.8 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 3.9* | 1.4 | 0.1 | 22 |
| 2005-06 | Panathinaikos | Greek A1 League | 34 | 27.7 | 44.6 | 77.9 | 36.7 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 3.4* | 1.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 2007-08 | Panathinaikos | Greek A1 League | 36 | 26.9 | 50.9 | 80.4 | 39.4 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 4.5* | 1.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
[edit] European Cups
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PT% | PPG | RPG | APG* | SPG | BPG | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Gymnastikos | Korac Cup | 4 | 12.3 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.8* | 0.3 | 0.0 | 19 |
| 2002-03 | Maroussi | EuroCup | 8 | 30.5 | 44.2 | 72.4 | 42.9 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 6.4* | 1.6 | 0.0 | 20 |
| 2003-04 | Maroussi | EuroCup | 21 | 25.0 | 38.7 | 77.4 | 37.0 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 4.3* | 1.4 | 0.0 | 21 |
| 2004-05 | Maroussi | ULEB Cup | 12 | 26.6 | 47.2 | 81.6 | 40.0 | 15.2 | 1.8 | 3.8* | 1.0 | 0.0 | 22 |
| 2005-06 | Panathinaikos | Euroleague | 23 | 27.8 | 53.4 | 78.0 | 36.8 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 3.1* | 1.4 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 2007-08 | Panathinaikos | Euroleague | 20 | 27.8 | 44.4 | 75.0 | 35.5 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 2.7* | 1.3 | 0.0 | 25 |
| Career Totals | 88 | 26.5 | 46.7 | 77.3 | 37.3 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 3.6* | 1.3 | 0.0 |
[edit] NBA
| SEASON | TEAM | League | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PT% | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Houston Rockets | NBA | 31 | 8.8 | 31.9 | 81.0 | 17.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 24 |
| Career Totals | 31 | 8.8 | 31.9 | 81.0 | 17.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 24 |
[edit] NBA Playoffs
| PLAYOFFS | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PT% | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 Playoffs | Houston Rockets | NBA | 1 | 3.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 00.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| Career Totals | 1 | 3.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 00.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
[edit] Awards and Accomplishments
[edit] Professional team championships:
[edit] Panathinaikos BC
- Won 2 Greek Championships with Panathinaikos 2006, 2008
- Won 2 Greek Cups with Panathinaikos 2006, 2008
[edit] Professional individual awards/accomplishments:
- Most Improved Player Greek League 2004
- 3-time Greek League All Star 2005, 2006, 2008
- 2-time All Greek League Team 2005, 2006
- Named to the All-Euroleague 2nd Team Euroleague 2005-06
- Led the Greek League in assists A1 Ethniki 2007-08
[edit] International team awards:
[edit] Greek National Team
- Won a bronze medal at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2000
- Won a silver medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Won a gold medal at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2002
- Won 4 Acropolis of Athens Tournaments 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Won a gold medal at the 2005 European Championship
- Won the 2006 Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup
- Won a silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship
[edit] International individual awards:
[edit] Greek National Team
- FIBA Europe Under-20 European Championship Most Valuable Player 2002
- Acropolis of Athens Tournament Most Valuable Player 2007
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b thinkbabynames.com: Vasilis - Name Meaning and Origin – "Vasileios is a variant form of the Greek name Vasilis \v(a)-si-lis\. Others include Vasilij, Vassilij, Vasily, Vassily, Vaso, Vasos, Vasya, Wassily, and its anglicized form, Basil."
- ^ a b c Vasileios Spanoulis player profile, eurobasket2007.org
- ^ Panathinaikos Bc::::Roster::::
- ^ a b NBA.com: Vassilis Spanoulis player file
- ^ Vassilis Spanoulis player profile, beobasket.co.yu
- ^ NBA.com: Vassilis Spanoulis player file gives weight as 88.5 kg (195 lb).
- ^ a b c d e f g h NBA.com: Vassilis Spanoulis bio page
- ^ Panathinaikos brings back Spanoulis - On-Court - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL
- ^ ROCKETS NOTES: Spanoulis draws Nash comparrison | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
- ^ Rockets Blast | MVN - a Houston Rockets blog » Blog Archive » Lewis signs with Magic; Spanoulis whines to Momma
- ^ a b Spanoulis says he won't return to Rockets Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
- ^ Phantis Sports Club Forums -> 2005-2006 awards
- ^ EUROBASKET - Euroleague Men 2005-2006 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Pro Basketball
- ^ Equivalent to 6.2 assists by NBA score keeping methods. NBA scouts keep track of the NBA score keeping assists totals for top European NBA prospects since the assists totals are tallied differently in the Euroleague than in the NBA)
- ^ a b Houston Rockets Sports Betting News MYSPORTSBOOK
- ^ New owners insist Sonics will stay in Seattle | Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ Spanoulis, Vasilis
- ^ a b EUROLEAGUE AWARDS 2005-2006, euroleague.net
- ^ a b Papaloukas Wins Close Vote to Become FIBA Europe Player of the Year, fibaeurope.com
- ^ 火箭新控卫斯潘诺里斯：我是菜鸟 姚明是超级巨星 (Chinese)
- ^ http://www.yaomingmania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=274736&highlight= (English)
- ^ InsideHoops.com - Houston Rockets sign Vassilis Spanoulis - Rockets signed Vassilis Spanoulis
- ^ New owners insist Sonics will stay in Seattle | Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ a b c d ΜΠΑΣΚΕΤ: V-Span...η επιστροφή (Greek)
- ^ Spanoulis returns to Panathinaikos
- ^ HoopsHype - NBA Salaries - Houston Rockets
- ^ Guard Vassilis Spanoulis signs with Rockets, July 20, 2006
- ^ ROCKETS: Rockets sign Greek guard
- ^ Greece: Spanoulis Set For Take Off With Rockets, fiba.com
- ^ a b c Rockets' Lindsey praises Spanoulis
- ^ a b Spurs Acquire Vassilis Spanoulis, nba.com - July 12, 2007
- ^ Spanoulis getting chance in Rockets' rotation
- ^ Spanoulis struggles with lack of playing time
- ^ Spurs acquire Spanoulis in trade with Rockets, July 12, 2007
- ^ SPURS: Spurs Release Spanoulis
- ^ Spanoulis insists his Rockets days over, July 5, 2007
- ^ eurobasket.com 2000 Under-18 European Championship
- ^ eurobasket.com 2002 Under-20 European Championship
- ^ eurobasket.com 2004 Olympics basketball results
- ^ Eueobasket2005.com Greece national team roster
- ^ Eurobasket2005.com Greece wins gold medal
- ^ Eurobasket2007.org Greece team profile and roster
- ^ Eurobasket2007.org final standings
- ^ Spain - Greece Eurobasket 2007 semi-final box score
- ^ Greece / Accumulated Statistics, eurobasket2007.org
- ^ FIBA.com 2006 World Championship Greece roster
- ^ FIBA.com 2006 World Championship final standings list
- ^ FIBA.com 2006 World Championship Greece - USA box score
- ^ Vasileios SPANOULIS - PLAYER STATS
- ^ EUROBASKET - Greek Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Pro Basketball
- ^ a b c Vassilis Spanoulis, Greece ...player profiles by Interbasket
- ^ 20000-NAMES.COM: Male Greek Names, Page 3 of 3-meaning, origin, etymology
- ^ 20000-NAMES.COM: Male Names / B, Page 1 of 3. Meanings and Origins of male names beginning with the letter B
- ^ NBA: Another rout and a Billy Spanoulis sighting
- ^ NBA: These kids today
- ^ Yao leads the way as Rockets crush starless Spurs | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
- ^ NBA: Have they selected the parade route? Will they need one?
- ^ Players Born in Greece - Basketball-Reference.com
- ^ ROCKETS NOTES: Spanoulis just a memory | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
- ^ JS Online:Todd Rosiak: Marquette Basketball
[edit] External links
- NBA.com player profile
- NBA.com player biography
- Euroleague.net player profile
- Panathinaikos BC player profile
- FIBA.com player profile
- NBADraft.net player profile on Vassilis Spanoulis
- Interbasket.net player profile
- Draftexpress.com player profile
- Draftexpress.com article on Vassilis Spanoulis
- FIBA.com Video Interview with Vasileios Spanoulis
- 'HoopsWorld.com Global' story on Spanoulis (12/02/2007)
- 'HoopsWorld.com Global' story on Spanoulis (28/01/2007)
- Clutchfans.net Spanoulis article
- Vassilis Spanoulis blog at Sport24.gr (Greek)
- Insidehoops.com article on Vassilis Spanoulis
- Spanoulis Euroleague stats
- Vassilis Spanoulis signs with Panathinaikos Athens BC
- Panathinaikos brings back Spanoulis
- Clutchfans.net Dimitris Ritsonis from Draftcity.com scouts Spanoulis and his 2004 Most Improved Player of Year Award
- Greece's accumulated statistics at Eurobasket 2007
- Greece's 2006 FIBA World Championship stats
- beobasket.co.yu Vassilis Spanoulis player profile
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
|||||
