Vassilis Kavvadas

Vassilis Kavvadas (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileios) (Greek: Βασίλης Καββαδάς; born December 28, 1991) is a Greek professional basketball player for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall.[1] He plays at the center position.

Vassilis Kavvadas
No. 6 – Iraklis Thessaloniki
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1991-12-28) December 28, 1991
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2013Panionios
2013–2016Olympiacos
2015–2016→ Arkadikos
2016–2017Aris Thessaloniki
2017–2019AEK Athens
2019–presentIraklis
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

After playing with Ionikos Nikaias at the youth levels, and in the 3rd-tier level amateur competition Greek C League, Kavvadas began his professional career with the 1st-tier Greek League club Panionios, during the 2010–11 season, after having originally signed with the Greek League club Maroussi.[2] He joined the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos in 2013.[3] In 2015, he was loaned by Olympiacos to Arkadikos, for the 2015–16 season.

On July 26, 2016, Kavvadas signed a two-year deal with the Greek team Aris Thessaloniki.[4]

On November 24, 2017, Kavvadas signed with the Greek team AEK Athens for the rest of the 2017–18 season, with an option for renewal for another year.[5] With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018.

On July 28, 2019, Kavvadas moved back to Thessaloniki and signed with Iraklis. He averaged 9.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. On July 29, 2020, he renewed his contract with the team.[6]

National team career

Greek junior national team

Kavvadas played at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, with the Under-18 national team of Greece.

Greek senior national team

In 2012, Kavvadas was invited to train with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, for the first time. He played with the senior men's Greek national team at the EuroBasket 2013.

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: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Aris GBL 1816.4.701-.5003.7.1.1.99.7
2017–18 A.E.K. GBL 199.0.741-.5491.9.2.1.55.7
2018–19 A.E.K. GBL 25.5.000-1.0002.0.50.51.0

FIBA Champions League

[7] [8] [9]

† Denotes seasons in which Vassilis Kavvadas won the FIBA Champions League
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Aris 1014.5.667-.5593.2.4.31.77.9
2017–18† A.E.K. 115.2.500-.7501.20.1.61.6
2018–19 A.E.K. 212.2.429-.5002.50005.0

Awards and accomplishments

Youth level

Pro career

References
  1. Vassilis KAVVADAS Height: 206CM / 6'9".
  2. Euroleague.net Maroussi locks up teenage big man Kavvadas.
  3. Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS adds size with Kavvadas.
  4. "Vasilis Kavvadas signs with Aris BC". 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. "AEK signed Vassilis Kavvadas". 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. "Iraklis officially re-signs Vasilis Kavvadas". Sportando. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. http://www.championsleague.basketball/16-17/Aris#%7Ctab=statistics
  8. http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/team/AEK#%7Ctab=statistics
  9. http://www.championsleague.basketball/el/18-19/team/AEK
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