Vassilis Toliopoulos

Vassilis Toliopoulos (alternate spelling: Vasilis, Vasileios) (Greek: Βασίλης Τολιόπουλος; born June 15, 1996) is a Greek professional basketball player for Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League, on loan from AEK Athens. He is 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Vassilis Toliopoulos
Βασίλης Τολιόπουλος

No. 31 – Ionikos Nikaias
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born	June 15, 1996 Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Ikaros Chalkidas
2014–2015	Kolossos Rodou
2015–2019	Olympiacos
2019	Aris Thessaloniki
2019–present	AEK Athens
2020–present	→ Ionikos Nikaias
Career highlights and awards
Greek League champion (2016) Greek Cup winner (2020)
Medals Representing  Greece Men's Basketball FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship B 2016 Greece Under-20

Youth career

Toliopoulos played from a young age with the youth teams of Panionios, before he started his pro career with Ikaros Chalkidas.

Professional career

Toliopoulos began his professional career with the Greek League club Ikaros Chalkidas,[1] during the 2013–14 season.

In 2014, he moved to Kolossos Rodou.[2]

In the summer of 2015, he joined the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos, when he signed a 4-year contract with the club.[3]

He moved to Aris Thessaloniki in early 2019. On July 4, 2019 he signed a four-year contract with AEK Athens.[4] On August 31, 2020, Toliopoulos was loaned to Ionikos Nikaias for the 2020–21 season.[5]

National team career

Toliopoulos played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship with the junior national teams of Greece. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2015–16	Olympiacos	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0	0	0	0	2	3
2016–17	Olympiacos	4	0	0.6	.250	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	-0.5
2017–18	Olympiacos	10	0	5.3	.294	.308	.500	0.3	0.9	0.2	0.1	1.5	1.2
Career		15	0	3.8	.289	.313	.750	0.2	0.6	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.9

Regular season

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
2018–19	Olympiacos	GBL	5	4.0	.375	.167	-	.2	.6	0	0	1.4
2018–19	Aris	GBL	15	19.0	.358	.342	.722	1.5	1.5	.5	0	7.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

• Greek League Champion: (2016)

Greek junior national team

• 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B:  Bronze

References

1. Ίκαρος Χαλκίδας: Τολιόπουλος τετραετίας (in Greek)
2. Στον Κολοσσό ο Τολιόπουλος (in Greek)
3. Olympiacos inks point guard Toliopoulos long term.
4. "Deal with Toliopoulos". aekbc.gr. Online. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
5. "AEK Athens officially loans Vasilis Toliopoulos to Ionikos BC Hellenic Coin". Sportando. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

External links

• Vassilis Toliopoulos at eurobasket.com
• Vassilis Toliopoulos at euroleague.net
• Vassilis Toliopoulos at esake.gr (in Greek)
• Vassilis Toliopoulos at fiba.com
• Vassilis Toliopoulos at fibaeurope.com