Stratos Perperoglou
Personal information | |
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Born | Drama, Greece | 7 August 1984
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–2020 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 5, 7, 8, 33 |
Career history | |
2002–2004 | Ilysiakos |
2004–2007 | Panionios |
2007–2012 | Panathinaikos |
2012–2014 | Olympiacos |
2014–2015 | Anadolu Efes |
2015–2017 | FC Barcelona |
2017–2018 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
2018–2020 | Crvena zvezda |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals |
Efstratios "Stratos" Perperoglou (Greek: Στράτος Περπέρογλου; born August 7, 1984) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m (6'8") tall and he played mainly at the small forward position.
Professional career
[edit]Perperoglou began his playing career with the youth clubs of AO Kavalas and Iviskos. He started his professional career with Ilysiakos in 2002, and then he moved to Panionios in 2004. In 2007, he transferred from Panionios to the big Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos.
With Panathinaikos, Perperoglou won 4 Greek League championships (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and 3 Greek Cups (2008, 2009, 2012). He also won 2 EuroLeague titles (2009, 2011), and the Triple Crown with Panathinaikos, in 2009.
In August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Olympiacos.[1] With Olympiacos, he won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague. He also won the 2013 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
On 18 June 2014 he signed a two-year deal with Anadolu Efes.[2] On 23 July 2015 he left Efes and signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa.[3]
On 21 September 2017 he signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season.[4]
On 3 August 2018 Perperoglou moved to Serbia and signed for Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season.[5][6] Also, he played the 2019–20 season for the Zvezda.
In July 2021, Perperoglou announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 36.[7]
National team career
[edit]Greece junior national team
[edit]Perperoglou won bronze medals with Greece junior national teams at both the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He also played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Greece men's national team
[edit]Perperoglou has also played with the Greece men's national basketball team, and they won the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket. He also represented Greece at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2013 EuroBasket, the 2015 EuroBasket, and the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Personal life
[edit]Perperoglou is married to former WNBA player Erin Buescher Perperoglou.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
EuroLeague
[edit]† | Denotes season in which Perperoglou won the EuroLeague |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2007–08 | Panathinaikos | 9 | 4 | 9.9 | .485 | .250 | .333 | 1.4 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
2008–09† | 21 | 19 | 18.2 | .457 | .325 | .783 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | |
2009–10 | 15 | 14 | 20.7 | .516 | .500 | .846 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .3 | 6.1 | 7.1 | |
2010–11† | 22 | 11 | 18.3 | .424 | .404 | .685 | 2.3 | 0.7 | .5 | .3 | 7.1 | 5.8 | |
2011–12 | 11 | 5 | 15.5 | .395 | .333 | .500 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .4 | .2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | |
2012–13† | Olympiacos | 31* | 1 | 16.6 | .398 | .299 | .760 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
2013–14 | 22 | 10 | 20.2 | .458 | .462 | .850 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .7 | — | 9.9 | 9.2 | |
2014–15 | Anadolu Efes | 27 | 20 | 23.9 | .387 | .344 | .868 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .9 | .2 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
2015–16 | Barcelona | 29 | 25 | 22.0 | .417 | .379 | .706 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 8.3 | 7.6 |
2016–17 | 22 | 15 | 20.9 | .381 | .358 | .682 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | |
2019–20 | Crvena zvezda | 13 | 0 | 16.5 | .380 | .357 | .727 | 2.6 | .5 | .5 | — | 7.8 | 5.2 |
Career | 222 | 124 | 18.4 | .417 | .371 | .761 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .7 | .2 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]Pro clubs
[edit]- 6× Greek League All-Star: (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
- Greek League Best Five: (2007)
- 3× Greek Cup Winner: (2008, 2009, 2012)
- 4× Greek League Champion: (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- 3× EuroLeague Champion: (2009, 2011, 2013)
- Triple Crown Winner: (2009)
- 2× All-Greek League Second Team: (2011, 2014)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: (2013)
- EuroLeague MVP of the Month: (December 2013)
- Turkish Cup Winner: (2015)
- Spanish Supercup Winner: (2015)
- Adriatic Supercup Winner: (2018)
- All-Adriatic League Team (2019)
- Adriatic League Champion: (2019)
- Serbian League champion: (2019)
Greek junior national team
[edit]- 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Bronze
- 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup: Bronze
Greek senior national team
[edit]- 2009 EuroBasket: Bronze
References
[edit]- ^ Olympiacos signs Stratos Perperoglou
- ^ Anadolu Efes signs three-time champion Perperoglou
- ^ FC Barcelona lands three-time champion Perperoglou
- ^ Hapoel Jerusalem signs Stratos Perperoglou
- ^ "Stratos Perperoglu novi igrač Crvene zvezde mts!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Stratos Perperoglou new Crvena zvezda mts member". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Leto za penzionisanje: I Stratos Perperoglu završio karijeru". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Mysanantonio.com Silver Stars’ Perperoglou walks away from game.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Stratos Perperoglou Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Stratos Perperoglou at esake.gr (in Greek)
- Stratos Perperoglou at eurobasket.com
- Stratos Perperoglou at euroleague.net
- Stratos Perperoglou at fiba.com
- Stratos Perperoglou at basket.gr (in Greek)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- ABA League players
- Anadolu Efes S.K. players
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- Greek expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Greek expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Greek expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Greek men's basketball players
- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
- Ilysiakos B.C. players
- KK Crvena zvezda players
- Liga ACB players
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- Panathinaikos B.C. players
- Panionios B.C. players
- Sportspeople from Drama, Greece
- Basketball players from Kavala
- Power forwards
- Small forwards