Stratos Perperoglou

Stratos Perperoglou

Perperoglou warming up with Crvena zvezda, in 2019.
Personal information
Born	(1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 Drama, Greece
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
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2013) 3× EuroLeague champion (2009, 2011, 2013) Triple Crown winner (2009) ABA League champion (2019) 4× Greek League champion (2008–2011) 3× Greek Cup winner (2008, 2009, 2012) All-ABA League Team (2019) All-Greek League First Team (2007) All-Greek League Second Team (2011) 6× Greek All-Star (2007–2011, 2014) Turkish Cup winner (2015) Spanish Supercup winner (2015) ABA League Supercup winner (2018) Serbian League champion (2019)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Greece EuroBasket 2009 Poland FIBA U-19 World Cup 2003 Greece Under-19 FIBA Europe U-18 Championship 2002 Germany Under-18

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

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. 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. On 23 July 2015 he left Efes and signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa.

On 21 September 2017 he signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season.

On 3 August 2018 Perperoglou moved to Serbia and signed for Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season. Also, he played the 2019–20 season for the Zvezda.

In July 2021, Perperoglou announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 36.

National team career

Greece junior national team

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

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

Perperoglou is married to former WNBA player Erin Buescher Perperoglou.

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

EuroLeague

†	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
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

Perperoglou celebrating Greece's win against Turkey (76–74) in EuroBasket 2009

Pro clubs

• 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

• 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Bronze
• 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup:  Bronze

Greek senior national team

• 2009 EuroBasket:  Bronze

External links

• 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)