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Vangelis Zougris

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Vangelis Zougris
No. 35 – Peristeri
PositionCenter
LeagueGBL
BCL
Personal information
Born (2004-10-14) October 14, 2004 (age 20)
Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight140 kg (309 lb)
Career information
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–presentPeristeri
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Under-20 EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Greece Under-20
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Poland Under-20

Evangelos "Vangelis" Zougris (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Ζούγρης, alternate spelling: Vaggelis; born October 14, 2004) is a Greek professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). Zougris has also represented the senior Greek national team. Zougris' main position is the center position.

Youth career

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As a youth in Greece, the first competitive sport that Zougris participated in was football. He began playing football at the age of 6, when he joined the youth academies of the Greek club AO Kipoupoli. He played youth football with the club, at the position of centre-back, until the age of 14.[1]

With the help of Sofia Kligkopoulou, who represented the senior Greek women's national basketball team at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, Zougris, at the age of 15, began his club basketball career, after he joined the youth teams of the Greek club Peristeri Athens, in 2018.[2]

Professional career

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Peristeri Athens (2021–present)

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Zougris began his professional career with Peristeri Athens, during the Greek Basket League's 2021–22 season, after Peristeri's head coach, Milan Tomić, promoted him to the club's senior men's team. His pro debut came in a Greek Basket League game against the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos Piraeus,[3] on 7 November 2021. In his first pro game, Zougris scored 2 points, in 2 minutes of playing time.[4] In his first pro season, Zougris averaged 1.9 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0.1 steals per game, in 7 games played,[5] in Greece's top-tier level league.

Zougris, under the guidance of Peristeri head coach Vassilis Spanoulis, then made his debut in the secondary level European-wide competition, the FIBA Basketball Champions League Europe (FIBA BCL Europe), during the 2022–23 season. His first FIBA BCL Europe game was against the Lithuanian LKL League club Rytas Vilnius.[6] In his first FIBA BCL Europe season, Zougris averaged 0.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0.3 steals per game, in 3 games played.[7] In the Greek Basket League's 2022–23 season, Zougris averaged 1.9 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.5 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game, in 11 games played.[8] With Peristeri, he also played in the Final of the 2022–23 edition of the Greek Cup.[9]

In the 2023–24 FIBA BCL Europe season, Zougris averaged 1.3 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.1 assists, 0.1 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game, in 10 games played.[10] With Peristeri, he also played in the FIBA Champions League Europe's 2024 Final Four.[11] In the Greek Basket League's 2023–24 season, Zougris averaged 2.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.1 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game, in 27 games played.[12]

National team career

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Greek junior national team

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As a member of the Greek under-18 junior national team, Zougris played at the 2021 FIBA Under-18 European Challengers, where he averaged 4.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.[13] He also played at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 EuroBasket, where he averaged 10.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.[14] As a member of the Greek under-20 junior national team, he played at the 2023 FIBA Under-20 EuroBasket.[15] At the 2023 Under-20 EuroBasket, he averaged 14.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game.[16] As a result of his play, he was named to the competition's All-Star Five.[17]

Zougris won another bronze medal with Greece at the 2024 FIBA Under-20 EuroBasket. He averaged 11.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game at the tournament.[18] At the conclusion of the competition, he was named to the All-Star Five.[19]

Greek senior national team

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In July 2023, at the age of 18, Zougris became a member of the senior men's Greek national team for the first time, when he was selected by Greece's head coach at the time, Dimitris Itoudis, to Greece's 18 man preliminary training camp roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[20] After that, Zougris represented Greece at the 2025 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers, playing under Greece's head coach Vassilis Spanoulis.[21] Zougris debuted with Greece's senior men's team, at the 2025 EuroBasket Qualifiers, on 26 February 2024, in a game against the Dutch national team. Greece won the game, by a score of 74–72.[22]

Awards and accomplishments

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Pro career

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Greek junior national team

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References

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  1. ^ To10.gr (17 July 2023). "Βαγγέλης Ζούγρης: Ο MVP της Εθνικής που στα χέρια του Σπανούλη «απογειώθηκε» και… βλέπει Πειραιά" [Vangelis Zougris: The MVP of the National Team who "took off" in the hands of Spanoulis and... sees Piraeus]. To10.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 31 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ PeristeriBC.gr (10 July 2023). "#35 ΒΑΓΓΕΛΗΣ ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ CENTER" [#35 VANGELIS ZOUGRIS CENTER]. PeristeriBC.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ PeristeriBC.gr (10 July 2023). "#35 ΒΑΓΓΕΛΗΣ ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ CENTER" [#35 VANGELIS ZOUGRIS CENTER]. PeristeriBC.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ^ ProBallers.com (10 July 2023). "Peristeri VS Olympiacos". ProBallers.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ ESAKE.gr (10 July 2023). "35 ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ ΒAΓΓΕΛΗΣ" [35 VANGELIS ZOUGRIS]. ESAKE.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. ^ ChampionsLeague.Basketball (10 July 2023). "Regular Season Group H Vilnius (LTU)". ChampionsLeague.Basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ ChampionsLeague.Basketball (10 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". ChampionsLeague.Basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ ESAKE.gr (10 July 2023). "35 ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ ΒAΓΓΕΛΗΣ" [35 VANGELIS ZOUGRIS]. ESAKE.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ EOKBasketSportstats.gr (19 February 2023). "Κυριακή, 19 Φεβρουαρίου 2023 Γήπεδο: ΔΥΟ ΑΟΡΑΚΙΑ" [Sunday, February 19, 2023 Arena: TWO AORAKIA]. EOKBasket.Sportstats.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ^ ChampionsLeague.Basketball (13 July 2024). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". ChampionsLeague.Basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  11. ^ ChampionsLeague.Basketball (28 April 2024). "3rd Place Game Belgrade (SRB)". ChampionsLeague.Basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ ESAKE.gr (13 July 2024). "35 ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ ΒAΓΓΕΛΗΣ" [35 ZOUGRIS VANGELIS]. ESAKE.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ FIBA.Basketball (10 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  14. ^ FIBA.Basketball (10 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  15. ^ FIBA.Basketball (10 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  16. ^ FIBA.Basketball (18 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  17. ^ FIBA.Basketball (16 July 2023). "France star Kamardine takes home MVP award". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  18. ^ FIBA.Basketball (13 July 2024). "Vangelis Zougris DATE OF BIRTH Oct 13, 2004 HEIGHT 202 cm / 6'8"". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  19. ^ FIBA.Basketball (21 July 2024). "Perrin named MVP, headlines All-Star Five". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  20. ^ EuroHoops.net (18 July 2023). "Nick Calathes won't be in Greece's 18-man World Cup extended roster". EuroHoops.net. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  21. ^ FIBA.Basketball (31 May 2024). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS National Team Senior". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  22. ^ FIBA.Basketball (26 February 2024). "Group Phase Group F". FIBA.Basketball. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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