Andreas Glyniadakis

Andreas Glyniadakis (alternate spelling: Gliniadakis) (Greek: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born August 26, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player. He was a 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall center. His professional club playing career started in 1997.

Andreas Glyniadakis
Glyniadakis with Greece at EuroBasket 2009.
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1981-08-26) August 26, 1981
Chania, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1997–present
Career history
1997–2001Panathinaikos
2001–2002Panellinios
2002–2003Peristeri Athens
2003–2005AEK Athens
2005–2006Roanoke Dazzle
2006Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2006–2007Seattle SuperSonics
2007Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2007Virtus Bologna
2007AEK Athens
2007–2009Maroussi
2009–2012Olympiacos
2012–2013Astana
2013–2014Lietuvos rytas
2014APOEL
2014–2015Royal Halı Gaziantep
2015Energia Rovinari
2015Les Lions de Geneve
2015–2016Nea Kifissia
2016–2017PAOK
2017–2018Kymis
2018–2019Rethymno Cretan Kings
2019–2020Ilysiakos
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Greece
EuroBasket
2009 Poland
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
1998 Bulgaria Under-18

Professional career

Europe

Before going to play in the United States, Glyniadakis played as a youth with Kydonas of Chania, Crete, Greece. He then started his professional career with the Greek team Panathinaikos. After playing at Panathinaikos, he moved on to Peristeri and then to AEK Athens.

In May 2007, he signed with the Italian League's Virtus Bologna. In September 2007, he returned to AEK Athens. However, he was waived on October 1, 2007. He then joined the Greek League team Maroussi. He was the MVP of the last 16 week 1 in the EuroCup 2008–09 season.[1]

In July 2009, he moved to the Greek EuroLeague team Olympiacos Piraeus.[2] With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2012. After a season of playing for Astana, he signed with Lietuvos rytas of Lithuania.[3]

On 31 January 2014, Glyniadakis signed a contract with Cypriot side APOEL, and helped his team to win the Cypriot League championship at the end of the season.[4] On October 30, 2014 he was signed by Turkish team Royal Halı Gaziantep.[5] On December 23, 2014, he moved to Romania and signed with Enegria Rovinari for the rest of the season.[6][7]

On August 14, 2015, Glyniadakis signed with Les Lions de Geneve of the Swiss Championnat LNA.[8] In November 2015, he left the Lions and signed with the Greek club Nea Kifissia for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[9]

On July 21, 2016, Glyniadakis signed with the Greek club PAOK.[10]

On August 4, 2017, Glyniadakis signed with Kymis.[11]

On August 22, 2018, Glyniadakis returned to his home land of Crete after nearly two decades, signing a one-year deal with the Rethymno Cretan Kings. He joined the Greek club Ilysiakos, in 2019.

NBA

Glyniadakis was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 58th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. In the 2005–06 season, he played with the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBA D-League. He played with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2006 NBA preseason, but he was cut before the regular season began. He also played with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League, and with them, he won the D-League championship in the year 2006.

Glyniadakis was signed by the Seattle SuperSonics on November 5, 2006,[12] and appeared in 13 games with them, averaging 1.3 points per game, before he was waived on January 4, 2007.[13] He played for the Boston Celtics in the 2007 NBA Summer League, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[14]

National team career

Glyniadakis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's junior national teams he played at the 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and he won the bronze medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also played at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Glyniadakis was also selected to the senior men's Greek national basketball team for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. He won the bronze medal with Greece at the 2009 EuroBasket, and he also played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

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.

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Seattle 1346.2.471.000.500.6.1.0.01.3
Career 1346.2.471.000.500.6.1.0.01.3

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2003–04 AEK Athens 141113.5.581.000.9622.9.1.4.54.44.4
2004–05 AEK Athens 19139.1.612.000.7831.2.3.2.34.12.5
2009–10 Olympiacos 425.0.500.000.000.5.0.3.31.01.8
2010–11 Olympiacos 316.2.250.000.667.7.0.0.02.7.3
2011–12† Olympiacos 927.4.423.000.9331.3.1.3.04.02.9
2013–14 Lietuvos Rytas 9010.1.412.000.7001.7.1.2.42.3.8
Career 5829?.519.000.8501.6.2.2.33.6?

Awards and achievements
Glyniadakis dunking the ball

Pro career

Greek junior national team

Greek senior national team

References
  1. "Glyniadakis last 16 week 1 MVP". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  2. Olympiacos inks Glyniadakis to replace Printezis.
  3. Lietuvos rytas pens two-time champ A.Glyniadakis to deal.
  4. Andreas Glyniadakis: "I joined Apoel to win the title"!!
  5. Andreas Glyniadakis signs with Gaziantep.
  6. Andreas Glyniadakis inks in Romania with Energia Targu Jiu Rovinari.
  7. Rovinari lands Andreas Glyniadakis.
  8. Andreas Glyniadakis signs in Switzerland with Geneve Lions.
  9. A1Basket.gr Kifisia agreed terms with Glyniadakis.
  10. Andreas Glyniadakis moves to PAOK Thessaloniki.
  11. Kymis inks Andrea Glyniadakis
  12. Sonics sign Glyniadakis, adding depth to thin frontcourt.
  13. Sonics waive Farmer and Glyniadakis.
  14. Summer League: Boston Celtics Roster.
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