Ian Vougioukas

Ian Vougioukas (alternate spelling: Ian Vouyoukas) (Greek: Ίαν Βουγιούκας; born May 31, 1985) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the Euroleague. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position. He played college basketball in the United States, for Saint Louis University.

Ian Vougioukas
Ian Vougioukas with Unics Kazan
No. 15 – Panathinaikos
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1985-05-31) May 31, 1985
London, United Kingdom
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
CollegeSaint Louis (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2010Olympiacos
2007–2008→Rethymno
2009–2010→Panellinios
2010–2012Panathinaikos
2012–2014UNICS
2014–2015Galatasaray
2015ratiopharm Ulm
2015–2016Žalgiris Kaunas
2016–2017Lokomotiv Kuban
2017–presentPanathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA U-19 World Cup
2003 Thessaloniki Under-19
FIBA U-21 World Cup
2005 Mar del Plata Under-21
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara Under-26

Early life and career

Vougioukas, who was born in London, England,[1] started playing basketball in his native country of Greece, with the youth clubs of Aris Glyfadas, Kronos, and Ilysiakos. He then moved to the United States, to play college basketball. He stayed in the U.S. until the end of the 2006–07 season.

College career

While playing NCAA Division I college basketball with the Saint Louis Billikens, Vougioukas was named First-Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference and was ranked 14th in the A-10 in scoring, at 13.9 points per game, and sixth in rebounding, at 7.4 rebounds per game. One of his college highlights was a game-high 28 point performance, in a 65–64 double-overtime loss to Dayton, on March 3, 2007.[2] In the same game, he also grabbed 11 rebounds.[3]

Professional career

After college, Vougioukas signed a three-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos Piraeus. He was loaned to Rethymno, and he played with the squad during the 2007–08 season.[4] In 2008, he returned to Olympiacos.[5]

Vougioukas was loaned again, this time to Greek club Panellinios, for the 2009–10 season. In 2010, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos,[6] to a 2-year €1,620,000 euros gross income (€900,000 net income) contract. With Panathinaikos, Vougioukas won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2011. He also won the Greek Cup title with Panathinaikos, in 2012.

In July 2012, Vougioukas signed two-year deal with the Russian club UNICS Kazan, of the VTB United League.[7][8] He signed a 2-year €2 million net income contract.[9]

In September 2014, Vougioukas signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club Galatasaray, of the Turkish Super League.[10] In December 2014, he left Galatasaray. On February 26, 2015, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Bundesliga, for the rest of the season.[11]

On 8 September 2015, Vougioukas signed a one-year deal with the Lithuanian League club Žalgiris Kaunas.[12] On 17 August 2016, Vougioukas signed a 1+1 deal with the Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban.[13] On July 1, 2017, Lokomotiv officially opted out of their deal with Vougioukas.[14]

On July 4, 2017, Vougioukas returned to his former team, Panathinaikos, signing a 1+1 deal with them.[15] He was later named the team's captain for a brief stint, due to a suspension of Nick Calathes. On August 1, 2019, Vougioukas renewed his contract with Panathinaikos, once again signing a 1+1 deal.[16] On July 16, 2020, Vougioukas and the Greens officially parted ways.[17] However, he returned to the team on September 19.[18]

National team career

Greek junior national team

Vougioukas was a member of the junior Greek national basketball teams. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won the bronze medal at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the silver medal at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup. He also won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, with Greece's under-26 national team.

Greek senior national team

As a member of the senior Greek national basketball team, Vougioukas played at the 2010 FIBA World Cup, and at the 2014 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.

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09 Olympiacos 702.2.333.0001.0000.3.00.1.00.6-0.1
2010–11† Panathinaikos 2278.0.550.000.6491.10.20.20.44.13.9
2011–12 23112.0.549.000.6712.20.50.30.77.28.1
2014–15 Galatasaray 929.3.348.000.6671.91.00.10.22.43.1
2015–16 Žalgiris Kaunas 241620.2.542.000.8574.71.30.50.611.113.2
2017–18 Panathinaikos 3338.1.631.000.7841.60.40.2.03.74.1
2018–19 21210.1.607.000.7501.90.80.10.24.15.2
Career 1393110.0.553.000.7522.20.60.30.45.45.4

Awards and accomplishments

College

Pro career

Greek junior national team

References
  1. "Turket2010.fiba.com - Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. Saint Louis vs. Dayton - Recap - March 03, 2007 - ESPN.
  3. Saint Louis vs. Dayton - Box Score - March 03, 2007 - ESPN.
  4. "Δανεικοί Βουγιούκας - Αποστολίδης". sentragoal.gr. 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  5. Euroleague.net - Olympiacos swoops up center Vougioukas.
  6. Euroleague.net Panathinaikos inks Vougioukas, Kaimakoglou.
  7. Euroleague.net Unics tabs low-post threat Vougioukas.
  8. УНИКС пополнился Яном Вуюкасом (in Russian).
  9. Sport24.gr Ο Βουγιούκας με 2 εκατ. ευρώ στο Καζάν (in Greek).
  10. Galatasaray reinforces frontline with Vougioukas.
  11. Ian Vougioukas tweets he has signed with Ratiopharm Ulm.
  12. Zalgiris Kaunas announces Ian Vougioukas.
  13. Lokomotiv Kuban signs Ian Vougioukas to a 1+1 deal.
  14. Спасибо, Ян! (in Russian).
  15. Επέστρεψε ο Βουγιούκας. (in Greek).
  16. Ian Vougioukas extends with Panathinaikos.
  17. "Panathinaikos part ways with Ian Vougioukas". Sportando. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  18. "Panathinaikos re-signs Ian Vougioukas". Sportando. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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