Evangelos "Vangelis" Sakellariou (alternate spellings: Vagel, Vaggelis) (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Σακελλαρίου; born October 4, 1989, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.95m (6'4 ") tall, and he can play at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

In his pro career, Sakellariou has played in both the top-tier level Italian League, with Sidigas Avellino, and in the top-tier level Greek League. He was an early entry into the 2009 NBA draft. He joined the Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos, on July 31, 2018.

Vangelis Sakellariou

On February 17, 2019, he won the final of the 2019 Greek Cup, which was held at the Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on Crete. Sakellariou also won the 2018–19 Greek League season's championship with Panathinaikos. He averaged 2.5 points and 3.0 rebounds, in 10.0 minutes per game in the Greek League that season.

Vangelis Sakellariou

National team career

Sakellariou was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at both the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal.

Vangelis Sakellariou

References

External links

FIBA Profile

FIBA Europe Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

Basketball-reference.com Profile

Italian League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

1989 births

Living people

Aigaleo B.C. players

Greek men's basketball players

Greek Basket League players

Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players

Lavrio B.C. players

Maroussi B.C. players

Nea Kifissia B.C. players

Pagrati B.C. players

Panathinaikos B.C. players

Panionios B.C. players

Point guards

Rethymno B.C. players

Shooting guards

S.S. Felice Scandone players

Trikala B.C. players

Basketball players from Athens