Vangelis Zougris
No. 35 – Peristeri
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (2004-10-14) October 14, 2004
Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–presentPeristeri
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Greece
European U-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2023 GreeceUnder-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 Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. Standing at 2.02 m (6' 71⁄2") tall, he plays at the center position.

Youth career

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.

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.[1]

Professional career

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,[2] on 7 November 2021. In his first pro game, Zougris scored 2 points, in 2 minutes of playing time.[3] 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,[4] in Greece's top-tier level league.

Zougris, under the guidance of Peristeri head coach Vassilis Spanoulis, then made his debut in the secondary European-wide competition, the FIBA Basketball Champions League (FIBA BCL), during the 2022–23 season. His first FIBA BCL game was against the Lithuanian LKL League club Rytas Vilnius.[5] In his first FIBA BCL season, Zougris averaged 0.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0.3 steals per game, in 3 games played.[6] 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.[7]

National team career

Greek junior national team

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.[8] He also played at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 European Championship, where he averaged 10.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.[9] As a member of the Greek under-20 junior national team, he played at the 2023 FIBA Under-20 European Championship.[10] At the 2023 Under-20 European Championship, he averaged 14.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game.[11] As a result of his play, he was named to the competition's All-Tournament Team.[12]

Greek senior national team

In July 2023, at the age of 18, Zougris became a member of the senior men's Greece national team for the first time, when he was selected by Greece's head coach, Dimitris Itoudis, to Greece's 18 man preliminary training camp roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[13]

References

  1. ↑ PeristeriBC.gr (10 July 2023). "#35 ΒΑΓΓΕΛΗΣ ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ CENTER" [#35 VANGELIS ZOUGRIS CENTER]. PeristeriBC.gr. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ↑ PeristeriBC.gr (10 July 2023). "#35 ΒΑΓΓΕΛΗΣ ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ CENTER" [#35 VANGELIS ZOUGRIS CENTER]. PeristeriBC.gr. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ↑ ProBallers.com (10 July 2023). "Peristeri VS Olympiacos". ProBallers.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ↑ ESAKE.gr (10 July 2023). "35 ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ ΒAΓΓΕΛΗΣ" [35 VANGELIS ZOUGRIS]. ESAKE.gr. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ↑ ChampionsLeague.basketball (10 July 2023). "Regular Season Group H Vilnius (LTU)". ChampionsLeague.basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. ↑ ChampionsLeague.basketball (10 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". ChampionsLeague.basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ↑ ESAKE.gr (10 July 2023). "35 ΖΟΥΓΡΗΣ ΒAΓΓΕΛΗΣ" [35 VANGELIS ZOUGRIS]. ESAKE.gr. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ↑ FIBA.basketball (10 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ↑ FIBA.basketball (10 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  10. ↑ FIBA.basketball (10 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ↑ FIBA.basketball (18 July 2023). "Vangelis ZOUGRIS". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  12. ↑ FIBA.basketball (16 July 2023). "France star Kamardine takes home MVP award". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Eurohoops.net (18 July 2023). "Nick Calathes won't be in Greece's 18-man World Cup extended roster". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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