Vassilis Goumas

Vassilis Goumas
Personal information
Born (1946-11-15) November 15, 1946
Volos, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1968 / Undrafted
Playing career 1966–1988
Position Power forward / Center
Number 5, 7, 12
Career history
1966–1979 Panellinios
1979–1985 AEK Athens
1985–1988 Ilysiakos
Career highlights and awards

As a player:

Vassilis Goumas (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasillos, Gkoumas) (Greek: Βασίλης Γκούμας; born 15 November 1946) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "The Emperor".[1]

Early career

Goumas began playing basketball in Greece, with the youth clubs of Olympiacos Volos. He later spent a year in South Africa, followed by two years in Ethiopia, where he played basketball with Olympiacos EAS Addis Ababa.

Professional career

Goumas began his pro career in 1966, with the Greek team Panellinios, where he was the long-time star of the club. He was the first player to ever reach 10,000 career points scored in the top-tier level Greek Basketball Championship. He is also the unofficial second all-time top scorer in the history of the Greek League (including games before the league split into two divisions, since the 1963–64 season), with 11,030 career points scored.[2][3] He is second only on the combined career scoring list to the legendary Nikos Galis (12,714 points).[4]

In his career, Goumas took part in 412 games in the Greek League,[5] while playing with Panellinios, AEK Athens, and Ilysiakos. His career scoring average in the Greek League was 26.8 points per game. He was the Greek League Top Scorer 4 times during his career, in the years 1970, 1974, 1975, and 1977.

He was a member of the FIBA European Selection team in the year 1974. He was the Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer in 1981.

National team career

Goumas played with the junior national teams of Greece in 4 games. He also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 114 games, in which he scored a total of 1,641 points, for an average of 14.4 points per game. His personal best scoring game with Greece's senior national team was 41 points, which he scored against the German national basketball team in 1971.

With Greece, he played at the 1967 EuroBasket, the 1969 EuroBasket, the 1972 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1973 EuroBasket, and the 1975 EuroBasket.[6]

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Ο «αυτοκράτορας» Βασίλης Γκούμας (in Greek).
  2. ↑ Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Βασίλης Γκούμας (in Greek).
  3. ↑ Γιαννάκης 73 - Γκάλης 62 και τα ρέστα παγωτά! (in Greek).
  4. ↑ Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Νίκος Γκάλης (in Greek).
  5. ↑ Ο «αυτοκράτορας» Βασίλης Γκούμας (in Greek).
  6. ↑ Vasillos GOUMAS (GRE) participated in 7 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.


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