Vassilis Christidis

Vassilis Christidis
Βασίλης Χρηστίδης
No. 14 – Aris Thessaloniki
Position Power forward / Center
League Greek League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1998-07-10) July 10, 1998
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Aris Thessaloniki
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2015 Greece National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2017 Greece National Team

Vassilis Christidis[1][2] (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileos)[3][4] (Greek: Βασίλης Χρηστίδης; born July 10, 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.08 m (6'10")[5] tall power forward-center.[6]

Professional career

Christidis started playing basketball with the youth teams of Mantoulidis. He then played in the Greek minors with Mantoulidis. He signed a contract with Aris in 2015, but he was loaned back to Mantoulidis for the 2015–16 season.[7][8]

Christidis began his pro career in 2016, with the top-tier level Greek League club Aris, when he debuted in a Greek League game against Promitheas Patras.[9]

Greek national team

Greek junior national team

As a member of the Greek junior national teams, Christidis played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal.[10] He also played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal.

Greek senior national team

Christidis became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2017.[11]

Awards and accomplishments

Greek national team

References

  1. ↑ Vassilis CHRISTIDIS POWER FORWARD Birth: 10 Jul 1998.
  2. ↑ VASSILIS CHRISTIDIS basketball profile.
  3. ↑ VASILIS CHRISTIDIS Position: Center.
  4. ↑ VASILEOS CHRISTIDIS GREECE Born 10.07.1998 Place of birth Thessaloniki (GRE).
  5. ↑ AST 2016 Rosters Roster Greece.
  6. ↑ ARIS INKS CHRISTIDIS.
  7. ↑ Vassilis Christidis signs 6-year deal with Aris.
  8. ↑ Χρηστίδης: "Όνειρό μου να επιστρέψει ο Άρης στον θρόνο του" (in Greek).
  9. ↑ GAME: PROMITHEAS PATRAS 79 - 89 ARIS.
  10. ↑ Vasileos CHRISTIDIS (GRE) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
  11. ↑ Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες (in Greek).
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