Vassilis Kavvadas
No. 24 – AEK Athens | |
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Position | Center |
League |
Greek League Champions League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Athens, Greece | December 28, 1991
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–2013 | Panionios |
2013–2016 | Olympiacos |
2015–2016 | → Arkadikos |
2016–2017 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2017–present | AEK Athens |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Vassilis Kavvadas (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileios) (Greek: Βασίλης Καββαδάς; born December 28, 1991) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for AEK Athens of the Greek League. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall.[1] He plays at the center position.
Professional career
After playing with Ionikos Nikaias at the youth levels, and in the 3rd-tier amateur Greek C League, Kavvadas began his professional career with the 1st-tier Greek League club Panionios, during the 2010–11 season, after having originally signed with the Greek League club Maroussi.[2] He joined the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos in 2013.[3] In 2015, he was loaned by Olympiacos to Arkadikos, for the 2015–16 season.
On July 26, 2016, Kavvadas signed a two-year deal with the Greek team Aris Thessaloniki.[4]
On November 24, 2017, Kavvadas signed with the Greek team AEK Athens, for the rest of 2017–18 season, with a prospect of renewal for another year.[5] With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018.
Greek national team
Greek junior national team
Kavvadas played at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, with the Under-18 national team of Greece.
Greek senior national team
In 2012, Kavvadas was invited to train with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, for the first time. He played with the senior men's Greek national team at the EuroBasket 2013.
Career statistics
Domestic Leagues
Regular season
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | 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 | Bold | Career high | Led the league |
Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | A.E.K. | GBL | 19 | 9.0 | .741 | - | .549 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
Basketball Champions League
† | Denotes seasons in which Vassilis Kavvadas won the Champions League |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Aris | 10 | 14.5 | .667 | - | .559 | 3.2 | .4 | .3 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
2017–18† | A.E.K. | 11 | 5.2 | .500 | - | .750 | 1.2 | .0 | .1 | .6 | 1.6 |
Awards and accomplishments
Youth level
- Greek League Youth All-Star Game Slam Dunk Champion: (2013)
Pro career
- FIBA Champions League winner: (2018)
- Greek League Champion: (2015)
- Greek Cup Winner: (2018)
- 3× Greek League All-Star Game: (2013, 2014, 2018)
- Greek League blocks leader: (2016)
References
- ↑ Vassilis KAVVADAS Height: 206CM / 6'9".
- ↑ Euroleague.net Maroussi locks up teenage big man Kavvadas.
- ↑ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS adds size with Kavvadas.
- ↑ "Vasilis Kavvadas signs with Aris BC". 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "AEK signed Vassilis Kavvadas". 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ http://www.championsleague.basketball/16-17/Aris#%7Ctab=statistics
- ↑ http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/team/AEK#%7Ctab=statistics
External links
- Vassilis Kavvadas at fiba.com
- Vassilis Kavvadas at fibaeurope.com
- Vassilis Kavvadas at euroleague.net
- Vassilis Kavvadas at nbadraft.net
- Vassilis Kavvadas at draftexpress.com
- Vassilis Kavvadas at eurobasket.com
- Vassilis Kavvadas at esake.gr (in Greek)