Vassilis Symtsak

Vassilis Symtsak
Βασίλης Σίμτσακ
BC UNICS
Position Assistant coach
League VTB United League, EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1981-03-03) March 3, 1981
Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2003–2018
Position Center
Number 17, 14
Coaching career 2018–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2006 A.C. Doukas
2006–2007 Sporting
2007–2008 AEK Athens
2008–2009 PAOK Thessaloniki
2009–2010 Trikala
2010–2012 Kavala
2012–2013 Ikaros Kallithea
2013–2014 Panionios
2014–2017 Aris Thessaloniki
2017–2018 Peristeri
As coach:
2018–present Unics Kazan (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Vassilis Symtsak (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileios, Simtsak) (Greek: Βασίλης Σίμτσακ; (born March 3, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as assistant coach for Unics Kazan of the VTB United League. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ​1⁄2 in), he mainly played the center position.[1]

Professional career

Some of the clubs that Symtsak has played with in his pro career include: Doukas, Sporting, AEK Athens, PAOK, Trikala 2000, Kavala, Ikaros Kallitheas, and Panionios.[2] In 2014, he signed with the Greek League club Aris. He then re-signed with Aris in 2015.[3]

After the end of the 2016–17 season, Symtsak completed 10 seasons in the Greek Basket League, counting 1,068 points, 1,095 rebounds, 154 assists, 116 steals, and 43 blocks, in a total of 258 appearances.

On 19 July 2017, Symtsak penned a single-season deal with Greek A2 Basket League club Peristeri B.C.. Averaging 6.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, he helped the club with his experience to celebrate the championship and the return to Greek Basket League after five years.

Personal

Symtsak is of mixed Polish and Greek descent.[4] His father is Polish, while his mother originates from a Greek family that found refuge in Poland, after the Greek Civil War.[5]

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Vassilis Symtsak Height 2.07.
  2. ↑ Eurocupbasketball.com PANIONIOS picks up big man Symtsak.
  3. ↑ Aris re-signs veteran big man Symtsak.
  4. ↑ "Σίμτσακ: "Θετικός για Άρη ο Καββαδάς"" (in Greek). 16 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Από τον… κακό λύκο στο «Nick Galis Hall» ο Σίμτσακ!" (in Greek). 4 April 2016.


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