Zisis Sarikopoulos

Zisis Sarikopoulos
Ζήσης Σαρικόπουλος

Sarikopoulos with AEK Athens, in 2016.
Tsmoki-Minsk
Position	Center
League	VTB United League
Personal information
Born	(1990-03-31) March 31, 1990 Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
College	UAB (2007–2008) Ohio State (2009–2010)
NBA draft	2010 / Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2012	Panionios
2012–2014	Aris Thessaloniki
2014–2016	AEK Athens
2016–2017	Promitheas Patras
2017–2018	Panionios
2018–present	Tsmoki-Minsk
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2007 Spain National Team 2008 Greece National Team FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2009 New Zealand National Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2009 Greece National Team 2010 Croatia National Team

Zisis Sarikopoulos (alternate spelling: Zissis) (Greek: Ζήσης Σαρικόπουλος; born March 31, 1990 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player for BC Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League. He is 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)^[1] tall, and he plays at the center position. His nickname is "Big Z".^[2]

Early years

Sarikopoulos began playing basketball with the youth teams of the Greek club Olympiacos. He played at the 2007 Jordan Brand Classic International game.^[3]

College career

Sarikopoulos played college basketball at UAB, with the UAB Blazers, and at Ohio State, with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He left Ohio State early, to play pro basketball in Greece.^[4] Sarikopoulos averaged 1.35 points per game in his NCAA Division I career.^[5]

Professional career

In 2010, Sarikopoulos began his professional career with the Greek League club Panionios. In 2012, he moved to the Greek club Aris. In 2014, he joined the Greek club AEK Athens.

On July 17, 2016, Sarikopoulos signed with the Greek team Promitheas Patras.^[6] He returned to Panionios for the 2017–18 season.^[7]

On August 22, 2018, Sarikopoulos signed with the Belarusian team Tsmoki-Minsk.^[8]

Greek national team

Sarikopoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With the junior national teams of Greece, he played at the following tournaments: the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

In 2012, he was invited to practice with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, for the first time. In 2015, he was invited as a training camp player of the Greek senior men's national team for the first time.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Legend
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
2010–11	Panionios	GBL	16	4.4	.437	.000	.250	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.9
2011–12	Panionios	GBL	21	7.4	.733	.000	.550	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	3.6
2012–13	Aris	GBL	22	13.3	.723	.000	.500	3.2	0.5	0.3	0.5	4.7
2013–14	Aris	GBL	17	12.3	.564	.000	.451	3.8	0.1	0.1	0.7	4.9
2014–15	AEK	GBL	22	17.3	.666	.000	.511	4.7	0.9	0.3	0.6	6.6
2015–16	AEK	GBL	15	8.5	.666	.000	.933	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.4	3.1
2016–17	Promitheas	GBL	22	13.4	.648	.000	.512	3.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	5.1
2017–18	Panionios	GBL	26	20.5	.701	.000	.542	4.6	0.7	0.4	0.5	9.4
2018–19	Tsmoki-Minsk	VTB

Playoffs

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Panionios	GBL	9	13.4	.735	.000	.312	3.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	6.1
2012–13	Aris	GBL	3	7.3	1.000	.000	.666	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.0
2013–14	Aris	GBL	2	12.4	.333	.000	.833	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5
2014–15	AEK	GBL	3	14.0	.600	.000	.400	6.0	0.3	0.6	0.0	4.6
2015–16	AEK	GBL	6	5.3	.500	.000	.000	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.3

Awards and accomplishments

References

External links

• EuroCup Profile
• FIBA Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
• Hellenic Federation Profile (in Greek)
• Ohio State College Profile
• UAB College Profile
• ESPN College Profile
• VTB United League