Andreas Glyniadakis

Andreas Glyniadakis
	Glyniadakis with Greece at EuroBasket 2009.
No. 11 – Ilysiakos
Position	Center
League	Greek C League
Personal information
Born	August 26, 1981; Chania, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall
	Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1997–present
Career history
1997–2001	Panathinaikos
2001–2002	Panellinios
2002–2003	Peristeri Athens
2003–2005	AEK Athens
2005–2006	Roanoke Dazzle
2006	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2006–2007	Seattle SuperSonics
2007	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2007	Virtus Bologna
2007	AEK Athens
2007–2009	Maroussi
2009–2012	Olympiacos
2012–2013	Astana
2013–2014	Lietuvos rytas
2014	APOEL
2014–2015	Royal Halı Gaziantep
2015	Energia Rovinari
2015	Les Lions de Geneve
2015–2016	Nea Kifissia
2016–2017	PAOK
2017–2018	Kymis
2018–2019	Rethymno Cretan Kings
2019–present	Ilysiakos
Career highlights and awards
	2× EuroLeague champion (2000, 2012); 5× Greek Basket League champion (1998–2001, 2012); 2× Greek Cup winner (2010, 2011); Kazakh League champion (2013); Kazakh Cup winner (2013); Cypriot League champion (2014); NBA G League champion (2006); 2× Greek League All-Star (2004, 2009);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Greece
EuroBasket
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

Andreas Glyniadakis (alternate spelling: Gliniadakis) (Greek: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born August 26, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player. He was a 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall center. His professional club playing career started in 1997.

Professional career

Europe

Before going to play in the United States, Glyniadakis played as a youth with Kydonas of Chania, Crete, Greece. He then started his professional career with the Greek team Panathinaikos. After playing at Panathinaikos, he moved on to Peristeri and then to AEK Athens.

In May 2007, he signed with the Italian League's Virtus Bologna. In September 2007, he returned to AEK Athens. However, he was waived on October 1, 2007. He then joined the Greek League team Maroussi. He was the MVP of the last 16 week 1 in the EuroCup 2008–09 season.[1]

In July 2009, he moved to the Greek EuroLeague team Olympiacos Piraeus.[2] With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2012. After a season of playing for Astana, he signed with Lietuvos rytas of Lithuania.[3]

On 31 January 2014, Glyniadakis signed a contract with Cypriot side APOEL, and helped his team to win the Cypriot League championship at the end of the season.[4] On October 30, 2014 he was signed by Turkish team Royal Halı Gaziantep.[5] On December 23, 2014, he moved to Romania and signed with Enegria Rovinari for the rest of the season.[6][7]

On August 14, 2015, Glyniadakis signed with Les Lions de Geneve of the Swiss Championnat LNA.[8] In November 2015, he left the Lions and signed with the Greek club Nea Kifissia for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[9]

On July 21, 2016, Glyniadakis signed with the Greek club PAOK.[10]

On August 4, 2017, Glyniadakis signed with Kymis.[11]

On August 22, 2018, Glyniadakis returned to his home land of Crete after nearly two decades, signing a one-year deal with the Rethymno Cretan Kings. He joined the Greek club Ilysiakos, in 2019.

NBA

Glyniadakis was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 58th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. In the 2005–06 season, he played with the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBA D-League. He played with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2006 NBA preseason, but he was cut before the regular season began. He also played with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League, and with them, he won the D-League championship in the year 2006.

Glyniadakis was signed by the Seattle SuperSonics on November 5, 2006,[12] and appeared in 13 games with them, averaging 1.3 points per game, before he was waived on January 4, 2007.[13] He played for the Boston Celtics in the 2007 NBA Summer League, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[14]

National team career

Glyniadakis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's junior national teams he played at the 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and he won the bronze medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also played at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Glyniadakis was also selected to the senior men's Greek national basketball team for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. He won the bronze medal with Greece at the 2009 EuroBasket, and he also played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Seattle	13	4	6.2	.471	.000	.500	.6	.1	.0	.0	1.3
Career		13	4	6.2	.471	.000	.500	.6	.1	.0	.0	1.3

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2003–04	AEK Athens	14	11	13.5	.581	.000	.962	2.9	.1	.4	.5	4.4	4.4
2004–05	AEK Athens	19	13	9.1	.612	.000	.783	1.2	.3	.2	.3	4.1	2.5
2009–10	Olympiacos	4	2	5.0	.500	.000	.000	.5	.0	.3	.3	1.0	1.8
2010–11	Olympiacos	3	1	6.2	.250	.000	.667	.7	.0	.0	.0	2.7	.3
2011–12†	Olympiacos	9	2	7.4	.423	.000	.933	1.3	.1	.3	.0	4.0	2.9
2013–14	Lietuvos Rytas	9	0	10.1	.412	.000	.700	1.7	.1	.2	.4	2.3	.8
Career		58	29	?	.519	.000	.850	1.6	.2	.2	.3	3.6	?

Awards and achievements

Glyniadakis dunking the ball

Pro career

5× Greek League Champion: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012
2× EuroLeague Champion: 2000, 2012
2× Greek League All-Star: 2004, 2009
D-League Champion: 2006
2× Greek Cup Winner: 2010, 2011
Kazakh League Champion: 2013
Kazakh Cup Winner: 2013
Cypriot League Champion: 2014

Greek junior national team

1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Bronze

Greek senior national team

2009 EuroBasket: Bronze

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
NBA G League profile
Euroleague.net profile
FIBA profile
FIBA Europe profile
Eurobasket.com profile
Greek Basket League profile (in Greek)
Italian League profile (in Italian)

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[1] "Glyniadakis last 16 week 1 MVP". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2013-12-26.

[2] Olympiacos inks Glyniadakis to replace Printezis.

[3] Lietuvos rytas pens two-time champ A.Glyniadakis to deal.

[4] Andreas Glyniadakis: "I joined Apoel to win the title"!!

[5] Andreas Glyniadakis signs with Gaziantep.

[6] Andreas Glyniadakis inks in Romania with Energia Targu Jiu Rovinari.

[7] Rovinari lands Andreas Glyniadakis.

[8] Andreas Glyniadakis signs in Switzerland with Geneve Lions.

[9] A1Basket.gr Kifisia agreed terms with Glyniadakis.

[10] Andreas Glyniadakis moves to PAOK Thessaloniki.

[11] Kymis inks Andrea Glyniadakis

[12] Sonics sign Glyniadakis, adding depth to thin frontcourt.

[13] Sonics waive Farmer and Glyniadakis.

[14] Summer League: Boston Celtics Roster.