Vangelis Karampoulas
Evangelos "Vangelis" Karampoulas (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Karaboulas) (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Καράμπουλας; born November 18, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 63⁄4 in) tall shooting guard–small forward. His nickname is Mr. Promotion, due to the fact that the clubs he plays with almost always get promoted to the next higher league level.
| Diagoras Dryopideon | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Greek 2nd Division |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 18, 1981 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2005 | Sporting |
| 2005–2006 | Makedonikos |
| 2006–2007 | MENT |
| 2007–2008 | Panellinios |
| 2008–2009 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2009–2012 | Ikaros Kallitheas |
| 2012–2013 | Nea Kifissia |
| 2013–2014 | AEK Athens |
| 2014–2015 | Kavala |
| 2015–2017 | Faros Keratsiniou |
| 2017–2019 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2019–present | Diagoras Dryopideon |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
During his professional career, Karampoulas has played with some of the following clubs in Greece: Sporting, Makedonikos, MENT, Panellinios (EuroCup), Iraklis, Ikaros Kallitheas, AENK, AEK Athens, Kavala, and Faros Keratsiniou.
He was voted the Greek 2nd Division's MVP in 2010, 2013, and 2017. His teams managed to earn a league promotion from the Greek 2nd Division to the top-tier level Greek 1st Division in five consecutive seasons, achieving this eight times overall (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020), while also winning the Greek 2nd Division championship a total of five times (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019).[1]
In 2017, he joined the Greek 3rd Division club Ionikos Nikaias. During the Greek 2nd Division 2018–19 season, while playing with Ionikos, he scored 61 points in a game against Ethnikos Piraeus. During the game, he made 10 three-point field goals.[2][3]