Ian Vougioukas (alternate spelling: Ian Vouyoukas) ( Greek: Ίαν Βουγιούκας; born May 31, 1985) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the center position. He played college basketball in the United States, for

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Early life and career

Vougioukas, who was born in London, England, started playing basketball in his native country of Greece, with the youth clubs of Aris Glyfadas, Kronos, and Ilysiakos. He then moved to the United States, to play college basketball. He stayed in the U.S. until the end of the 2006–07 season.

College career

While playing NCAA Division I college basketball with the Saint Louis Billikens, Vougioukas was named First-Team All-

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and was ranked 14th in the A-10 in scoring, at 13.9 points per game, and sixth in rebounding, at 7.4 rebounds per game. One of his college highlights was a game-high 28 point performance, in a 65–64 double- overtime loss to Dayton, on March 3, 2007. In the same game, he also grabbed 11 rebounds.

Professional career

After college, Vougioukas signed a three-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club

Olympiacos Piraeus Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

. He was loaned to Rethymno, and he played with the squad during the 2007–08 season. In 2008, he returned to Olympiacos. Vougioukas was loaned again, this time to Greek club

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greece, Greek sports club, mult ...

, for the 2009–10 season. In 2010, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos, to a 2-year €1,620,000

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gross income (€900,000

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) contract. With Panathinaikos, Vougioukas won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2011. He also won the Greek Cup title with Panathinaikos, in 2012. In July 2012, Vougioukas signed two-year deal with the Russian club UNICS Kazan, of the VTB United League. He signed a 2-year €2 million

contract. In September 2014, Vougioukas signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club Galatasaray, of the Turkish Super League. In December 2014, he left Galatasaray. On February 26, 2015, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Bundesliga, for the rest of the season. On 8 September 2015, Vougioukas signed a one-year deal with the Lithuanian League club Žalgiris Kaunas. On 17 August 2016, Vougioukas signed a 1+1 deal with the Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban. On July 1, 2017, Lokomotiv officially opted out of their deal with Vougioukas. On July 4, 2017, Vougioukas returned to his former team, Panathinaikos, signing a 1+1 deal with them. He was later named the team's captain for a brief stint, due to a suspension of Nick Calathes. On August 1, 2019, Vougioukas renewed his contract with Panathinaikos, once again signing a 1+1 deal. On July 16, 2020, Vougioukas and the Greens officially parted ways. However, he was reinstated to the team on September 19 of the same year.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Vougioukas was a member of the junior Greek national basketball teams. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the

2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 2001 European Championship for Cadets) was the 16th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy f ...

, the

2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their second title. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Squads Q ...

, and the

2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eighth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Chekhov, in Russia, hosted the tournament. Russia won their first title. Ukraine and the Czech Republic were relegated to Divis ...

. He also won the bronze medal at the

2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. The men's U19 youth international basketball championship organized by FIBA. I ...

, and the silver medal at the

2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup The 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship was an international basketball competition, held from 5 to 14 August 2005, in Córdoba and Mar de Plata, Argentina. It was the last edition of the FIBA Under-21 World Championship The FIBA Under-21 Wo ...

. He also won the silver medal at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

, with Greece's under-26 national team.

Greek senior national team

As a member of the senior Greek national basketball team, Vougioukas played at the 2010 FIBA World Cup, and at the

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Personal life

Vougioukas' younger brother Alex, is also a professional basketball player. His cousin Vaso Vougiouka, is an Olympics fencer.Η Βάσω Βουγιούκα είναι η ελπίδα μας για μετάλλιο στους Ολυμπιακούς του Ρίο .
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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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† , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Panathinaikos , 22 , , 7 , , 8.0 , , .550 , , .000 , , .649 , , 1.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.4 , , 4.1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 23 , , 1 , , 12.0 , , .549 , , .000 , , .671 , , 2.2 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.7 , , 7.2 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Galatasaray , 9 , , 2 , , 9.3 , , .348 , , .000 , , .667 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 2.4 , , 3.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris Kaunas , 24 , , 16 , , 20.2 , , .542 , , .000 , , .857 , , 4.7 , , 1.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 11.1 , , 13.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Panathinaikos , 33 , , 3 , , 8.1 , , .631 , , .000 , , .784 , , 1.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , .0 , , 3.7 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 21 , , 2 , , 10.1 , , .607 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 4.1 , , 5.2 , - , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 139 , , 31 , , 10.0 , , .553 , , .000 , , .752 , , 2.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 5.4 , , 5.4

Awards and accomplishments

College

*All-

First Team: (2006)

Pro career

* Greek League Best Young Player: (2008) * 3× Greek All Star Game: (2010, 2011, 2018) * EuroLeague Champion: (

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) * 4× Greek League Champion: (2011, 2018, 2019, 2020) * 3x Greek Cup Winner: (2012,

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) * Russian Cup Winner: (2014) * Lithuanian League Champion: (

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)

Greek junior national team

: *

References

External links

Ian Vougioukas
at espn.com
Ian Vougioukas
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com
Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vougioukas, Ian 1985 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players BC UNICS players BC Žalgiris players Centers (basketball) Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Greek Basket League players Greek expatriate basketball people in the United States Greek men's basketball players Ilysiakos B.C. players Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Olympiacos B.C. players Panathinaikos B.C. players Panellinios B.C. players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Ratiopharm Ulm players Rethymno B.C. players Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball players Basketball players from Athens