No. 15 – Panathinaikos | |
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Position | Small forward |
League |
Greek League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Maroussi, Greece |
January 6, 1997
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–present | Panathinaikos |
Career highlights and awards | |
Vassilis Charalampopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasileios, Vasilis, Basilis, Charalabopoulos) (Greek: Βασίλης Χαραλαμπόπουλος; born January 6, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is a left-handed 2.05 m (6'8¾") tallsmall forward.
Charalampopoulos spent the 2011–12 season with the Greek club Egaleo, playing in the semi-pro Greek B Basket League, which is the 3rd-tier division of Greek basketball. In 2012, he moved to the Greek 1st Division club Panathinaikos. He made his debut in the 1st-tier Greek League, during the 2012–13 season, on 26 November 2012, in a home game against Panelefsiniakos.
Charalampopoulos made his EuroLeague debut, during the 2013–14 season, in a road game against Lokomotiv Kuban, on 13 December 2013.
On June 25, 2016, Charalampopoulos extended his contact with Panathinaikos for eight years, through the 2023–24 season.
With the junior national teams of Greece, Charalampopoulos played at the 2011, 2012, and 2013 editions of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Under-16 tournament. He also played with Greece at the 2013 TBF International Under-16 Tournament in Sakarya, Turkey, where he helped Greece win the gold medal.