Vangelis Sakellariou


Evangelos "Vangelis" Sakellariou is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.95m tall, and he can play at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

In his pro career, Sakellariou has played in both the top-tier level Italian League, with Sidigas Avellino, and in the top-tier level Greek League. He was an early entry into the 2009 NBA draft. He joined the Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos, on July 31, 2018.
On February 17, 2019, he won the final of the 2019 Greek Cup, which was held at the Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, on Crete. Sakellariou also won the [2018–19 Greek Basket League|2018–19 Greek Basket League|Greek League season]'s championship with Panathinaikos. He averaged 2.5 points and 3.0 rebounds, in 10.0 minutes per game in the Greek League that season.

National team career

Sakellariou was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at both the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal.