Vassilis Lipiridis
Vassilis Lipiridis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Lypiridis) (Greek: Βασίλης Λυπηρίδης; born January 1, 1967 in Edessa, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.02 m (6 ft 7½ in) tall, he played at the power forward position.
Professional career
Lipiridis played with great success as a defensive power forward for Aris, winning the Greek League championship six times (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and the Greek Cup 5 times (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992).
He also took part in 3 consecutive Euroleague Final Fours of the European Champions Cup: Ghent 1988, Munich 1989, and Zaragoza 1990. While he played there, Aris joined the elite of European basketball clubs, but a European-wide title did not come for Lipiridis until much later, in 1993, when the club won the 2nd-tier Cup Winners Cup in Torino.
In 1997, he joined OFI Crete basketball club for one season.
Greek national team
Lipiridis was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team that finished in 6th place at the 1990 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the EuroBasket 1991.
Awards and accomplishments
- 6x Greek League Champion: (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
- 5x Greek Cup Winner: (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992)
- Saporta Cup Champion: (1993)