Stratos Perperoglou

Efstratios "Stratos" Perperoglou (Greek: Στράτος Περπέρογλου; born August 7, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Crvena zvezda of the ABA League. He is 2.03 m (6'8") tall and he plays mainly at the small forward position.

Stratos Perperoglou
Perperoglou warming up with Crvena zvezda, in 2019.
Free agent
PositionSmall forward
Personal information
Born (1984-08-07) August 7, 1984
Drama, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2004Ilysiakos
2004–2007Panionios
2007–2012Panathinaikos
2012–2014Olympiacos
2014–2015Anadolu Efes
2015–2017FC Barcelona
2017–2018Hapoel Jerusalem
2018–2020Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Perperoglou began his playing career with the youth clubs of AO Kavalas and Iviskos. He started his professional career with Ilysiakos in 2002, and then he moved to Panionios in 2004. In 2007, he transferred from Panionios to the big Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos.

With Panathinaikos, Perperoglou won 4 Greek League championships (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and 3 Greek Cups (2008, 2009, 2012). He also won 2 EuroLeague titles (2009, 2011), and the Triple Crown with Panathinaikos, in 2009.

In August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Olympiacos.[1] With Olympiacos, he won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague. He also won the 2013 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

On June 18, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Anadolu Efes.[2] On July 23, 2015, he left Efes and signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa.[3]

On September 21, 2017, he signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season.[4]

On August 3, 2018, he moved to Serbia and signed for Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season.[5][6]

National team career

Greek junior national team

Perperoglou won bronze medals with Greece's junior national teams at both the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He also played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Perperoglou has also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, and with them, he won the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket. He also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2013 EuroBasket, the 2015 EuroBasket, and the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Personal life

Perperoglou is married to former WNBA player Erin Buescher Perperoglou.[7]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Denotes seasons in which Perperoglou won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Panathinaikos 949.9.485.250.3331.4.7.3.13.93.1
2008–09 211918.2.457.325.7832.41.01.0.35.55.8
2009–10 151420.7.516.500.8461.91.21.8.36.17.1
2010–11 221118.3.424.404.6852.30.7.5.37.15.8
2011–12 11515.5.395.333.5001.50.7.4.23.71.6
2012–13 Olympiacos 31116.6.398.299.7602.41.0.5.15.84.8
2013–14 221020.2.458.462.8502.81.2.7.09.99.2
2014–15 Anadolu Efes 272023.9.387.344.8683.71.3.9.29.89.2
2015–16 Barcelona 292522.0.417.379.7063.11.1.6.28.37.6
2016–17 221521.0.395.358.6823.11.5.7.26.46.5
Career 18710919.3.425.374.7702.61.0.7.27.26.5

Awards and accomplishments

Perperoglou celebrating Greece's win against Turkey (76–74) in EuroBasket 2009

Pro clubs

Greek junior national team

Greek senior national team

References

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