Stratos Voulgaropoulos

Efstratios "Stratos" Voulgaropoulos (Greek: Ευστράτιος "Στράτος" Βουλγαρόπουλος; born October 31, 2000) is a Greek professional basketball player for Iraklis of the Greek Elite League, on a two-way contract agreement from Lavrio. He is 2.18 m (7'2") tall,[1][2] and he plays at the center position.

Stratos Voulgaropoulos
No. 32 – Iraklis Thessaloniki
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek Elite League
Personal information
Born (2000-10-31) October 31, 2000
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Aris Thessaloniki
2020–presentLavrio
2022–present→ Iraklis Thessaloniki

Professional career

Voulgaropoulos joined the youth teams of the Greek club KAOD, in 2014.[3] He signed with the youth teams of the Greek club Aris, in 2016. In the 2018–19 season, he played in Greece's top-tier Greek Basket League, for the first time, with the senior men's team of Aris, in a game against Panathinaikos.[4]

In the summer of 2020, Voulgaropoulos moved south for Lavrio, where he miraculously reached the Greek Basket League finals in 2021. In 18 games, he averaged 1.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 blocks, playing around 6 minutes per contest. In 18 league games during the 2021-22 campaign, Voulgaropoulos posted an identical stat line of 1.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 blocks in 6 minutes per contest.

On November 7, 2022, Voulgaropoulos returned to Thessaloniki for Iraklis via a two-way contract loan deal. In 3 Greek Basket League games with Lavrio throughout the season, he averaged 2 points and 2.3 rebounds, playing around 6 minutes per contest.

National team career

Voulgaropoulos has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 European Championship, and at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

References
  1. ΒΟΥΛΓΑΡΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ Στράτος | ΥΨΟΣ 2,18 (in Greek).
  2. STRATOS VOULGAROPOYLOS Position: Center Height: 2.18.
  3. KAOD signed Stratos Voulgaropoulos.
  4. GAME: PANATHINAIKOS OPAP 85 - 65 ARIS.
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