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 7 12 in) tall, he played at the power forward position.

Vassilis Lipiridis
Personal information
Born (1967-01-01) January 1, 1967 (age 57)
Edessa, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Career information
Playing career1984–1998
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
1984–1985HAN Thessaloniki
1985–1996Aris Thessaloniki
1996MENT
1997–1998OFI Crete
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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Lipridis started his basketball playing career with the youth clubs of Edessaikos. He spent one season with HAN Thessaloniki, during the 1984–85 season.[1]

Lipiridis played with great success as a defensive power forward with Aris, winning with them, 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 Final Fours of the FIBA 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 level FIBA European Cup in Torino.

In 1996, Lipiridis joined MENT, for some months, and in 1997, he joined OFI Crete basketball club, for one season.

National team career

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Λυπηρίδης: "Πολύ βαριά η φανέλα του Άρη" (Photos)". 25 October 2013.
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