Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas is a Greek politician, and former professional basketball player.
21 Facts About Panagiotis Fasoulas
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Panagiotis Fasoulas was selected in the second round, with the 37th overall pick, by the Portland Trail Blazers, in the 1986 NBA draft.
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In 1997, as a member of the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus, Panagiotis Fasoulas won the EuroLeague championship at the 1997 EuroLeague Final Four.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas won the European Triple Crown title that same year.
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Widely considered to be one of the best centers in the history of European basketball, Panagiotis Fasoulas became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2016.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas first played college ball at the Hellenic College.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas played two seasons with the school's men's basketball team, the Hellenic College Owls.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas was named to the FIBA European Selection four times, in the years 1990,1991, and 1995.
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At the national domestic level, Panagiotis Fasoulas won 5 Greek League championships and 3 Greek Cups.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas was named the Greek League Finals MVP in 1992, and was named the Greek League MVP in 1994 and 1995.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas led the Greek League in rebounding in 1987, and in blocked shots in 1994 and 1997.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas was inducted into the Greek League Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas was a member of the senior Greek national team, where he was the starting center during Greece's 1987 FIBA EuroBasket gold medal victory, being named to the All-Tournament Team.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas won the silver medal with Greece at the 1989 FIBA EuroBasket.
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In Toronto, Canada, at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, where Greece finished in fourth place, Panagiotis Fasoulas played the best basketball of his career.
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In total, Panagiotis Fasoulas appeared in 244 games for Greece, averaging 9.77 points per game.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas is second all-time in games played and third all-time in points scored for Greece's senior men's team.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas represented Greece at the 1981 Balkan Championship, the 1982 Balkan Championship, the 1983 Balkan Championship, the 1983 Mediterranean Games, the 1984 Balkan Championship, and the 1986 Balkan Championship.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas became the sports director of Olympiacos Women, of the Greek Women's League and the EuroLeague Women.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas contributed in the organization of the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, in 2004.
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Panagiotis Fasoulas was elected Mayor of Piraeus on 15 October 2006, and served as Mayor through 2010.