1. Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, commonly known as Panos Vasilopoulos is a Greek former professional basketball player who last served as an assistant coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League, under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos played at both the small forward and power forward positions.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos started to play basketball with the youth clubs of Ifitos Pyrgou.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos began his pro career in 2001, with PAOK of the Greek League.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos played with PAOK for four seasons, from 2001 to 2005.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos was brought to Olympiacos in 2005, by George Garbolas, on a two-year contract.
On February 8,2012, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos suffered a season-ending leg injury, just after he had returned from a previous back surgery.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos then signed with the Spanish League club Valladolid, in September 2013.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos was released by Valladolid in December 2013, after suffering a knee injury.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos then returned to play professionally again, in the Greek top-tier level GBL, with Nea Kifissia.
On January 19,2018, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos moved to AEK Athens, for the rest of the season.
On July 27,2018, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos signed a 2-year contract with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League, where he eventually became the team captain.
In December 2021, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos joined the coaching staff of Milan Tomic in Peristeri.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos played with Greek national junior teams at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and at the 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2005, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos competed with Greece at the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2019 FIBA European World Cup qualification, and the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
Early in his career, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos was compared to the long-time Olympiacos player Georgios Sigalas.
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos is a player that can play either the small forward or power forward positions, in both offense and defense.