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Vassilis Spanoulis

1982 - Today

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Vassilis Spanoulis (Greek: Βασίλης Σπανούλης), also commonly known as Bill Spanoulis (Greek: Μπίλλ Σπανούλης), or Billy Spanoulis (Greek: Μπίλλυ Σπανούλης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach, who is currently the head coach for AS Monaco of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague, as well as the head coach of the senior men's Greek national team. In the sport of basketball, his signature move is a cut originating from under the rim where the player moves up the floor to receive a handoff from another player, which is commonly known as "Spanoulis Action", "The Spanoulis System", or simply "Spanoulis". During his pro playing career, at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, and a weight of 212 lb (96 kg), Spanoulis played as a point guard-shooting guard, and was nicknamed Kill Bill, V-Span, Greek Thunder, and MVP ("Most Vassilis Player"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vassilis Spanoulis is the 170th most popular basketball player (up from 249th in 2019), the 790th most popular biography from Greece (up from 847th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Vassilis Spanoulis ranks 170 out of 1,757. Before him are Panagiotis Giannakis, Kiki VanDeWeghe, Mike D'Antoni, John Wooden, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Andro Knego. After him are Nick Young, André Buffière, David Blatt, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Richard Jefferson, and Damir Šolman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Vassilis Spanoulis ranks 126. Before him are Ted DiBiase Jr., Zvjezdan Misimović, Kim Källström, Shyla Stylez, Timo Glock, and Brad Jones. After him are Tory Lane, Jack Swagger, Dan Stevens, Natalie Coughlin, Damon Wayans Jr., and Jaroslav Plašil.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Vassilis Spanoulis ranks 791 out of 1,024. Before him are William Murrill (1869), Traianos Dellas (1976), Alexandros Chalkokondylis (1880), Germanos III of Old Patras (1771), Archon of Pella (-400), and Lucius Shepard (1943). After him are Andreas Michalakopoulos (1875), Sam Panopoulos (1934), Konstantinos Georgakopoulos (1890), Oganes Zanazanyan (1946), Dimitrios Drivas (1872), and Epameinondas Deligeorgis (1829).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Greece

Among basketball players born in Greece, Vassilis Spanoulis ranks 3. Before him are Giannis Antetokounmpo (1994), and Panagiotis Giannakis (1959). After him are Thanasis Antetokounmpo (1992), Theodoros Papaloukas (1977), Dimitris Diamantidis (1980), Panagiotis Fasoulas (1963), Kostas Sloukas (1990), Nikos Zisis (1983), Kostas Papanikolaou (1990), Antonis Fotsis (1981), and Georgios Printezis (1985).

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