Vangelis Karampoulas

Vangelis Karampoulas
Βαγγέλης Καράμπουλας
Mykonos
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueGreek 3rd Division
Personal information
Born (1981-11-18) November 18, 1981 (age 42)
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career1999–present
Career history
1999–2005Sporting
2005–2006Makedonikos
2006–2007MENT
2007–2008Panellinios
2008–2009Iraklis Thessaloniki
2009–2012Ikaros Kallitheas
2012–2013Nea Kifissia
2013–2014AEK Athens
2014–2015Kavala
2015–2017Faros Keratsiniou
2017–2019Ionikos Nikaias
2019–2020Diagoras Dryopideon
2020–2021Aigaleo
Career highlights and awards

Evangelos "Vangelis" Karampoulas (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Karaboulas) (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Καράμπουλας; born November 18, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 634 in) tall shooting guardsmall forward. His nickname is Mr. Promotion, due to the fact that the clubs he plays with almost always get promoted to the next higher league level.

Professional career

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During his professional career, Karampoulas has played with some of the following clubs in Greece: Sporting, Makedonikos, MENT, Panellinios (EuroCup), Iraklis, Ikaros Kallitheas, AENK, AEK Athens, Kavala, and Faros Keratsiniou.

He was voted the Greek 2nd Division's MVP in 2010, 2013, and 2017. His teams managed to earn a league promotion from the Greek 2nd Division to the top-tier level Greek 1st Division in five consecutive seasons, achieving this eight times overall (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020), while also winning the Greek 2nd Division championship a total of five times (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019).[1]

In 2017, he joined the Greek 3rd Division club Ionikos Nikaias. During the Greek 2nd Division 2018–19 season, while playing with Ionikos, he scored 61 points in a game against Ethnikos Piraeus. During the game, he made 10 three-point field goals.[2][3]

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