Ioannis Bourousis

Giannis Bourousis
	Bourousis, playing with Greece, in 2017.
ASK Karditsa
Position	General manager
League	Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born	November 17, 1983; Karditsa, Greece
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2001–2022
Position	Center
Career history
2001–2006	AEK Athens
2006	FC Barcelona
2006–2011	Olympiacos
2011–2013	Olimpia Milano
2013–2015	Real Madrid
2015–2016	Saski Baskonia
2016–2017	Panathinaikos
2017–2019	Zhejiang Lions
2019–2020	Gran Canaria
2020–2021	Peristeri
2021–2022	ASK Karditsa
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: EuroLeague champion (2015); 2× All-EuroLeague First Team (2009, 2016); Triple Crown winner (2015); EuroLeague rebounding leader (2016); FIBA EuroStar (2007); Liga ACB champion (2015); 2× Spanish Cup winner (2014, 2015); 2× Spanish Supercup winner (2013, 2014); Liga ACB MVP (2016); All-Liga ACB First Team (2016); 2× Greek League champion (2002, 2017); 3× Greek Cup winner (2010, 2011, 2017); Greek League Hall of Fame (2023); Greek League Domestic Player of the Year (2008); 3× All-Greek League First Team (2008, 2009, 2011); All-Greek League Second Team (2007); 2× All-Greek League Defensive Team (2010, 2011); Greek League rebounding leader (2007); 6× Greek All-Star (2006–2011); Greek All-Star Game MVP (2009); Greek 2nd Division champion (2022); Acropolis Tournament rebounding leader (2019);
Men's Basketball
Representing Greece
FIBA EuroBasket
European U-20 Championship

Ioannis Bourousis, commonly known as Giannis Bourousis (alternate spelling: Yannis, Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball executive. He is the general manager of the Greek basketball club ASK Karditsa. During his playing career, at a height of 7 ft 3⁄4 in (2.15 m) tall and a weight of 270 lb. (122 kg), Bourousis played at the center position. Bourousis, who was a two-time All-EuroLeague First Team selection, was compared to FIBA Hall of Fame / Basketball Hall of Fame center Vlade Divac, by San Antonio Spurs' head coach Gregg Popovich.

Bourousis was on the senior Greek national team that won the gold medal at 2005 EuroBasket in Serbia, and he also played an instrumental role as Greece won the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket. He was also a member of the Greek national teams that finished in fourth place at the 2007 EuroBasket, and in fifth place at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The indoor basketball arena Giannis Bourousis Karditsa New Indoor Arena, which is located in Karditsa, Greece, is named after him, in his honor.

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