Panagiotis Fasoulas

Panagiotis Fasoulas
Mayor of Piraeus
In office 1 January 2007 – 1 January 2011
Deputy	Vicky Leandros
Preceded by	Christos Agrapidis
Succeeded by	Vasileios Michaloliakos
MP of 1st Piraeus periphery
In office 2000–2006
1st City councilman, Thessaloniki
In office 1990–1993
Personal details
Born	(1963-05-12) 12 May 1963 (age 61) Thessaloniki, Greece
Political party	PASOK
Spouse	Masa Zacharia
Children	Mariella Fasoula, John
Residence(s)	Piraeus, Greece
Occupation	Basketball player
Basketball career
Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Hellenic College (1980–1982) NC State (1985–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1981–1999
Position	Center
Number	13, 10
Career history
1981–1993	PAOK
1993–1999	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
European Triple Crown winner (1997) EuroLeague champion (1997) 4× FIBA European Selection (1990, 1991 2×, 1995) FIBA EuroStar (1996) FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champion (1991) 5× Greek League champion (1992, 1994–1997) 3× Greek Cup winner (1984, 1994, 1997) 2× Greek League MVP (1994, 1995) Greek League Finals MVP (1992) 3× Greek All-Star (1991, 1994 II, 1996 II) Greek League rebounding leader (1987) 2× Greek League blocks leader (1994, 1997) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) Greek League career stats leaders Greek League all-time leader in blocks
Stats at Basketball Reference
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIBA EuroBasket 1 1 0 Balkan Championship 1 1 2 Total 2 2 2 Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA EuroBasket 1987 Greece 1989 Yugoslavia Balkan Championship 1986 Bulgaria 1983 Yugoslavia 1984 Greece 1981 Romania

Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas; Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born 12 May 1963, in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician, and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round, with the 37th overall pick, by the Portland Trail Blazers, in the 1986 NBA draft. However, he never decided to play in the NBA. During his pro club career, Fasoulas won multiple team titles and individual awards.

In 1997, as a member of the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus, Fasoulas won the EuroLeague championship at the 1997 EuroLeague Final Four. He also won the European Triple Crown title that same year. On a personal level, he was a four-time FIBA European Selection, as well as a FIBA EuroStar. With the senior Greek national team, Fasoulas won the gold medal at the 1987 FIBA EuroBasket, where he was also an All-Tournament Team selection.

Widely considered to be one of the best centers in the history of European basketball, Fasoulas became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2016.^[1] In 2022, he was also inducted into the Greek League Hall of Fame.