Vassilis Goumas

Vassilis Goumas
Personal information
Born (1946-11-15) 15 November 1946 (age 77)
Volos, Greece
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1968: undrafted
Playing career1961–1988
PositionPower forward / center
Number5, 7, 12
Career history
1961–1962Olympiacos Addis Ababa
1962–1963Panellinios Athens
1963Olympiacos Addis Ababa
1963–1964Panellinios Athens
1964Corinthians Greek Sporting Club Johannesburg
1964–1966Olympiacos Addis Ababa
1966–1969Panellinios Athens
1969–1970Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques
1970–1979Panellinios Athens
1979–1985AEK Athens
1985–1988Ilysiakos Athens
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Balkan Championship 0 2 0
Total 0 2 0
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Balkan Championship
Silver medal – second place 1969 Yugoslavia
Silver medal – second place 1972 Bulgaria

Vassilis Goumas (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vassilios, Vasillos, Gkoumas) (Greek: Βασίλης Γκούμας; born 15 November 1946) is a Greek former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "The Emperor".[1] At the club club level, Goumas was a member of the FIBA European Selection team in 1974. While at the national team level, he was the MVP of the 1973 FIBA EuroBasket Qualification Tournament, while representing the senior Greek national team. In June 1987, after Goumas had announced that the upcoming 1987–88 season would be the final season of his basketball playing career, he was honored by FIBA with a retirement farewell celebration FIBA Europe All-Star Game.