Andreas Glyniadakis
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Andreas Glyniadakis
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| Olympiacos Piraeus | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname(s) | Glynos |
| Born | August 26, 1981 Chania, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
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| NBA Draft | 2003 / 2nd round, 58th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Pro career | 1997–present |
| League | Greek League Euroleague |
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Andreas Glyniadakis (alternate spelling: Andreas Gliniadakis) (Greek: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born August 26, 1981 in Chania, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), 280 lb. (127 kg) center. He currently plays for the Greek League club Olympiacos Piraeus. His pro career started in 1997 with Panathinakos.
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Pro career
Europe
Before going to play in the United States, he played as a youth with Kydonas of Chania, Crete, Greece. He then started his pro career with the Greek club Panathinaikos. After playing at Panathinaikos, he moved on to Peristeri and then to AEK Athens.
In May 2007, he signed with the Italian League's Virtus Bologna. In September 2007, he returned to AEK Athens. However, he was waived on October 1, 2007. He then joined the Greek League club Maroussi. He was the MVP of the last 16 week 1 in the Eurocup 2008-09 season.[1]
In 2009, he moved to the Greek Euroleague club Olympiacos Piraeus.[2] With Olympiacos, he won the Euroleague championship in 2012.
NBA
Glyniadakis was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 58th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. In the 2005–06 season, he played with the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBA D-League. He played with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2006 NBA preseason, but he was cut before the regular season began. He also played with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League, and with them, he won the D-League championship in the year 2006.
Glyniadakis was signed by the Seattle SuperSonics on November 5, 2006, and appeared in 13 games with them, averaging 1.3 points per game, before he was waived on January 4, 2007. He played for the Boston Celtics in the 2007 NBA Summer League, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Greek national team
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Competitor for  Greece |
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| Bronze | 2009 Poland | National Team |
| FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship | ||
| Bronze | 1998 Bulgaria | National Team |
Glyniadakis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's junior national teams he played at the 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and he won the bronze medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also played at the 1999 FIBA Under-18 World Championship and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Glyniadakis was also selected to the senior Greek men's national team for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. He won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2009.
Awards and achievements
Pro career
- 4x Greek League Champion: (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
- 2x Euroleague Champion: (2000, 2012)
- D-League Champion: (2006)
- 2x Greek All-Star: (2004, 2009)
- 3x Greek Cup Champion: (2000, 2010, 2011)
Greek national team
- 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:
Bronze - EuroBasket 2009: Bronze
References and notes
External links
- NBA.com Sonics Profile
- NBA.com Pistons Profile
- NBA Historical Player File
- NBA-D League Bio
- NBA Stats
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile
- EuroBasket Profile
- FIBA.com Profile
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