Vassilis Xanthopoulos

Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileios, Vasilios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born 29 April 1984) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach, who is currently the head coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup. He is 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and he played at the point guard position.

During his pro club career, Xanthopoulos won the World Club Championship FIBA Intercontinental Cup title in 2019, a European Triple Crown winner in 2007, the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague championship in 2007, and the European-wide secondary level FIBA Champions League championship in 2018.

Xanthopoulos grew up playing for the youth teams of the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus. Xanthopoulos began playing with Olympiacos' junior teams in 1997. He began his senior men's club playing career with the Greek club Peiraikos Syndesmos, of the Greek 3rd Division, in the 2001–02 season.

Xanthopoulos started his professional career with the Greek Basket League club Near East in 2002.

Xanthopoulos transferred from Near East to the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos in 2004.

In 2005, Xanthopoulos was loaned by Panathinaikos to PAOK.

In 2006, Xanthopoulos returned to Panathinaikos Athens, and with them he won the European Triple Crown in 2007. His team accomplished this by winning the Greek League championship, the Greek Cup, and the EuroLeague all in the same season.

In 2007, Xanthopoulos transferred to the Greek club Panionios.