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{{short description|Greek basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ian Vougioukas
| image = Ian Vougioukas.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Ian Vougioukas with [[Unics Kazan]]
| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 280
| league =
| team =
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|31}}
| birth_place = [[London]], United Kingdom
| nationality = Greek
| college = [[Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball|Saint Louis]] (2003–2007)
| draft_year = 2007
| career_start = 2007
| career_end = 2024
| years1 = 2007–2010
| team1 = [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
| years2 = 2007–2008
| team2 = → [[Rethymno B.C.|Rethymno]]
| years3 = 2009–2010
| team3 = → [[Panellinios B.C.|Panellinios]]
| years4 = 2010–2012
| team4 = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| years5 = 2012–2014
| team5 = [[BC UNICS|UNICS]]
| years6 = 2014–2015
| team6 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray]]
| years7 = 2015
| team7 = [[ratiopharm Ulm]]
| years8 = 2015–2016
| team8 = [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]]
| years9 = 2016–2017
| team9 = [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]
| years10 = 2017–2021
| team10 = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| years11 = 2023–2024
| team11 = [[Panionios B.C.|Panionios]]
| highlights = * [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2011 EuroLeague Final Four|2011]])
* 5× [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] champion ([[2010–11 Greek Basket League|2011]], [[2017–18 Greek Basket League|2018]]–[[2020–21 Greek Basket League|2021]])
* 3× [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner (2012, [[2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup|2019]], [[2020–21 Greek Basketball Cup|2021]])
* [[Greek Basket League Best Young Player|Greek League Best Young Player]] (2008)
* 3× [[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Greek All-Star]] (2010, 2011, 2018)
* [[Russian Basketball Cup|Russian Cup]] winner ([[2013–14 Russian Basketball Cup|2014]])
* [[List of LKL champions|LKL]] champion ([[2015–16 LKL season|2016]])
* First-team All-[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]] (2006)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|GRE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup|FIBA U-19 World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship|2003 Thessaloniki]] | [[Greek men's national under-19 basketball team|Under-19]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Under-21 World Championship|FIBA U-21 World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[FIBA Under-21 World Championship|2005 Mar del Plata]] | [[Greek men's national under-21 basketball team|Under-21]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Basketball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|2009 Pescara]] | [[Greece men's national under-26 basketball team|Under-26]] }}
}}
'''Ian Vougioukas''' (alternate spelling: Ian Vouyoukas) ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ίαν Βουγιούκας; born May 31, 1985) is a Greek former professional [[basketball]] player. Standing at {{height|m=2.11}}, he plays at the [[center (basketball)|center]] position. He played [[college basketball]] in the United States, for [[Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball|Saint Louis University]].

==Early life and career==
Vougioukas, who was born in [[London]], England,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/eid/4728/pid/38961/rid//sid/4728/tid/291/profile.html |title=Turket2010.fiba.com - Player Profile. |access-date=2010-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802001654/http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/eid/4728/pid/38961/rid//sid/4728/tid/291/profile.html |archive-date=2012-08-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> started playing basketball in his native country of Greece, with the youth clubs of Aris Glyfadas, Kronos, and [[Ilysiakos B.C.|Ilysiakos]]. He then moved to the United States, to play [[college basketball]]. He stayed in the U.S. until the end of the 2006–07 season.

==College career==
While playing [[NCAA Division I]] [[college basketball]] with the [[Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball|Saint Louis Billikens]], Vougioukas was named First-Team All-[[Atlantic 10 Conference]] and was ranked 14th in the A-10 in scoring, at 13.9 points per game, and sixth in rebounding, at 7.4 rebounds per game. One of his college highlights was a game-high 28 point performance, in a 65–64 double-[[overtime (sports)|overtime]] loss to [[Dayton Flyers men's basketball|Dayton]], on March 3, 2007.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104025442/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270622168 Saint Louis vs. Dayton - Recap - March 03, 2007 - ESPN.]</ref> In the same game, he also grabbed 11 rebounds.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=270622168 Saint Louis vs. Dayton - Box Score - March 03, 2007 - ESPN.]</ref>

==Professional career==
After college, Vougioukas signed a three-year contract with the Greek [[EuroLeague]] club [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos Piraeus]]. He was [[loan (sports)|loaned]] to [[Rethymno B.C.|Rethymno]], and he played with the squad during the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sentragoal.gr/basket_league_stoiximan_gr_olympiakos/arthro/daneikoi_bougioukas_apostolidis-571756/|title=Δανεικοί Βουγιούκας - Αποστολίδης|website=sentragoal.gr|date=2007-09-14|access-date=2017-07-26|archive-date=2017-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728165410/http://www.sentragoal.gr/basket_league_stoiximan_gr_olympiakos/arthro/daneikoi_bougioukas_apostolidis-571756/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, he returned to Olympiacos.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/13868/180/item Euroleague.net - Olympiacos swoops up center Vougioukas.]</ref>

Vougioukas was loaned again, this time to Greek club [[Panellinios B.C.|Panellinios]], for the 2009–10 season. In 2010, he signed with Greek club [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]],<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/73798/180/item Euroleague.net Panathinaikos inks Vougioukas, Kaimakoglou.]</ref> to a 2-year [[euro sign|€]]1,620,000 [[euros]] [[gross income]] (€900,000 [[net income]]) contract. With Panathinaikos, Vougioukas won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2011. He also won the [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] title with Panathinaikos, in 2012.

In July 2012, Vougioukas signed two-year deal with the Russian club [[BC UNICS|UNICS Kazan]], of the [[VTB United League]].<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/98804/180 Euroleague.net Unics tabs low-post threat Vougioukas.]</ref><ref>[http://news.sport-express.ru/2012-07-17/522707/item УНИКС пополнился Яном Вуюкасом {{in lang|ru}}.]</ref> He signed a 2-year €2 million [[net income]] contract.<ref>[http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/OmadesBasket/A1Panathinaikos/o_voygioukas_me_2_ekat_eyrw_sto_kazan.1858325.html Sport24.gr Ο Βουγιούκας με 2 εκατ. ευρώ στο Καζάν {{in lang|el}}.]</ref>

In September 2014, Vougioukas signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray]], of the [[Turkish Basketball Super League|Turkish Super League]].<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/140387/180 Galatasaray reinforces frontline with Vougioukas.]</ref> In December 2014, he left Galatasaray. On February 26, 2015, he signed with [[ratiopharm Ulm]] of the [[Basketball Bundesliga|German Bundesliga]], for the rest of the season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/153708/ian-vougioukas-tweets-he-has-signed-with-ratiopharm-ulm.html Ian Vougioukas tweets he has signed with Ratiopharm Ulm.]</ref>

On 8 September 2015, Vougioukas signed a one-year deal with the [[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|Lithuanian League]] club [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]].<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/lithuania/175275/zalgiris-kaunas-announces-ian-vougioukas.html Zalgiris Kaunas announces Ian Vougioukas.]</ref> On 17 August 2016, Vougioukas signed a 1+1 deal with the Russian club [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]].<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/209719/lokomotiv-kuban-signs-ian-vougioukas-to-a-11-deal.html Lokomotiv Kuban signs Ian Vougioukas to a 1+1 deal.]</ref> On July 1, 2017, Lokomotiv officially opted out of their deal with Vougioukas.<ref>[http://lokobasket.com/news/7437394.html Спасибо, Ян! {{in lang|ru}}.]</ref>

On July 4, 2017, Vougioukas returned to his former team, [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]], signing a 1+1 deal with them.<ref>[http://www.paobc.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=44606 Επέστρεψε ο Βουγιούκας. {{in lang|el}}.]</ref> He was later named the [[captain (sports)|team's captain]] for a brief stint, due to a suspension of [[Nick Calathes]]. On August 1, 2019, Vougioukas renewed his contract with Panathinaikos, once again signing a 1+1 deal.<ref>[https://sportando.basketball/en/ian-vougioukas-extends-with-panathinaikos/ Ian Vougioukas extends with Panathinaikos.]</ref> On July 16, 2020, Vougioukas and the Greens officially parted ways.<ref>{{cite news |title=Panathinaikos part ways with Ian Vougioukas |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/panathinaikos-part-ways-with-ian-vougioukas/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 16, 2020 |date=July 16, 2020 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}</ref> However, he was reinstated to the team on September 19 of the same year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Panathinaikos re-signs Ian Vougioukas |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/panathinaikos-re-signs-ian-vougioukas/ |website=Sportando |access-date=September 19, 2020 |date=September 19, 2020 |last1=Borghesan |first1=Ennio Terrasi }}</ref>

==National team career==
===Greek junior national team===
Vougioukas was a member of the junior Greek national basketball teams. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the [[2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship]], the [[2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship]], and the [[2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship]]. He also won the bronze medal at the [[2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup]], and the silver medal at the [[2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup]]. He also won the silver medal at the [[Basketball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|2009 Mediterranean Games]], with Greece's under-26 national team.

===Greek senior national team===
As a member of the senior [[Greece national basketball team|Greek national basketball team]], Vougioukas played at the [[2010 FIBA World Cup]], and at the [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2014 World Cup]].

==Personal life==
Vougioukas' younger brother Alex, is also a professional basketball player.<ref>[https://www.europacebasket.fr/english/tournament/euro-pac%C3%A9-ex-players/ https://www.europacebasket.fr/english/tournament/euro-pac%C3%A9-ex-players/ National Championship Players.]</ref> His cousin [[Vaso Vougiouka]], is an Olympics [[sabre (fencing)|fencer]].<ref>[https://www.contra.gr/longreads/i-vaso-voygioyka-einai-i-elpida-mas-gia-metallio-sto-rio.7309924.html Η Βάσω Βουγιούκα είναι η ελπίδα μας για μετάλλιο στους Ολυμπιακούς του Ρίο {{in lang|el}}.]</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

===EuroLeague===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes season in which Vougioukas won the [[EuroLeague champion|EuroLeague]]
|-
| style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*
| Led the league
|}

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Euroleague|2008–09]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
| 7 || 0 || 2.3 || .333 || {{sort|-|—}} || '''1.000''' || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || .1 || {{sort|-|—}} || 0.6 || -0.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| [[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]]†
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| 22 || 7 || 8.1 || .550 || {{sort|-|—}} || .649 || 1.1 || .2 || .2 || .4 || 4.1 || 3.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12]]
| style="background:#CFECEC;"|23* || 1 || 12.0 || .549 || {{sort|-|—}} || .671 || 2.2 || .5 || .3 || '''.7''' || 7.2 || 8.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Euroleague|2014–15]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray]]
| 9 || 2 || 9.4 || .348 || {{sort|-|—}} || .667 || 1.9 || 1.0 || .1 || .2 || 2.4 || 3.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Euroleague|2015–16]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
| 24 || '''16''' || '''20.4''' || .542 || {{sort|-|—}} || .857 || '''4.7''' || '''1.3''' || '''.5''' || .6 || '''11.1''' || '''13.2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 EuroLeague|2017–18]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| '''33''' || 3 || 8.2 || '''.631''' || {{sort|-|—}} || .784 || 1.6 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 3.7 || 4.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 EuroLeague|2018–19]]
| 21 || 2 || 10.1 || .596 || .000 || .750 || 1.9 || .8 || .1 || .3 || 4.1 || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 EuroLeague|2019–20]]
| 18 || 1 || 7.9 || .576 || .000 || .786 || 1.4 || .4 || .2 || .3 || 2.7 || 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 EuroLeague|2020–21]]
| 3 || 0 || 4.3 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.3 || 0.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 160 || 32 || 10.5 || .553 || .000 || .751 || 2.0 || .6 || .2 || .4 || 5.1 || 5.7
{{s-end}}

==Awards and accomplishments==

===College===
*All-[[Atlantic 10 Conference]] First Team: (2006)

===Pro career===
* [[Greek Basket League Best Young Player|Greek League Best Young Player]]: (2008)
* 3× [[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Greek All Star Game]]: (2010, 2011, 2018)
* [[EuroLeague]] [[EuroLeague champion|Champion]]: ([[2010-11 Euroleague|2011]])
* 4× [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] Champion: (2011, 2018, 2019, 2020)
* 3x [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] Winner: (2012, [[2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup|2019]], [[2020–21 Greek Basketball Cup|2021]])
* [[Russian Basketball Cup|Russian Cup]] Winner: (2014)
* [[List of LKL champions|Lithuanian League]] Champion: ([[2015–16 LKL season|2016]])

===Greek junior national team===
* [[2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup]]: {{bronze medal}}
* [[2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup]]: {{silver medal}}
* [[Basketball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|2009 Mediterranean Games]]: {{silver medal}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Ian Vougioukas}}
* [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/15277 Ian Vougioukas] at espn.com
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=TFX Ian Vougioukas] at euroleague.net
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140830002855/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp/q/Ian%20VOUGIOUKAS/pid/38961/_/players.html Ian Vougioukas] at fiba.com
* [https://www.basket.gr/playerview/?playerid=1016 Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile] {{in lang|el}}
* {{Twitter}}

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