Ian Vougioukas

Vougioukas, who was born in London, England,{{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 }} started playing basketball in his native country of Greece, with the youth clubs of Aris Glyfadas, Kronos, and 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.

While playing NCAA Division I college basketball with the 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 loss to Dayton, on March 3, 2007.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104025442/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270622168 Saint Louis vs. Dayton - Recap - March 03, 2007 - ESPN.] In the same game, he also grabbed 11 rebounds.[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=270622168 Saint Louis vs. Dayton - Box Score - March 03, 2007 - ESPN.]

After college, Vougioukas signed a three-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos Piraeus. He was loaned to Rethymno, and he played with the squad during the 2007–08 season.{{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}} In 2008, he returned to Olympiacos.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/13868/180/item Euroleague.net - Olympiacos swoops up center Vougioukas.]

Vougioukas was loaned again, this time to Greek club Panellinios, for the 2009–10 season. In 2010, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos,[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/73798/180/item Euroleague.net Panathinaikos inks Vougioukas, Kaimakoglou.] to a 2-year €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 Cup title with Panathinaikos, in 2012.

In July 2012, Vougioukas signed two-year deal with the Russian club UNICS Kazan, of the VTB United League.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/98804/180 Euroleague.net Unics tabs low-post threat Vougioukas.][http://news.sport-express.ru/2012-07-17/522707/item УНИКС пополнился Яном Вуюкасом {{in lang|ru}}.] He signed a 2-year €2 million net income contract.[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}}.]

In September 2014, Vougioukas signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club Galatasaray, of the Turkish Super League.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/140387/180 Galatasaray reinforces frontline with Vougioukas.] In December 2014, he left Galatasaray. On February 26, 2015, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Bundesliga, for the rest of the season.[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.]

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

On July 4, 2017, Vougioukas returned to his former team, Panathinaikos, signing a 1+1 deal with them.[http://www.paobc.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=44606 Επέστρεψε ο Βουγιούκας. {{in lang|el}}.] He was later named the 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.[https://sportando.basketball/en/ian-vougioukas-extends-with-panathinaikos/ Ian Vougioukas extends with Panathinaikos.] On July 16, 2020, Vougioukas and the Greens officially parted ways.{{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 }} However, he was reinstated to the team on September 19 of the same year.{{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 }}

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 2009 Mediterranean Games, with Greece's under-26 national team.

As a member of the senior Greek national basketball team, Vougioukas played at the 2010 FIBA World Cup, and at the 2014 World Cup.

Vougioukas' younger brother Alex, is also a professional basketball player.[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.] His cousin Vaso Vougiouka, is an Olympics fencer.[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}}.]

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09

| style="text-align:left;"| 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†

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Panathinaikos

| 22 || 7 || 8.1 || .550 || {{sort|-|—}} || .649 || 1.1 || .2 || .2 || .4 || 4.1 || 3.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 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

| style="text-align:left;"| Galatasaray

| 9 || 2 || 9.4 || .348 || {{sort|-|—}} || .667 || 1.9 || 1.0 || .1 || .2 || 2.4 || 3.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16

| style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris

| 24 || 16 || 20.4 || .542 || {{sort|-|—}} || .857 || 4.7 || 1.3 || .5 || .6 || 11.1 || 13.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Panathinaikos

| 33 || 3 || 8.2 || .631 || {{sort|-|—}} || .784 || 1.6 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 3.7 || 4.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| 21 || 2 || 10.1 || .596 || .000 || .750 || 1.9 || .8 || .1 || .3 || 4.1 || 5.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| 18 || 1 || 7.9 || .576 || .000 || .786 || 1.4 || .4 || .2 || .3 || 2.7 || 3.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 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

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• All-Atlantic 10 Conference First Team: (2006)

• Greek League Best Young Player: (2008)
• 3× Greek All Star Game: (2010, 2011, 2018)
• EuroLeague Champion: (2011)
• 4× Greek League Champion: (2011, 2018, 2019, 2020)
• 3x Greek Cup Winner: (2012, 2019, 2021)
• Russian Cup Winner: (2014)
• Lithuanian League Champion: (2016)

• 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup: {{bronze medal}}
• 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup: {{silver medal}}
• 2009 Mediterranean Games: {{silver medal}}

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• [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
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