Vangelis Zougris

Position:
Forward/Center
Height:
6-8
Weight:
240
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Peristeri, Greece

Before Louisville

Joined Louisville after spending four seasons with Peristeri Athens in the Greek Basketball League
Competed with the Greek national team on numerous occasions
Competed with the junior national team for many years before moving to the senior national team in 2023
Earned All-Tournament team honors in 2023 and 2024 while competing in European FIBA events
Averaged 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds across 27 contests in 2024-25 with Peristeri
Shot 65% from the floor while playing an average of 16.1 minutes per game

Personal:

Born on 10/14/2004… To parents Panagiotis & Vasiliki… Brother to Anastasia, Dionisios, Dimitrios and Myrsini
Major at UofL is Finance and Accounting
Graduated from 13o Gymnasio Peristeriou high school in 2022
He played soccer up until he was 15 years old
Will face former teammate Neoklis Avdalas who plays for Virginia
Personal goal at UofL is to win a National Championship
The best thing about being a Cardinal is the winning culture
He chose to attend Louisville because “Basketball here is more than a game! I love the culture and that everybody's goal is to win."
He wears No. 53 for his grandfather that passed away
Says if a movie was made about his life, Cillian Murphy would play him
The person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is Vasilis Spanoulis
The basketball player he most admires is Kyle Hines
The athlete he most admires outside of basketball is Lionel Messi
Outside of basketball, he reads books in his spare time
Few people know this, but he has four siblings
The best basketball advice anyone ever gave him was "day by day, possession by possession"
When he played basketball as a kid, he always pretended he was Kobe Bryant
The best athlete he's ever faced is Giannis Antetokoumpo
He'd most like to meet David Goggins
He's most proud of his family

Favorites
Actor: Al Pacino
App: YouTube
IG Follow: LouisvilleMBB
Vacation Spot: Greece
NBA Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Movie: Scarface, Godfather
TV Show: Family Guy
Comedian: Dave Chappelle