Andreas Glyniadakis

Andreas Glyniadakis
	Ilysiakos
Career highlights and awards
	2× 2012); 5× Greek Basket League champion (1998–2001, 2012); 2× Greek Cup winner (2010, 2011); 2× Greek League All-Star (2004, 2009); Cypriot League champion (2014); Kazakh League champion (2013); Kazakh Cup winner (2013); NBA G League champion (2006);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
FIBA EuroBasket
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

Andreas Glyniadakis (alternate spelling: Gliniadakis, Greek: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born 26 August 1981) is a Greek former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, at a height of 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, Glyniadakis played at the center position. His pro club playing career started in 1997, and ended in 2020.

In his pro club career, Glyniadakis won two

2009 EuroBasket

.

Professional career

Europe

As a youth, Glyniadakis played with the

AEK Athens

.

In May 2007, Glyniadakis signed with the

EuroCup 2008–09 season.^[1]

In July 2009, Glyniadakis moved to the Greek

Lithuanian LKL League.^[3]

On 31 January 2014, Glyniadakis signed a contract with

Romanian National League, for the rest of the season.^[6]^[7]

On 14 August 2015, Glyniadakis signed with

PAOK Thessaloniki.^[10]

On 4 August 2017, Glyniadakis signed with the Greek club

Ilysiakos Athens

, in 2019, and he retired from playing pro club basketball iun 2020.

NBA

Glyniadakis was selected by the

D-League championship

, in the year 2006.

Glyniadakis was signed by the NBA's

waived by the Sonics on 4 January 2007.^[13]

Glyniadakis' final NBA game was played on 2 January 2007 in an 88–112 loss to the

Las Vegas, Nevada.^[14]

National team career

Glyniadakis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the

1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

.

Glyniadakis was also selected to the senior men's

2014 FIBA World Cup

.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Seattle	13	4	6.2	.471	.000	.500	.6	.1	.0	.0	1.3
Career		13	4	6.2	.471	.000	.500	.6	.1	.0	.0	1.3

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Glyniadakis won the EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2003–04	AEK Athens	14	11	13.5	.581	—	.962	2.9	.1	.4	.5	4.4	4.4
2004–05	AEK Athens	19	13	9.1	.612	—	.783	1.2	.3	.2	.3	4.1	2.5
2009–10	Olympiacos	4	2	5.0	.500	—	—	.5	—	.3	.3	1.0	1.8
2010–11		3	1	6.2	.250	—	.667	.7	—	—	—	2.7	.3
2011–12†		9	2	7.4	.423	—	.933	1.3	.1	.3	—	4.0	2.9
2013–14	Rytas	9	0	10.1	.412	—	.700	1.7	.1	.2	.4	2.3	.8
Career		58	29	9.8	.519	—	.850	1.6	.2	.2	.3	3.6	2.3

Awards and achievements

Pro career

5× Greek League Champion: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012
2×
2012
2×
Greek League All-Star
: 2004, 2009
NBA G League Champion: 2006
2× Greek Cup Winner: 2010, 2011
Kazakh League
Champion: 2013
Kazakh Cup Winner: 2013
Cypriot League
Champion: 2014

Greek junior national team

1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Bronze

Greek senior national team

3× Acropolis International Tournament Champion: 2002, 2007, 2009
2009 EuroBasket
: Bronze

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
NBA G League profile
Euroleague.net profile
FIBA profile
FIBA Europe profile
Eurobasket.com profile
Greek Basket League profile (in Greek)
Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
Italian League profile Archived 2015-01-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)

[1] "Glyniadakis last 16 week 1 MVP". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2009-01-28. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved 2013-12-26.

[2] Olympiacos inks Glyniadakis to replace Printezis.

[3] Lietuvos rytas pens two-time champ A.Glyniadakis to deal.

[4] Andreas Glyniadakis: "I joined Apoel to win the title"!!

[5] Andreas Glyniadakis signs with Gaziantep.

[6] Andreas Glyniadakis inks in Romania with Energia Targu Jiu Rovinari.

[7] Rovinari lands Andreas Glyniadakis.

[8] Andreas Glyniadakis signs in Switzerland with Geneve Lions.

[9] A1Basket.gr Kifisia agreed terms with Glyniadakis.

[10] Andreas Glyniadakis moves to PAOK Thessaloniki.

[11] Kymis inks Andrea Glyniadakis

[12] Sonics sign Glyniadakis, adding depth to thin frontcourt.

[13] Sonics waive Farmer and Glyniadakis.

[14] Summer League: Boston Celtics Roster.

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