Ioannis Sachpatzidis

Ioannis Sachpatzidis (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yannis) (Greek: Γιάννης Σαχπατζίδης; born September 29, 1993, in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player for Doxa Lefkadas of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 2.09 m (6 ft 10 1⁄4 in) tall power forward-center.

Ioannis Sachpatzidis

Sachpatzidis in action with Pagrati.
Doxa Lefkadas
Position	Center / power forward
League	Greek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born	(1993-09-29) September 29, 1993 (age 31) Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 10.25 in (2.09 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Rethymno Cretan Kings
2014–2015	→ Irakleio
2015–2016	Pagrati
2016–2018	Koroivos
2018–2019	Ionikos Nikaias
2019–2021	Charilaos Trikoupis
2021–2022	Larisa
2022	Charilaos Trikoupis
2022–2023	Panionios
2023–present	Doxa Lefkadas
Career highlights
2× Greek 2nd Division champion (2019, 2020) 2x Greek 2nd Division blocks leader (2020, 2024)

Professional career

Sachpatzidis played minor league level basketball with X.A.N. Thessaloniki, until he joined the Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek top-tier level Greek Basket League.^[1] The same year, he was loaned to Irakleio of the Greek B League (Greek 3rd Division), where he averaged almost 10 points per game.

The following season, he joined Pagrati of the Greek A2 League (Greek 2nd Division), where he was coached by Dinos Kalampakos.^[2] On August 18, 2016, he joined Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League,^[3] where he eventually became the team captain. The following season, he renewed his contract until 2018.

In 2018, he joined the Greek A2 League club Ionikos Nikaias.^[4]

On July 18, 2020, Sachpatzidis joined Charilaos Trikoupis of the Greek A2 League.^[5] With Trikoupis, he gained the promotion to the Greek Basket League, while leading the division in blocks. He renewed his contract with the club until 2021.

On July 15, 2021, Sachpatzidis moved to Larisa. On January 9, 2022, he parted ways with Larisa and officially returned to Charilaos Trikoupis. In 8 games, he averaged only 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds, playing around 7 minutes per contest.