A couple months ago while she was finishing up her international studies at UNBC, Vasiliki Louka had a part-time job growing flowers at a Prince George nursery.
Her new occupation will allow her basketball career to continue to bloom.
The 22-year-old Louka has signed a contract with Olympiacos in her native Athens, Greece to play in the 16-team FIBA EuroLeague Women, the top women’s basketball league in Europe, becoming the first UBC Timberwolves athlete ever to turn pro.
Louka established herself in a five-year university career as a dominant post, leading the T-wolves to three consecutive playoff berths. In her final season she led the U Sports Canada West in rebounds, averaging 12.7 per game, and finished eighth in the scoring race with a 17.3 average. In a 20-game season she recorded 18 double-doubles and was named a Canada West first team all-star, the first female UNBC athlete ever to reach that pinnacle.
Louka was chosen as UNBC’s top female athlete the past three seasons. She left Prince George as the T-wolves’ all-time leader in points, rebounds, minutes played and blocks.
Olympiacos is coming off a last-place 2-12 season in Group B. The 2019-20 season starts in October.
