By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Vassil Evtimov announced his retirement from basketball with a post on instagram. The 39 years old Bulgarian/French forward has played all over Europe during his career which started in 1997.
After being selected as a 1995 McDonald’s All American, Evtimov played NCAA Division I college basketball with the University of North Carolina. He was later given an 18-game suspension and returned to the team with 14 games left.
Because of these circumstances, went overseas and played in France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Russia, Ukraine and Cyprus.
Evtimov was a key player for Maroussi BC when they won the Saporta cup in 2001, averaging 13,6 points and 12,6 rebounds during that tournament. Other clubs he has played for are Pau Orthez, Dafni, Maroussi, Skipper Bologna, PBC Ural Great, ASVEL, Sevilla, Lottomatica Roma, KK Union Olimpija, Upea Capo d’Orlando, Climamio Bologna, Valladolid, Reggio Emilia, BC Khimik, Panionios, AEL Cyprus, Mitteldeutscher and Paris-Levallois.
Evtimov played for the France national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2001. He is also a member of the Bulgaria national basketball team and he is the only player to ever compete at EuroBasket for two countries. He was selected to compete for the Bulgarians at EuroBasket 2009, where he was the team’s leading rebounder.