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Antonis Fotsis

Antonis Fotsis
Αντώνης Φώτσης Position ForwardHeight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Weight 240 lb (109 kg) League Greek League/EuroleagueTeam Panathinaikos BCNumber 15Born April 1, 1981(1981-04-01) (age 27)
Athens, GreeceNationality GreekDraft 2nd round, 48th overall, 2001
Memphis GrizzliesPro career 1996–present Former teams Ilisiakos BC(1996-1997)
Panathinaikos(1997-2001), (2002-2003)
Memphis Grizzlies(2001-2002)
Real Madrid(2003-2005)
Dynamo Moscow(2005-2008) Awards Best EuroleaguePlayer Under Age 22 Euroleague 2002-03
Olympic medal record Competitor for  GreeceMen's BasketballEuropean ChampionshipsGold 2005 Serbia & MontenegroGreeceWorld Championships Silver 2006 JapanGreece

Antonis Fotsis (Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1, 1981 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Panathinaikos BC. He is a 2.08 m (6'10") forward and he is also the first Greek-born player to suit up for an NBA team.

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Pro Career

Europe

Fotsis began his professional career in 1996 with the Greek club Ilisiakos BC. He then transferred to Panathinaikos BC in 1997. With Panathinaikos he won the Euroleague Championship in the year 2000. In 2003 he moved to the Spanish League club Real Madrid. In 2005 he then transferred to the Russian League club Dynamo Moscow.

On March 21, 2007, in a winner-take-all Euroleague showdown with Italian League power Benetton Treviso for second place in their Top 16 group and a place in the quarterfinals, Fotsis scored 22 points and set a single-game Euroleague record with 24 rebounds, helping Dynamo score a 68-65 overtime win.[1]

NBA

Fotsis was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. In his one and only season in the NBA, he appeared in 28 games for the Grizzlies during the 2001-02 NBA season averaging 3.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He scored a career high 21 points against the Orlando Magic on January 19, 2002.

Awards and Accomplishments

Pro Career

Greek National Team

Notes

  1. ^ Dynamo's Fotsis breaks all-time rebounds record!. Euroleague (March 21, 2007).

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