Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Explained

Panos Kalaitzakis
Πάνος Καλαϊτζάκης
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6.75
Weight Lbs:202
League:Greek Basket League
EuroLeague
Team:Panathinaikos
Number:0
Birth Date:2 January 1999
Birth Place:Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Draft Year:2021
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2018
Team1:Aris Thessaloniki
Years2:2018–2019
Team2:Holargos
Years3:2019–2021
Team3:Nevėžis
Years4:2021–2022
Team4:Lietkabelis
Years5:2022–present
Team5:Panathinaikos
Highlights:

Panagiotis "Panos" Kalaitzakis (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Πάνος" Καλαϊτζάκης; born January 2, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball who plays for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is a 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall[1] small forward.[2]

Professional career

Aris Thessaloniki (2016–2019)

After playing with the junior youth clubs of Aris Thessaloniki, Kalaitzakis began his professional career in the 2016–17 season, in the Greek Basket League, with the senior men's team of Aris. He was released by Aris on July 15, 2018, and he later joined the newly promoted to the first-tier Greek League team of Holargos.

Nevėžis (2019–2021)

On August 28, 2019, he signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. [3]

Lietkabelis (2021–2022)

On March 16, 2021, Kalaitzakis signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[4] During the 2021–2022 campaign, Kalaitzakis averaged 10.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals in domestic competition, as well as 13 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals in the EuroCup.

Panathinaikos (2022–2024)

On July 2, 2022, Kalaitzakis signed a three-year (2+1) deal with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.[5]

In his first season with Panathinaikos, he averaged 2.4 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8 minutes per contest in 25 EuroLeague games. Additionally, in 33 domestic league matches, he averaged 5.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16 minutes per contest.

On January 25, 2024, Kalaitzakis recorded his highest-scoring EuroLeague game, scoring 17 points against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Kalaitzakis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2019 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Kalaitzakis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Denotes seasons in which Kalaitzakis won the EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Panathinaikos| 25 || 7 || 8.3 || .488 || .455 || .625 || 1.2 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 2.4 || 2.3|-| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2023–24†| 30 || 0 || 5.9 || .510 || .250 || 1.000 || .9 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 2.1 || 2.1|- class="sortbottom"| align="center" colspan="2"| Career| 55 || 7 || 6.7 || .500 || .357 || .750 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 2.2 || 2.2

EuroCup

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2021–22| style="text-align:left;"|Lietkabelis| 19 || 17 || 27.3 || .460 || .372 || .747 || 2.8 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 13.0 || 12.5|-|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 19 || 17 || 27.3 || .460 || .372 || .747 || 2.8 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 13.0 || 12.5

Personal life

His twin brother, Georgios, as well as their younger sibling Alexandros (born 2003), are professional basketball players. Panagiotis and Georgios have been teammates in both Nevėžis Kėdainiai and Panathinaikos.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idteam=00000005&idplayer=9E3DB04D&mode=1 ΚΑΛΑΪΤΖΑΚΗΣ Παναγιώτης | ΥΨΟΣ 2,00 .
  2. http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Panagiotis-Kalaitzakis/Summary/94545 Panagiotis Kalaitzakis GF.
  3. Web site: Prie komandos jungiasi talentingieji broliai Kalaitzakiai. August 28, 2019. BC Nevėžis Official Website. Lithuanian. August 28, 2019.
  4. News: BC Lietkabelis ink Panagiotis Kalaitzakis. March 16, 2021. Sportando. En. March 16, 2021 . Skerletic . Dario .
  5. Web site: Στον Παναθηναϊκό ΟΠΑΠ ο Καλαϊτζάκης . 2022-07-02 . Panathinaikos BC . 2 July 2022 . el.
  6. Web site: Nevezis signs Georgios and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis. August 28, 2019. Sportando. En. August 28, 2019.