Nondas Papantoniou

Nondas Papantoniou
Νώντας Παπαντωνίου
No. 22 – Esperos Lamia
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	Greek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born	28 April 1990 (age 34); Cholargos, Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2009	Maroussi
2009–2010	AEK Athens
2010–2011	Ilysiakos
2011–2013	Peristeri
2013–2014	Kolossos Rodou
2014–2016	AEK Athens
2016	Araberri
2016–2017	Força Lleida
2017	Promitheas Patras
2017–2018	Faros Larissas
2018	PAOK Thessaloniki
2018–2019	Panionios
2019–2020	Larisa
2020–2021	PAOK Thessaloniki
2021	Craiova
2021–2022	Larisa
2022–2023	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2023–present	Esperos Lamia
Career highlights and awards
	Greek A2 Elite League assists leader (2023);
Men's Basketball
Representing Greece
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Albert Schweitzer Tournament

Epameinondas-Savvas "Nondas" Papantoniou (alternate spellings: Epaminondas, Epameinontas, Nontas) (Greek: Επαμεινώνδας-Σάββας "Νώντας" Παπαντωνίου; born 28 April 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall combo guard.

Professional career

Papantoniou began his professional career in the 2007–08 season with the Greek League club Maroussi. After two seasons, he moved to AEK Athens. He then moved to Ilysiakos. He joined Peristeri in 2011 and spent two seasons there. He moved to Kolossos in 2013. Papantoniou returned to AEK Athens in 2014.^[1]

On August 18, 2015, Papantoniou extended his contract with AEK Athens for another two years,^[2] but left the team halfway through that contract.

On December 11, 2016, Papantoniou joined Força Lleida of the LEB Oro.^[3] On January 22, 2017, he returned to Greece and joined Promitheas Patras for the rest of the season.^[4]

On September 30, 2018, due to the injuries of Phil Goss and Apollon Tsochlas, Papantoniou joined PAOK on a monthly contract.^[5] He was released on November 4, 2018. Papantoniou then finished the season with Panionios, leading them to avoid relegation, with an average of 11.3 points and 3.9 assists per game.

Papantoniou spent the 2019–20 season with Larisa, having a career-high 11 points and 5 assists per game.

On July 23, 2020, he agreed on a two-year contract with his former team PAOK, thus returning to Thessaloniki. On June 23, 2021, PAOK opted out of their contract and Papantoniou became a free agent.

He signed back with Larisa on November 10, 2021, after starting the season in Romania with Craiova.^[6] In 30 league games, he averaged 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1 assist, playing around 12 minutes per game.

National team career

As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Papantoniou played at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

References

^ A1Basket.gr AEK signed Nontas Papantoniou
^ A1Basket.gr Nontas Papantoniou renews with AEK
^ Nondas Papantoniou signs with Força Lleida Basket
^ Nondas Papantoniou inks with Promitheas
^ PAOK signed Nontas Papantoniou
^ Mammides, Chris (November 10, 2021). "Larissa BC welcomes back Papantoniou". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

External links

[1] A1Basket.gr AEK signed Nontas Papantoniou

[2] A1Basket.gr Nontas Papantoniou renews with AEK

[3] Nondas Papantoniou signs with Força Lleida Basket

[4] Nondas Papantoniou inks with Promitheas

[5] PAOK signed Nontas Papantoniou

[6] Mammides, Chris (November 10, 2021). "Larissa BC welcomes back Papantoniou". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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