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Panagiotis Kalaitzakis

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Panos Kalaitzakis
Πάνος Καλαϊτζάκης
Kalaitzakis with Lietkabelis during the 2022 LKL Finals
No. 0 – Panathinaikos
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueGBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1999-01-02) January 2, 1999 (age 25)
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Aris Thessaloniki
2018–2019Holargos
2019–2021Nevėžis
2021–2022Lietkabelis
2022–presentPanathinaikos
Career highlights and awards

Panagiotis "Panos" Kalaitzakis (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Πάνος" Καλαϊτζάκης; born January 2, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall[1] and he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.[2]

Professional career

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Aris Thessaloniki (2016–2019)

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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)

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

Lietkabelis (2021–2022)

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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–present)

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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

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Greek junior national team

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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

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

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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† Denotes seasons in which Kalaitzakis won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Panathinaikos 25 7 8.3 .488 .455 .625 1.2 .3 .4 .1 2.4 2.3
2023–24† 30 0 5.9 .510 .250 1.000 .9 .2 .2 .0 2.1 2.1
Career 55 7 6.7 .500 .357 .750 1.0 .3 .3 .1 2.2 2.2

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Lietkabelis 19 17 27.6 .460 .372 .747 2.8 2.8 1.3 .2 13.0 12.5
Career 19 17 27.6 .460 .372 .747 2.8 2.8 1.3 .2 13.0 12.5

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Aris Thessaloniki 5 0 1.6 .500 — — .4 — — — 0.4
Career 5 0 1.6 .500 — — .4 — — — 0.4

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Greece Aris Thessaloniki HEBA A1 2 3.1 .500 — — 1.0 — — — 1.0
2017–18 Greece Aris Thessaloniki HEBA A1 4 4.1 .400 — — .2 — — — 1.0
2018–19 Greece Holargos HEBA A1 19 6.9 .423 .000 .533 1.2 .2 .0 — 1.6
2019–20 Lithuania Nevėžis LKL 24 25.3 .380 .307 .814 3.2 1.6 1.1 .2 9.6
2020–21 Lithuania Nevėžis LKL 22 29.5 .416 .285 .822 4.5 2.0 1.3 .2 13.7
Lithuania Lietkabelis LKL 22 20.0 .449 .333 .821 4.1 1.0 1.1 .1 7.5
2021–22 Lithuania Lietkabelis LKL 40 25.8 .415 .337 .738 4.1 2.8 1.5 .1 10.5
2022–23 Greece Panathinaikos HEBA A1 31 16.4 .377 .177 .710 2.5 1.1 .8 .1 5.7
2023–24 Greece Panathinaikos HEBA A1 34 13.8 .486 .258 .647 1.5 .8 .9 .2 5.6

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ ΚΑΛΑΪΤΖΑΚΗΣ Παναγιώτης | ΥΨΟΣ 2,00 (in Greek).
  2. ^ Panagiotis Kalaitzakis GF.
  3. ^ "Prie komandos jungiasi talentingieji broliai Kalaitzakiai" (in Lithuanian). BC Nevėžis Official Website. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Skerletic, Dario (March 16, 2021). "BC Lietkabelis ink Panagiotis Kalaitzakis". Sportando. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ΟΠΑΠ ο Καλαϊτζάκης". Panathinaikos BC (in Greek). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  6. ^ "Nevezis signs Georgios and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis". Sportando. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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