Andrew Panko
Andrew Panko | ||
Player information | ||
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birthday | November 29, 1977 | |
place of birth | Harrisburg (PA), USA | |
size | 206 cm | |
position | Power forward | |
college | Lebanon Valley | |
Club information | ||
society | SLUC Nancy Basket | |
league | LNB Pro A | |
Jersey number | 9 | |
Clubs as active | ||
1999–2001 New Mexico Slam ( IBL ) → 2001 Atlanta Hawks 2001–2002 Basket Napoli 2002–2003 Dakota Wizards 2003–2004 Casademont Girona → 2003 Gigantes de Carolina ( BSN ) 2004–2005 Caja San Fernando Sevilla 2005–2006 Lagun Aro Bilbao 2006 PAOK Thessaloniki 2007 Lagun Aro Bilbao 2007–2012 San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC 2012 Panathinaikos Athens 2012–2013 Unicaja Málaga 2013–2015 Montakit Fuenlabrada 2015 Vaqueros de Bayamón (BSN) Since 2015 SLUC Nancy Basket |
Andrew "Andy" Panko (born November 29, 1977 in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania ) is an American basketball player .
Career
Panko began his professional career in 1999 with the New Mexico Slam in the IBL, where he played until the league was dissolved in 2001. He moved to Europe for the first time in 2001 via the Atlanta Hawks and signed a one-year contract with the Italian first division club Basket Napoli . Between 2002 and 2007 Panko changed clubs and leagues several times. His greatest success during this period was the 2003 Puerto Rico championship he won with Gigantes de Carolina . In 2007 he moved to San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC, his now fourth station in the Spanish ACB league . He had his best season in San Sebastian in 2011/2012 when he reached the quarter-finals of the Spanish championship with the club and was elected MVP and the All-Spanish ACB League team in the same year. He also finished the season as the most successful point scorer. In 2012 Panko was under contract with the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens .
successes
- Continental Basketball Association Championship: 2002
Awards
- Puerto Rico Championship MVP: 2003
- MVP of the Spanish second division: 2008
- Spanish Championship MVP: 2012
- All-Spanish ACB League Team: 2012
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Panko, Andrew |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Panko, Andy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Harrisburg |