Nick Calathes

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Basketball player
Nick Calathes
Konstantakopoulos against Panathinaikos.jpg
Player information
Full name Nicholas William Calathes
birthday 7th February 1989 (age 31)
place of birth Casselberry , Florida , United States
size 198 cm
position Point guard
High school Lake Howell
college Florida
NBA draft 2009 , 45th pick , Minnesota Timberwolves
Club information
society FC Barcelona
league League ACB
Clubs as active
2009–2012 Panathinaikos Athens 2012–2013 Locomotive Kuban 2013–2015 Memphis Grizzlies 2015–2020 Panathinaikos Athens 2020– FC BarcelonaGreeceGreece
RussiaRussia
United StatesUnited States
GreeceGreece
0000 SpainSpain
National team 1
Since 02009 2008
000 0		 Greece
Greece U 20 		84
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1 As of January 17, 2017

Nicholas William "Nick" Calathes ( Greek : Νικόλαος Καλάθης , born February 7, 1989 in Casselberry , Florida ) is a Greek - American basketball player .

Career

Calathes began his career in 2007 at the University of Florida , where he played for two years with the Florida Gators . In 36 games of his second NCAA season, the point guard achieved an average of 17.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.4 assists .

In 2009 Calathes moved to the Greek record champions Panathinaikos Athens , where he signed a three-year contract. In the same year he was selected in the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 45th place, but then transferred to the Dallas Mavericks . With Panathinaikos, Calathes was able to win the national championship in his first season and thus also the first professional title of his career.

In 2013, after a stopover at Lokomotive Kuban Krasnodar , Calathes joined the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA . In February 2014 he was voted Rookie of the Month at the Western Conference . He spent two seasons in Memphis. In 129 games he averaged 4.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

In 2014, Calathes tested positive for tamoxifen and banned from 20 NBA games for this doping rule violation .

After the 2014/15 season , Calathes left the Grizzlies and returned to Panathinaikos. With this he became Greek runner-up and cup winner in 2016 . In the EuroLeague season 2016/17 he just barely missed a possible triple double on October 26, 2016, in the game against Brose Bamberg , after he scored 13 points, 11 rebounds and 9th in the 84:83 points win against the German champions Assists came.

National team

With the U-20 national team of Greece Calathes took part in the 2008 European Championships in Latvia . In six encounters, Calathes averaged 11.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists.

In 2009 he made his debut in the men's selection and took part in the European Championship , which he was able to conclude by winning the bronze medal. At EuroBasket 2015 , Calathes was the first development player of the Greek selection, which was narrowly eliminated by Spain in the quarter-finals.

Achievements and Awards

Calathes as a Florida Gators player

Trivia

  • Nick's older brother Pat Calathes is also a professional basketball player. In the 2011/12 season both played together for Panathinaikos Athens.

Web links

Commons : Nick Calathes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Oladipo, Calathes named top rookies for February. NBA.com, March 5, 2014, accessed September 14, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Nick Calathes violates drug policy ESPN April 19, 2014
  3. ^ Match report Bamberg vs Panathinaikos
personal data
SURNAME Calathes, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Calathes, Nicholas William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Casselberry, Florida , USA