Panagiotis Kalaitzakis

Panagiotis "Panos" Kalaitzakis (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Πάνος" Καλαϊτζάκης; born January 2, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is a 2.00 m (6'6 ​3⁄4") tall[1] shooting guard-small forward.[2]

Panos Kalaitzakis
Πάνος Καλαϊτζάκης
No. 5 – Nevėžis Kėdainiai
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1999-01-02) January 2, 1999
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Aris Thessaloniki
2018–2019Holargos
2019–presentNevėžis Kėdainiai

Professional career

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.

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

National team career

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.

Personal life

His twin brother, Georgios, is also a professional basketball player. They were teammates with the Lithuanian League club Nevėžis Kėdainiai.[4]

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References
  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. "Nevezis signs Georgios and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis". Sportando. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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