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Nikolaos Georgalis

 

Nikolaos Georgalis , commonly known as either Nikos Galis , or Nick Galis (alternate spellings include: Nikos Gallis, Nick Gallis, Nicolaos Georgalis, Nicolaos Georgallis, Nikolaos Galis, Nikolaos Gallis) (born July 23, 1957 in Union City, New Jersey, United States),[1] is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He is an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame[2] and was named one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors, as one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors, on February 3, 2008.[3]

Galis played the shooting guard position and spent most of his career in Aris, before having a late stint with Panathinaikos. He is the Euroleague's all-time leader in both career points scored and points per game (counting both FIBA and ULEB games), leading the competition in scoring eight times. He reached the Euroleague Final Four on four occasions, three consecutive ones with Aris (1988?90), and another one with Panathinaikos (1994). He is also the Greek Championship's all-time leading scorer in both career points scored and points per game (counting all the formats in league history). In addition to that, he holds the FIBA World Championship scoring records for the highest career points per game average, as well as the most points ever scored at a World Championship tournament, which he set at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

Galis led the Greek national team to a EuroBasket gold medal in 1987, as well as to a EuroBasket silver medal in 1989, earning the tournament MVP honor in 1987, and being elected to the All-EuroBasket Team both times. Following the stunning success of the EuroBasket title in 1987, he won theMr. Europa Player of the Year and the Euroscar awards the same year. Galis is widely regarded as one of Europe's all-time greatest players in professional club basketball history, as well as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history.[4] He is highly revered inGreece, where he is considered by many to be the greatest individual athlete that the country has ever had. His years at Aris lifted Greek basketball from relative obscurity, into common public entertainment, with Galis being the figure that eventually inspired thousands of Greeks to take up the sport of basketball.

 

 

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FOTSIS

Antonis [Fotsis] (was given birth 1 April 1981) is international [kalathosfairistis], champion Europe in 2005, [deyterathlitis] world in 2006 with National Greece. He was the 1st Greek that played in [NBA] (2001), member of Olympic team, and 5th olympic champion (2004). It has height 2,08[m]. Today he is player of Panathinaikos, in which it returned his in June 2008.[Diakrithike] in the Panathinaikos, with which it conquered five championships and a Bowl (2003) in domestic level, as well as [Eyroligka] the period of 1999-2000.[Se] 22 September 2001 it signed contract with their [Memfis] [Gkrizlis] and became the first Greek in the [NBA]. Became player of [Real] Madrid in 2003 and afterwards went to [Ntinamo] Moscow. Season 2001-02 [Fotsis] fought in their [Memfis] [Gkrizlis] of [NBA] with mean [ponton] 3,9 and 2,2 [rimpaoynt] per fight. With the champion Spain, [Real] the season that was completed [Fotsis] it had mean 7.2 [pontoys] and 3,5 [rimpaoynt] mean in 16 fights in [Eyroligka]. In September 2005, it fought with national men in [Eyrompasket], occupying him first place, while earlier it conquered [Toyrnoya] Citadel.

On 21 March 2007 [Fotsis] helped [Ntinamo] Moscow to take the victory on [Mpeneton] [Trebizo] in extension (68-65), finishing fight with 22 [pontoys] and 24 [rimpaoynt].

 
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