No. 9 – Panathinaikos | |
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Position | Power forward |
League |
Greek League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
April 1, 1981
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall |
Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies | |
Playing career | 1996–present |
Career history | |
1996–1997 | Ilysiakos |
1997–2001 | Panathinaikos |
2001–2002 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2002–2003 | Panathinaikos |
2003–2005 | Real Madrid |
2005–2008 | Dynamo Moscow |
2008–2011 | Panathinaikos |
2011–2013 | Olimpia Milano |
2013–present | Panathinaikos |
Career highlights and awards | |
EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season
Antonis Fotsis (alternate spelling: Antonios, Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 2, 1981) is a Greek-Turkish professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos of the Greek League. He was also the captain of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. He is a 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) power forward, who can also play as a small ball center, or even as a small forward, if needed. He goes by the nickname of "Batman" since his adolescent years, when his teammates at the junior national teams named him after the well-known comic-strip figure, because of his ability at that age to be an overwhelmingly gliding presence above the basketball rim. In his prime, Fotsis was a good shot blocker, a capable offensive rebounder, and an excellent 3-point shooter, especially for a power forward. He was also very physical on the defensive end thanks to his athleticism.
Born in Maroussi, Athens, Fotsis began his career as one of the biggest European prospects. Fotsis began his professional career in 1996, with the Greek League club Ilysiakos. He quickly earned a reputation as a very talented young player when playing in the club's senior team. He then transferred to the Greek club Panathinaikos (PAO) in 1997, just at the age of sixteen. It is a fact of significant importance that he started his career as a point guard, and later moved to the small forward, and then power forward positions. Due to his early guard playing status, he was later always recognized as one of the best power forwards in Europe, regarding basketball technique. While being the most dominant-youth aged talent in Greece at the time, he twice participated in the Nike Hoop Summit All-World Team (1998, 1999). He got little playing time in his first 2 seasons with Panathinaikos, but he managed to become one of the team's key players during the 1999–00 season. With Panathinaikos, he won the EuroLeague championship that same season, while being barely nineteen. One year later, he became a starter on the Panathinaikos team that made it to the FIBA SuproLeague Finals.