Dušan Šakota
Šakota in action with Pallacanestro Varese.
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| No. 5 – AEK Athens | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League |
Greek League Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 22, 1986 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m) |
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2009 | Panathinaikos |
| 2007–2008 | → Panionios |
| 2009–2010 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 2011 | Oostende |
| 2012 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |
| 2012–2014 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 2014–present | AEK Athens |
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Dušan Šakota (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Шакота, Greek: Ντούσαν Σάκοτα (Ntousan Sakota), born April 22, 1986) is a Greek professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He is the son of former professional basketball player and coach, Dragan Šakota, and the brother of former professional basketball player and coach Miloš Šakota. He is 6'10¾" (2.10 m) tall. He is a power forward who possesses the height of a center and the shooting ability of a shooting guard. He has won two triple crowns in his career. He currently plays with AEK Athens of the Greek League.
Šakota was born in Belgrade, but moved with his family to Greece at the age of four, when his father, Dragan Šakota, was given the head coaching job with the Greek League club PAOK. In the early 2000s, he played in the Greek junior league competitions with the junior teams of AEK Athens, which was his father's club at the time.
In 2003, Šakota signed his first professional contract with the Greek club Panathinaikos, which was coached by Željko Obradović at the time. He did not play much, due to his young age. He stayed with Panathinaikos until 2007, and won every possible title with the club, including: the prestigious triple crown in his last year: 4 Greek League championships (2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07), 3 Greek Cups (2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07) and 1 Euroleague title (2006–07). He was also selected to the All-World Team Roster at the 2005 Nike Hoop Summit.
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