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Nikos Galis

Nikos Galis
Νίκος Γκάλης.jpg
Nikos Galis with Aris.
Personal information
Born (1957-07-23) July 23, 1957 (age 59)
Union City, New Jersey
Nationality Greek / American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Union Hill
(Union City, New Jersey)
College Seton Hall (1975–1979)
NBA draft 1979 / Round: 4 / Pick: 68th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 1979–1994
Position Shooting guard
Number 6, 4
Career history
1979–1992 Aris Thessaloniki
1992–1994 Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Hall of Fame as player

Nikolaos Georgalis (Greek: Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής), commonly known as either Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis (born July 23, 1957), is a retired Greek-American professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991, is an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame and was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors on February 3, 2008. Galis is widely regarded as one of Europe's greatest scorers ever to play the game, as well as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history.

Galis played the point guard position during his college basketball years at Seton Hall University, but turned into a shooting guard as a professional. He spent most of his career in Aris, before having a late stint with Panathinaikos. He is the EuroLeague's all-time leader in points per game (counting both FIBA Europe and Euroleague Basketball Company era games 1958 season–present), leading the competition in scoring eight times. In the premier European club scene, he reached the EuroLeague Final Four on four occasions, three consecutive ones with Aris (1988, 1989, and 1990), and another one with Panathinaikos (1994). An eight-time Greek league champion, Galis is the league's all-time leading scorer, in both career points scored and career scoring average, counting all league formats (since the 1963–64 season).


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