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'''Nicholas "Nick" William Calathes''' (]: {{lang|el|Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Ουίλιαμ Καλάθης}}) (born February 7, 1989) is ] professional ] player for ] of the ]. Calathes played American ] with the ]'s ]. His brother, ], is also a professional basketball player. '''Nicholas "Nick" William Calathes''' (]: {{lang|el|Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Ουίλιαμ Καλάθης}}) (born February 7, 1989) is ] professional ] player for ] of the ]. Calathes played American ] with the ]'s ]. His brother, ], is also a professional basketball player..

He is one of few players that won Both Euroleauge&Eurocup titles.


==High school career== ==High school career==

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Nick Calathes
Νίκος Καλάθης
Calathes wearing a Greek national team jersey.
No. 33 – Lokomotiv Kuban
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeaguePBL
VTB United League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1989-02-07) February 7, 1989 (age 35)
Casselberry, Florida
NationalityAmerican / Greek
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Howell (Winter Park, Florida)
CollegeFlorida (20072009)
NBA draft2009: Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2012Panathinaikos (Greece)
2012–presentLokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Poland National team

Nicholas "Nick" William Calathes (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Ουίλιαμ Καλάθης) (born February 7, 1989) is Greek American professional basketball player for Lokomotiv Kuban of the PBL. Calathes played American college basketball with the University of Florida's Florida Gators. His brother, Pat Calathes, is also a professional basketball player..

High school career

Calathes was born in Casselberry, Florida. He attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida, and graduated as the leading high school basketball scorer in Seminole County history. He teamed with fellow Florida Gator Chandler Parsons, and VCU Rams guard Joey Rodriguez, to help Lake Howell to a 31–3 record, and a state title in 2006–07.

College career

Calathes played college basketball at the University of Florida with the Florida Gators. Calathes was considered one of the top play-making guards in college basketball. At 6'6", he could play the positions of point guard, shooting guard, and small forward, while in college.

He was a First Team All-SEC player in 2009, as he was the only player in the nation to average better than 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game. Calathes broke the Florida school records for assists and assists per game in each of his first two years, totaling 221 as a freshman (6.1 assists per game), and 231 (6.4 assists per game) as a sophomore. He ranked third in Florida school history in career assists after just two years. He was the SEC Newcomer of the Year and the SEC co-Freshman of the Year in 2008, as he led Florida in scoring and assists.

College career highs and statistics

Artist's impression of Calathes. Calathes playing college basketball with the Florida Gators.
File:Florida33.jpg
College career highs
Stat
High
Opponent
Date
Points
33
vs. Kentucky
February 10, 2009
Total Rebounds
13
vs. Georgia
January 28, 2009
Assists
13
vs. Georgia
February 14, 2009
Steals
5
vs. Alabama
February 18, 2009

College season averages
Season Team G PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MIN
2007-08 Florida Gators 36 15.3 5.2 6.1 1.6 0.1 .426 .367 .724 32.6
2008–09 Florida Gators 36 17.2 5.3 6.4 1.9 0.2 .482 .390 .707 33.3

Professional career

Panathinaikos

On May 23, 2009, Calathes announced that he would bypass the NBA to play in the Greek Basket League. He agreed to terms with the elite Euroleague club Panathinaikos Athens. The three-year deal, sources said, would pay Calathes around 2.4 million net income, in addition to providing him with a home, car, and endorsements, making for a total package commensurate to what the NBA rookie salary scale provides an early lottery selection. Despite his commitment to play in Greece, he was still selected in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was then traded to the Dallas Mavericks for a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash.

In his first year with Panathinaikos, he won the Greek Championship, averaging 5.4 points, 2.0 assists, and 2.2 rebounds in 15 minutes per game. He also participated in the Greek Youth All-Star Game (for players age 22 and under), in which he scored 6 points and dished 6 assists. In 2010, Calathes was also voted the third best young player (age 22 and under) in the Greek League, after Nikos Pappas and Vangelis Mantzaris. In the 2010-11 season, Calathes had an average of 7.8 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in the Greek League. He also participated in the senior men's HEBA Greek All-Star Game, replacing Papaloukas (who was out with an injury), because he was 16th in the fan voting with 1,200 votes. Calathes scored 11 points and dished 6 assists in the All-Star Game.

"Diamantidis was the MVP of the series, but Calathes was the key player."

Xavier Pascual

In the Euroleague 2010-11 playoffs, Calathes scored a career-high with 12 points against Barcelona in game 4 of the playoff series. Barcelona head coach Xavier Pascual said, "Diamantidis was the MVP of the series, but Calathes was the key player". His teammate, Ian Vougioukas, stated about him, "Calathes played four outstanding games, especially on defense, and was a key for us." In the 4 game playoff series against Barcelona, Calathes averaged 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1 steal in 26 minutes per game.

In the 2010-11 Euroleague semifinal against Montepaschi Siena, Calathes had another good performance, which helped send Panathinaikos to the 2011 Euroleague Final. He scored 17 points, dished 2 assists to his teammates, and grabbed 6 rebounds. At the 2011 Euroleague Final against Maccabi Tel Aviv, Calathes helped Panathinaikos by scoring 4 points, recording 6 assists, and making 2 steals. Finally, Calathes won his first Euroleague title. In the 2010-11 Greek League playoffs, Calathes had an average of 8.8 points, 3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists, in 23 minutes per game. He helped Panathinaikos to reach the Greek League Finals. He played especially good in the 4th game of the Greek League Finals, in which he had 16 points, 11 assists, and 5 rebounds, in 42 minutes. He won his 2nd Greek Championship with Panathinaikos, and he was named to the Eurobasket.com website's All-Greek A1 League 1st Team and All-Defensive Team. He also won the Eurobasket.com website's Most Improved Player of the Year award.

Lokomotiv Kuban

In the summer of 2012, Calathes signed a 2-year contract with the Russian VTB United League club Lokomotiv Kuban. He signed a 2-year 2.2 million Euro net income contract. He was named to the First Team and selected the season MVP of Europe's 2nd-tier competition, the Eurocup, in 2013.

Greek national team

"I love Greece, and I love playing at this club at the moment." - Nick Calathes on his life in Greece, and Panathinaikos.

Calathes made his debut with the Greek junior national team at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he averaged 11.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 22 minutes per game. With the Under-20 Greek junior national basketball team, he played in 10 games in total, scoring 115 points, averaging 11.5 points per game.

In 2009, Calathes debuted with the senior Greek national basketball team, and with them he won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2009. At the 2009 EuroBasket, Calathes was 5th in the tournament in steals, with 1.6 per game, and he also averaged 4.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2 assists, in 17 minutes per game. In the quarter-final against Spain, despite his team losing the game, he scored 10 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, dished 2 assists, and made 2 steals.

The next summer, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Greece failed to win a medal. Calathes averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists during the tournament. At the EuroBasket 2011, Calathes helped Greece to finish in 6th place, with averages of 9.2 points and 3.8 assists per game. He also played at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Calathes has played with the senior Greek national basketball team in 41 games so far, scoring 283 points, for an average of 6.9 points per game.

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 EB Greece 8 1 17.3 .353 .182 .636 2.1 2.0 1.6 0.1 4.1
2010 WC Greece 6 0 12.7 .407 .000 .625 2.2 2.5 .7 0.2 4.5
2011 EB Greece 11 10 25.5 .418 .222 .784 2.6 3.8 1.6 0.1 9.2
2012 OQT Greece 3 2 18.3 .429 .1000 .778 2.0 3.0 .7 0.0 7.3
Greek national team career highs
Stat High Opponent Date
Points
22
vs. Croatia
August 8, 2010
Total Rebounds
8
vs. Croatia
September 5, 2011
Assists
10
vs. Serbia
September 16, 2011
Steals
4
vs. Croatia
September 5, 2011

Personal

Calathes holds dual citizenship with the United States and Greece. On June 30, 2008, he acquired a Greek passport. Under current United States nationality law, the acquisition of a foreign passport does not automatically result in loss of U.S. citizenship. (See also Vance v. Terrazas).

European pro club statistics

Stats listed are the full season stats, which include both regular season and playoff games. The overall field goal % stats are the 2 points and 3 points % combined.

Euroleague career highs
Stat
High
Opponent
Date
Points
17
vs. Žalgiris
December 7, 2011
Total Rebounds
8
vs. Maccabi
March 20, 2012
Assists
7
vs. Zalgiris
November 4, 2011
Steals
3
vs. Maccabi
March 29, 2012

European national and regional leagues

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 GBL Panathinaikos 32 8 15.0 .516 .364 .622 2.2 2.0 0.8 0.1 5.4
2010–11 GBL Panathinaikos 34 4 20.5 .525 .279 .667 3.1 3.2 1.0 0.1 7.8
2011–12 GBL Panathinaikos 35 21 21.9 .475 .270 .525 2.3 3.0 1.6 0.1 8.0
2012–13 VTB Lokomotiv 30 28 30.4 .508 .355 .579 4.3 6.1 1.6 0.1 13.9

Stats accurate;21 June 2013

Euroleague statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Panathinaikos 14 2 13.7 .386 .227 .455 1.9 1.7 0.6 0.0 3.5
2010–11 Panathinaikos 22 6 15.4 .562 .353 .692 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.1 5.0
2011–12 Panathinaikos 23 14 23.5 .486 .298 .500 2.8 2.4 1.2 0.3 7.6
Career 59 22 18.2 .490 .291 .539 2.1 1.9 0.9 .1 5.6

Eurocup statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Lokomotiv 17 15 33.8 .451 .275 .593 5.9 6.6 1.4 .5 12.9
Career 17 15 33.8 .451 .275 .593 5.9 6.6 1.4 .5 12.9

Awards and accomplishments

High school and college career

  • 2× State of Florida High School Mr. Basketball: (2006, 2007)
  • Florida High School State Champion: (2007)
  • McDonald's High School All-American: (2007)
  • Parade Magazine State of Florida High School All-American: (2007)
  • Gatorade State of Florida Boys Basketball Player of the Year: (2007)
  • Jordan Brand Classic High School All-Star: (2007)
  • SEC Freshman of the Week: (2008)
  • Southeastern Conference’s Newcomer of the Year: (2008)
  • All-SEC 2nd Team: (2008)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team: (2008)
  • SEC Co-Freshman of the Year: (2008)
  • All-SEC First-Team: (2009)

Panathinaikos

Greek national team

Lokomotiv Kuban

References

  1. Turkey2010.fiba.com Biography.
  2. Orlando Sentinel - Central Florida Varsity the Blog: Boys Basketball archives.
  3. ESPN.com Nick Calathes Stats College.
  4. Gainesville.com Calathes To Play In Greece.
  5. Sportando.net Lokomotiv Kuban agreed to terms with Nick Calathes.
  6. Sports.in.gr Η Λοκομοτίβ Κούμπαν ανακοίνωσε τον Καλάθη για δύο χρόνια Template:El icon.
  7. Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012-13 All-Eurocup teams!
  8. Eurocupbasketball.com 2012-13 Eurocup MVP: Nick Calathes, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar.
  9. Basket.gr Ονοματεπώνυμο: ΚΑΛΑΘΗΣ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΣ ΓΟΥΙΛΙΑΜ Template:El icon.
  10. Archive.FIBA.com Nicholas CALATHES (GRE).
  11. CALATHES, CAREER STATS Euroleague.
  12. ESAKE.gr Nik CALATHES Player's Stats.
  13. VTB-League.com Nicholas Calathes.
  14. CALATHES, CAREER STATS Euroleague.
  15. EurocupBasketball.com CALATHES, NICK 2012-2013 STATISTICS.
  16. www.secsports.com - This Week In SEC Men's Basketball - 12/10.
  17. www.secsports.com - This Week In SEC Men's Basketball - 1/14.
  18. SEC announces coaches awards.

External links

2009 NBA draft
First round
Second round
Greece squadEuroBasket 2009 – Bronze medal
Greece

Template:Greece Squad 2010 FIBA World Championship Template:Greece Squad EuroBasket 2011

Panathinaikos 2010–11 Euroleague champions
EuroCup MVP
Lokomotiv Kuban current roster

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