Efthimios "Efthimis" Rentzias is a retired Greek professional basketball player.
13 Facts About Efthimios Rentzias
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Efthimios Rentzias was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Efthimios Rentzias shot 61.6 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from three-point range, and 71.4 percent from the foul line.
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Efthimios Rentzias was selected with the 23rd overall pick by the Denver Nuggets, in the 1996 NBA draft, while still under contract with PAOK.
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Efthimios Rentzias opted not to play in the NBA at that time.
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On 26 June 2002, Efthimios Rentzias was traded by the Atlanta Hawks, to the Philadelphia 76ers, in exchange for a future 2004 2nd-round draft pick, and a future 2006 2nd-round draft pick.
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Efthimios Rentzias played in 35 regular season games, and averaged 1.5 points per game.
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Efthimios Rentzias had plans to come back to PAOK, where he wanted to finish his playing career.
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Efthimios Rentzias was a part of the Greek junior national basketball teams.
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Efthimios Rentzias was named the MVP of the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, after he helped Greece to win the tournament's gold medal, scoring 33 points and grabbing 21 rebounds in the final against Australia.
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Efthimios Rentzias was a member of the senior men's Greek national team, from 1992 to 2003, and with Greece, he competed at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games.
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Efthimios Rentzias averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds, in 12 minutes per game, over seven games played in the 1996 Olympic Games tournament.
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Efthimios Rentzias played with Greece at the following major FIBA tournaments: the 1994 FIBA World Championship, the 1995 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1997 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1998 FIBA World Championship, the 2001 FIBA EuroBasket, and the 2003 FIBA EuroBasket.