1. Giorgi Shermadini is a Georgian professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB.
19 Facts About Giorgi Shermadini
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Giorgi Shermadini was born in the village of Natakhtari, Georgia on April 2,1989.
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Giorgi Shermadini is 2.17 metres tall, and he plays at the center position.
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Giorgi Shermadini had a 52 point game, a 54 point game, and another game, where he scored 60 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists.
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Giorgi Shermadini started playing basketball professionally when he was 16 years old, on the senior men's Georgian basketball team, Maccabi Tbilisi.
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Giorgi Shermadini averaged 35.1 points per game, 16.4 rebounds per game, 4.7 assists per game, 3.4 blocks per game, and 2.6 steals per game.
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Giorgi Shermadini declared as an early-entry candidate for the NBA draft in 2008, but he failed to be selected in the 2008 NBA draft, as some concerns still remained among NBA scouts over his injury.
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Giorgi Shermadini signed with the EuroLeague giants, the Greek League club Panathinaikos, in 2008.
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Giorgi Shermadini debuted on 29 November 2008, in the game against Egaleo, playing for 6 minutes, and scoring 4 points.
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Giorgi Shermadini surpassed his personal best again, although playing only for 12 minutes, by scoring 13 points in a home game against Union Kavala-Panorama, on 15 April 2009.
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Giorgi Shermadini left the team in February 2014, in order to come back to Olympiacos.
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On July 9,2019, Giorgi Shermadini signed with the Spanish club Iberostar Tenerife.
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In June 2005, despite his brief playing experience, Giorgi Shermadini was selected to the Under-16 Junior National Team of Georgia, and he played at the Youth Olympic Games, in Moscow.
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Giorgi Shermadini was the second-leading shot blocker in the Under-20 European Championship, averaging 2.1 blocked shots per game.
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Giorgi Shermadini played alongside teammates, Zaza Pachulia, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Shammond Williams, Viktor Sanikidze, Manu Markoishvili, and Vladimir Boisa.
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In February 2023, Giorgi Shermadini was on there roster that made Georgia qualify for its first-ever World Cup in 2023.
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Giorgi Shermadini is a legitimate seven-footer who understands well how to use his body to maintain good positioning.
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Giorgi Shermadini possesses a nice jump hook shot and he has excellent fundamentals and offensive skills.
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Giorgi Shermadini is a defensive presence with his long wingspan and his shot-blocking ability.