Nicholas William Calathes is a Greek-American professional basketball player for Fenerbahce Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague.
41 Facts About Nick Calathes
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An All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2018 and 2019, Nick Calathes has played in the NBA, the Greek Basket League and the VTB United League.
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Nick Calathes's father started the Orlando Raptors, where he won several AAU Championships.
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Nick Calathes attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida, and graduated as the leading high school basketball scorer in Seminole County history.
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At Lake Howell, Nick Calathes twice won the Florida Mr Basketball award, placing him on a long list of NBA players who have won that award, including Vince Carter, Amar'e Stoudemire, Brandon Knight, and Austin Rivers.
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Nick Calathes accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2007 to 2009.
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Nick Calathes was considered one of the top play-making guards in college basketball.
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Nick Calathes was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2009, and he was the only player in the nation to average better than 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game.
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Nick Calathes broke the Florida school records for assists and assists per game in each of his first two years, totaling 221 as a freshman, and 231 as a sophomore.
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Nick Calathes ranked third in Florida school history in career assists after just two years.
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Nick Calathes 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.
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On May 23,2009, Nick Calathes announced that he would bypass the NBA to play in the Greek Basket League.
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Nick Calathes agreed to terms with the elite EuroLeague club Panathinaikos Athens.
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Nick Calathes was then traded to the Dallas Mavericks for a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash.
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Nick Calathes participated in the Greek Youth All-Star Game, in which he scored six points and dished six assists.
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In 2010, Nick Calathes was voted the third best young player in the Greek League, after Nikos Pappas and Vangelis Mantzaris.
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Nick Calathes participated in the senior men's HEBA Greek All-Star Game, replacing Theo Papaloukas, because he was 16th in the fan voting with 1,200 votes.
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Nick Calathes scored 11 points and dished six assists in the All-Star Game.
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Nick Calathes scored 17 points, dished two assists to his teammates, and grabbed six rebounds.
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At the 2011 EuroLeague Final against Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nick Calathes helped Panathinaikos, by scoring four points, recording six assists, and making two steals.
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Nick Calathes helped Panathinaikos to reach the Greek League Finals.
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Nick Calathes played especially good in the fourth game of the Greek League Finals, in which he had 16 points, 11 assists, and five rebounds, in 42 minutes.
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Nick Calathes won his second Greek League championship with Panathinaikos, and he was named to the Eurobasket.
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Nick Calathes was named to the First Team and selected the season MVP of Europe's 2nd-tier level competition, the EuroCup, in 2013.
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The NBA statement announcing the suspension, which took effect immediately, indicated that the banned substance was an ingredient in a supplement that Nick Calathes had been taking.
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Nick Calathes was named the 2016 Greek League Best Defender.
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Nick Calathes won the Greek Cup again with Panathinaikos in 2017, as well as the Greek championship title.
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On July 9,2020, Nick Calathes signed with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB.
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Nick 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.
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In 2009, Nick Calathes debuted with the Greece men's national basketball team, and with them he won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2009.
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At the 2009 EuroBasket, Nick Calathes was 5th in the tournament in steals, with 1.6 per game, and he averaged 4.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and two assists, in 17 minutes per game.
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Nick Calathes averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists during the tournament.
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At the EuroBasket 2011, Nick Calathes helped Greece to finish in sixth place, with averages of 9.2 points and 3.8 assists per game.
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Nick Calathes played at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
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Nick Calathes was suspended from competing in any FIBA competitions for four months, from April 2014 to August 2014, by WADA.
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Nick Calathes played with Greece at the EuroBasket 2017, and the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.
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Nick Calathes has played with the Greece men's national basketball team in 105 games to date, scoring 851 points, for an average of 8.1 points per game.
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Nick Calathes was born to a Greek-American father and an Irish-American mother.
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Nick Calathes holds dual citizenship with the United States and Greece.
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Nick Calathes acquired his Greek passport on June 30,2008, due to his Greek background.
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Nick Calathes's older brother, Pat, is a professional basketball player.