1. Alexander "Sandro" Mamukelashvili is a Georgian-American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
21 Facts About Sandro Mamukelashvili
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Sandro Mamukelashvili played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili was named Big East Co-Player of the Year as a senior.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili was born in New York City and grew up in Tbilisi, Georgia after moving to the country when he was a baby.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili is fluent in English, Georgian, Russian, and Italian.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili's grandmother, Ira Gabashvili, was a member of the Soviet women's national basketball team.
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Mamukelashvili's older brother David introduced him to basketball at a young age, and Sandro grew up idolizing the Georgian player Zaza Pachulia.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili was in Chicago visiting his aunt, noted pianist Eteri Andjaparidze, when the Russo-Georgian War broke out in August 2008.
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When he was 14 years old, Sandro Mamukelashvili moved to Biella, Italy to attend high school.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili competed on the U17, U18, and U19 teams, and he helped the teams to finish third place in the national finals.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili said that moving to Italy was difficult but his club and head coach Federico Danna made everything possible for him.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili chose the Pirates because his high school coach Kevin Boyle had a good relationship with Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard and his brother David lived nearby.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili averaged 11.9 points and 6 rebounds per game as a junior.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili averaged 17.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili was named Associated Press All-America honorable mention and was a finalist for the Karl Malone Award.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 54th pick by the Indiana Pacers.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili was then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with the draft rights of Georgios Kalaitzakis, the 60th pick, and two future second round picks in exchange for the draft rights of the 31st pick, Isaiah Todd.
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Sandro Mamukelashvili missed two games with an illness in December 2021.
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On July 18,2022, Sandro Mamukelashvili was named to the All-NBA Summer League First Team.
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On March 1,2023, Sandro Mamukelashvili was waived by the Bucks.
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In July 2018, Sandro Mamukelashvili represented the Georgia national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifications and the Georgia U20 team at the FIBA U20 European Championship.