Misplaced Pages

Nikos Galis

Galis with Panathinaikos in 1992
Personal information
Born	(1957-07-23) July 23, 1957 (age 67) Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Union Hill (Union City, New Jersey)
College	Seton Hall (1975–1979)
NBA draft	1979: 4th round, 68th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1979–1994
Position	Shooting guard
Number	6, 4, 7
Career history
1979–1992	Aris
1992–1994	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
5× FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer (1988–1990, 1992, 1994) 2× FIBA European Selection (1987, 1991 I) FIBA EuroLeague assists leader (1994) 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018) 8× Greek League champion (1983, 1985–1991) 7× Greek Cup winner (1985, 1987–1990, 1992, 1993) Greek Super Cup winner (1986) 5× Greek League MVP (1988–1992) 4× Greek League Finals MVP (1988–1991) 11× Greek League Top Scorer (1981–1991) 4× Greek League assists leader (1991–1994) 2× Greek All-Star (1991, 1994 I) 5× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993) Greek Super Cup Finals Top Scorer (1986) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1987) 4× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991) Euroscar Award (1987) Mr. Europa Award (1987) Mediterranean Player of the Year (1987) 3× Greek Athlete of the Year (1986, 1987, 1989) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) No. 6 retired by Aris (2013) No. 4 retired by Greece national team (2023) ECAC Player of the Year (1979) Haggerty Award (1979)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIBA EuroBasket 1 1 0 Balkan Championship 1 0 1 Total 2 1 1 Men's Basketball Representing  Greece EuroBasket 1987 Greece 1989 Yugoslavia Balkan Championship 1986 Bulgaria 1984 Greece

Nikolaos Georgalis (Greek: Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis, is a Greek former professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playing days was nicknamed, "Nick The Greek", "The Gangster", and "The Iron Man", is widely regarded as Europe's greatest scorer to ever play the game, and as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history. In 1991, Galis was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players. In 2007, he became an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. In 2017, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball. In 2022, he was inducted in to the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame.

During his college basketball career at Seton Hall University, Galis played at the point guard position. However, his primary position during his pro career was shooting guard. He spent most of his club playing career with Aris Thessaloniki, before having a late career stint with Panathinaikos Athens. Galis was the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season, numerous times. In Europe's premier basketball club competition, he reached the EuroLeague Final Four on four occasions, making it in three consecutive years with Aris (1988, 1989, 1990), and in another year with Panathinaikos (1994). Galis won eight Greek league championships, and he is also the Greek Championship's amateur era all-time leading scorer, in both career points scored and career scoring average, when counting all league formats prior to the league becoming fully professional, in the 1992–93 season.

Galis led the Greece men's national basketball team to the EuroBasket's gold medal in 1987, and he earned the tournament's MVP award in the process. Following his stunning success in winning the 1987 EuroBasket title, Galis won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar player of the year awards. He also led Greece to a silver medal at the 1989 EuroBasket, where he was also selected to the All-EuroBasket Team. Overall during his national team career, he was named to the All-EuroBasket Team four times (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991). Among his myriad of accomplishments, he holds the EuroBasket's record for the highest career scoring average (31.2 points per game), and he was also the leading scorer of four EuroBasket tournaments, in 1983, 1987, 1989, and 1991. Galis also owns two major records of the FIBA World Championship/Cup tournament. He holds the records for the highest career scoring average (33.5 points per game), and the most total points ever scored in a single tournament, which he set at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

Galis, who was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year three times (1986, 1987, 1989), is highly revered in Greece, where he is considered by many to be one of the greatest national athletes that the country has ever had. His years with Aris Thessaloniki and the Greece national team, lifted Greek basketball from a place of relative obscurity, to both European and global power status. Galis was the sports icon that eventually inspired thousands of Greeks to take up playing the game of basketball. He is still widely lauded in Greece and has kept his position as a legend and a hero for the Greek nation and people. Galis' number 6 jersey was retired by Aris, in 2013, and his number 4 jersey was retired by the Greece national team, in 2023.

In 2013 the Main Hall of Thessaloniki's "Alexandreion Melathron" (aka Palais des Sport of Thessaloniki) was named "Nick Galis Hall".

In 2016 the "Olympic Indoor Sports Center in O.A.C.A." was renamed after his name. Thus becoming "Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Sports Center in O.A.C.A.".

Early life and high school

Galis was born in Union City, New Jersey. The child of a poor immigrant family, from the Greek islands of Rhodes and Nisyros, Galis took up boxing in his early years, after his father, George Georgalis, who had also been a boxer in his youth. He was later persuaded to give up boxing by his mother, Stella Georgalis, who was terrified after each time that her son would return home from boxing training with a new facial injury. As a result, Galis started playing the sport of basketball instead of boxing. He attended Union Hill High School, in Union City, where he played high school basketball for legendary coach William J. McKeever, as well as American football.

College career

After high school, Galis enrolled at Seton Hall University, where he played college basketball as a member of the Seton Hall Pirates. In his senior 1978–79 season, Galis saw his scoring average reach 27.5 points per game, which was third in the nation, behind Idaho State's Lawrence Butler (30.1 points per game) and Indiana State's Larry Bird (28.6 points per game), including a 48-point outburst against the University of Santa Clara.

Also in his senior year of college, Galis won the Haggerty Award (the New York City metro area's best player award), and the Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year award. The same year, he also played in the Pizza Hut All-American game, alongside Bird and Vinnie Johnson. During his four-year college career, Galis played in a total of 107 games and scored 1,651 points, for a career scoring average of 15.4 points per game.

Galis' head coach at Seton Hall, Bill Raftery, would later state that Galis was the best player that he ever coached. While at Seton Hall, Galis was a good friend and roommate of Italian-American professional basketball player Dan Callandrillo. Galis was later inducted into the Seton Hall Athletic Hall of Fame, in 1991.

College stats

Professional career

Boston Celtics

After finishing his collegiate career in 1979, Galis signed with agent Bill Manon, who also managed Diana Ross. Manon did not have Galis work out with any NBA team. Galis was eventually selected by the Boston Celtics in the 4th round of the 1979 NBA draft, 68th overall. Due to a severe ankle injury that Galis suffered during the Celtics preseason training camp of the 1979–80 season, the franchise was no longer interested in offering him a contract because Gerald Henderson had taken his place on the team, and his injury would keep him out for the foreseeable future.

Galis then decided to pursue a professional career in Greece's top-tier level Basket League. Later, while still playing in Greece, he would be offered NBA contracts by the Celtics and the New Jersey Nets. However, he turned the offers down, because at the time, and until 1989, FIBA did not have professional status, and consequently did not allow NBA players to compete at the national team level. Since playing with the Greek men's national basketball team meant so much to him, he stayed in Greece. Celtics then-president Red Auerbach later said that the single biggest mistake he ever made in his career was not keeping Galis.

Aris Thessaloniki

After suffering an ankle injury in the Boston Celtics 1979–80 preseason training camp, which prevented him from receiving a contract with the Celtics, Galis made the move across the Atlantic, and signed to play with Aris Thessaloniki of Greece, in 1979. The two major Greek clubs of Panathinaikos Athens and Olympiacos Piraeus, had also shown some interest in signing him, but it was Aris Thessaloniki's interest that was the most persuasive to Galis. His move to the country would eventually help Greek club basketball to reach a level of popularity that had never been previously imagined.

Galis was the indisputable leader of Aris Thessaloniki, as he averaged more than 30 points per game in nearly every season and competition that he played in with the team. With Aris Thessaloniki, he played alongside other great European players like Panagiotis Giannakis and Slobodan Subotić, who was known in Greece as Lefteris Soumpotits. With Aris Thessaloniki, Galis won eight Greek League championships, in the years 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991. He won seven out of his eight Greek League championships in consecutive years, with three of those championships being won in undefeated seasons. He also won six Greek Cup titles with Aris Thessaloniki, in the years 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1992. Four of his six Greek Cup titles were won in consecutive years.

In the top-level European-wide club competition, the FIBA European Champions' Cup (EuroLeague), Galis led Aris Thessaloniki to three consecutive appearances at the competition's Final Four. Galis' team played at the 1988 Ghent Final Four, the 1989 Munich Final Four, and the 1990 Zaragoza Final Four. In the one major disappointment of an otherwise glittering club career with Aris Thessaloniki, all three of Galis' FIBA European Champions' Cup Final Four appearances ended in losses in the semifinals. Which thus deprived him of the opportunity to shine all the way onto Europe's biggest club stage, at the FIBA European Champions' Cup Finals (EuroLeague Finals). However, the team's performances and general standard of play, won over the hearts of most basketball fans in Greece. In fact, cinemas and theaters in Greece would often reduce their ticket admission prices on Thursday evenings, when Aris Thessaloniki was playing games, as large segments of the country settled down to watch them on television.

In June 1991, Galis was chosen as a member of The Balkans Selection All-Star Team that played against The European Selection All-Star Team at the 1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee. The 1991 FIBA Jubilee event was held in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the sport of basketball in 1891, by the Canadian James Naismith. The FIBA Jubilee All-Star Game took place at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, in Piraeus, Athens, Greece, and it included numerous legends of European basketball. The Balkans' All-Star Selection won the game, by a score of 103–102. Galis was the game's top scorer, with 20 points.

On 19 December 1991, in one of his final FIBA EuroLeague games with Aris Thessaloniki, Galis rolled back the clock. At the age of 34, he scored 46 points, on 13/20 field goals overall, 8/14 2-point field goals, 5/6 3-point field goals, and 15/18 free throws, in a 111–108 loss against the Italian League club Olimpia Milano. However, Aris Thessaloniki's 1991–92 FIBA EuroLeague season was a disappointment, as the club finished group stage play with a record of 3–11.

Also in that same 1991–92 season, in a Greek League game against Panionios Athens, Galis scored 48 points, on 17/21 field goals overall, 15/18 2-point field goals, 2/3 3-point field goals, and 12/13 free throws. However, Aris Thessaloniki failed to make it to the 1992 Greek League's Finals. It was the first time that the team had not won the Greek League championship, since 1984.

Eventually, the 1991–92 season ended up being Galis' final campaign with Aris Thessaloniki. At the time, the team was under new management and was trying to bring down the club's debts. That combined with Galis' huge salary at the time and the fact that the team was in a period of decline, were the main reasons for his departure. Galis, who adored the city of Thessaloniki and Aris' fans, had originally insisted on remaining with the club and playing for the team, as he believed that he still had a lot to offer. Ultimately however, Galis was forced to leave the club. In his last game for the club, Galis scored 18 points (6/9, 6/9, 0/2) as Aris beat AEK 74–62 to win yet another Greek Cup title in 1992.

Panathinaikos Athens

Galis moved to Athens, in the summer of 1992, to play with Panathinaikos. He was the player who then led the "Greens" to a club rebirth, after it had suffered through a long drought period, during which the historical team had remained without winning any titles. The previous season (1991–92) had been particularly disappointing for the club, with the team finishing in eighth place in the Greek league. As the team's captain, Galis inspired the young players of Panathinaikos Athens, such as Fragiskos Alvertis and Nikos Oikonomou, and he gradually brought back hope to the team's fans. So much so, as to the point that the club's then home arena, Glyfada Indoor Hall, was always overcrowded. In that season (1992–93), Panathinaikos Athens finished in second place in the Greek league, and also won the Greek Cup title, which was the seventh Greek Cup title for Galis.

In the following 1993–94 season, Galis was the FIBA European League (EuroLeague)'s Top Scorer, with an average of 23.8 points per game, in 21 games played. He also led the league in assists, with an average of 4.7 assists per game. In Panathinaikos Athens' decisive Game 3 victory of the FIBA European League's quarterfinals, against the then reigning league champions, the French League club Limoges, Galis truly led Panathinaikos Athens into a new club era. Galis led Panathinaikos Athens' qualification to the 1994 Tel Aviv FIBA European League Final Four, by scoring 30 points in the deciding playoff game, on 12–16 (75%) field goal shooting in the game. The "Greens" eventually finished in third place in the FIBA European League that season, after they lost in the semifinals to their arch-rivals Olympiacos Piraeus, by a score of 77–72.

However, it was still the furthest that the club had reached in the competition since the 1971–72 season. Galis scored 30 points in Panathinaikos Athens' win in the Final Four's third place game against the Spanish League club FC Barcelona, as he led all scorers in the game, with 30 points. Galis was named to the All-Final Four Team.

In what proved to be one of his final games for Panathinaikos, during the 3rd/4th place playoff series against Panionios in May 1994, Galis went scoreless in a game for the first time in his professional career in Greece, ending game 2 (which Panathinaikos lost 93–71) with 0/4 two-point shots from 29 minutes' play. Galis rallied to score 18 and 22 points in games 3 and 4, both of which Panathinaikos won to seal 3rd spot and a place in the FIBA European League for the following season.

In his third season with Panthinaikos Athens (1994–95), Galis teamed up with Panagiotis Giannakis and Žarko Paspalj, to make a strong effort to win the championship of the FIBA European League. Galis was the player who led Panathinaikos Athens to the competition's Top 16 group stage, as he prevented their elimination from the competition against the Ukrainian Super League club Budivelnyk Kyiv, with a game-high of 23 points in the club's decisive second-leg game victory. Galis was also the leader of the team in their Greek Cup win against Olympiacos Piraeus, at the Sporting Sports Arena.

At the age of 37, Galis played in his last game in professional basketball, as a player of Panathinaikos Athens, on October 12, 1994. It was in a game against Dafni Athens, in Week 1 of the Greek League's 1994–95 season. In that game, Galis scored a total of 8 points (2/2, 3/3), in 35 minutes of playing time. Panathinaikos Athens won the game in a blowout, by a score of 82–60.

Galis' playing career then ended controversially, on October 18, 1994, before Panathinaikos Athens' Week 2 game of the Greek League's 1994–95 season. Kostas Politis, who was the head coach of Panathinaikos Athens at the time, decided not to include Galis in the team's starting line-up of that Greek League game versus Ampelokipoi Athens. In protest against the head coach's decision, Galis left the arena, and ultimately, he never returned to playing action again. His retirement was officially announced in the media, on September 29, 1995.

During his pro club basketball career, Galis scored a total of 12,864 points, in 384 Greek Basket League games played, for a career scoring average of 33.5 points per game. In the 55 career Greek Cup games in which he played, he scored a total of 1,935 points, for a career scoring average of 35.2 points per game. He also averaged 42.5 points per game, in the two Greek Super Cup games that he played in. He scored a total of 864 points, in 23 FIBA Korać Cup games, for a career scoring average of 37.6 points per game. In the FIBA EuroLeague, he scored a total of 4,047 points, in 125 games played, for a career scoring average of 32.4 points per game. Overall, in all of the pro club competitions that he played in, Galis scored a total of 19,795 points, in 589 games played, for a pro club career scoring average of 33.6 points per game.

Career pro club statistics

Greek League season by season scoring stats

• (Regular season and postseason)

Season by season scoring stats in European-wide leagues

National team career

Galis first played with the Greece men's national basketball team at the 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He averaged 20.5 points per game at the tournament. His tournament single-game scoring high was 30 points, which came in a game against Switzerland. However, Greece failed to qualify for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games. At the 1981 EuroBasket, Galis averaged 19.9 points per game. Greece finished the tournament in 9th place. At the 1983 EuroBasket, Galis averaged 33.6 points per game, and he was the tournament's leading scorer. Greece finished the tournament in 11th place.

On 20 November 1983, Galis played in a friendly game against the North Carolina Tar Heels, at The Demetria Tournament '83. The game took place at the Alexandreio Melathron arena. During that game, Galis, who was Greece's shooting guard, was guarded by North Carolina's shooting guard, Michael Jordan. Galis scored 24 points during the game.

At the 1984 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Galis averaged 31.6 points per game, and he was the tournament's leading scorer. His tournament single-game scoring high was 45 points, which came in a game against Great Britain. However, Greece failed to qualify for the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games.

With Greece, Galis won the bronze medal at the 1984 Balkan Championship. At the 1986 FIBA World Championship, Galis led the tournament in scoring, as he averaged 33.7 points per game. During the tournament, he had a 53-point outburst in a game against Panama. Greece finished the tournament in 10th place. With Greece, Galis won the gold medal at the 1986 Balkan Championship.

Galis next led the Greece national team to the 1987 EuroBasket gold medal. Galis led the tournament in scoring, as he averaged 37.0 points per game. He scored 40 points in the tournament's finals against the Soviet Union national team and its legendary player, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, as he led Greece to a 103–101 victory. He was named the MVP of the tournament.

At the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Galis averaged 28.4 points per game, and he was the tournament's leading scorer. His tournament single-game scoring high was 35 points, which came in a game against Germany. However, Greece failed to qualify for the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games.

Galis also led Greece to the silver medal at the 1989 EuroBasket, which he led in scoring, with an average of 35.6 points per game. Galis is most remembered from that tournament, for a stunning effort against the Soviet team led by Marčiulionis, and its other star player, Arvydas Sabonis, in their semifinals game. Galis scored 45 out of his team's 81 total points, in a dramatic last-gasp 81–80 victory. The Greek team then settled for a second-place finish, after they lost against the dominant Yugoslav national team, in the tournament's finals.

Galis also represented Greece at the 1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee, which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the creation of the sport of basketball, by the Canadian James Naismith. The Jubilee tournament took place at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, in Piraeus, Athens, Greece. In three games played during the tournament, Galis averaged 21.0 points per game.

At the 1991 EuroBasket, Galis averaged 32.4 points per game, and he also led the tournament in scoring. In total, Galis was the leading scorer of the EuroBasket four times. He was also a four-time All-EuroBasket Team member.

In total, Galis played in 168 FIBA-recognized games with the Greece national team, in which he scored a total of 5,129 points, for a career scoring average of 30.5 points per game. Galis is in the second place, on the list of the all-time career scoring leaders in the history of Greece's senior national team. Panagiotis Giannakis is in first place on the list. The Hellenic Basketball Federation retired Galis' number 4 jersey of the Greek senior men's team, on 4 August 2023.

Greek senior national team career statistics

Greece National Team scoring stats by tournament

Galis' top 10 scoring FIBA games

Highest scoring single games by competition

Player profile

Galis was not only a legendary scorer, he was also a great play maker and passer. The majority of his points scored came inside the paint area, due to his penetrating ability. Galis' mid-range jumper was one of his biggest offensive weapons, as he was able to consistently make it against defensive pressure. Galis' great strength and leaping ability allowed him to have an excellent post game against other guards, despite his short stature, as compared to most other players. Another enormous competitive advantage that Galis possessed was his incredible stamina, which was due to his exemplary physical conditioning. At the 1987 EuroBasket, after the first game of the competition, Galis was never substituted out of any of the tournament's remaining games. His stamina and conditioning led to him being given the nickname of "The Iron Man".

Post-playing career and personal life

Galis is married to Eleni Panagiotou, and he has one daughter, named Stella. Since his official retirement from playing professional club basketball on September 29, 1995, and up until early 2006, Galis was the owner of a summer basketball camp in Chalkidiki, Greece. The basketball camp was listed at the Athens Stock Exchange. As a token of appreciation for his contribution to Greek sport, Galis was chosen to be the first torch bearer, in the final round of the Olympic Flame, for the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. Galis entered the stadium at the conclusion of the Opening Ceremony, and set off the procession of the flame to the altar.

In September 2007, Galis was inducted as a member of the first class of the FIBA Hall of Fame, which includes the best basketball players in the history of the game internationally. Galis was inducted as a player. Bill Russell, of the famous Boston Celtics dynasty, was another one of the 16 inaugural player inductees. Galis was also entered into the Eurobasket.com website's European Basketball Hall of Fame, inducted as a player.

In May 2013, his former club team Aris Thessaloniki, renamed the court of their home arena, the Alexandreio Melathron, to "Nick Galis Hall". The club also organized a celebration of Galis' life and career, and retired his number 6 Aris jersey. The event was attended by many of his former teammates and opponents, from the 1980s and 1990s. Some of the attendees included the majority of the Greece men's national basketball team's 1987 EuroBasket gold medal-winning team, as well as numerous other international basketball stars who played against Galis over the years, such as Dino Rađja, Jordi Villacampa, and Doron Jamchi, among others.

On April 1, 2017, it was announced that Galis would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as part of the 2017 Hall of Fame class. Galis was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, on September 9, 2017. He became one of the very few men's basketball players from around the world, to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, without having ever played in the NBA. On June 14, 2016, exactly 29 years after Greece's national team won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket, the court of the biggest basketball arena in Greece, the OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall, was named the "Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall", in his honour.

His number 6 jersey which he wore while playing with the Greek National Team was retired on August 4, 2023, by the Greek Basketball Federation in the "Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall".

Quotes about Galis

Sources:

"I never thought that there was such a good offensive player in Europe, and especially in Greece." — Michael Jordan

"I've seen Galis do things, that I've seen neither Lakers nor Celtics do." — Bob McAdoo

"I admire him. When he plays one on one, there's no way to stop him. I didn't think that there would ever be a player, who by himself, could cause nightmares and even beat the Soviet Union." — Sergei Belov

"If Galis wants to score, he will score no matter who's defending him." — Arvydas Sabonis

"If I'm The Son of the Devil, then Galis is The Devil himself." — Dražen Petrović

'"I'd like to be on the same team with him, so I could pass to him, and then watch him score a basket." — Dražen Petrović

"Although Drazen (i.e. Petrović) is my brother, for the best athlete of 1987, I voted for Galis."' — Aco Petrović

"Galis is a great player. He is one of the best European players. He was a really tough opponent, he floated in the air, he was one of the best." — Dino Radja

"Petrović and Galis were the most charismatic players I've ever known. Galis is the only player who made me shudder." — Doron Jamchi

"Everyone who plays basketball, owes Galis money." — Fanis Christodoulou

"If we played together, we would have scored 300 points in every game!" — Vassilis Goumas

"The man is a computer! If he had played with us in AEK in the '60s, we would have been undefeated." — Georgios Amerikanos

"A European and Greek basketball changed. It is my honor to play with him. He is the greatest of all time. " — Sasha Volkov

"I've seen many players in my career, but what Galis does on the floor, only 2–3 in the world can do." — Audie Norris

"Who wouldn't want to play with Galis? I would definitely give the ball to Galis on the last play. Galis changed basketball in Greece and Europe." — Audie Norris

"Galis wasn't affected by anything. I count him among the five best players of Europe." — Georgios Sigalas

"In Greece, Galis is what Michael Jordan is in America." — Steve Giatzoglou

"Galis is the player of the 21st century." — Alexander Gomelsky, USSR head coach.

"I had nightmares of Galis all night." — Pierre Dao, Limoges head coach.

"I had given specific instructions on how to defend against the other 4 players. As for Nikos, we just had to sit down and pray!" — Wojciech Krajewski, Lech Poznan head coach.

"There is only one way I can think of to stop Nikos from scoring. Lock him up in his hotel room, so that he can't come to the arena." — Ruud Harrewijn, Dutch national team head coach.

Awards and accomplishments

Galis won numerous titles and awards during his career and had many memorable single game performances. The following are some of them:

College

• Haggerty Award (New York Metro Area Player of the Year): 1979
• ECAC Player of the Year: 1979
• Member of the Seton Hall Athletic Hall of Fame: 1991

Pro career

Titles:

• 8× Greek League Champion: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
• 7× Greek Cup Winner: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993
• Greek Super Cup Winner: 1986
  (In total, he won 16 trophies in his pro club career as a player.)

Personal awards and achievements:

• 11× Greek League Top Scorer: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
• Greek Super Cup Finals Top Scorer: 1986
• 3× Greek Male Athlete of the Year: 1986, 1987, 1989
• 5× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993
• 4× Greek League Finals MVP: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
• 2× FIBA European Selection: 1987, 1991 I
• Mediterranean Player of the Year: 1987
• Euroscar European Player of the Year: 1987
• Mr. Europa European Player of the Year: 1987
• L'Équipe Champion of Champions' 10th Best Athlete in the World: 1987
• 5× FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994
• 5× Greek League MVP: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
• 4× Greek League Assist Leader: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
• 2× Greek League All-Star (1991, 1994 I)
• FIBA EuroLeague Assists Leader: 1994
• FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team: (1994)
• EuroLeague Final Four all-time career scoring leader: 231 points (28.9 points per game).
• Greek Championship (amateur era) all-time career scoring leader: 12,864 points (33.5 points per game) – Vassilis Spanoulis is the league's professional era all-time career scoring leader.
• Greek Cup all-time career scoring leader: 1,935 points (35.2 points per game).
• FIBA's 50 Greatest Players: 1991
• Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame: 2007
• 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: 2008
• No. 6 jersey retired by Aris: 2013
• Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 2017
• 101 Greats of European Basketball: 2018
• HoopsHype's 75 Greatest International Players Ever: 2021
• Greek Basket League Hall of Fame: 2022
• Along with Panagiotis Giannakis, he led Aris Thessaloniki to an 80-game winning streak in the Greek League, in the 1980s.
• His personal career single-game scoring high in a Greek League game was 62 points, which was achieved in a game on 24 January 1981, during the 1980–81 season (Aris Thessaloniki vs. Ionikos Nikaias). However, in the same game, Ionikos' superstar, Panagiotis Giannakis, who would later go on to become Galis' teammate on Aris, scored 73 points.
• His personal career single-game scoring high in the Greek Cup tournament was 52 points against Panellinios Athens, in the 1987 Greek Cup Final (15 April 1987).
• His personal career single-game scoring high in a European-wide continental club competition was 56 points against Vasas (5 November 1980), during the 1980–81 season of the FIBA Korać Cup.
• His personal career single-game scoring high in the FIBA European Champions' Cup (now called the EuroLeague), was 52 points, which he achieved twice. He scored 52 points versus Oostende in 1986–87 (2 October 1986). He also scored 52 points versus Lech Poznań in 1989–90 (7 December 1989).
• In 1993, while playing in the Greek League with Panathinaikos Athens, in a revenge game against his former team Aris Thessaloniki, he had a game for the ages. In the game, Galis made all 13 of his field goal attempts.
• 4,047 points scored in 125 FIBA EuroLeague games played (32.4 points per game), and 864 points scored in 23 FIBA Korać Cup games played (37.6 points per game).

Greece National Team

• 1983 EuroBasket: All-Tournament Team
• 1984 Balkan Championship:  Bronze
• 1986 FIBA World Championship: Top Scorer (33.7 points per game)
• 1986 Balkan Championship:  Gold
• 1987 EuroBasket:  Gold
• 1989 EuroBasket:  Silver
• 1987 EuroBasket: Most Valuable Player
• 4× FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991
• 4× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer: 1983 (33.6 points per game), 1987 (37.0 points per game), 1989 (35.6 points per game), 1991 (32.4 points per game)
• 2× FIBA European Olympic Qualification Top Scorer: 1984 (31.6 points per game), 1988 (28.4 points per game)
• At the 1986 FIBA World Championship, he scored 53 points in a game against Panama.
• In the 1987 EuroBasket Finals, he scored 40 points against the Soviet Union.
• In the 1989 EuroBasket Semifinals, he scored 45 points against the Soviet Union.
• In 168 FIBA-recognized games played with the Greece men's national basketball team, he averaged 30.5 points per game.
• Greece men's national basketball team's 2nd all-time career scoring leader (behind Panagiotis Giannakis): 5,167 total points scored, in 169 total games played (30.6 points per game). However, only 5,129 points in 168 games (30.5 points per game), is officially recognized.
• Galis was the top scorer in every major European and world international competition that he participated in from 1983 onward: the 1983 EuroBasket, the 1984 FIBA European Olympic Qualification, the 1986 FIBA World Championship, the 1987 EuroBasket, the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualification, the 1989 EuroBasket, and the 1991 EuroBasket.
• His number 4 jersey of the Greece national team, was retired by the decision of the Hellenic Basketball Federation.

See also

• Players with the most points scored in the Amateur Greek Basketball Championship (1963–1992)
• Players with the most points scored in a single game in the Amateur Greek Basketball Championship (1963–1992)

Sources

• Nikos Galis FIBA Archive official website.
• Nikos Galis FIBA Europe official website.
• Arbel, Y. , "Iron Man Galis", November 08, 2006, FIBA Europe official website.
• Nikos Galis Hellenic Basketball Federation official website (in Greek).
• Eurobasket.com's HALL OF FAME.
• Rabotas, G. (2003). Nikos Galis, A Legend like I have known him. Athens: Psychogios. ISBN 960-87979-0-5.
• BASKET ARIS – Unofficial fan site dedicated to ARIS B.C.

Notes

1. See

References

1. Consulting, Fine Line Websites & IT. "The Draft Review". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
2. ^ "Nikos Galis, Greece – Player Profiles by Interbasket". www.interbasket.net. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
3. Nikos Galis Aris
4. "Iron Man Galis – FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
5. ^ Psarakis, Yannis, Fibaeurope.com, Nikos Galis – Europe's Greatest – Ever Scorer
6. "Nikos Gallis, a scoring machine". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
7. "European Legends Pay Tribute To Galis – FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
8. "FIBA Hall Of Fame Class of 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
9. "Euroleague official website, Experts decide European Club Basketball's 50 greatest contributors". 30 May 2023.
10. "McGrady, Self, Lobo headline 2017 HOF class". April 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
11. "FIBA.com, Greece-Nick Galis". Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
12. Maguire, Ken, Nytimes.com, Basking in a Fonder Farewell, 19 Years Later
13. "William McKeever Obituary (1933 - 2018) - -, NJ - The Record/Herald News". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
14. Νίκος Γκάλης | The Lost Tapes by Stoiximan (in Greek), 24 January 2022, retrieved 2022-09-02
15. "Magic Keeps Bird In Hand". Sports Illustrated. 1980-03-13. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008.
16. "Cable Car Classic Records" (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2018.
17. "Galis and Larry Bird (Pizza Hut All American Game 1979)". Youtube. 2010-03-10. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
18. ^ "Nick Galis College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
19. "For 'insane' Nick Galis, journey to Naismith Hall of Fame took off at Seton Hall". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
20. Howard-Cooper, Scott. "2017 Hall of Fame: Euroleague legend, cast of NCAA standouts get their due - NBA.com". NBA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
21. "Nikos Gallis, a scoring machine". Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
22. "Νίκος Γκάλης, ο πρώην πυγμάχος που άλλαξε το μπάσκετ στην Ελλάδα. Γιατί το πρώτο δελτίο του αθλητή έγραφε Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής" (in Greek). December 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
23. "Νίκος Γκάλης: Η "συγγνώμη" που του οφείλει η Ιστορία" (in Greek). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
24. "Fiba official website, Tribute to Nikos Galis". Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
25. "Top 5 Celtics That Never Were- #5: Nick Galis". www.celticslife.com. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
26. ARIS BSA 108–111 ADECCO.
27. Rabotas, G., Nikos Galis, p. 137
28. Gazetta.gr Ήταν απλά ο καλύτερος (in Greek).
29. Rabotas, G., Nikos Galis, p. 195
30. "Nikos Galis – Europe's Greatest-ever Scorer – FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
31. ^ "basket.gr Ονοματεπώνυμο: ΓΚΑΛΗΣ ΝΙΚΟΣ" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
32. "Νίκος Γκάλης". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
33. 2 Δεκεμβρίου 1979: Το ντεμπούτο του Νίκου Γκαλη που με τους 25.995 πόντους του απογείωσε το ελληνικό μπάσκετ
34. ^ "Nick Galis, ο μύθος! (video)" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
35. "sentragoal.gr Ο Γκάλης... κρατάει ακόμα!" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
36. sports.pathfinder.gr Ο Γκάλης και οι άλλοι (in Greek). Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
37. "Nick Galis versus Michael Jordan – Eurohoops". 9 September 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
38. NickGalis Archive (7 June 2016). "GREECE – NORTH CAROLINA (JORDAN vs GALIS, Oct. 20, 1983)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 13 November 2018 – via YouTube.
39. FIBA Europe official website on EuroBasket 1989 FIBA Europe.com
40. "Σελίδα Αθλητή". Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
41. Nikos Galis in tears during his Greece jersey retirement ceremony.
42. Hall of Famer Nikos Galis’ national team jersey retired.
43. ^ "Σελίδα Αθλητή". Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
44. "MOST POINTS SCORED". Retrieved 13 November 2018.
45. ^ Arbel, Y. ,"Iron Man Galis", November 08, 2006, FIBA Europe official website
46. "Official website of Galis's basketball camp". Archived from the original on 2006-09-04. Retrieved 2006-09-04.
47. "Tracy McGrady, Jerry Krause, Rebecca Lobo headline Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class - NBA.com". NBA.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
48. Νίκος Γκάλης: O Έλληνας Θεός γιορτάζει! (in Greek).
49. Nick Galis, ο μύθος! (in Greek).
50. "- eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
51. "Hellenic Basketball Federation official website". Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
52. "Nikos Galis – Europe's Greatest-ever Scorer – FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
53. "100 point scorers". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
54. "Nicholas Galis (1991) - Hall of Fame - Seton Hall Athletics - SHUPirates.com". shupirates.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
55. SETON HALL . Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
56. 75 greatest international players ever: The HoopsHype list.
57. "Hall of Famer Nikos Galis' national team jersey retired". Eurohoops. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-04.

External links

• NBA Draft Profile
• Nikos Galis at the FIBA Hall of Fame
• FIBA Profile
• Galis FIBA Europe Profile
• Nikos Galis at Olympedia (archive)
• Euroleague.net 50 Greatest Contributors
• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
• Interbasket.net Galis Profile
• FIBAEurope.com Galis Story
• Euroleague.net A scoring machine
• 101 Greats: Nikos Galis
• Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Νίκος Γκάλης (in Greek)
• Nick Galis Unofficial Website
• GrHomeBoy.com Galis Inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame
• Books.Google.com Seton Hall Pirates Nick Galis
• SHUPPirates.com Seton Hall – Galis

Links to related articles

v t e Haggerty Award winners 1936: Bender 1937: Be. Kramer 1938: Fliegel 1939: Torgoff 1940: Auerbach 1941: Garfinkel 1942: J. White 1943: Levane 1944: McGuire 1945: Kotsores 1946: Tanenbaum 1947: Tanenbaum 1948: Schayes 1949: McGuire 1950: S. White 1951: Azary 1952: MacGilvray 1953: Dukes 1954: Conlin 1955: Conlin 1956: Thieben 1957: Forte 1958: Cunningham 1959: Seiden 1960: Sanders 1961: T. Jackson 1962: Ellis 1963: Ba. Kramer 1964: Werkman 1965: Isaac 1966: Grant 1967: Dove 1968: McMillian 1969: McMillian 1970: McMillian 1971: Yelverton 1972: Garner & Sullivan 1973: Schaeffer 1974: Campion 1975: Sellers 1976: Sellers 1977: Laurel 1978: Johnson 1979: Galis 1980: Ruland 1981: Springer 1982: Callandrillo 1983: Mullin 1984: Burtt & Mullin 1985: Mullin 1986: Berry 1987: Houston & M. Jackson 1988: Bryant 1989: Morton 1990: Harvey 1991: Sealy 1992: Sealy 1993: Dehere 1994: Buchanan & Karnišovas 1995: J. Griffin 1996: A. Griffin 1997: C. Jones 1998: López 1999: Artest 2000: Claxton 2001: Richardson 2002: Hatten 2003: Flores 2004: Barrett & Flores 2005: Clark 2006: Douby 2007: Jordan 2008: Thompson 2009: Jenkins 2010: Jenkins 2011: Jenkins 2012: Machado 2013: L. Jones 2014: Harrison 2015: Pointer 2016: Whitehead 2017: Delgado 2018: Ponds 2019: Powell 2020: Powell 2021: Mamukelashvili 2022: Harper 2023: Estrada 2024: Thomas v t e Greece squad – 1987 EuroBasket – Gold medal 4 Galis (MVP) 5 Stavropoulos 6 Giannakis 7 Kambouris 8 Linardos 9 Karatzas 10 Romanidis 11 Filippou 12 Andritsos 13 Fasoulas 14 Ioannou 15 Christodoulou Coach: Politis v t e Greece squad – 1989 EuroBasket – Silver medal 4 Galis 5 Patavoukas 6 Giannakis 7 Kambouris 8 Stergakos 9 Angelidis 10 Korfas 11 Filippou 12 Andritsos 13 Fasoulas 14 Papadopoulos 15 Christodoulou Coach: Kioumourtzoglou v t e FIBA World Cup top scorers 1950: Salvadores 1954: Moglia 1959: Chen 1963: Duarte 1967: Łopatka 1970: Shin 1974: Guerrero 1978: Brabenec 1982: Frazer 1986: Galis 1990: Oscar 1994: Gaze 1998: Herreros 2002: Nowitzki 2006: Yao 2010: Scola 2014: Barea 2019: Ra 2023: Dončić v t e EuroBasket Most Valuable Player award 1935: Martín 1937: Talzūnas 1939: Ruzgys (de facto: Lubinas) 1946: Németh 1947: Lõssov 1949: Öztürk 1951: Mrázek 1953: Konev 1955: Greminger 1957: Baumruk 1959: Zubkov 1961: Korać 1963: Rodríguez 1965: Paulauskas 1967: Zedníček 1969: Belov 1971: Ćosić 1973: Brabender 1975: Ćosić 1977: Dalipagić 1979: Berkovich 1981: Valters 1983: Corbalán 1985: Sabonis 1987: Galis 1989: Petrović 1991: Kukoč 1993: Welp 1995: Marčiulionis 1997: Đorđević 1999: Fučka 2001: Stojaković 2003: Jasikevičius 2005: Nowitzki 2007: Kirilenko 2009: P. Gasol 2011: Navarro 2013: Parker 2015: P. Gasol 2017: Dragić 2022: Hernangómez v t e EuroBasket top scorers 1935: Franceschini 1937: Jurciņš 1939: Veskila 1946: Stok 1947: Perrier 1949: Öztürk 1951: Mrázek 1953: Idlibi 1955: Škeřík 1957: Terrace 1959: Korać 1961: Korać 1963: Korać 1965: Korać 1967: Kolokithas 1969: Kolokithas 1971: Jurkiewicz 1973: Golomeev 1975: Golomeev 1977: Akerboom 1979: Młynarski 1981: Młynarski 1983: Galis 1985: Jamchi 1987: Galis 1989: Galis 1991: Galis 1993: Bilalović 1995: Marčiulionis 1997: Kattash 1999: Herreros 2001: Nowitzki 2003: P. Gasol 2005: Nowitzki 2007: Nowitzki 2009: P. Gasol 2011: Parker 2013: Parker 2015: P. Gasol 2017: Shved 2022: Antetokounmpo v t e Euroscar Award winners 1979: Tkachenko 1980: Dalipagić 1981: Kićanović 1982: Kićanović 1983: Meneghin 1984: Sabonis 1985: Sabonis 1986: Petrović 1987: Galis 1988: Sabonis 1989: Petrović 1990: Kukoč 1991: Kukoč 1992: Petrović 1993: Petrović 1994: Kukoč 1995: Sabonis 1996: Kukoč 1997: Sabonis 1998: Kukoč 1999: Sabonis 2000: Fučka 2001: Stojaković 2002: Nowitzki 2003: Nowitzki 2004: Nowitzki 2005: Nowitzki 2006: Nowitzki 2007: Parker 2008: P. Gasol 2009: P. Gasol 2010: P. Gasol 2011: Nowitzki 2012: Kirilenko 2013: Parker 2014: M. Gasol 2015: P. Gasol 2016: Teodosić 2017: Dragić 2018: Antetokounmpo 2019: Dončić v t e Mr. Europa 1976: Marzorati 1977: Dalipagić 1978: Dalipagić 1979: Tkachenko 1980: D. Meneghin 1981: Kićanović 1982: Kićanović 1983: D. Meneghin 1984: Epi 1985: Sabonis 1986: Petrović 1987: Galis 1988: Marčiulionis 1989: Divac 1990: Kukoč 1991: Kukoč 1992: Kukoč 1993: Petrović 1994: Djordjević 1995: Djordjević 1996: Kukoč 1997: Sabonis 1998: Danilović 1999: A. Meneghin 2000: Fučka 2001: Stojaković 2002: Stojaković 2003: Jasikevičius 2004: Gasol 2005: Nowitzki 2006: Garbajosa 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Rubio 2009: Gasol 2010: Navarro v t e Greek Basketball League Finals MVP Award 1988: Galis 1989: Galis 1990: Galis 1991: Galis 1992: Fasoulas 1993: Sigalas 1994: Sigalas 1995: Johnson 1996: Sigalas 1997: Sigalas 1998: Radja 1999: Bodiroga 2000: Bodiroga 2001: Rebrača 2002: Dikoudis 2003: Lakovič 2004: Chatzivrettas 2005: Lakovič 2006: Diamantidis & Spanoulis 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Spanoulis 2009: Nicholas 2010: Batiste 2011: Diamantidis & Batiste 2012: Papanikolaou & Printezis 2013: Lasme 2014: Diamantidis 2015: Spanoulis & Printezis 2016: Spanoulis 2017: James 2018: James 2019: Lojeski 2020: Not awarded due to Covid-19 Pandemic 2021: Papapetrou 2022: Sloukas & Vezenkov 2023: Walkup 2024: Lessort v t e Greek Basketball League MVP Award 1988: Galis 1989: Galis 1990: Galis 1991: Galis 1992: Galis 1993: Christodoulou 1994: Fasoulas 1995: Fasoulas 1996: Sigalas 1997: Rivers 1998: Stojaković 1999: Bodiroga 2000: Rebrača 2001: Ford 2002: Dikoudis 2003: Alvertis 2004: Diamantidis 2005: Lakovič 2006: Diamantidis & Spanoulis 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Diamantidis 2009: Spanoulis 2010: Batiste 2011: Diamantidis 2012: Spanoulis 2013: Lasme 2014: Diamantidis 2015: Vezenkov 2016: Spanoulis 2017: Calathes 2018: Calathes 2019: Calathes 2021: Papapetrou 2022: Vezenkov 2023: Vezenkov 2024: Sloukas v t e Greek Basketball League Top Scorers 1964–1992 (Amateur) 1964: Kolokithas 1965: Amerikanos 1966: Kolokithas 1967: Kolokithas 1968: Amerikanos 1969: Maglos 1970: Goumas 1971: Tsantalis 1972: Moumoglou 1973: Diamantopoulos 1974: Goumas 1975: Goumas 1976: Papageorgiou 1977: Goumas 1978: Stamelos 1979: Papageorgiou 1980: Giannakis 1981: Galis 1982: Galis 1983: Galis 1984: Galis 1985: Galis 1986: Galis 1987: Galis 1988: Galis 1989: Galis 1990: Galis 1991: Galis 1992: Paspalj 1993–Present (Pro) 1993: Rellford 1994: Turner 1995: Berry 1996: Wiggins 1997: Ford 1998: Dawson 1999: Ford 2000: Ford 2001: Ford 2002: Chatzivrettas 2003: Diamantopoulos 2004: Iliadis 2005: Spanoulis 2006: Blakney 2007: Winston 2008: Grundy 2009: Clark 2010: Childress 2011: Marshall 2012: Christmas 2013: Pappas 2014: McCollum 2015: Vezenkov 2016: McNeal 2017: Cummings 2018: Moore 2019: V. Hunter 2020: Frankamp 2021: Kanter 2022: Vezenkov 2023: Denmon 2024: H. Hunter v t e Greek Basketball League Hall of Fame Players Alvertis Batiste Berry Bodiroga Bourousis Chatzivrettas Christodoulou Diamantidis Dikoudis Fasoulas Ford Fotsis Galis Giannakis Korfas Koronios Oikonomou Papaloukas Paspalj Prelević Printezis Rađja Rentzias Rivers Savić Schortsanitis Spanoulis Stojaković Tarpley Vranković Wilkins Zisis Coaches Ioannidis Ivković Markopoulos Obradović v t e PSAT Greek Male Athlete of the Year 1954: Syllis 1955: Papavasileiou 1956: Roubanis 1957: Depastas 1958: Chiotis 1959: Kounadis 1960: Constantine / Eskitzoglou / Zaimis 1961: Tsakanikas 1962: Syllis 1963: Regoukos 1964: Pierrakos 1965: Papanikolaou 1966: Papanikolaou 1967: Papanikolaou 1968: Galaktopoulos 1969: Chaitas 1970: Papanikolaou 1971: Papageorgopoulos 1972: Hatzipavlis / Galaktopoulos / Tziortzis 1973: Papadimitriou 1974: Tziortzis 1975: Iakovou 1976: Iliadis 1977: Iliadis 1978: Cholidis 1979: Kousis 1980: Mygiakis 1981: Michas 1982: Stratos 1983: Cholidis 1984: Thanopoulos 1985: Papanikolaou 1986: Galis 1987: Galis 1988: Cholidis 1989: Galis 1990: Saltsidis 1991: Koukodimos 1992: Dimas 1993: Dimas 1994: Leonidis 1995: Dimas 1996: Melissanidis / Kaklamanakis / Dimas / Kakiasvilis 1997: Gatsioudis 1998: Sampanis 1999: Kakiasvilis 2000: Kenteris 2001: Kenteris 2002: Kenteris 2003: Iakovakis 2004: Zagorakis 2005: Grigoriadis 2006: Iakovakis 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Nikolaidis 2009: Maras 2010: Kosmidis 2011: Gianniotis 2012: Gianniotis 2013: Gianniotis 2014: Iliadis 2015: Petrounias 2016: Petrounias 2017: Petrounias 2018: Petrounias 2019: Tsitsipas 2020: Antetokounmpo 2021: Antetokounmpo 2022: Tentoglou 2023: Tentoglou v t e Aris B.C. Players Coaches History History of Aris B.C. Aris B.C. in Europe Arena Alexandreio Melathron Nikos Galis Hall FIBA Hall of Fame Nikos Galis Dušan Ivković FIBA's 50 Greatest Players Nikos Galis NMB Hall of Fame Nikos Galis FIBA Hall of Fame Candidates Panagiotis Giannakis 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors Nikos Galis Panagiotis Giannakis Dušan Ivković Mr. Europa Nikos Galis Euroscar Nikos Galis Retired Numbers #6 Nikos Galis Related Aris Basketball Museum Hymn of Aris Thessaloniki Ares Ludovisi Ares Parent club AC Aris Thessaloniki Website arisbc.gr v t e Panathinaikos B.C. Players Coaches History 7× EuroLeague Champions: (1996 EuroLeague Champions, 2000 EuroLeague Champions, 2002 EuroLeague Champions, 2007 EuroLeague Champions, 2009 EuroLeague Champions, 2011 EuroLeague Champions, 2024 EuroLeague Champions) FIBA SuproLeague Runners-up: (2001) 12× EuroLeague Final Four: (1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2024) 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champions 2× Triple Crown Winners: (2007 & 2009) 40 Greek Championships 20 Greek Cups 2021 Greek Super Cup Winners 11 Domestic Doubles In International Competitions Seasons Arenas Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos Indoor Hall (until 1992) NAC Glyfada Indoor Hall {1992–1995) Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall (1995–present) NMB Hall of Famers Dominique Wilkins Nikos Galis Dino Rađja FIBA Hall of Famers Nikos Galis Panagiotis Giannakis FIBA Hall of Fame Candidates Dejan Bodiroga Fanis Christodoulou Giorgos Kolokithas Božidar Maljković Željko Obradović Žarko Paspalj FIBA's 50 Greatest Players Dino Rađa Nikos Galis Giorgos Kolokithas 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors Fragiskos Alvertis Dejan Bodiroga Nikos Galis Panagiotis Giannakis Šarūnas Jasikevičius Božidar Maljković Željko Obradović Dino Rađja EuroLeague Basketball Legends Ramūnas Šiškauskas Šarūnas Jasikevičius Dimitris Diamantidis Vassilis Spanoulis EuroLeague MVP Dimitris Diamantidis EuroLeague Final Four MVPs Dominique Wilkins Željko Rebrača Dejan Bodiroga Dimitris Diamantidis (2×) Vassilis Spanoulis Kostas Sloukas EuroLeague Coach of the Year Željko Obradović (2×) Mr. Europas Dimitris Diamantidis Greek League Hall of Famers Fragiskos Alvertis Mike Batiste Dejan Bodiroga Nikos Chatzivrettas Fanis Christodoulou Dimitris Diamantidis Dimos Dikoudis Antonis Fotsis Nikos Galis Panagiotis Giannakis Nikos Oikonomou Žarko Paspalj Dino Rađja Sofoklis Schortsanitis Vassilis Spanoulis Stojko Vranković Dominique Wilkins Željko Obradović Greek Athlete of the Year Dimitris Diamantidis Retired Numbers #1 Fans #4 Fragiskos Alvertis #13 Dimitris Diamantidis Academies Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos Indoor Hall Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall Rivalries Olympiacos rivalry Ownership Giannakopoulos family (1992–present) Related Hymn of Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Movement Parent club Panathinaikos A.C. Website paobc.gr v t e FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) FIBA Europe Krešimir Ćosić Dražen Dalipagić Ivo Daneu Mirza Delibašić Vlade Divac Dragan Kićanović Radivoj Korać Toni Kukoč Dražen Petrović Dino Rađja Petar Skansi Zoran Slavnić Alexander Belov Sergei Belov Stepas Butautas Otar Korkia Šarūnas Marčiulionis Anatoly Myshkin Modestas Paulauskas Arvydas Sabonis Sasha Volkov Viktor Zubkov Wayne Brabender Francisco "Nino" Buscató Juan Corbalán Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" Clifford Luyk Fernando Martín Emiliano Rodríguez Pierlo Marzorati Massimo Masini Dino Meneghin Antonello Riva Stano Kropilák Ivan Mrázek Jean-Paul Beugnot Alain Gilles Nikos Galis Georgios Kolokithas Willy Steveniers Atanas Golomeev François Németh Miki Berkovich FIBA Americas Teó Cruz Ricardo Duarte Bira Maciel Wlamir Marques Bob Morse Amaury Pasos Oscar Schmidt FIBA Oceania Andrew Gaze v t e EuroLeague Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy Alphonso Ford FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer 1992: Galis 1993: Radulović 1994: Galis 1995: Danilović 1996: Arlauckas 1997: Myers 1998: Stojaković 1999: Kutluay 2000: Goljović FIBA SuproLeague Top Scorer 2001: Berić EuroLeague Top Scorer 2001: Ford 2002: Ford 2003: Vujanić 2004: Greer Alphonso Ford Trophy EuroLeague Top Scorer 2005: Smith 2006: Nicholas 2007: Rakočević (Alphonso Ford Trophy) & Navarro (Top Scorer) 2008: Salyers 2009: Rakočević 2010: Kleiza 2011: Rakočević 2012: McCalebb 2013: Brown 2014: Langford 2015: Rochestie 2016: de Colo 2017: Langford 2018: Shved 2019: James 2020: Not awarded 2021: Shved 2022: Micić 2023: Vezenkov 2024: Howard v t e EuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors (2008) 35 players Fragiskos Alvertis Sergei Belov Miki Berkovich Dejan Bodiroga Wayne Brabender Juan Antonio Corbalán Krešimir Ćosić Mike D'Antoni Dražen Dalipagić Saša Danilović Mirza Delibašić Vlade Divac Saša Đorđević Nikos Galis Manu Ginóbili Šarūnas Jasikevičius Radivoj Korać Toni Kukoč Clifford Luyk Pierlo Marzorati Bob McAdoo Dino Meneghin Bob Morse Aldo Ossola Theo Papaloukas Anthony Parker Dražen Petrović Dino Rađa Manolo Raga Antonello Riva Emiliano Rodríguez Arvydas Sabonis J.A. San Epifanio "Epi" Walter Szczerbiak Sr. Panagiotis Giannakis 10 coaches Pedro Ferrándiz Pini Gershon Alexander Gomelsky Dušan Ivković Božidar Maljković Ettore Messina Aca Nikolić Željko Obradović Dan Peterson Lolo Sainz 5 referees Artenik Arabadjian Mikhail Davidov Ľubomír Kotleba Yvan Mainini Costas Rigas v t e FIBA Hall of Fame inductees FIBA Members Players Amaury Arcain A. Belov S. Belov Berkovich Bira Cameron Chazalon Ćosić Cruz Dalipagić Daneu Delibašić Divac Donovan Dydek Edwards Epi Fasoulas Faye Fijalkowski Furlong Galis A. Gaze Giannakis Golomeev González Herrera Horáková Jean-Jacques Jordan Łopatka Kićanović Korać Kropilák Kukoč Marcari Marčiulionis Martín Marzorati Meneghin Meyers Miller Moglia Mourning Mujanović Nash Németh O'Neal Oberto Olajuwon Ortiz Paula Paulauskas Park Petrović Raga Rigaudeau Robertson Robinson Rodríguez Ronchetti Russell Sabonis Sako Schmidt Schrempf Semjonova Slavnić Stoyanova Tarakanov Timms Tkachenko Valters Volkov Voynova Warda Zassoulskaya Zdovc Zheng Zídek Coaches Alekseyeva Canavesi Daly Díaz-Miguel Donohue Ferrándiz L. Gaze A. Gomelsky E. Gomelsky Hejková Iba Ivković Kanela Kondrashin Magnano Maher Messina Newell Nikolić Novosel Pešić Primo Rubini Smith Stirling Summitt Tanjević VanDerveer Vasojević Yow Zuoyun Žeravica Contributors Founding Federations: Argentine Czechoslovakian Greek Italian Latvian Portuguese Romanian Swiss Airaldi Rivarola Ashry Atakol Bouffard Busnel Calvo Carneiro Dos Reis Greim Hepp Jones Killian Klieger Kozłowski López Martín Naismith Otto Pitzl Popović Ramsay Samaranch Šaper Saporta Scuri Seguro de Luna Semashko Sèye Moreau Stanković Steitz Stern Ueda Vitale Wahby Yoon Technical officials Arabadjian Bain Belošević Blanchard Dimou Hopenhaym Kassai Kostin Lazarov Pfeuti Rae Reverberi Rigas Righetto Teams 1992 USA Men's "Dream Team" v t e Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Players Zack Clayton Nikos Galis George McGinnis Tracy McGrady Coaches Robert Hughes Muffet McGraw Bill Self Contributors Mannie Jackson Tom Jernstedt Jerry Krause Rebecca Lobo v t e Members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Players Guards R. Allen Archibald Barnett Beckman Belov Billups Bing Blazejowski Borgmann Braun Brennan Bryant Carter Cervi Cheeks Clayton Cooper-Dyke Cousy Dampier Davies Drexler Dumars Edwards Endacott Frazier Friedman Galis Gervin Ginóbili Goodrich Greer Grentz Guerin Hammon Hanson Hardaway Haynes Holman Hyatt Isaacs Iverson Jeannette Jenkins D. Johnson M. Johnson K. Jones S. Jones Jordan Kidd Lieberman Maravich Marcari Marčiulionis Martin McDermott McGrady D. McGuire Meyers R. Miller Moncrief Monroe Moore C. Murphy Nash Page Parker Payton Petrović Phillip Posey Richmond Robertson Rodgers Roosma J. Russell Schommer Scott Sedran Sharman K. Smith Staley Steinmetz Stockton Swoopes Thomas D. Thompson Timms Vandivier Wade Wanzer Weatherspoon West Westphal Whalen J. White Wilkens Woodard Wooden Forwards Arizin Augustus Barkley Barry Baylor Bird Bosh Boswell Bradley R. Brown Cash Catchings C. Cooper M. Cooper Cunningham Curry Dalipagić Dandridge Dantley Davis DeBusschere Dehnert Duncan English Erving Foster Fulks Gale Garnett Gasol Gates Gola Hagan Havlicek Hawkins Hayes Haywood Heinsohn Hill Howell Hudson L. Jackson G. Johnson B. Jones King Korać Kukoč Lucas Luisetti K. Malone McClain B. McCracken J. McCracken McGinnis McHale Mikkelsen C. Miller Mullin Nowitzki Pettit Pierce Pippen Pollard Pullins Radja Ramsey Rodman Schayes E. Schmidt O. Schmidt Stokes C. Thompson T. Thompson Twyman Walker Webber N. White Wilkes Wilkins Worthy Yardley Centers Abdul-Jabbar Barlow Beaty Bellamy Chamberlain T. Cooper Ćosić Cowens Crawford Daniels DeBernardi Divac Donovan Ewing Gallatin Gilmore Griffith Gruenig Harris-Stewart Houbregs Issel Jackson W. Johnson Johnston M. Krause Kurland Lanier Leslie Lovellette Lapchick Macauley Maciel M. Malone McAdoo Meneghin Mikan Mourning S. Murphy Mutombo Olajuwon O'Neal Parish Reed Risen Robinson B. Russell Sabonis Sampson Semjonova Sikma Thurmond Unseld Wachter Wallace Walton Washington Yao Coaches Adelman Alexeeva P. Allen Anderson Auerbach Auriemma Barmore Barry Bess Blair Blood Boeheim L. Brown Calhoun Calipari Cann Carlson Carnesecca Carnevale Carril Case Chancellor Chaney Conradt Crum Daly Dean Díaz-Miguel Diddle Drake Driesell Ferrándiz Fitch Fitzsimmons Gaines Gamba Gardner Gaze Gill Gomelsky Gunter Hannum Harshman Haskins Hatchell Heinsohn Hickey Hixon Hobson Holzman Huggins Hughes Hurley Iba Izzo P. Jackson Julian Karl Keady Keaney Keogan Knight Krzyzewski Kundla Lambert Leonard Lewis Litwack Loeffler Lonborg Magee McCutchan McGraw A. McGuire F. McGuire McLendon Meanwell Meyer Miller Moore Mulkey Nelson Nikolić Novosel Olson Pitino Popovich Ramsay Redin Richardson Riley Rubini Rupp Rush B. Russell Ryan Sachs Self Sharman Shelton Sloan C. Smith D. Smith Stanley Stevens Stringer Summitt Sutton Tarkanian Taylor Teague J. Thompson Tomjanovich VanDerveer Wade Watts Wilkens G. Williams R. Williams Wooden Woolpert Wootten Wright Yow Contributors Abbott Ackerman Attles Barksdale Baumann Bee Biasone H. Brown W. Brown Bunn Buss Clifton Colangelo Collins Costello Davidson Douglas Duer Embry Fagan Fisher Fleisher Garfinkel Gavitt Gottlieb Granik Gulick Harris Harrison Hearn Henderson Hepp Hickox Hinkle Irish M. Jackson Jernstedt R. Jones Kennedy Knight J. Krause Lemon Liston Lloyd Lobo McLendon Mokray Morgan Morgenweck Naismith Newell Newton J. O'Brien L. O'Brien Olsen Podoloff Porter Raveling Reid Reinsdorf Ripley Sanders Saperstein Schabinger Simon St. John Stagg Stanković Steitz Stern Taylor Thorn Tower Trester Valvano Vitale Wells Welts West Wilke Winter Zollner Referees Bavetta Enright Evans Garretson Hepbron Hoyt Kennedy Leith Mihalik Nichols Nucatola Quigley Rudolph Shirley Strom Tobey Walsh Teams 1948–1982 Wayland Baptist women's teams 1956–57 Tennessee A&I State men's team 1957–58 Tennessee A&I State men's team 1958–59 Tennessee A&I State men's team 1960 United States men's Olympic team 1965–66 Texas Western men's team 1976 United States women's Olympic team 1992 United States men's Olympic team All-American Red Heads Buffalo Germans The First Team Harlem Globetrotters Immaculata College New York Renaissance Original Celtics

• Basketball
• Biography
• Sports

• 1957 births
• Living people
• 1986 FIBA World Championship players
• American men's basketball players
• American people of Greek descent
• Sportspeople of Greek descent
• Aris B.C. players
• Basketball players from Hudson County, New Jersey
• Basketball players with retired numbers
• Boston Celtics draft picks
• Euroscar award winners
• FIBA EuroBasket–winning players
• FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
• Greek Basket League players
• Greek businesspeople
• Greek men's basketball players
• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
• Panathinaikos B.C. players
• Point guards
• Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players
• Shooting guards
• Sportspeople from Union City, New Jersey
• Union Hill High School alumni
• 20th-century American sportsmen
• 20th-century Greek sportsmen