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Greek basketball player
Nondas Papantoniou
Νώντας Παπαντωνίου
No. 22 – Esperos Lamia
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueGreek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born (1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 (age 34)
Cholargos, Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2009Maroussi
2009–2010AEK Athens
2010–2011Ilysiakos
2011–2013Peristeri
2013–2014Kolossos Rodou
2014–2016AEK Athens
2016Araberri
2016–2017Força Lleida
2017Promitheas Patras
2017–2018Faros Larissas
2018PAOK Thessaloniki
2018–2019Panionios
2019–2020Larisa
2020–2021PAOK Thessaloniki
2021Craiova
2021–2022Larisa
2022–2023Iraklis Thessaloniki
2023–presentEsperos Lamia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 New Zealand U-19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Croatia U-20 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Greece U-18 Team
Albert Schweitzer Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2008 Germany U-18 Team

Epameinondas-Savvas "Nondas" Papantoniou (alternate spellings: Epaminondas, Epameinontas, Nontas) (Greek: Επαμεινώνδας-Σάββας "Νώντας" Παπαντωνίου; born 28 April 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall combo guard.

Professional career

Papantoniou began his professional career in the 2007–08 season with the Greek League club Maroussi. After two seasons, he moved to AEK Athens. He then moved to Ilysiakos. He joined Peristeri in 2011 and spent two seasons there. He moved to Kolossos in 2013. Papantoniou returned to AEK Athens in 2014.

On August 18, 2015, Papantoniou extended his contract with AEK Athens for another two years, but left the team halfway through that contract.

On December 11, 2016, Papantoniou joined Força Lleida of the LEB Oro. On January 22, 2017, he returned to Greece and joined Promitheas Patras for the rest of the season.

On September 30, 2018, due to the injuries of Phil Goss and Apollon Tsochlas, Papantoniou joined PAOK on a monthly contract. He was released on November 4, 2018. Papantoniou then finished the season with Panionios, leading them to avoid relegation, with an average of 11.3 points and 3.9 assists per game.

Papantoniou spent the 2019–20 season with Larisa, having a career-high 11 points and 5 assists per game.

On July 23, 2020, he agreed on a two-year contract with his former team PAOK, thus returning to Thessaloniki. On June 23, 2021, PAOK opted out of their contract and Papantoniou became a free agent.

He signed back with Larisa on November 10, 2021, after starting the season in Romania with Craiova. In 30 league games, he averaged 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1 assist, playing around 12 minutes per game.

National team career

As a member of the junior national basketball teams of Greece, Papantoniou played at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Personal Life

He was in relationship with the famous Greek influencer Ioanna Touni.

References

  1. A1Basket.gr AEK signed Nontas Papantoniou
  2. A1Basket.gr Nontas Papantoniou renews with AEK
  3. Nondas Papantoniou signs with Força Lleida Basket
  4. Nondas Papantoniou inks with Promitheas
  5. PAOK signed Nontas Papantoniou
  6. Mammides, Chris (November 10, 2021). "Larissa BC welcomes back Papantoniou". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  7. "Ιωάννα Τούνη - Νώντας Παπαντωνίου: Χέρι-χέρι στα σοκάκια της Μυκόνου". TLIFE (in Greek). 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

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