Antonis Fotsis

Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Antonis Fotsis
Αντώνης Φώτσης
nickname = The Bat Man


image_size =
caption = Fotsis in the center.
league = Greek League
Euroleague
height_ft = 6
height_in = 10.25
weight_lbs= 240
team = Panathinaikos
jersey =| number =
position = Power forward
Small forward
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|4|1
birth_place =
nationality = Greek
draft = 2^nd round, 48^th overall
draft_team = Memphis Grizzlies
draft_year = 2001
former_teams = Ilisiakos (1996-1997)
Panathinaikos (1997-2001), (2002-2003)
Memphis Grizzlies (2001-2002)
Real Madrid (2003-2005)
Dynamo Moscow (2005-2008)

career_start = 1996
career_end =
awards = 2-time Acropolis Tournament MVP 2002, 2008
Best Euroleague Player Under Age 22 Euroleague 2002-03

Antonis Fotsis (also known as Antonios Fotsis) (in Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1, 1981 in Athens) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Panathinaikos. He is a 2.09 m (6'10¼") forward.

Pro career

Europe

Fotsis began his professional career in 1996 with the Greek club Ilisiakos. He then transferred to Panathinaikos in 1997. With Panathinaikos he won the Euroleague Championship in the year 2000. In 2003 he moved to the Spanish League club Real Madrid. In 2005 he then transferred to the Russian League club Dynamo Moscow.

On March 21, 2007, in a winner-take-all Euroleague showdown with Italian League power Benetton Treviso for second place in their Top 16 group and a place in the quarterfinals, Fotsis scored 22 points and set a single-game Euroleague record with 24 rebounds, helping Dynamo score a 68-65 overtime win. [cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/10164/180/item |title=Dynamo's Fotsis breaks all-time rebounds record! |publisher=Euroleague |date=March 21, 2007]

NBA

Fotsis was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. In his one and only season in the NBA, he appeared in 28 games for the Grizzlies during the 2001-02 NBA season averaging 3.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He scored a career high 21 points against the Orlando Magic on January 19, 2002.

Greek national team

Fotsis was a member of the Greek national team that won the gold medal at the 2005 European Championship and the silver medal at the 2006 World Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

*1998 Nike Hoop Summit All-World Team Selection
*1999 Nike Hoop Summit All-World Team Selection
*Won 5 Greek Championships 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 with Panathinaikos
*Won the 2000 Euroleague Championship with Panathinaikos BC
*2-time Greek League All Star 2001, 2003
*Best Euroleague Player Under Age 22 Euroleague 2002-03
*Won the Greek Basketball Cup 2003 with Panathinaikos
*Won the Spanish League Championship 2005 with Real Madrid
*Won the 2006 ULEB Cup with Dynamo Moscow
*Holds the Euroleague Single Game Rebounding Record (24)

Greek national team

*Won the bronze medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
*Won 6 Acropolis Tournaments 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 with Greece
*2-time Acropolis Tournament MVP 2002, 2008 with Greece
*Won the gold medal at the 2005 European Championship with Greece
*Won the 2006 Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup with Greece
*Won the silver medal at the 2006 World Championship with Greece

Notes

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/antonis_fotsis/index.html NBA.com player profile]
* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=antonis_fotsis NBA.com historical player file]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?seasoncode=U2007&clubcode=pan&gamecode=196&pcode=BEZ Euroleague.net player profile]
* [http://www.dynamobasket.com/en/persons.php?pID=199&persons_type=3&cID=50&season=2007 Dynamo Moscow player profile]
* [http://www.interbasket.net/greek/Prospects/prospects.htm Interbasket.net Greek prospects]
* [http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/antonisfotsis.htm NBADraft.net player profile]
* [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Antonis-Fotsis-2456/ Draftexpress.com player profile]
* [http://basketball-reference.com/players/f/fotsian01.html NBA career stats at basketball-reference.com]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=3986&idioma=3 Basketpedya.com player career]